Colonel Stanley G. Spencer Jr. was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School 8 August 1944, class number 340. His first duty assignment was as Platoon Leader, 272d Infantry, 69th Division, Camp Shelby, Mississippi. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Platoon Leader, 513th Prcht Inf, 17th Abn Div, EUCOM; Platoon Leader/Bn SI, 504th Abn Inf, 82d Abn Div, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; XO/CO Commander, Company F, Stu Tng Bn, CIC Ctr, Fort Holabird, MD; Headquarters Comdt, 6th CIC Dist, 441st CIC Det, Hokkaido, Japan; Opns Officer, Sapporo Area, 6th CIC Dist 441st CIC, Hokkaido, Japan; Student, Adv Crse, The Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia; Inst, The Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia; Instructor, The Intel School, Fort Holabird, Maryland; Tng Off, Tng Br, The Intel School, Fort Holabird, Maryland; Student, CGSC, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; Si, Adjutant, 2d Battle Gp, 3d Infantry, 7th Division, Korea; Bulgarian Desk Officer, OACSI, DA, Washington, D.C.; Ch, Balkan Section, OACSI, DA, Washington, D.C.; XO, East European Branch, Eurasian Div, Washington, D.C.; Student, AFSC, Norfolk, Virginia; Battalion Comdr, Collection & Interrogation Bn, 513th Intl Gp, Germany; Bn Comdr, Actg Gp XO, Collection & Interrogation Bn, 513th Intl Gp, Germany; Bn Comdr, Dep Gp Comdr for Gen Collection, Collection & Interrogation Bn, 513th Intl Gp, Germany; XO, Soviet Area Officer Dir of Intel Prod, Defense Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C.; Ch, Mil Cap Div, Soviet Area Office, Defense Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C. | Colonel Spencer's awards and decorations include: Distinguished Unit Badge, PUC, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Commendation Medal.