Colonel Stanley L. Gillette was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School 12 July 1945, class number 468. His first duty assignment was as Platoon Leader, Company G, 185th Infantry, 40th Infantry Division, Taegu, Korea. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Commander, 970th Army Postal Unit, Yong Dong Po, Korea; Platoon Leader, U.S. Army Reserves, Company G, 354th Infantry, Denver, Colorado; Instructor/Tactical Officer, Officer Candidate Regiment, The Army General School, Fort Riley, Kansas; Projects Officer, 8175th Army Unit, Army Forces Far East (Escape & Evasion), Seoul, Korea; Area Intelligence Officer, 8177th Army Unit, Army Forces Far East, Japan; S-3, Headquarters & Headquarters Co, U.S. Army Transportation Training Command, Fort Eustic, Virginia; Intelligence Officer, G-2, U.S. Army Pacific, Fort Shafter, Hawaii; Chief, Plans, Operations & Training Division, Headquarters U.S. Army Intelligence Command; Deputy to Deputy Chief of  Staff Plans & Administrative, Headquarters U.S. Army Intelligence Command; Commander, 201st Military Intelligence Detachment, 1st Corps, Korea; Chief, Human Intelligence Branch, Office, Assistant chief of Staff for Intelligence, The Pentagon; Chief, OACSI Exploitation Planning Group, Department of the Army, Pentagon; Commander, 500th Military Intelligence Group, Japan/Okinawa elements; Director, Department of Intelligence Operations & Security, U.S. Army Intelligence Center & School. | His awards and decorations include: Army General Staff Identification, Legion of Merit w/ 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Expert Infantry Badge, Army Commendation Medal w/2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Good Conduct Medal w/loop.