Colonel Theodore L. Wagner was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 16-52, 26 June 1952. His first duty assignment was as Platoon Leader 16th Armored Engineer BN, Fort Hood, Texas. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Platoon Leader, 116th, Korea; Operations Officer, 381st Engineer Group, Sacramento, California; Company Commander, 381st Engineer Group, Sacramento, California; Operations Officer, 381st Engineer Group, Sacramento, California; Operations Officer, 91st Division (Training) 1st Brigade, Sacramento, California; S-1, 91st Division (TRBG) !st Brigade, Sacramento, California; Assistant G-3, Headquarters 91st Division (TRNG), San Francisco, California; Commander, 1st Brigade, 91st Division (TRNG), Sacramento, California; Commander, 91st Maneuver Training Command, Dublin, California; Chief of Staff, 91st Division (TRNG), San Francisco, California; Commander, 3rd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 91st Division, Sacramento, California.