Colonel Thomas A. Morton was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School,Class 46-67, 12 August 1967. His first duty assignment was as Rifle Platoon Leader and Detachment Commander, Detachment 1, Company A, 2d(Mechanized (M)), 152d Infantry, 38th Division, Connersville, Tennessee. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Executive Officer and Commander, Company A, 2(M), 152d Infantry, Richmond, Indiana; S-2, S-3, and S-1, Command and Control, State Area Command (STARC), Indianapolis, Indiana; Executive Officer, 38th Supply and Transportation Battalion, Terre Haute, Indiana; S-3 and Executive Officer, 113th Medical Battalion, Indianapolis, Indiana; S-1 and Executive Officer, Detachment 2 (Troop Command), STARC, Indianapolis, Indiana; Chief Mobilization Planning Branch, Installation Support Unit, Edinburgh, Indiana; Mobilization and Readiness Officer, Headquarters, STARC, Indianapolis, Indiana; Director of Logistics, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, STARC, Indianapolis, Indiana: Commander, Headquarters, 138th Regiment (Combat Arms), Building 5, Camp Atterbury, Edinburgh, Indiana.