Colonel Thomas C. Shaylor was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School in March 1955. His first duty assignment was as Instructor, NCO Academy, Puerto Rico. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Platoon Leader and Battalion Adjutant, and Assistant Regimental Adjutant; Post Adjutant, Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico; XO and Platoon Leader, Company A, 26th Infantry; Chief Admin Service Division, AG Section, Korea; Chief Personnel Division, Korea; Deputy Executive to the Deputy Chief of Staff for Individual Training, Fort Monroe, VA; Personnel and Training Advisor, Ecuador; Assistant Chief of Staff Personnel, Support Command, Vietnam; Adjutant General, 1st Cavalry Division, Vietnam; Senior Aide to Personnel of the Army; Director of Personal Affairs, Adjutant General Center, Washington, D.C. | His awards and decorations include: Legion of Merit w/1 Oak Leaf Cluster, Bronze Star w/1 Oak Leaf Cluster, Meritorious Service Medal, Army General Staff Identification Badge.