Trannie Wayne Sanderson

Colonel Trannie Wayne Sanderson was commissioned a Chemical Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 18-67 on 27 March 1967. His first duty assignment was as Escort Officer, Technical Escort Unit, Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Escort Disposal Officer, Technical Escort Unit, Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland; Chief, Chemical/Biological/Radiological Explosive Ordnance Disposal Field Officer, Technical Escort Unit, Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland;  Company Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 198th Light Infantry Brigade, Chu Lai, Vietnam;  Company Commander, 54th General Support Group, Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam;  Executive Officer, Indiana Army Ammunition Plant, Charleston, Indiana;  Chemical Officer, 2d Armored Cavalry Regiment, Nuremberg, Germany;  Plans Officer, Army Material Command Surety Field Activity, Dover, New Jersey;  Chief, Chemical Decontamination Training Facility, United States Army Chemical School, Fort McClellan, Alabama;  Commander, Indiana Army Ammunition Plant, Charleston, Indiana;  Chief, Personnel Assignments Officer, Officer Chemical Branch, United States Army Total Army Personnel Activity, Alexandria, Virginia;  Chief, Personnel Assignments Officer, Chemical Branch United States Army Personnel Command, Alexandria, Virginia; and Director, Directorate of Training and Doctrine, United States Army Chemical School, Fort McClellan, Alabama. | Colonel Trannie Wayne Sanderson is a graduate of Officer Candidate School, Chemical Officer Basic Course, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Officer School, United States Navy Nuclear Weapons Disposal School, Nuclear Emergency Team School, Chemical Officer Advanced Course, Armed Forces Staff College. | His military awards include:  Bronze Star Medal w/ Oak Leaf Cluster, Meritorious Service Medal w/ three Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Commendation Medal w/ two Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Achievement Medal, Senior Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge.