Colonel William M. Hatchett was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School, 15 January 1968. His first duty assignment was as Executive Officer, Company D, 3d Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. | His subsequent duty assignment include: Executive Officer, Company D, 3d Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Platoon Leader, 5th Special Forces Group, Republic of Vietnam, Vietnam; Launch Site Team Leader, 5th Special Forces Group, Republic of Vietnam; Vietnam; S-2/S-3 Support Battalion (Provisional), Fort Irwin, California; Commander, United States Army Garrison, Fort McArthur, California; Executive Officer, United States Army Garrison, Fort McArthur, California; Adjutant, Training Support Headquarters, Republic of Vietnam, Vietnam; Project Officer G-5 and Visitor’s Bureau III Corps and Fort Hood, Texas; S-1, Headquarters, 1st Squadron, 124th Cavalry, Texas, Commander, HHT, 1st Squadron, 124th Cavalry, Texas, Waco, Texas; S-2, Headquarters, 245th Engineer Battalion, Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 245th Engineer Battalion, Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Subsistence Officer, Procurement Officer, Detachment 1, 4013th United States Army Garrison, Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Management Information Systems Officer, 321st Materiel Management Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Labor Officer, Food Advisor, Secretary of the General Staff,  Deputy Comptroller, and Field Services Officer, Headquarters, 377th Theater Army Area Command, New Orleans, Louisiana; Liaison Officer, Headquarters Materiel Management Center, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia, Liaison Officer, Headquarters, 22d Support Command, Saudi Arabia, Germany; Plans and Procedures Officer, Headquarters Materiel Management Center Saudi Arabia; Officer-in-Charge, Headquarters, 321st Materiel Management Center, Saudi Arabia; Supply and Services Officer, Installation Facilities Officer, Assistant Chief of Staff, Comptroller Assistant Chief of Staff, Security, Plans and Operations, Headquarters, 377th Theater Army Area Command, New Orleans, Louisiana; Commander, Headquarters; Commander, 321st Materiel Management Center United States Army Reserve, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.