COL John F. Nolden was commissioned as an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, Georgia, 28 September 1993. His first duty assignment was with the 101stAirborne Division as a Platoon Leader for C Company, 1-502 Infantry Regiment at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.​ His subsequent duty assignments include: Mortar Platoon Leader and S-3 Air- 1-502 IN; […]

COL Jeffery K. Ludwig commissioned as a Field Artillery Officer following graduation from Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, Georgia, Class 2-84, 27 April 1984. COL Ludwig was branch transferred from the Field Artillery to the Quartermaster Corps in June 1987. His first tour of duty was Fire Support Team Chief, A Company, 1st Battalion […]

COL Kirk M. Knight was commissioned as an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School, Class 37-69, at Fort Benning, Georgia on 5 November 1969. Following OCS, he was accepted for fixed wing flight school, graduating in 1970. After a second tour of duty in Vietnam, he successfully completed the transition to rotary wing […]

COL Larry R. Jordan, Jr. was commissioned an Armor Officer upon graduation as a Distinguished Military Graduate from Officer Candidate School, Fort Benning, Georgia, on 7 August 1997. His first duty assignment was as a tank platoon leader with 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored cavalry Regiment, followed by assignment as a scout platoon leader. His notable […]

COL Fredrick D. Jones was commissioned as an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, Georgia, 21 June 1966.  Prior enlisted service with the U.S. Army included a 1-year tour as an Atomic Demolitions Technician, 10th Engineer Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Kitzingen, Germany. Following OCS, he reported to his first duty […]

COL Michael D. Hughes was commissioned as an Infantry officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School at the Empire State Military Academy in August 1977. His first duty assignment was as Training Officer and Acting Commander, Company A, 3d Bn. 391st Regiment, 98th Division. His notable assignments include Commander, 3d Bn. 322d Regiment, 78th Division; […]

COL George A. Hooker was commissioned as an Army Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, Georgia on 24 June 1959. His first assignment as a commissioned officer was as 1st Infantry Training Brigade in Fort Ord, California, from 1959-1961. His subsequent duty assignments were: Platoon Leader, Troop B, 1st Squadron, 1st […]

COL Francis A. “Frank” Daniels was commissioned an Armor Corps Officer upon graduation from Infantry Officer Candidate School, Class 6-72, on 4 October 1972 at Fort Benning, Georgia. Following graduation from the Armor Officer Basic Course at Fort Knox, Kentucky, his first assignment was as Training Officer, Company A, 8th Battalion, 4th Training Brigade, Fort […]

COL John A. Cox was commissioned a Signal Corps Officer upon graduation from the United States Army Infantry School Officer Candidate Course 3-84, 1 June 1984, at Fort Benning, Georgia. His first duty assignment was Wire and Cable Platoon Leader, Delta Company, 304th Signal Battalion, Camp Carroll, Korea. His subsequent duty assignments include: Platoon Leader and […]

COL Bruce D. Brandes was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School, Class 66-67 97th Company, 16 Nov 1967. His first duty assignment was as a platoon leader to a Basic Training Infantry Company at Fort Dix, New Jersey. His notable duty assignments include: 3rd Platoon Leader, Company B, 2nd Battalion, 7th […]