Lieutenant Colonel John E. Finch served during World War II as S3, Combat Command R, 10th Armored Division in Europe. Other assignments include duty as Aide-de-Camp to the Commanding General, VI Armored Corps and also to the Commanding General, XVIII Infantry Corps; S4, 96th Military Government Group, United States Army Military Government in Korea; General Staff […]
Lieutenant Colonel Marion F. Felt served during World War II as a Platoon Leader, S1, S2, S3, and S4 with the 100th Battalion, 442d Regimental Combat Team in France and Italy. Some of his other assignments include duty as Assistant G4, Chief of Supply Branch, Headquarters XXIV Corps, Seoul, Korea; Assistant G1, Chief, Plans Branch, Headquarters […]
Lieutenant Colonel Millard O. Engen served as a Platoon Leader and Company Commander with the 28th Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division, and saw action in the seizure of Brest-Hurtgen Forrest. | Lieutenant Colonel Engen has been assigned as Company Commander with the 9th Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division and S3 and Battalion Executive Officer with the […]
First Lieutenant Carl Elliot graduated OCS Class 136, 3rd Student Training Regiment Fort Benning, Georgia, 26 December 1942. Subsequent assignments were: 1943 – Hq. Co, lst Bn., 313th Regt, 79th Inf., Division; CO, Pioneer Platoon, Second Lieutenant, Camp Blanding, Florida; Tennessee Maneuver Area, Camp Forrest, Tennessee; Suffered training injury, 11 August 1943; Hospitalized Camp Forrest and at […]
The Honorable Robert J. Dodds, Jr. was commissioned an Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School, 2 June 1942, class number 17. His first duty assignment was as Instructor, Tank Destroyer Training Center, Camp Hood, Texas. | His subsequent duty assignments include Liaison Officer, Third Army Headquarters, San Antonio, Texas; Plans, Training, Operations, Ninth Army, France, Belgium, […]
Honorable John D. Dingell, Jr. was commissioned an officer of Infantry, OCS Class 317, 1944. | His subsequent duty assignments include: 1944 – Infantry Platoon Leader, Fort McClellan, Alabama; 1945 – 2142d Svc. Unit, Asst. Adj., Pers. Officer, Postal Officer, Special Service Officer; 1945-1952, 217th Airborne Infantry Regiment, Washington, D.C. | Mr. Dingell passed away 7 February […]
Captain Reginald Benjamin Desiderio’s was commissioned an Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School class number 20-42. | Captain Desiderio distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the repeated risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. His company was given the mission of defending the command post of a task force […]
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Lieutenant Colonel Albert C. Davies was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School in 1942, Class Number 6-42. His first duty assignment was as Executive Officer and Company Commander, 14th Tng Regiment, Camp Robinson, Arkansas | His subsequent duty assignments include: Company Commander, 272d Infantry, Camp Shelby, Mississippi; Company Commander and Battalion […]
Lieutenant Colonel Adrian D’Esmond was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School on 30 November 1942 class number 113. His first duty assignment was as Company Officer, 300th Infantry, Fort Benning, Georgia. | His subsequent duty assignments include Asst S-3, 300th Inf, Fort Benning Georgia; Company Commander, 19th Infantry, Philippines; Battalion Commander, 19th Infantry, Philippines; Battalion […]
