BG Jason C. Slider was commissioned an Armor Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 002-92, 21 April 1992. His first duty assignment was to the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. His notable duty assignments include: Commander, 1st Security Force Assistance Team (Khost, Afghanistan); Commander, 95th Civil Affairs Brigade (Special Operations) […]
BG Thomas A. Sharpe was commissioned as an Infantry Officer 9 May 1952 upon graduation from Infantry Officer Candidate School Class 13-52, Fort Benning, Georgia. His first duty assignment as an officer was as a Weapons and Tactical Training Officer at Fort Knox, Kentucky. His subsequent duty assignments include: Rifle Platoon Leader, Company B, 1st […]
BG Sally F. Petty was commissioned a Logistics Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School, Fort Benning, Georgia, 21 August 1992. Her first duty assignment was as a Platoon Leader in the 786th S&S Bn in the Virgin Islands Army National Guard (VIARNG) on St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Her subsequent duty assignments include: Commander, 662nd […]
BG Jerry L. Neff was commissioned an Artillery Officer upon graduation 28 June 1964 from the Florida Army National Guard Officer Candidate School, Camp Blanding, Florida. His most notable military assignments include: During the 1980 Mariel Boatlift from Cuba, BG Neff was responsible for finding housing for the 125,000 Cuban Immigrants who reached Florida. BG […]
1LT Douglas M. Falck was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Infantry Officer Candidate School Class 54-67 on 21 September 1967. 1LT Falck distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action while leading a platoon of Company A, 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry, 11th Infantry Brigade, Americal Division during a combat mission on 16 May 1968 […]
MG John D. Haas was commissioned as an Infantry Officer upon graduation BIOCC on 24 August 1990, Class 5-90. His first duty assignment was Platoon Leader, CO A, 3rd BN 124th IN REGT, Tallahassee, Florida. His subsequent duty assignments include: Scout Platoon Leader, HHC, 3rd BN 124th IN REGT, Panama City, Florida; BN S-3 AIR, […]
MAJ Willie Merkerson, Jr. was commissioned as an Engineer Officer upon graduation from Engineer Officer Candidate School Class 09-66 at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 28 October 1966. His first duty assignment was XO, ODA 233, Van Canh, Republic of Vietnam. His subsequent duty assignments were: Commander, 21st Mobile Strike (Mike) Force, Pleiku, Vietnam; S-4, 10th SFG […]
CPT Peter Stanley Knight (Posthumous Promotion to Major) was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Infantry Officer Candidate School Class 1-58 on 5 March 1958. At the time he was Killed in Action he was serving as Company Commander Company A, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry,1st Infantry Division. CPT Knight was posthumously awarded the Distinguished […]
CPT James B. Conway (Posthumous Promotion to Major) was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Infantry Officer Candidate School Class 2-57 on 12 March 1957. At the time he was Killed in Action he was serving with DET A-253 (DUC CO), B Company, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces as the Senior […]
LTC William R. Williams, Jr. was commissioned as an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Infantry Officer Candidate School Class 268-43 on 12 July 1943. His first duty assignment was Heavy Weapons Platoon leader 342nd Infantry Regiment Camp Walters, Texas. His subsequent assignments include: Platoon Leader, Company Commander, S-2, 325 GIR ETO and Fort Bragg, North […]
