First Lieutenant Tony Harper was commissioned as an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Infantry Officer Candidate School Class 511-68 at Fort Benning, Georgia, 15 August 1968. At the time he was Killed in Action, he was serving with Company A, 2d Battalion, 12th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division. 1LT Harper was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service […]

Colonel Roy Rene Pinette was commissioned as a Field Artillery Officer upon graduation from the Connecticut Army National Guard Officer Candidate School at Camp Dempsey, Connecticut, 5 July 1969. This was predated by 3 years of enlisted service with CTARNG. Following IOBC, he reported to his first duty assignment as a Forward Observer, Battery C […]

First Lieutenant Peter W. Johnson was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduating from Infantry Officer Candidate School Class 13-66, 22 September 1966. At the time he was Killed in Action he was serving with Detachment B-22, Company B, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces. 1LT Johnson was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. […]

Captain David Alan Christian was commissioned as an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Infantry Officer Candidate School Class 44-67 at Fort Benning, Georgia, 1 August 1967 at 18 years of age. His first duty assignment was as the Intelligence/Combat Operations Officer, Company A, 3rd Special Forces Group at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. CPT Christian was […]

Lieutenant Colonel Charles John Mendoza was commissioned as an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Infantry Officer Candidate School Class 8-55, Fort Benning, Georgia, 24 August 1955. He reported to his first duty assignment as a Platoon Leader at 2nd Infantry Division shortly afterward. His subsequent duty assignments include: Commander, 5th Battalion (Officer Candidate), 19th Infantry […]

Colonel Carlos M. Collat was commissioned as a Military Intelligence Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 16-66 at Fort Benning, Georgia, 19 October 1966. His first duty assignment was with the 519th Military Intelligence Group, Vietnam. His subsequent assignments include: Commander, 224th Military Intelligence Battalion (Aerial Exploitation) 18th Airborne Corps; Military Assistant to […]

First Lieutenant Chelse Carl Korte was commissioned as an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Infantry Officer Candidate School Class 2-69 at Fort Benning, Georgia, 25 January 1969. He reported to his first duty assignment as a Training Officer, Fort Lewis, Washington. 1LT Korte was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for heroism during the Vietnam War. […]

Colonel Billy Joe Orr was commissioned as an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Infantry Officer Candidate School, 8 August 1969. He reported to his first duty assignment as Platoon Leader, 4th Battalion, 21st Infantry Division. His subsequent duty assignments include: S1, 4th BN, 21st ID; Company Commander, 2-2 IN (BCT); Special Projects Officer, Military Personnel […]

Colonel Anthony Brian Rogers was commissioned as an Armor Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 2-00 at Fort Benning, Georgia, 13 April 2000. He reported to his first duty assignment as a Tank Platoon Leader with Company C, 2-37th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division. His subsequent duty assignments include: S-6, HHC, […]

Lieutenant General Roy Earl Beauchamp was commissioned as a Quartermaster Officer upon graduation as the Distinguished Military Graduate (DMG) from Quartermaster Officer Candidate School Class 3-67 at Fort Lee, Virginia, 9 February 1967. Later in 1969, he would branch transfer to the Ordnance Corps. He reported to his first duty assignment as S-1, 85th Maintenance […]