“Lieutenant Colonel (later Colonel) Donald T. Kellet was commissioned an Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School in 1942. His first duty assignment was as Platoon Commander, Bn S-2, 16th Infantry, 1st Inf, Camp Blanding, Fort Benning, ETOUSA, MTOUSA. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Bn S-3, Instructor, 16th Inf/AF Headquarters, MTOUSA/Intelligence Training Center; Instructor, […]

Lieutenant Colonel Harry Frederick Jost served as a Platoon Leader at the Replacement Training Center, Fort McClellan, Alabama and as a Company Commander with the 11th and 13th Airborne Divisions. While stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia, Lieutenant Colonel Jost served as Group Chairman and Operations Officer of the Airborne Department and as Battalion Commander of […]

Lieutenant Colonel Houser served in Europe during World War II as a Rifle Company Commander and as Regimental S3 with the 232d Infantry Regiment. He is a graduate of the Infantry Officer Advanced Course and the Command and General Staff College. He was assigned as Chief of the Plans and Organization Branch, Mission to Greece, Athens, […]

Lieutenant Colonel Parkhurst C. Hough rose from Rifle Platoon Leader to Battalion Commander with the 141st Infantry Regiment in Europe during World War II. He also served as Battalion Commander and Chief of Staff with the 3d Infantry Division at Fort Benning, Georgia. Lieutenant Colonel Hough is a graduate of the Command and General Staff College and […]

Lieutenant Colonel Fred A. Hicks was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School on 4 August 1943, class number 280. His first duty assignment was as Platoon Leader, Company E, 407th Infantry Reg, 102d Div, USA and Europe. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Regiment S-4, 14th Constabulary Regiment, European Theater of Operations; Tng Center […]

Lieutenant Colonel Fred H. Horlock served as a Tac Officer with the Infantry Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, Georgia, in 1942. In 1943, he was transferred to Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi, where he was assigned as a Company Officer to H Company, 254th Infantry Regiment. Later in 1943, he attained the rank of Captain and became […]

The Honorable John E. Henderson served in the Army of the United States from 1942 until 1946. He rose from the rank of Private to Captain. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant of Infantry in 1942, after completing the Infantry Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, Georgia. He has a Bachelor of Arts Degree from […]

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