Colonel Gilbert Anthony Nelson was commissioned as an Engineer Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, Georgia on June 5, 1981. Prior enlisted service with the US Navy included a 1-year tour as a helicopter Door Gunner and Crew Chief in Vietnam. Following EOBC, he reported to his first duty assignment as […]

First Lieutenant Tracy Henry Murrey was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Infantry Officer Candidate School Class 11-66, 23 August 1966. At the time he was Killed in Action, he was serving with Company C, 4th Battalion (Airborne), 503d Infantry Regiment, 173d Airborne Brigade (Separate). 1LT Murrey was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. […]

First Lieutenant James Russell McQuade graduated from Infantry Officer Candidate School Class 17-70, 31 July 1970. At the time he was Killed in Action he was serving with Troop F, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Aviation Brigade. 1LT McQuade was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. CITATION: First Lieutenant McQuade distinguished himself by exceptionally valorous actions […]

First Lieutenant John J. McHugh was commissioned as an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Infantry Officer Candidate School, Class 110-66, Fort Benning, Georgia, 1 July 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 McHugh was posthumously award […]

Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth Rex McGinty was commissioned as an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Infantry Officer Candidate School Class 53-67 at Fort Benning, Georgia, in November of 1967. Following IOBC, Airborne, Jungle Warfare and 5th SFG Recondo School, he reported to his first duty assignment as an LRRP Platoon Leader with 75th Ranger Regiment. Upon […]

First Lieutenant Raymond John Krupinski was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Infantry Officer Candidate School Class 6-68, 09 February 1968. At the time he was Killed in Action he was serving as a Platoon Leader of Company B, 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile). Lieutenant Krupinski was posthumously awarded the Distinguished […]

Colonel Young Oak Kim was commissioned as an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Infantry Officer Candidate School Class 162-A at Fort Benning, Georgia, in January of 1943. This was predated by two years of enlisted service as a mechanic. He reported to his first duty assignment as a Platoon Leader, 2nd PLT, Co B, with […]

General Charles R. Hamilton was commissioned as a Quartermaster Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School as a Distinguished Honor Graduate. His first duty assignment was as a Platoon Leader in the 267th Quartermaster Company, 240th Quartermaster Battalion, Fort Lee, Virginia. His subsequent assignments include: Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, later Commander, 305th Quartermaster Company, […]

Following his graduation from the State University of New York (SUNY) Maritime College, Captain Stephen Michael Gabrys was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Infantry Officer Candidate School Class 12-66, 14 September 1966. At the time he was Killed in Action Captain Gabrys was commanding a Mobile Strike Force with Detachment B-20, Company B, […]

Colonel James H. Fitzgerald III is being inducted into the OCS Hall of Fame for Superior Meritorious Service. He was commissioned as an Aviation Officer upon graduating as a Distinguished Military Graduate, Officer Candidate School Class 1-89, Fort Benning, Georgia, 27 January 1989. He then completed Aviation Officer Basic Course, graduating as The Leader Graduate […]