This is a memoir of my dad’s life, from the time he was a teenager growing up during WWII through his thirty plus years in the military, including his time in Viet Nam.
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War Stories:
Glimpses From the Foxhole
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Coming Soon:
Epilogue
Afterward
Career Assignments
July 1946 – June 1950, West Point NY
U.S. Military Academy
August 1950 – August 1953, Aschaffenburg, Germany
18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
- E Company
- H Company
- Regimental HQ Company
September 1953 – August 1956, Fort Benning, Ga.
- Infantry Course
- Airborne School
- Staff Department Intelligence Division, Infantry School
- Infantry Advance Officer Training
- Ranger School
August 1956 – December 1957, South Korea
32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division, 1st Battle Group
- Company Commander, E Company/B Company
December 1957 – September 1959, Fort Campbell, Ky.
101st Airborne Division
- Mortar Battery, Company Commander, C Company
- 1st Battle Group, 501 Parachute Infantry Regiment, Assistant S3
September 1959 – August 1962, Penn State University, Ogontz Campus
- ROTC Instructor
August 1962 – June 1963, Fort Leavenworth, Ks.
- Command and General Staff College
August 1963 – August 1966, Naples, Italy
HQ AFSouth
- Operations Officer, Headquarters Command
September 1966 – December 1966, Fort Riley, Ks.
3rd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division
- Executive Officer
December 1966 – September 1967, Vietnam (An Loc Province, Bien Phuc)
3rd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division
- Executive Officer
- Battalion Commander, 5th Battalion, 60th Infantry
October 1967 – September 1969, Washington D.C.
- Office of the Chief of Staff
September 1969 – June 1970, Newport, RI
- Naval War College Senior Course
Masters Degree, 1970, Military History, George Washington University
June 1970 – September 1972, Fort Monroe, Va.
HQ U.S. Army Continental Command
- Operations Division
September 1972 – April 1973, Saigon, Vietnam
HQ MACV, COORDS
- Operations Officer
- Negotiator (with Viet Cong, North Viet Nam Army, Republic of Viet Nam for release of U.S. POW’s)
May 1973 – September 1978, Fort Bragg, NC
18th Airborne Corps, Headquarters
- Commander, HQ Command
- Corps G-4
- Deputy Chief of Staff
September 1978, Retired to Mt. Pleasant, SC
