7TH ARMY

Enlisted on my 17th birthday. After Basic (Ft Knox) & AIT (Ft.Jackson), I joined A Battery 2nd Bn 92nd Field Artillery first as a Field Commo Crewman, and later as a Radio Operator. Short-Term Discharge on 1st year anniversary (Reenlisting for 4 years) to attend course at U.S. Army Signal School, Ft Monmouth in fall 1965. Picked up as instructor after graduation, marriage & fatherhood followed until end of my tour & discharge.

Served as a US Army Officer from 1971 to 1995 with primary branch of Armor and secondary as Information Systems Officer. First Tank Unit 2nd Battalion 64th Armor in Schweinfurt, Germany and 2nd Tank Unit 3rd Battalion 68th Armor at Fort Carson, Colorado. Secondary MOS assignments include Computer Systems Command and Intelligence Information Systems Directorate at US Army Europe & 7th Army.

US Army retired Master Sergeant 21.8 years from Nov 1972 through June 1993. Served 3 tours Germany 8th ID 1st bn 2nd FA, 7th Army 330th EW Aviation and 41st FA Brigade 2nd Bn 83rd FA. 3 tours Fort Campbell with 3rd Army and Forces Command 227th GS Co., 2 tours with 101st /2nd Bn 31st FA and 3rd BN 319th FA. 1 tour Aberdeen Proving Grounds Md. 5 years. 4 years ANCOC Instructor and 1 year as ANCOC Course Manager for Ordnance Corp NCOs. 1 year Hawaii 45th Support Groupe as Maintenance Advisor for the 45th Support Groupe Commander. At the time of retirement, I had completed the USA Sergeants Major Academy Non-resident Course and was due to attend two weeks at Fort Bliss for graduation. Duty positions held Generator mechanic, Wheel vehicle Mechanic, Self-propelled Artillery Mechanic, Motor Sergeant 3assignments, Army Instructor ANCOC, Course Manager 63 CMF, Maintenance advisor. Awards 2 MSM, 3 Arcoms, 3 Army Ach, 6 Good Con, 2 National Defense, 3 Overseas, 1 Amy service, 3 NCO ED. Retired and Taught US Army Junior Reserve Officers Training Corp for 26 years.