by Amy McClure | Aug 5, 2022
General Hospelhorn was born in Hudson, Illinois, on 3 January 1921, and began his military career as an Infantry private in 1943. He graduated from Engineer Officer Candidate School at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, in 1944, and from there served as a platoon leader and...
by Amy McClure | Aug 5, 2022
Colonel Jackson entered the U.S. Army during World War II, and was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Artillery upon graduating from Officer Candidate School at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, in July 1942. He was assigned to Italy as a Commander in Battery B, 597th Field...
by Amy McClure | Aug 5, 2022
Colonel Kirshrot began his military career as an Enlisted Soldier at Camp Lee, Virginia, in March 1942. He attended basic training at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and after graduating from Quartermaster Officer Candidate School was commissioned second lieutenant in 1943....
by Amy McClure | Aug 5, 2022
General Van Lydegraf graduated from the University of Oregon in 1944, the same year he completed Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, Georgia, and was commissioned second lieutenant in the Infantry. He immediately joined the 301st Infantry Regiment, 94th Infantry...
by Amy McClure | Aug 5, 2022
CSM Shepherd entered military service at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, in April 1960, and attended Advanced Individual Training at Fort Knox, Kentucky. His subsequent military education included graduating from the Primary Leadership Development Course, Basic and...
by Amy McClure | Aug 5, 2022
General Wright was born on 10 August 1944, in Houston, Texas. After attending Officer Candidate School, he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Quartermaster Corps. His education includes a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of...
