Military Veterans

Malcolm S Shaffer

Date of Birth

20 May 1934

Panel Number

18

Biography

Career Army Officer

Served just short of 30 years in the U. S. Army Infantry.  Commissioned as a Second Lieutenant, 23 August 1957. Retired as Colonel in June 1986.

Served two tours in Vietnam.  First: Hoai Duc District, Binh Tuy Province.  Second:  Military Assistance Command, Saigon.

I Am The Infantry—Queen of Battle!

FOLLOW ME!!

Assignments:

Ft. Chaffee, Arkansas, 1957.  Tactical Officer, Battery A, 2nd Student Battalion, Special School Command, 

Ft. Riley, KS, 1959-1961.  Infantry Rifle Platoon Leader, Forward Observer (Mortar Battery), 1st Battle Group, 13th Infantry. Then—Company Executive Officer, 2nd Battle Group, 12th Infantry, ist Infantry Division.

Korea, 1961-1962.  Infantry Rifle Company Executive Officer, 1st Battle Group, 31st Infantry.  Then—Company Commander, 1st Battle Group, 17th Infantry, 7th Infantry Division.

Ft. Benning, GA, 1962-1964.  Property Officer, U. S. Army Infantry School.

Ft. Benning, GA, 1964-1965.  Infantry Officers Advanced Course.

Honolulu, HI, 1965-1967.  Senior Army Instructor, ROTC, University of Hawaii.  (The Kamahamaha Schools)

Ft. Gordon, GA, August 1967.  U.S. Army Civil Affairs School.

Vodat, Republic of Vietnam, 1967-1968.  District Senior Advisor, Hoai Duc District, Binh Tuy Province, Military Assistance Command.

Ft. Leonard Wood, MO, 1968-1970.  Executive Officer, Basic Combat Training Brigade.  Commandant, Leadership Academy.  Battalion Commander, Advanced Individual Training (Combat Engineer) Battalion.

Military Assistance Command, Saigon, Vietnam, 1970-1971.  Chief, Field Operations Division, Territorial Forces Directorate, Office of the Chief of Staff, Civil Operations and Revolutionary Support Headquarters.

Ft. Leavenworth, KS, 1971-1972.  Command and General Staff College. 

Ft. Leavenworth, KS, 1972-1977.  Staff Officer, Office of the Chief of Staff, Combined Arms Combat Development Activity (CACDA). 

Ft. Riley, KS, 1977-1979.  Chief, Advertising and Public Affairs Division, Headquarters, Third ROTC Division.

Rome, Italy, 1980.  NATO Defense College.

Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe—SHAPE Headquarters, Mons, Belgium, 1980-1983.  Chief, Long Term Planning Branch, Plans and Policy.  Chief, Major Subordinate Command Headquarters Reorganization Staff.

Rock Island Arsenal, IL, 1983-1986.  Director, Personnel and Force Development Division, Headquarters, U. S. Army Armaments, Munitions, and Chemical Command.

Badges:  Airborne, Ranger, Combat Infantryman's Badge.  Also Rifle/Pistol Marksmanship Badges. 

Education (Civilian):

Bachelor of Business Administration: Hardin Simmons University, 1957.

Master of Arts, Speech Communications and Human Relations:  University of Kansas, 1973.

Education (Military):

Graduate, U. S. Army Airborne Course, 1960.

Graduate, U. S. Army Ranger Course, 1960.

Graduate, U. S. Army Command and General Staff College, 1972.

Graduate, NATO Defense College, Rome, 1980.


Branch:

U.S. Army

Awards and Medals

Rank

Colonel