The Artillery Officer Candidate School Hall of Fame at Fort Sill in 1984
FORT SILL
ARTILLERY OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL
HALL OF FAME
The Hall of Fame was established on June 29, 1968 to honor the heroism and distinguished service of
graduates of the Artillery Officer Candidate School at Fort Sill.
Graduates of other OCS programs who have served as Artillerymen with a record of heroic or
distinguished service are also honored in the Hall of Fame.
2020 Artillery OCS Hall of Fame Inductees
First Middle Last Location Class
BG James W. Henderson Camp Davis Unk - 1942
2LT Albert A. Alop Camp Davis Unk - 1943
MG Hugh B. Mott Camp Davis Unk - 1943
MG Francis J. Higgins Camp Davis Unk - 1943
COL Walter F. Goodman, Jr. Fort Sill 63 - 43
COL Charles W. Stockell Fort Sill 67 - 43
BG Bienvenido R. Castro Fort Riley 18 - 49
COL Gary C. Mahan Fort Bliss AAA Unk - 1952
COL Edward C. Rushkowski Fort Sill 52 - 54
Mr Jimmie L. (Jim) Hamilton Fort Sill 2 - 56
COL Fletcher H. Maffett Fort Sill 4 - 57
COL Wilfred H. Schlather Fort Sill R2 - 59
LTC Fred C. Dunaway Fort Sill 4 - 61
COL Earl R. Tatum Fort Sill R1A - 61
COL Daniel R. Larned Fort Sill 10 - 65
MAJ Wulf R. Lindenau Fort Sill 1 - 66
COL Bert T. Robison Fort Sill R1 - 67
COL William J. Kelley, Jr. Fort Sill 9 - 67
COL Thomas M. Stenger Fort Sill 31A - 67
COL Ellis C. Perkins, Jr. Fort Sill 2 - 69
Artillery OCS Hall of Fame
Brigadier General
James W. Henderson
Camp Davis 1942
General Henderson enlisted in the South Carolina National Guard on 7 October
1940. He entered active service with the 107th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion
on 10 February 1941. He attended Officer Candidate School at Camp Davis, North
Carolina and was commissioned on 17 July 1942. General Henderson was promoted
to first lieutenant on 28 September 1942. He was given command of a battery and
promoted to captain on 23 April 1943. He served in this capacity with the 9th
Infantry Division during World War II and was promoted to major on 23 December
1945.
On release from active duty, General Henderson transferred to the Army Reserve.
He took a reduction on 3 March 1947 to the grade of captain to command a battery
in the South Carolina National Guard. On 1 August 1952, he was promoted to major.
He was promoted to lieutenant colonel on 13 May 1957 and assumed command of
the 1st AW Battalion, 263d Artillery (Air Defense). He was promoted to colonel on
25 May 1967 and became the Combat Command Commander of the 51st Command
Headquarters, Divisional.
Upon reorganization of the National Guard in January 1968, General Henderson
became the Commander of the 2nd Brigade, 30th Infantry Division. In April 1969,
he became Commander, Emergency Operations Headquarters No. 51, South
Carolina Army National Guard. In September 1969, he was subsequently recognized
as brigadier general of the Line. In 1971, General Henderson was appointed
Assistant Adjutant General of South Carolina.
General Henderson’s decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, the American
Defense Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the European-African-
Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with five Stars and the World War II Victory
Medal.
Artillery OCS Hall of Fame
Second Lieutenant
Albert A. Alop
Camp Davis 1943
Artillery OCS Hall of Fame
Major General
Hugh B. Mott
Camp Davis 1943
Returning to Tennessee as a highly decorated war hero, he won election to the Tennessee House
of Representatives, serving from 1948 to 1951. Joining the Tennessee National Guard, he quickly
rose through the ranks to major general and was named Adjutant General for the State of Tennessee
in 1968, serving until 1971. He led the Guard in suppressing civil unrest in Nashville following
the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King in Memphis in 1968.
Artillery OCS Hall of Fame
Major General
Francis J. Higgins
Camp Davis 1943
General Higgins enlisted as a private in the 212th Coast Artillery, New York National Guard in
1940. He was commissioned in Coast Artillery (AA) in 1943 and served in Alaska and the Aleutian
Islands. In 1944, he was detailed to Infantry and served as a Platoon Leader and Company
Commander until he was released from active duty in 1946.
From 1946 to 1948, General Higgins served with the 313th Coast Artillery, United States Army
Reserve. He joined the 244th Coast Artillery, New York National Guard, as a Battery Commander
in 1948. He was ordered to active duty during the Korean Conflict in 1951 and served with the
259th AAA Gun Battalion, New York Army National Guard as S-2 and S-3. He served in Korea
with the 68th AAA Gun Battalion and was released from active duty in 1953.
General Higgins was promoted to major in the 244th AAA Group, New York Army National
Guard, in 1953. He was transferred to the State Headquarters Detachment in February 1955 as
Assistant G-3. He was employed as a technician and assigned as the first Air Defense Officer for
New York. This position involved the establishment and operation of the New York National
Guard's participation in the active air defense of the United States. In 1958. he became Assistant
Operations Officer for the New York Army National Guard in the grade of lieutenant colonel and
served in that assignment until 1961.
In April 1961, General Higgins was appointed State Judge Advocate and promoted to the grade
of colonel and transferred to Judge Advocate General's Corps in 1962. In this assignment he served
until September 1967, at which time he was appointed Counsel to the New York State Public
Employment Relations Board. During the period of this appointment, he continued in his
assignment to Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment. New York Army National Guard.
On 26 September 1968, he was appointed the Adjutant General, State of New York in the grade
of brigadier general. He was federally recognized as brigadier general 10 December 1968. His
position was later redesignated as Vice Chief of Staff. On 1 July 1971, he was appointed Deputy
Commanding General, New York Army National Guard. On 1 January 1973 he was appointed
Vice Chief of Staff to the Governor. He was reassigned as Commander, Emergency Command
Section; promoted and federally recognized as major general on 18 May 1978.
Major General Higgins’ decorations include the Legion of Merit.
Artillery OCS Hall of Fame
Colonel
Walter F. Goodman, Jr.
Class 63-43
Colonel Goodman’s initial assignment upon graduation from OCS was to the
Military Intelligence Training Center, Camp Ritchie, Maryland. He then went to Tizi
Ouzou, Algeria for assignment as a student at the joint British and U. S. Civil Affairs
school for soldiers destined for duty in support of combat operations and the military
government of Italy.
In January 1944, he was assigned as a Civil Affairs officer in the British 8th Army,
which oversaw units moving north up the Adriatic side of Italy. In this assignment,
he was often one of the first soldiers to enter a town, where he would assess and
report on the status of each community and take actions to establish Allied control
of those communities.
Colonel Goodman served with various British and Canadian divisions as the fighting
moved up the east side of Italy. He was temporarily on the west side of Italy when
British units reinforced U.S. operations at Monte Casino. At the end of fighting in
Italy, he was the Civil Affairs officer responsible for several towns near Milan.
He was then selected to support the joint British and U. S. military government at
Venezia Giulia (Trieste). At the end of the war, this region was contested between
Italy and Yugoslavia; the Allies jointly governed there until issues could be resolved.
On returning to Texas, he joined the Army Reserve Texas-Oklahoma 90th Division,
where he served for several years in Field Artillery units. In 1964 he joined the 362nd
Civil Affairs Area B Headquarters (now Brigade) in Dallas and served as
commander of the unit during the late 1960s.
Colonel Goodman’s decorations include the Legion of Merit, European Campaign
Medal with three campaign stars, and the Army of Occupation Medal.
Artillery OCS Hall of Fame
Colonel
Charles W. Stockell
Class 67-43
Colonel Stockell served as a Forward Observer with the 2nd Infantry Division during
the assault on Omaha Beach on D-Day in Normandy, France. He was badly injured
in a mortar attack two months later and spent three months in a British hospital. He
rejoined his unit in time to fight in the Battle of the Bulge in December. Before the
war was over, he had flown 207 missions as an Aerial Observer and was the recipient
of a Bronze Star for Valor and four Purple Hearts.
Upon his return home after WW II and discharge from the Army, he finished his
college education at Vanderbilt University. When the Korean War started, he re-
entered the Army and transferred to the Military Intelligence Branch. After learning
to speak Russian and attending Foreign Area Specialist training, he served as a
military attaché assigned to the US Embassy in the Soviet Union.
Colonel Stockell remained in strategic intelligence work concentrating on the Soviet
Union for the remainder of his Army career, having several commands and serving
in Thailand, Laos and Germany. After attending the Army War College and serving
on the faculty, he became one of the top specialists in his field.
During his busy career in the military, he found time to travel to over 70 countries
and almost every continent, enjoying and learning from their cultures. In addition,
after his retirement he became a professor at USC-Beaufort, teaching courses on
international affairs and the Russian/Soviet threats around the world at the time.
At the age of 90, Colonel Stockell was inducted by the French government into the
National Order of the Legion of Honor, the highest military or civilian honor in
France. The Legion of Honor was created by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802 to
recognize military and civilian service to the French Republic.
Artillery OCS Hall of Fame
Brigadier General
Bienvenido R. Castro
Fort Riley Class 18-49
Brigadier General Bienvenido R. Castro was commissioned a Field Artillery Officer
upon graduation from Officer Candidate School at Fort Riley, Kansas. His initial
duty assignment was as Battery Officer, 20th Battalion Combat Team (Philippine
Expeditionary Forces to Korea) during the Korean Campaign.
His subsequent duty assignments include:
Operations Officer, Signal School Branch, Philippine Army School Center.
Assistant Operations Officer, Headquarters, Philippine Army School Command.
Tactical and Supply Officer, University of the East, Philippine ROTC.
S-2 Officer, 8th Battalion Combat Team, Philippine Army.
Commander, Company B, 8th Infantry Battalion, 1st Infantry Division.
Officer, Head Ranger Department, Philippine Army School Center.
Chief, Procurement and Separation School Section, OJI, General Headquarters,
Camp Aquinaldo, Philippine.
Chief, Training and Operation Branch, Headquarters G-3, Philippine Army.
Assistant G-3, Headquarters, Philippine Army.
Commander, 1st Special Forces Group, Fort Magsaysay, Philippines
Chief Liaison, 1st Philippine Civic Action Group to Vietnam (PHILCAG).
Commander, 10th Infantry Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, Philippines.
Superintendent, Manila Reserve Officers Training Corps, Philippines.
Commanding General, Lanao Civic Action Force, Philippine.
Director, ROTC, Washington TC, CAT, and Youth Affairs, General Headquarters,
Armed Forces of the Philippines.
President, Military Tribunal, NR3.
Commanding General, Armed Forces of the Philippines Training Center.
General Castro's decorations include: Distinguished Service Medal with Oak Leaf
Cluster and the Bronze Star Medal.
Artillery OCS Hall of Fame
Colonel
Gary C. Mahan
AAA OCS Fort Bliss 1952
Colonel Mahan enlisted in the U.S. Army in May 1951 and was assigned to the 8th
Infantry Division at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. He was Honor Graduate of his
Anti-Aircraft Artillery OCS Class at Fort Bliss.
In Korea he was assigned to the 7th Infantry Division where he commanded
Headquarters Battery and C Battery of the 15th Airborne Division and was
Operations Officer of the 80th Airborne Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion. In
Vietnam he was an assistant G3 at Headquarters, II Field Force at Long Binh.
His career includes service as a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne at Fort Bragg,
North Carolina, command of a double Nike battery in the 54th AAA Missile
Battalion in Maryland, command of the 8-inch Howitzer Battery of the 1st Battalion,
9th Artillery, 3rd Infantry Division in Germany, and attendance at Command and
General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
Following his service in Vietnam, Colonel Mahan was assigned to the Pentagon in
as an assistant to the Secretary of the General Staff where he performed the duties
of Congressional Assistant to the Chief of Staff of the Army, General William C.
Westmoreland, for three years.
He later commanded the 31st Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Brigade at Homestead
Air Force Base. Florida followed by assignment to the Army War College in
Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He culminated his career as the Commander of the 1st ADA
Training Brigade at Fort Bliss, Texas.
Colonel Mahan’s decorations include the Legions of Merit with two Oak Leaf
Clusters, and the Army Commendation Medal.
Artillery OCS Hall of Fame
Colonel
Edward C. Rushkowski
Class 52-54
Colonel Rushkowski was initially assigned to 11th Field Artillery Battalion, Army
Forces Far East (AFFE), where he served as a Recon and Survey Officer, Forward
Observer and Service Battery Commander. He later served as Battery Executive
Officer 187th Airborne Field Artillery Battalion at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. In
Germany he served with the 265th Field Artillery Battalion as a Gun Platoon
Commander and Battery Executive Officer. He later commanded Battery B, 3rd
Missile Battalion (280mm) 81st Artillery and was the Assistant Operations Officer
1st Howitzer Battalion, 2nd Artillery.
As a member of the Massachusetts Army National Guard 3rd Battalion, 5th Artillery
he served first as the Adjutant and later commanded a battery. After attending the
Command and General Staff College he served a tour with Military Assistance
Command Vietnam (MACV) as an Assistant G-3 Operations Advisor in I Corps and
then returned to the National Guard in Boston as an Active Guard and Reserve
(AGR) Artillery Advisor.
Colonel Rushkowski went on to serve as a Nuclear Weapons Officer at U.S. Army
Pacific Headquarters followed by command of 1st Battalion 79th Artillery, 7th
Division with duty in Korea.
He then served more than six years as Plans Officer, first at Headquarters Pacific
Command, then at the Pentagon and finally at the USA Enhanced Launcher
Electronic System (ELES) Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington D.C.
He culminated his career as the Chief of the National Military Command System
[NMCS] Support Division.
Colonel Rushkowski’s decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, The
Legion of Merit and the Meritorious Service Medal.
Artillery OCS Hall of Fame
Jimmie L. (Jim) Hamilton
Class 2-56
Jim Hamilton completed Army Primary Flight Training and Fixed Wing Tactical Flight Training
after graduating from OCS. He then served with XVIII Airborne Corps Artillery, Aviation Section
at Simmons Army Airfield, Fort Bragg, North Carolina and was discharged in 1958.
He became a flight instructor at the Columbia Metropolitan Airport, Columbia, South Carolina,
but immediately saw promise in developing Owens Field located about six miles to the east. Only
five private airplanes were based at Owens Field and there were no hangars. He started Midland
Aviation in a one-room office in 1962 and soon moved the business to Owens Field. In twenty
years, the Midland Aviation grew to 26 full-time and six part time employees with a six instructor,
eight plane FAA approved flying school. Jim Hamilton went on to spend 46 years as the Volunteer
Airport Manager and the airport grew to a modern IFR Day/Night FAA designated reliever airport
serving the flying public and home base to 119 aircraft. He and his family provided all the
personnel and equipment necessary to operate the airport at their own expense and his donated
time as Airport Manager saved the county hundreds of thousands of dollars. Upon his retirement,
the airport was renamed Jim Hamilton-L.B. Owens Airport in recognition of his significant
contributions to its preservation and improvement.
Jim Hamilton organized the Jamil "Flying Fezzes" in 1974 to fly burned and crippled children to
Shrine Hospitals all over the country. He flew many of the missions, including transportation of
donated organs to distant cities and continued this charitable service to the community for more
than 45 years. He made hundreds of flights at his own expense reuniting the deathly ill with loved
ones or helping others in crisis. Over the years he donated aircraft for use by State Law
Enforcement, the FBI, the DEA and the Richland and Lexington Sheriff's Departments before
those entities were able to acquire aviation assets. He Served on the South Carolina Aeronautics
Commission from 1985 through 1993 by special appointment from two governors. He was elected
Chairman of the Aeronautics Commission serving in that capacity from 1989 through 1993 and
was elected again to Aeronautics Commission from February 2005 through August 2007.
When he sees a need, he resolves to fill it in one way or another. He has guided hundreds of kids
toward aviation through the Young Eagles program with his Experimental Aircraft Association
Chapter that has given more than 10,000 free airplane rides to youth. He was named South Carolina
Aviator of the Year and Inducted into the South Carolina Aviation Hall of Fame in 1993. He is
the recipient of the Order of the Palmetto, the highest civilian honor awarded to citizens of South
Carolina for extraordinary lifetime service and achievements of national or statewide significance.
Artillery OCS Hall of Fame
Colonel
Fletcher H. Maffett
Class 4-57
Colonel Maffett’s first duty assignment was as Chief, Nuclear Warhead Branch,
Nike Hercules Division, United States Army Air Defense School, Fort Bliss, Texas.
His subsequent duty assignments include: Fire Direction Officer, 1st Missile
Battalion, 42nd Artillery, 4th United States Army Missile Command, Camp Page,
Korea; Commanding Officer, 232nd Signal Company, Fort Huachuca, Arizona;
Instrument Flight Instructor, United States Army Aviation School, Fort Rucker,
Alabama; Commanding Officer, Bravo Company, 504th Aviation Battalion, 4th
Armored Division, Furth Army Air Field, Germany; Commander, 219th Airplane
Company, Vietnam; Program Analyst, Office of the Secretary of the Army, The
Pentagon; Commander, 40th Signal Battalion, Fort Huachuca, Arizona; Military
Planning Officer, Office of the Chief of Staff, Army, The Pentagon; System
Architect and Engineer for Joint Interoperability of Tactical Command and Control
Systems, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Army (Operations and Plans), The
Pentagon; Commander, United States Army Communications Command (Alaska),
Fort Richardson, Alaska; Chief, Command, Control and Surveillance Division,
Office of the Chief of Staff, Army (Research, Development and Acquisition), The
Pentagon; Executive Officer to the Chief of Staff, Army (Research, Development
and Acquisition), The Pentagon.
Colonel Maffett's decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, the
Legion of Merit with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the
Bronze Star Medal, the Air Medal with eight Oak Leaf Clusters and the Meritorious
Service Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters.
Artillery OCS Hall of Fame
Colonel
Wilfred H. Schlather
Class R2-59
Colonel Schlather spent four years of enlisted time with the 155th Field Artillery,
Texas Army National Guard prior to being selected to attend the Special Reserve
Officer Candidate School course at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
After graduation from OCS, he served with the 5th Battalion, 155th Field Artillery
in a variety of positions including Forward Observer, Battalion Adjutant, Assistant
Operations Officer, Liaison Officer and Headquarters Battery Commander.
Later, with the 4th Battalion, 133rd Field Artillery (Reorganized) he performed duty
as Liaison Officer and later Battalion Adjutant. His next assignment was Inspector
General (IG) with the 36th (Separate) Infantry Brigade.
Colonel Schlather’s next assignment was duty with Headquarters Battery, Division
Artillery, 49th Armored Division as the Assistant Operations Officer. After unit re-
organization he served first as the Division Artillery Fire Direction Officer and later
Assistant Battalion Operations Officer.
He next commanded 4th Battalion, 133rd Field Artillery and then served as the 49th
Armored Division Artillery Operations Officer. After transfer to the Ready Reserve
Group, he served with the 416th Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA)
Detachment (R &D) in San Antonio, Texas until his retirement.
Colonel Schlather’s decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal.
Artillery OCS Hall of Fame
Lieutenant Colonel
Fred C. Dunaway
Class 4-61
Lieutenant Colonel Dunaway served as Assistant Operations Officer with the 504th Aviation
Battalion in Germany and a tour of duty with the 1st Cavalry Division in Vietnam. He was selected
to command 135th Assault Helicopter Company (AHC) Experimental Military Unit (EMU), 214th
Combat Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Brigade during his second tour in Vietnam.
His career included service as a staff officer at the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center and Training
and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He later served as the Senior
Representative of the Technical Assistance Field Team (TAFT) in Esfahan, Iran. He culminated
his career as commander of a Basic Training Battalion at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.
The 135th AHC EMU was a one-of-a-kind unit that combined the skills of the U.S. Army and the
Australian Navy. It remained in existence for four years and he led the effort to have both
governments authorize American Combat awards to the Australian Navy personnel of the 135th
AHC. In 2002 a monument was dedicated in Australia to the 37 men KIA while serving with the
unit and in 2005, a sister monument was dedicated at Veterans Memorial Park at Fort Rucker.
In 2017, Lieutenant Colonel Dunaway participated in a Military Tribunal of the Australian
Government that ultimately led to the award of the Unit Citation for Gallantry for the 135th AHC
EMU and the U.S. Army authorized it to be awarded to all U.S. members of the unit. On April 25,
2019, Commodore David Farthing, RAN (Retired) flew in from Australia to personally deliver the
awards on ANZAC Day of Remembrance. Commodore Farthing and Major General William
Gaylor, Fort Rucker's Commanding General, presented the Australian Unit Citation for Gallantry
and accompanying ribbon to 35 former U.S. members of the unit in attendance.
Lieutenant Colonel Dunaway is recognized for his life-long service to our nation and for his
extraordinary efforts to keep the story of the 135th AHC EMU alive and ensuring that the legacy
of those comrades in arms are never forgotten. The individual and unit awards to the members of
the 135th AHC EMU only happened because of his dedication to see it happen in both countries.
His decorations include the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism, The Bronze Star with two
Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army Meritorious Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster and the Air Medal
with 18 Oak Leaf Clusters.
Artillery OCS Hall of Fame
Colonel
Earl R. Tatum
Class R1A-61
Colonel Tatum started his military path early by graduating from Lyman Military
Academy in Camp Hill, Alabama in 1953. He enlisted in the Army from 1953-1959
and joined the Illinois Army National Guard as an operations sergeant. He was
selected to attend the Special Reserve Artillery Officer Candidate School at Fort Sill
in 1961 graduating on September 2, 1961.
His first assignment as a commissioned officer was as a Platoon Leader of a Nike
Hercules missile unit. He later served in the position of Executive Officer for several
different Nike Hercules batteries.
In 1968 Colonel Tatum assumed command of a Nike Hercules Battery and continued
in that position until 1974 when it phased out. During 1972 he was one of four
officers in NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) selected as an
Outstanding Company Grade Officer. During his time as the Battery Commander
his unit was chosen as first runner-up for the best unit in the entire U.S. Army Air
Defense Command.
From 1982-1985 he served as the Illinois Army National Guard state recruiting and
retention officer. During his time in that position the strength of the Illinois Army
National Guard rose from 82 to 99%.
Colonel Tatum retired in June 1990 as Chief of Staff of the Illinois Army National
Guard.
Artillery OCS Hall of Fame
Colonel
Daniel R. Larned
Class 10-65
Colonel Larned completed Airborne training and Ranger School prior to attending
Officer Candidate School. He was the Honor graduate of his OCS class. His first
assignment after graduation was to the XVIII Airborne Corps at Fort Bragg, North
Carolina. He served four years and seven months in command of Infantry units and
his time in the military included ten years, six months of foreign service.
During his distinguished career he attended Lecole De Guerre-Terre (French War
College) in Paris, France, spent two years at the Army War College and studied
Arabic at the Defense Language Institute at the Presidio of Monterey.
He served as a Defense Attaché at the Paris, France Embassy for three years and
culminated his career in that assignment.
Colonel Larned’s decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, the
Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star with “V” Device and four Oak Leaf Clusters, the
Meritorious Service Medal, the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Air Medal
with Oak Leaf Cluster and the Combat Infantryman Badge.
Artillery OCS Hall of Fame
Major
Wulf R. Lindenau
Class 1-66
Major Lindenau was born in Memel, East Prussia, Germany near the end of World
War II. After the war, his mother married a U.S. Army Colonel, and he and his
siblings became US citizens. He was schooled in German and American schools,
graduated from Heidelberg High School.
He joined the U.S. Army and after graduating from OCS he completed two tours of
duty in Vietnam, an assignment as a Professor at West Point, and several
assignments as an Intelligence Officer. He retired after 20 1/2 years of military
service.
Major Lindenau retired as a GS-15 after a second career of 23 years in civilian
Government service with the Treasury Department, the U.S. Agency for
International Development (USAID) and the General Services Administration
(GSA). His civilian career began as a Security Officer with the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing, Washington, D.C., and subsequent service with USAID, where he was
the Agency's Director of Physical Security for all USAID missions worldwide. His
U.S. Government service culminated with GSA as the National Director of
Operations for the Federal Protective Service (FPS) and then Director of FPS - the
Police Force responsible for the National Capital Region.
After retirement he continued his life-long outstanding service to the nation with
organizations supporting veterans. He served as the Commander of the American
Legion, Washington, D.C., Commander of the Army / Navy Union, Washington,
D.C., and Commander General of the Military Order of Foreign Wars.
Major Lindenau’s decorations include the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal
and the Combat Infantryman Badge.
Artillery OCS Hall of Fame
Colonel
Bert T. Robison
Class R1-67
Colonel Robison's initial assignment after OCS was to Headquarters Battery, 1st
Battalion, 222nd Field Artillery in the Utah Army National Guard. His next
assignment was platoon leader, 625th Military Police Company followed by service
as Executive Officer Battery B, 1st Battalion, 145th Field Artillery.
After assignment to the Inactive Ready Reserve Control Group, he became an active
member of the U.S. Army Reserve with duty as Motor Officer, Headquarters Battery
6th Battalion, 83rd Field Artillery. He then served three years in command of a
Battery in the Battalion prior to assuming duty as the Battalion S-1. After attending
the Field Artillery Advanced Course, he returned to the 6th Battalion, 83rd Field
Artillery as the Battalion S-1 followed by three years as the Battalion Operations
Officer.
Colonel Robison then served as Training Officer, Headquarters, 96th U.S. Army
Reserve Command prior to his returning to the 6th Battalion, 83rd Field Artillery,
first as Executive Officer and later Battalion Commander.
He then served with the 96th U.S. Army Reserve Command as Chief of the
Mobilization Division, then Deputy Chief of Staff, Information Management and
culminated his career as the Deputy Chief of Staff, Force Development.
Colonel Robison's decorations include the Legion of Merit, the Meritorious Service
Medal and the Army Commendation Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters.
Artillery OCS Hall of Fame
Colonel
William J. Kelley, Jr.
Class 9-67
Colonel Kelley served two tours in Vietnam and later earned a degree in accounting
from the University of Texas in El Paso. He joined the Army Audit Agency in 1974
after graduating from the Command and General Staff College.
His career included many years on active duty as well as service in the Army
National Guard and the U.S. Army Reserve. Beginning in 1985, he focused his
career on forensic auditing. He also commanded two direct support artillery
battalions and the 40th Infantry Division Artillery and was activated to support the
military operations combating the LA Riots of 1992. He served for two years as
president of the National Guard Field Artillery Council.
Following the events of 9/11, from January 2002 until December 2006, he returned
to active duty as the senior military officer in the Office of the Inspector General of
the Department of Defense, as well as Director for Data Mining Directorate. During
this assignment, Bill made significant contributions that directly impacted defense
policy and national security. His efforts earned him a Fed 100 award.
Colonel Kelley was a sought-after speaker in forensic auditing and made numerous
presentations on this topic over the course of his career, including to the European
Fraud Conference, Association of Government Auditors and the General Services
Administration Smart Card Pay Conference.
In April 2004, he testified with the General Accountability Office before the
Committee of Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, on the benefits of smarter
use of government purchase cards and how it could save taxpayers hundreds of
millions of dollars. His efforts in this area resulted in significant savings.
Colonel Kelley's decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, the
Bronze Star Medal and the Legion of Merit.
Artillery OCS Hall of Fame
Colonel
Thomas M. Stenger
Class 31A-67
Colonel Stenger's first duty assignment was with 1st Battalion, 2nd Artillery in Germany, where
he served in a variety of assignments including Battalion Motor Officer, Battery Executive Officer
and Battery Commander.
During an extended tour in Vietnam from July 1969 to September 1971, he served as Assistant
Operations Officer, 1st Battalion, 40th Artillery and then Liaison Officer, 108th Artillery Group.
He later commanded Battery A, 1st Battalion, 83rd Field Artillery and then served as Liaison
Officer, 1st Battalion, 21st Field Artillery prior to assuming command of Battery A, 1st Battalion,
21st Field Artillery.
Colonel Stenger completed the Field Artillery Advanced Course and then served with the Staff
and Faculty Battalion at Fort Sill as an Artillery Tactics Instructor, Training Extension Course
Military Author and finally the Team Chief of the Field Artillery School Brigade Mobile Training
Team.
As a member of the US Army Reserve, he served in successive assignments with the 4003rd U.S.
Army Garrison, Ardmore, Oklahoma Detachment One as the Storage Division Chief, Assistant
Maintenance Officer, Plans and Operations Officer and Maintenance Division Chief.
He later served in the 95th Division (Training) as Executive Officer 3rd Battalion, 89th Regiment,
402nd Field Artillery Brigade. After serving as Field Artillery Exercise Team Chief for the 95th
Division, he Commanded the 4th Battalion, 89th Regiment, 402nd Field Artillery Brigade. He then
served as Deputy Chief of Staff, Training, 122nd U.S. Army Reserve Command, North Little
Rock, Arkansas. He later Commanded the 4013th U.S. Army Garrison at Bossier City, Louisiana
and culminated his career as Commander of the 363rd Corps Support Group in San Marcos, Texas.
Colonel Stenger's decorations include the Silver Star, the Bronze Star with "V" Device and three
Oak Leaf Clusters, The Meritorious Service medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters and the Air Medal
with Numeral 15.
Artillery OCS Hall of Fame
Colonel
Ellis C. Perkins, Jr.
Class 2-69
His first assignment was as the Executive Officer, Battery A, 5th Training Battalion, Fort Sill,
Oklahoma. In 1970, he served in Vietnam as the Executive Officer, Battery A, 3rd Battalion, 16th
Field Artillery, 23rd Infantry Division.
He returned in 1971 to Fort Sill as an instructor in the Gunnery Department where he stayed until
he graduated from the Field Artillery Officer's Advance Course. From 1974 to 1976, he
commanded the 84th United States Army Field Artillery Detachment and served as the Assistant
S-3 of the 512th United States Army Artillery Group.
Colonel Perkins attended the Foreign Area Officer Course at Fort Bragg, North Carolina in 1977.
In 1979, he was assigned to Advanced Level Training with duty in Mexico where he graduated
from the Mexican War College in 1980. From 1981 to 1984, he was assigned to the 1st Calvary
Division, Fort Hood, Texas. He served as the Division Assistant Fire Support Coordinator,
Secretary of the General Staff and as the Battalion Executive Officer and the Battalion Operations
Officer (S-3) in the 1st Battalion, 77th Field Artillery. In 1985, he graduated from the U.S. Army
School of the Americas, Fort Benning, Georgia.
In 1986, he was assigned to the U.S. Army Command and Staff College, Fort Leavenworth,
Kansas, as an instructor in the Department of Joint and Combined Operations. He served as
Commander, 512th United Stated Army Artillery Group from July 1988 until July 1990. He was
reassigned to the Inter American Defense College in Washington, D.C. for attendance at the Senior
Service College and graduated in June 1991. After completion of the Attaché Course, he assumed
the United States Defense and Army Attaché to Nicaragua position from January 1992, until July
1994. He was reassigned as the Chief Counterdrug Division, G3 Forces Command where he served
until, he retired in April 1997.
Colonel Perkins' awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion
of Merit, the Bronze Star, the Meritorious Service Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters and the Army
Commendation Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters.
Artillery OCS Hall of Fame Nomination Criteria
Any individual may nominate a graduate of the following:
1. The Officer Candidate School at Fort Sill, Oklahoma (1941-1973).
2. The Antiaircraft Artillery Officer Candidate School, Camp Davis, North Carolina (1941-
1944). The individual must have been commissioned Coast Artillery and served in an Artillery
assignment after graduation.
3. The Seacoast Artillery Officer Candidate School, Fort Monroe, Virginia (1942-1944). The
individual must have been commissioned Coast Artillery and served in an Artillery assignment
after graduation.
4. The Army Officer Candidate School (AOCS) at Fort Benning, Georgia (1946-1947). The
individual must have been commissioned in an Artillery branch, completed an Artillery branch
officer basic course and served in an Artillery assignment after graduation.
5. The Ground General School Army Officer Candidate (AOC) Course, Fort Riley, Kansas
(1947-1953). The individual must have been commissioned in an Artillery branch, completed an
Artillery branch officer basic course, and served in an Artillery assignment after graduation.
6. The Antiaircraft Artillery Officer Candidate School, Fort Bliss, Texas (1951-1953). The
individual must have been commissioned in an Artillery branch and served in an Artillery
assignment after graduation.
7. The Branch Immaterial Officer Candidate School, Fort Benning, Georgia (1973 - present).
The individual must have been commissioned in an Artillery branch, completed an Artillery
branch officer basic course, and served in an Artillery assignment after graduation.
8. Graduates of other officer candidate schools may also be considered. The individual must have
been commissioned in an Artillery branch, completed an Artillery branch officer basic course (or
other Artillery branch qualification training), and served in an Artillery assignment after
graduation.
The nominee must meet one of these requirements for consideration:
1. Recipient of the Medal of Honor or the Distinguished Service Cross.
2. Attained the rank of Colonel (O-6) or Captain (O-6 for Navy/Coast Guard) while serving on
active duty or with a Reserve Component of the Armed Forces.
3. Federal Service at the GS-15 level or Senior Executive Service (SES).
4. Appointment or election to an office of prominence in the National or State government.
5. Rendered outstanding service to the nation, community or profession.