Biography

Colonel (later Brigadier General) Jack T. Pitzer was commissioned an Infantry Officer in the U.S. Army Reserve 14 January 1963 upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class RC1-62. His first duty assignment was as Platoon Leader, Company D, 3d Battle Group, 14th Infantry, 102d Division, USAR, Maryville, Missouri. COL Pitzer later transferred to Field Artillery, Missouri Army National Guard, and spent the majority of his career as a Field Artillery officer.

His subsequent duty assignments include: Assistant Communications Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 129th Field Artillery, Army National Guard, Maryville, Missouri; S-1 and Reconnaissance/Survey Officer, 1st Battalion, 129th Field Artillery, Maryville, Missouri; Executive Officer, Battery C, 1st Battalion, 128th Field Artillery, Sedalia, Missouri; Adjutant and Detachment Commander, Headquarters, 735th Maintenance Battalion, Jefferson City, Missouri; Commander, 1035th Heavy Equipment Maintenance Company, Jefferson City, Missouri; Assistant Information Officer, 35th Rear Area Operations Center, Jefferson City, Missouri; Assistant Security, Plans and Operations Officer, 35th Rear Area Operations Center, Jefferson City, Missouri; Assistant S3, 1st Battalion, 128th Field Artillery, Columbia, Missouri; Assistant S3, 135th Field Artillery Brigade, Sedalia, Missouri; Commander, Battery B and Battalion Survey Officer, 1st Battalion, 128th Field Artillery, Columbia, Missouri; S4, 135th Field Artillery Brigade, Sedalia, Missouri; S3, 1st Battalion, 128th Field Artillery, Columbia, Missouri; Intelligence Staff Officer, State Area Command-Iowa Army National Guard, Camp Dodge, Iowa; Battalion Commander, 1st Battalion, 194th Field Artillery, Fort Dodge, Iowa; Operations Staff Officer, State Area Command, Camp Dodge, Iowa; Mobilization Executive Officer, State Area Command, Camp Dodge, Iowa; and Commander, Camp Dodge Army Training Site, Camp Dodge, Iowa; Director, Plans Operations Training and Military Support, State Area Command-Iowa Army National Guard, Camp Dodge, Iowa.

Key Assignment

Commander | Camp Dodge Training Site | IAARNG

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