Biography

Lieutenant Colonel Raymond Harvey was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School, Class 26-46, 30 June 1942. His first duty assignment was at 315 Infantry, 79th Division, Tennessee Maneuvers, Desert Training Center.

His subsequent duty assignments include: European Theater of Operations Company Commander, 315th Infantry, 79th Division, Camp Phillips, Kansas; 315th 79th Division, France, Holland, Germany, Czechoslovakia; Headquarters, 6th U.S. Army, San Francisco, California; 38th Infantry, 2nd Division, Fort Lewis, Washington; Yokohama Command, Yokohama, Japan; Company Commander, 17th Infantry, 7th Division, Korea; CIA, Washington, D.C.; Battalion Commander, 2nd Battalion, 351st Infantry, Trieste, Italy; Staff, Headquarters, 7th Army, Stuttgart, Germany; Staff, U.S. Army Europe, Heidelberg, Germany; Command and General Staff College; Assistant Chief of Staff, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas; Industrial Liaison Office, D/A with Station, Los Angeles, California.

Lieutenant Colonel Harvey's awards and decorations include: the Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star w/ two Oak Leaf Clusters, Bronze Star w/ one Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart w/2 Oak Leaf Clusters and 7 Campaign Service Ribbons.