Topper, John, COL

Infantry (Officer)

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Service Details

Current Service Status
USA Retired

Current/Last Rank
Colonel

Current/Last Service Branch
Infantry

Current/Last Primary MOS
1542-Infantry Unit Commander

Current/Last MOS Group
Infantry (Officer)

Primary Unit
1989-1991, 11A, US Army Reserve Command (USARC)

Previously Held MOS
111.1-Rifleman
91A10-Medical Corpsman
91B10-Medical Specialist
11A-Infantry Officer

Service Years
1959 - 1993

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1965, Association of United States Army (AUSA) [Verified] - Assoc. Page
	1965, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) [Verified] - Assoc. Page
	1980, Reserve Organization of America [Verified]
	1986, Army War College Foundation [Verified] - Assoc. Page
	1986, Military Order of the Purple Heart [Verified] - Assoc. Page
	2004, Disabled American Veterans (DAV) [Verified] - Assoc. Page
	2004, National Infantry Association (NIA), General (Member) [Verified]

Additional Information

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Countries Deployed To or Visited

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Remembrance Profiles - 3 Soldiers Remembered

Dulac, Malcolm Cyril, 1SG, (1950-1968)	Hinton, Dennis Edward, 1LT, (1966-1968)
Webb, Frank Wright, 1LT, (1967-1968)

Photo Album (More...)

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Enlisted/Officer Basic Training


	1959, 2nd Armored Rifle Battalion, 50th Infantry, 2nd Armored Division (Fort Hood, TX), A/3
	1964, Infantry Officer Candidate School (Fort Benning, GA), A

Unit Assignments/ Advancement Schools


	1959-1959, 111.1, HHC, 2nd Battalion, 58th Infantry Regiment (Cadre)
	1959-1959, 91A10, US Army AMEDD Center & School (Staff) Fort Sam Houston, TX
	1959-1960, 91A10, HQ Forces Command (FORSCOM)
	1959-1961, 91A10, 1st Brigade, 8th Infantry Division
	1961-1962, 91B10, HHC, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry
	1963-1964, 91B10, US Army AMEDD Center & School (Staff) Fort Sam Houston, TX
	1964-1966, 1542, 2nd Battalion, 41st Infantry
	1964-1967, 1542, 2nd Armored Division
	1964-1967, 1542, 2nd Armored Division
	1966-1967, 1542, 2nd Battalion, 41st Infantry
	1967-1968, 1542, 1st Battalion, 50th Infantry
	1967-1968, 1542, HHC, 1st Cavalry Division
	1968-1968, 1542, 4th Infantry Division
	1968-1969, 1542, 173rd Airborne Brigade
	1969-1973, 1542, 5th Army (Fifth Army)
	1969-1979, 1542, 123rd Regional Readiness Command
	1976-1979, 1542, 766th Transportation Battalion
	1979-1979, 11A, Command and General Staff College (CGSC) Course
	1979-1982, 11A, 5th Army (Fifth Army)
	1982-1984, 11A, US Army Europe (USAREUR)
	1984-1986, 7th Army Reserve Command (7th ARCOM)
	1986-1987, 11A, Army War College (Staff)
	1987-1993, 11A, HQ Forces Command (FORSCOM)
	1989-1991, 11A, US Army Reserve Command (USARC)

Combat and Non-Combat Operations


	1967-1967 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase II Campaign (1966-67)/Operation Cedar Falls
	1967-1968 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase III Campaign (1967-68)

Colleges Attended