CPT George Ruzicka

Army | Combat Engineer Unit Commander

Dates of Service: no date specified

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Commissioning Source: OCS, Aug 1967

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Military Experiences

Mar 1968 - Aug 1968

OIC Ft. Riley Marksmanship

5th army | Fort Riley, KS

Conducted rifle familiarization and qualification (M-16) to reserve units being deployed to Vietnam. Also instructed officer personnel (doctors/dentists/etc.) who needed to be qualified before they could be deployed. Competed on 5th Army rifle and pistol teams in service matches.

Feb 1967 - Aug 1967

Engineer Officer Trainee

OCS, TRADOC | Fort Belvoir, VA

Dec 1966 - Feb 1967

Trainee

Engineer, 5th army | Fort Leonard Wood, MO

Sep 1966 - Dec 1966

Basic Trainee

USARCENT (formerly Third Army) | Fort Jackson, SC

Deployments

(1 year)

Aug 1968 - Jul 1969

Vietnam War

Platoon leader 168th Cmbt Engr Bn. Repaired runways, designed & built underground brick building for MACV team at Loc Ninh, built helicopter revetments, removed minefields, did emergency EOD work, fought as infantry, worked with A331 SF team on various missions, OIC Lai Khe base camp project building roads/ bridges & in Delta. Silver/Bronze Stars

Military Credentials

Professional Development Schools

Feb 1967 - Aug 1967

Engineer OCS

Security Clearance

Secret

Academic Degrees

1972 - 1977

Northern Illinois University

Bachelor's Degree, Biology