MAJ RONALD. D. LOWRANCE (Ret)

     UNITED STATES ARMY

          Reserve

                                               

AWARDS, DECORATIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS

 

COMBAT INFANTRY BADGE (CIB)

BRONZE STAR MEDAL

AIR MEDAL

ARMY COMMENDATION MEDAL

ARMY RESERVE COMPONENTS ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL

NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, with/BS

VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL, with /2 BS

SW ASIA SERVICE MEDAL, with/3 BS

ARMED FORCES RESERVE MEDAL, with/M device and Hourglass device

ARMY SERVICE RIBBON

OVERSEAS SERVICE RIBBON

REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM CAMPAIGN MEDAL, w/60 device

SAUDI ARABIA MEDAL FOR LIBERATION OF KUWAIT

KUWAIT LIBERATION OF KUWAIT MEDAL

GA COMMENDATION MEDAL

GA ACTIVE DUTY RIBBON

GA SPECIAL OPERATIONS RIBBON, with/BS

MERITORIOUS UNIT CITATION, with OLC

REPUBLIC VIETNAM CROSS OF GALANTRY, with/PALM

VIETNAMESE CIVIL ACTION CITATION

COLD WAR CERTIFICATE w/Medal

 

AIR ASSUALT QUALIFICATION

JUNGLE EXPERT QUALIFICATION (Jungle Warfare School)       Top 10% of graduating class

 

WEAPONS QUALIFICATION:          EXP/ M-16 rifle

                                                                SS/ .45 pistol

OVERSEAS SERVICE BARS:            3

 

SERVICE YEARS:                                1969 - 1976 and 1986 - 1996 (active duty, active reserve and inactive reserve)

 

SCHOOLS, EDUCATION, UNIT SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

 

MILITARY SERVICE SCHOOLS

·          Basic Training:                                                Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.

·          Advanced Individual Training:                         Fort Knox, KY

·          Officer Candidate School:                               Fort Benning, GA (Class 04-70)

·          OCS Tactical Officers School:                        Fort Benning, GA

·          Jungle Warfare School:                                   Panama

·          101st (AMBL) Air Assault School:                 Vietnam

·          US Army Intel School, (EW):                         Fort Wachucca, AZ.

·          Infantry Officers Advance School:                   Fort Benning, GA

 

CIVILIAN EDUCATION:                    Undergraduate Studies at Columbia College

                                                                Graduate Studies at Troy University

 

VIETNAM WAR UNIT:                      101st AIRBORNE DIV (AMBL)

                2nd Infantry Brigade

                1/501st Infantry Regiment

                Company D, 1st Platoon Leader

                                                               

GULF WAR (DS/DS) UNIT:                7TH CORPS, RAOC Task force Commander

KEY LEADERSHIP POSITIONS:      OCS TAC OFFICER, 97th OCS Co., 9th BN

                                                                INFANTRY PLATOON TACTICS INSTRUCTOR

                                                                INFANTRY PLATOON LEADER

                 PHU BAI ASST. BASE DEFENSE COMMANDER

                                                                INFANTRY COMPANY EXECUTIVE OFFICER

                                                                MECHANIZED (BRADLEY) INFANTRY COMPANY COMMANDER

                                                                INFANTRY BRIGADE ELECTONIC WARFARE OFFICER

                                                                RAOC TASK FORCE COMMANDER

 

MILITARY AFFILIATIONS:             THE RETIRED OFFICERS ASSOCIATION

                                                                RESERVE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION

                                                                ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY

                                                                US ARMY OCS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

                                                                MILITARY ORDER OF WORLD WARS

 

PLACE OF BIRTH:                              Lebanon, Missouri

 

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