Commander,
Headquarters 142d Signal Brigade
Brigadier General Dallas W. Fanning assumed duties as Commander, 142d Signal Brigade, Decatur, Alabama on June 23, 2000. As Commander, he serves in a dual role as Commander of a Signal Brigade composed of three reserve component and one active component signal battalions and also serves as the Signal Officer for I Corps.
The General's active military service began in 1970. He was commissioned as a signal officer after being drafted and completing the Infantry Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, Georgia and the Signal Officer Basic Course at Fort Gordon, Georgia. Prior to this assignment, Brigadier General Fanning served as the Battalion Commander, 279th Signal Battalion, Huntsville, Alabama and as the Commander, Detachment 3 (Directorate of Readiness), Headquarters, State Area Command, Montgomery, Alabama.
1969 University of Alabama - BA Degree - Political Science
1976 Alabama A&M University - MA Degree - City Planning
1. Aug 70 - Oct 70, Student, Signal Officer Basic Course, Fort. Gordon,
Georgia
2. Oct 70 - Jul 71, Instructor, Headquarters, Headquarters Company, BCT
Committee Group, Fort Jackson, South Carolina
3. Aug 71 - Sep 71, Student, Jungle Warfare Operations Course, Fort Sherman,
Canal Zone
4. Sep 71 - Jan 72, Platoon Leader, 515th Transportation Company, United States
Army, Vietnam
5. Feb 72 - Apr 72, Platoon Leader, 805th Transportation Company, United States
Army, Vietnam
6. Apr 72 - Sep 72, United States Army Reserve Control Group (Annual Training),
St. Louis, Missouri
7. Sep 72 - Apr 73, Systems Control Officer, 279th Signal Battalion, Alabama
Army National Guard, Huntsville, Alabama
8. May 73 - Nov 73,Technical Control Officer, Company A, 279th Signal Battalion,
Alabama Army National Guard, Decatur, Alabama
9. Dec 73 - Oct 74, Platoon Leader, Company C, 279th Signal Battalion, Alabama
Army National Guard, Huntsville, Alabama
10. Nov 74 - Sep 76, Platoon Leader, Detachment 1, Company A, 279th Signal
Battalion, Alabama Army National Guard, Huntsville, Alabama
11. Sep 76 - Sep 77, S4, 279th Signal Battalion, Alabama Army National Guard,
Huntsville, Alabama
12. Oct 77 - Jul 78, Company Commander, Company D, 279th Signal Battalion,
Alabama Army National Guard, Arab, Alabama
13. Jul 78 - Oct 81, Company Commander, Company A, 279th Signal Battalion, Alabama
Army National Guard, Huntsville, Alabama
14. Nov 81 - Jan 82, Audio Visual Operations Officer, 142d Signal Brigade,
Alabama Army National Guard, Decatur, Alabama
15. Jan 82 - Feb 82, Automation Data Processing Systems Officer, 142d Signal
Brigade, Alabama Army National Guard, Decatur, Alabama
16. Mar 82 - Feb 83, Telephone Digital Officer, Headquarters & Headquarters
Company, 142d Signal Brigade, Alabama Army National Guard, Decatur, Alabama
17. Mar 83 - Jan 84, Assistant Systems Control Officer, 142d Signal Brigade,
Alabama Army National Guard, Decatur, Alabama
18. Jan 84 - Oct 86, S3/S2, 142d Signal Brigade, Alabama Army National Guard,
Decatur, Alabama
19. Nov 86 - Apr 89, Executive Officer, 279th Signal Battalion, Alabama Army
National Guard, Huntsville, Alabama
20. May 89 - Nov 91, Battalion Commander, 279th Signal Battalion, Alabama Army
National Guard, Huntsville, Alabama
21. Nov 91 - Oct 93, S-3, 142d Signal Brigade, Alabama Army National Guard,
Decatur, Alabama
22. Nov 93 - Jul 95, Assistant Corps Signal Officer, 142dSignal Brigade, Alabama Army
National Guard, Decatur, Alabama
23. Jul 95 - Jul 95, Overstrength, (Assistant Signal Officer), 142d Signal
Brigade, Alabama Army National Guard, Decatur, Alabama
24. Aug 95 - Jun 96, Student Army War College
25. Jun 96 - Apr 98, Assistant Corps Signal Officer, 142d Signal Brigade, Alabama Army
National Guard, Decatur, Alabama
26. Apr 98 - Jun 00, Commander, Detachment 3 (Directorate of Readiness),
Headquarters, State Area Command, Alabama Army National Guard, Montgomery,
Alabama
27. Jun 00 - Present, Commander, 142d Signal Brigade, Alabama Army National
Guard, Decatur, Alabama
Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Commendation Medal (with 1 bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Achievement Medal (with 1 bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (with 1 silver and 1 bronze Oak Leaf
Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 bronze Service Star)
Vietnam Service Medal (with 3 bronze Service Stars)
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with 1 silver Hourglass)
Army Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Components Training Ribbon (with numeral 5)
Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal (with 60 Device)
Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation
2LT USAR 14 Aug 70
2LT AUS 14 Aug 70
1LT AUS 14 Aug 71
1LT USAR 14 Apr 72
1LT ARNG 6 Sep 72
CPT ARNG 28 Sep 76
MAJ ARNG 9 Jan 84
LTC ARNG 1 May 89
COL ARNG 1 Nov 93
BG ARNG 23 Jun 00
(Current as of February 2003)
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