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William G. Berry (1962-present)

William G. Berry is a businessman, community leader, and former United States Army officer and decorated Gulf War veteran. Berry was awarded the Bronze Star with "V" device for valor in ground combat during Operation DESERT STORM.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Military career 3 See also 4 References

[edit] Early life Berry was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and immigrated to the United States. He was raised in New York and Florida. He attended college at the United States Air Force Academy and at Texas Tech University.

[edit] Military career Commissioned in 1984, Berry attended Infantry Officer's Basic Course at Fort Benning in 1984, and was subsequently assigned to the 1st Battalion (Airborne) 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He served as a rifle platoon leader and scout platoon leader. His deployments with the Red Devils include England, Turkey, Alaska, Israel, the Jungle Warfare Center at Fort Sherman, Panama, and the Multinational Forces and Observers mission in Sinai, Egypt.

Suffering near fatal injuries during a deployment, he was assigned to Headquarter, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment as the assistant adjutant. He was subsequently assigned as the adjutant in the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment.

--Wgberry (talk) 04:41, 25 June 2009 (UTC)