James Earl Van Patten, III
Command Sergeant Major Van Patten 100th Area Support Group
Grafenwoehr, Germany
Command Sergeant Major Van Patten was born in Los Angeles, California on September 11, 1957. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in October 1974, as a Chemical Equipment Repairman. He holds an Associate Degree from Pikes Peak Community College and exceeded course standards of the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Course.
His military education includes: Distinguished Graduate Chemical Advanced Non Commissioned Course; Distinguished Graduate Advanced Individual Training; the III Corps Non Commissioned Officer Academy; the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy - First Sergeants and Command Sergeant Major Courses and Master Fitness Trainer Course. He has completed over 1200 hours of correspondence studies, including: the Non Commissioned Officer Logistics Program, the Mechanical Maintenance Supervisor Course, the Battalion Intelligence, the Operations Sergeant Course, and the Civillian Personnel Supervisor Course.
CSM Van Patten has held a variety of leadership and staff positions including nominative assighnments for General Officers at the Major General and Brigadier General levels. Most recently he served as the 7th Chemical Corps Regimental and Chemical School Command Sergeant Major, Maneuver Support Center - Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. His previous assignment was the Command Sergeant Major 100th Area Support Group, Grafenwoehr, Germany. His career highlights include service as: Command Sergeant Major U.S. Army Chemical Activity Pacific, Johnston Island; Command Sergeant Major 2nd Chemical Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas; Command Sergeant Major Command and Control Squadron, 2nd ACR, Nuremberg, Germany; First Sergeant 87th Chemical Company, 2nd ACR, Nuremberg, Germany; Reconnaissance Platoon Sergeant, 87th Chemical Company, 2d ACR, Nuremberg, Germany; Senior Enlisted Advisor, Readiness Group, Denver, Colorado; Staff Platoon Sergeant 2nd Squadron, 11th ACR, Bad Kissengen, Germany; NBC Instructor, III Corps Troop School, Fort Hood, Texas; Headquarters Platoon Sergeant 2nd Battalion, 41st Infantry, 2nd AD, Fort Hood, Texas; NBC NCO 2nd Battalion, 66th Armor, 2nd AD, Fort Hood, Texas and NBC NCO B Company, 704th Maintenance Battalion, Fort Carson, Colorado.
His awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit (3 OLC), the Bronze Star, the Meritorious Service Medal (4 OLC), the Army Commendation Medal (4 OLC), the Army Achievement Medal (4 OLC), the Southwest Asia Service Medal (3 Bronze Stars), the Kuwait Liberation Medals, the Valorous Unit Award, the Army Superior Unit Award, the German Marksmanship Badge in Bronze and the Driver's Badge for Track and Wheeled Vehicles.
CSM Van Patten was seleted as the 2nd Armored Division Noncommissioned Officer of the Quarter (April-June 1979), the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year for 1991 and is a member of the prestigious Sergeant Morales and Audie Murphy Clubs. He was selected as the 7th Chemical Corps Regimental Command Sergeant Major by Major General Ralph G. Wooten. He has the Armor Order of St. George and the Chemical Order of the Dragon.
His wife, Carmen and two sons, James IV and Calvin reside with him at Grafenwoehr, Germany.
Retired 2004 june
Command Sergeant Major Van Patten 100th Area Support Group
Grafenwoehr, Germany
Command Sergeant Major Van Patten was born in Los Angeles, California on September 11, 1957. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in October 1974, as a Chemical Equipment Repairman. He holds an Associate Degree from Pikes Peak Community College and exceeded course standards of the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Course.
His military education includes: Distinguished Graduate Chemical Advanced Non Commissioned Course; Distinguished Graduate Advanced Individual Training; the III Corps Non Commissioned Officer Academy; the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy - First Sergeants and Command Sergeant Major Courses and Master Fitness Trainer Course. He has completed over 1200 hours of correspondence studies, including: the Non Commissioned Officer Logistics Program, the Mechanical Maintenance Supervisor Course, the Battalion Intelligence, the Operations Sergeant Course, and the Civillian Personnel Supervisor Course.
CSM Van Patten has held a variety of leadership and staff positions including nominative assighnments for General Officers at the Major General and Brigadier General levels. Most recently he served as the 7th Chemical Corps Regimental and Chemical School Command Sergeant Major, Maneuver Support Center - Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. His previous assignment was the Command Sergeant Major 100th Area Support Group, Grafenwoehr, Germany. His career highlights include service as: Command Sergeant Major U.S. Army Chemical Activity Pacific, Johnston Island; Command Sergeant Major 2nd Chemical Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas; Command Sergeant Major Command and Control Squadron, 2nd ACR, Nuremberg, Germany; First Sergeant 87th Chemical Company, 2nd ACR, Nuremberg, Germany; Reconnaissance Platoon Sergeant, 87th Chemical Company, 2d ACR, Nuremberg, Germany; Senior Enlisted Advisor, Readiness Group, Denver, Colorado; Staff Platoon Sergeant 2nd Squadron, 11th ACR, Bad Kissengen, Germany; NBC Instructor, III Corps Troop School, Fort Hood, Texas; Headquarters Platoon Sergeant 2nd Battalion, 41st Infantry, 2nd AD, Fort Hood, Texas; NBC NCO 2nd Battalion, 66th Armor, 2nd AD, Fort Hood, Texas and NBC NCO B Company, 704th Maintenance Battalion, Fort Carson, Colorado.
His awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit (3 OLC), the Bronze Star, the Meritorious Service Medal (4 OLC), the Army Commendation Medal (4 OLC), the Army Achievement Medal (4 OLC), the Southwest Asia Service Medal (3 Bronze Stars), the Kuwait Liberation Medals, the Valorous Unit Award, the Army Superior Unit Award, the German Marksmanship Badge in Bronze and the Driver's Badge for Track and Wheeled Vehicles.
CSM Van Patten was seleted as the 2nd Armored Division Noncommissioned Officer of the Quarter (April-June 1979), the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year for 1991 and is a member of the prestigious Sergeant Morales and Audie Murphy Clubs. He was selected as the 7th Chemical Corps Regimental Command Sergeant Major by Major General Ralph G. Wooten. He has the Armor Order of St. George and the Chemical Order of the Dragon.
His wife, Carmen and two sons, James IV and Calvin reside with him at Grafenwoehr, Germany.
Retired 2004 june
