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Col Koch to retire as Fort Ritchie commander
Col Otto R. Koch Jr. will retire Sept 20 after 34 years in the Army. He will be succeeded by Col Thomas W. Riley Jr., deputy commander since Aug 5. Koch, born Oct 10, 1913 in Dayton Ohio, has served in World War II Africa Sicily and Europe and held key staff roles in France Iran and Ankara. He arrived at Fort Ritchie in 1966 and earned multiple decorations including the Legion of Merit and Bronze Star. He is married to the ...
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Otto R. Koch Jr
U. S. Army Joint Support Command
Fort Ritchie
Thomas W. Riley Jr
Col. Koch
Dayton
Ohio
Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC
West Virginia
60Th Infantry
9Th Infantry Division
North Africa
First Army
Cal
Koch
Iran
Army General Staff
Operations Drate
Cuise
Air Command and Staff College
Army War College
Kue
Fort Benning Infany School