Gerald A. Woommavovah, Jr.
Major, U.S. Army Reserve

As an enlisted man, Woommavovah earned the rank of Staff Sergeant. He attended and graduated from the USAR Officer Candidate School in August 1996.

The duty stations where he has served during his Army career include Fort Leonard Wood, MO; Fort Chaffee, AR; Fort Sill, OK; Wichita Falls, TX; and Oklahoma City OK.

Woommavovah was deployed in Iraq from January-May 2003, and from June 2009 to July 2010, with the 844th Engineer Battalion (Iraqi Army Partnership Officer).

Military Courses Completed

Primary Leadership Development Course
Basic NCO Course
Engineer Officer Basic Course
Engineer Officer Advanced Course
Engineer Captain’s Career Course

Medals and Awards

Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal
Army Commendation Medal with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters
Army Achievement Medal with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters
National Defense Service Medal with Bronze Service Star
Iraqi Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with Bronze Hourglass and Mobilization Device
Corps of Engineer’s Bronze de Fleury Medal
Army NCO Professional Development Ribbon with Numeral 2
Army Service Ribbon
Army Overseas Service Ribbon with Numeral 3

This Honoree Record was prepared with the valuable assistance of Lanny G. Asepermy, Sergeant Major, U.S. Army (Ret.) [Honoree Record ID 227117], Historian for the Comanche Indian Veterans Association in Lawton, OK. Photo is courtesy of SMG Asepermy.