Lieutenant
Colonel (Retired) David M. Duehring
United
States Navy – Enlisted
Corps
of Engineers - Officer
Maine
Army National Guard
Source
of Commission: Officer’s Candidate
School
Tour
of Duty 1969 – 2007
Lieutenant Colonel Duehring entered the military in 1969 as an
enlisted sailor with the United States Navy and was subsequently assigned to
the Brunswick Naval Air Station from 1970 to 1973.
He separated from the Navy to return to college. In 1980 he enlisted in the Maine Army
National Guard and attended Officers Candidate School obtaining his commission
in 1981 as a Combat Engineer.
He served in a variety of assignments to include: Platoon Leader, TAC Officer for the Maine
Military Academy, Company Executive Officer, Company Commander, Battalion and
Group Plans Officer, Personnel Officer, Officer Personnel Manager, Commander of
the Recruiting and Retention Force, Commander of the 133rd Engineer
Battalion, and Military Plans and Operations Officer for the Joint Forces
Headquarters, Maine National Guard.
He served a deployment to Afghanistan where he was assigned as
the Forward Tactical Operations Officer for the 240th Engineer Group
(TASK FORCE CHAMBERLAIN) at Forward Operating Base Salerno.
His awards include:
Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (2nd Award),
Army Commendation Medal (2nd Award), Navy Good Conduct Medal, Army
Reserve Components Achievement Medal (7th Award), Nation Defense
Service Medal (3rd Award), Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Global War on
Terrorism Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon,
Overseas Service Ribbon, Army Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon (3rd
Award), Armed Forces Service Medal with “M” (Mobilization) and 20 year
device, NATO Medal, Maine Achievement
Award, Army National Guard Recruiter Badge, Maine Honorable Service Award,
Maine “Ice Guard ‘98” Award with Device, Maine Physical Fitness Award (30th
Award) and Maine State Emergency Service Award (2nd Award).
Combat Patches: 10
Mountain Division and 82nd Airborne Division
Major Command Shoulder Patches:
1st Army, 130th Engineer Brigade and Maine Army
National Guard
He and his wife Carol reside in Bath, Maine. The Duehrings have four adult children and a
grandchild.