Colonel Henry C. Cobb Jr.

Colonel Henry C. Cobb Jr.. . , Colonel Henry C. "Chip" Cobb, Jr. , received a Bachelor of Science degree in Forestry Management and was commissioned in the Infantry after graduating as a Distinguished Military Graduate from the University of Montana in 1970., While in the Signal Officer Basic Course, he branch-transferred to the Signal Corps. Colonel Cobb has served as a Signal Officer for both the 1st Battalion 19th Field Artillery at Fort Carson, Colorado and the 2nd Infantry Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Korea. Upon his return to CONUS he was XO, then commanded the 1st Signal Company, 10th Special Forces Group, and was later Adjutant for the Group's Support Battalion., His first assignment at Fort Hood was as an Operations Research Officer for TCATA. Returning for a second tour in Korea in 1982, Colonel Cobb served as the Operations and Intelligence Officer for the 304th Signal Battalion., Following Command and General Staff College, he went to Europe and was assigned as Chief of Modernization and Analysis for 1st PERSCOM, then as Executive Officer for, and activated, the 38th Signal Battalion supporting the Pershing Missile Command., Returning to Fort Hood for a second tour, Colonel Cobb served as Plans and Operations Officer, III Corps Signal Officer and Chief of Force Integration, 2nd Armored Division prior to assuming command of the 142nd Signal Battalion on November 13, 1988. During his command, the Battalion was the first unit equipped for the Army's Mobile Subscriber Equipment. Afterwards the Battalion supported the Tiger Brigade attached to the 2nd Marine Division and deployed in Kuwait during OPERATION DESERT SHEILD/STORM. Upon his departure from the 142nd Signal Battalion in June 1991, Colonel Cobb attended the Naval War College., On 15 July 1992, Colonel Cobb was assigned to the Special Operations Command, initially as the Chief of Operations SoJ6, and closing out his career as Chief of Combat Analysis SoJ7., Colonel Cobb is a graduate of the Marine Corps Signal Officer Advance Course, the Army Command and General Staff College and the Naval Postgraduate School where he received a Master of Science Degree in Operations Research. He also received a Master of Arts degree from the Naval War College. He is Airborne, Ranger, and Special Forces qualified., His awards include the Bronze Star, the Meritorious Service Medal (1 OLC)[,] the Army Commendation medal (3 OLC), and the Army Achievement Medal (1 OLC)., Colonel Cobb is married to the former Laurie Fuller of Springville, NY. They have one daughter K.C., Cobb Takes Over Signal Battalion [newspaper article, not transcribed], Chip was the driving force behind the creation of the Weathersfield Veterans Memorial that you see before you here. We are forever in debt to Chip's leadership and unwavering dedication to all veterans everywhere. Chip is seen in this photo with Senator Bernie Sanders, who helped secure funding for the project, and Aaron Fitzherbert, who created the granite monument, at the dedication of the Memorial Park in 2010.