Background
King, Curtis Steeble was born on October 1, 1959 in Atlantic City. Son of George Allman and Cecelia Marie King.
King, Curtis Steeble was born on October 1, 1959 in Atlantic City. Son of George Allman and Cecelia Marie King.
Bachelor of Science, United States.Mil. Academy, West Point, New York, 1982. Master of Arts in History, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1992.
Doctor of Philosophy in History, University of Pennsylvania, 1999.
Commissioned United States Army, 1982, advanced through grades to major. Platoon leader, executive officer, and assistant operations officer Combat Support Battalion, Berlin Brigade, Berlin, 1982—1985. Adjunct and company Commander 4-37 Armor Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas, 1986—1989.
Assistant division operations officer 85th Division (Exercise), Arlington Heights, Illinois, 1995—1998. Assistant professor of history United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, 1992—1995. Assistant professor Combat Studies Institute, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, 1998—1999, associate professor, since 2000.
Asisstant historian Stabilizaion Forces, Bosnia, Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, 1999—2000. Adjunct professor Kansas State University, Manhattan, since 2004.
Member of Army History Foundation, National Trust for History Preservation, United States Armor Association (Order of St. George 1995), Society for Military History, Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies, The Soverign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem (assistant historian for the grand priory of the United States since 2000, Legion of Merit and St. Louis the Crusader Medal 2002 and 2002), Phi Alpha Theta, Phi Kappa Phi.