Background
He was born in Wilmington, North Carolina.
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Education
He deployed to Vietnam in 1967, eventually commanding a company, and upon return to the United States he attended the Infantry Officer Advanced Course.
Career
After graduating from The Citadel in 1963, where he received a degree in English, he was commissioned in the infantry. His first assignment after the Infantry Officer Basic Course was as Executive Officer of an Officer Candidate School company at Fort Benning. In 1965 he was assigned to Fort Kobbe, Panama.
After graduation, he was assigned as a tactics instructor at the United States Military Academy, then returned to Vietnam in 1972 as a Plans Officer for Military Assistance Command, Vietnam.
He attended the United States Marine Corps Command and Staff College from 1973 to 1974, then proceeded to Fort Riley, where he served in various staff positions with the 1st Infantry Division. In April 1978, he was given command of the 193rd Infantry Brigade.
Following his assignment in Panama, he attended the United States Army War College at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, and then served at the War Plans Division in Washington District of Columbia, where he eventually became Chief. He was next assigned as Executive Officer at the United States. Army Training and Doctrine Command, before taking command of another brigade, the 197th Infantry Brigade at Fort Benning.
After serving from 1987 to 1989 as the Assistant Commandant of the United States Army Infantry School, he returned to Panama for a third time as the J-3, United States Southern Command, a position he held during Operation Just Cause.
He took command of United States Army South in 1990, and followed that command in 1991 with command of the 1st Infantry Division.
Achievements
Membership
After retiring from the Army, Hartzog became Chief Executive Officer of Burdeshaw Associates, a defense consulting firm, sits on the Board of Directors of the Army Historical Foundation, and is a member of the Defense Science Board.
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