CONTRIBUTIONS OF BLACK AMERICANS TO ELECTRONIC RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION DISTRIBUTION, AND TRAINING AT FORT MONMOUTH 1940-1982 BY THOMAS E. DANIELS ELECTRONIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COMMAND COMBAT SURVEILLANCE AND TARGET ACQUISITION LABORATORY FEBRUARY    1983

The intent or purpose of this booklet is as follows: 1. To promote an awareness of technological contributions      by blacks collectively at Fort Monmouth. 2. To promote an awareness of blacks in many nontraditional      areas of technology, science, and engineering. 3. To promote an awareness of many high level black men and      women, including military who served at Fort Monmouth. 4. To inspire youths, particularly blacks and minorities,     to consider science and engineering careers by providing role models. 5. To dispel the myths that blacks can only achieve in      sports and entertainment.

COLONEL JIMMIE KING

    Colonel Jimmie King is the Deputy Commander of the Research and Development Center, U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command. Born in Dancy, Alabama, Colonel King was educated in local schools and enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1946. After a two year tour of duty, he entered Kansas State University where he was commissioned a second lieutenant through the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
    During his career, Colonel King has had duty assignments as the Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications Electronics with Headquarters, U.S. Army, Europe and Seventh Army, Heidelberg, Germany; Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Fifth Signal Command, Worms, Germany; Brigade Commander, Fort Gordon, Georgia; Director of Training, U.S. Army Signal School and Center; Director of Production, Defense Contract Administration Services Region, San Francisco, California; Chief of the Aircraft Systems Office, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics; Commanding Officer of the 224th Avionics Battalion (Radio Research), Vietnam, and the Avionics Officer, U.S. Army, Vietnam. He has had two previous duty assignments here at Fort Monmouth with the Electronics Command as the Cheyenne Aviation Electronics Systems Manager and as the Aviation Commander at the Monmouth County Airport.
    Colonel King wears the Legion of Merit with two Oak Leaf Clusters, Bronze Star Medal, Air Medal with five Oak Leaf Clusters, Joint Service Commendation Medal and the Master Army Aviation Badge.
    Colonel King is married to the former Lenister Tabbs of Vallejo, California. They have three children; Jimmie Dennis, West Point class of 1974 and daughters Valerie and Marilyn.

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