Captain Travis S. Drayton was born in Charleston, SC. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve as a Traffic Management Coordinator in 2001. He entered the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) at The Citadel in August of 2002. After graduating from The College of Charleston in 2004, he received his commission from The Citadel in May 2004 as a Transportation Officer.
CPT Drayton’s initial assignments as a Lieutenant included Causeway Platoon Leader, 331st Transportation Company (Causeway); Detachment Commander, 491st Automated Cargo Documentation Detachment (ACDD); and Company Executive Officer, 169th Seaport Operations Company (SOC), Ft. Eustis, VA. During this time he deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) as the Company Executive Officer of a Cargo Transfer Company. Upon redeployment he served as the Assistant S-3, 24th Transportation Battalion, Ft. Eustis, VA.
Following the Combined Logistics Captain’s Career Course (CLC3) at Ft. Lee, VA, he was assigned to Ft. Riley, KS where he deployed in support of OIF as the Logistics Advisor for the 53rd Brigade, 14th Iraqi Army (IA) Division. He then served as the Battalion S-3 for the 3-60th Infantry Regiment, Ft. Jackson, SC prior to assuming command of Delta Company, 3-60th Infantry Regiment.
His educational background includes a B.S., Economics from The College of Charleston, Charleston, SC; Transportation Officer Basic Course, Ft. Eustis, VA; Combined Logistics Captain’s Career Course, Ft. Lee, VA; Joint Deployment Officer’s Course and Joint Operation Planning and Execution System (JOPES) Support Personnel Course, Ft. Eustis, VA; and Advanced Military Transition Team, Ft. Riley, KS.
His awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Medal (with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster), Army Achievement Medal (with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster), Navy Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Iraqi Campaign Medal (3 Campaign Stars), Global War on Terror Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon and the Combat Action Badge.
CPT Drayton is married and has one child.
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