House's initial assignment was as an Infantry platoon leader with the 82nd Airborne Division.[3] This was followed by assignments as attack helicopter platoon leader with the 158th Aviation Regiment and commander of the regiment's Company C, 2nd Battalion 101st Airborne Division during the Vietnam War, and commander of Company C, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, also in Vietnam.[3][9] Subsequent assignments included assistant professor of military science at Clemson University and assistant plans, operations, and training officer (Assistant S-3) for 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment.[3] While at Clemson, House completed a master's degree in Industrial Education in 1975.[1]
Military education
Professional development courses House completed during his career included:[3]
After completing his battalion command assignment, House was next posted to the 5th Infantry Division headquarters, where he was assigned as director of plans, operations, training, and mobilization (G-3).[3] His next assignment was in the War Plans Division on the staff of the US Army G-3, which was followed by duty with the Joint Chiefs of Staff, first as executive assistant to the vice director of the joint staff, then as executive assistant to the director.[3] In July 1990, House assumed command of 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, which he led in Southwest Asia during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm.[3]
In June 1996, House was assigned as senior military assistant to the Secretary of Defense.[3] In February 1997, he was assigned as the army's assistant chief of staff for installation management.[3] In August 1997, House was assigned as commander of Eighth Army with the rank of lieutenant general.[1] In September 1998, he was assigned as deputy commander of United States Pacific Command.[1] House retired in 2001.[1]
In retirement, House raised cattle and served as president of the of the Brazos Valley Veterans Memorial Foundation.[1] He was an army senior leader mentor until 2011 and was a guest lecturer at the Bush School of Government and Public Service.[1] House also served on the board of directors of United Services Automobile Association (USAA) and was active at Texas A&M as a member of the Corps Development Council, Corps of Cadets Association, Association of Former Students, and President's Council.[10]
In 1998, House received the Army Aviation Association of America's Order of Saint Michael (Bronze).[12]
In 2013, House was named a Distinguished Member of the 506th Regiment (DMOR).[9] This honor is bestowed on soldiers who have made significant contributions to mission accomplishment while assigned to the 506th Regiment.[9]
In 2016, House was among the initial inductees into the Army ROTC Hall of Fame. The Hall honors graduates of Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs who went on to distinguish themselves in military or civilian endeavors.[13]
In 2019, House was inducted into the Texas A&M Timm Honor Registry.[1] Named for faculty member Tyrus R. Timm, the Registry of Former Students in Agricultural Economics honors graduates who have distinguished themselves in their chosen fields.[1]
In 2020, House was named a Distinguished Alumni Of Texas A&M.[14] An honor conferred by the Association of Former Students of Texas A&M University since 1962, distinguished alumni are selected based on embodying the association's core values of excellence, integrity, leadership, loyalty, respect and selfless service.[14]
Notes
↑ House attended Texas A&M as a member of the class of 1967 but received his degree in January 1968.[8]
↑ US Army Adjutant General (1972). US Army Register. Vol.I. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office. p.201. Retrieved 22 September 2025– via Ancestry.com.
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