In 1993, Pudlowski became the 28th Division's assistant division commander and received promotion to brigadier general. In October 1998, he was assigned as division commander, and in October 1999 he received promotion to major general. From October 2003 until his October 2005 retirement, Pudlowski served in senior staff assignments at the National Guard Bureau.
Early life
Walter F. Pudlowski Jr. was born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania on 10 October 1945,[1] the son of Walter F. Pudlowski Sr. and Irene (Brosovich) Pudlowski.[4][5] He was raised and educated in Brier Hill[5] and Cardale,[6] and was a 1963 graduate of Redstone High School in Republic.[7]
On 1 October 1965, Pudlowski enlisted in the United States Army and completed initial training at Fort Jackson.[6] Selected to attend Officer Candidate School at Fort Knox, Kentucky, he received his commission as a Transportation Corps second lieutenant in September 1966.[6][8] His initial assignment was at Fort Dix, New Jersey, where he served as training officer and executive officer of Company Y, 2d Basic Combat Training Brigade.[9]
Start of career
In August 1967, Pudlowski deployed to South Vietnam for Vietnam War duty.[9] He served as a platoon leader in the 264th Transportation Company, and he received promotion to first lieutenant in September 1967.[9] He returned to the United States in August 1968 and was promoted to captain in September.[9] Pudlowski was an operations and training officer on the staff of First United States Army at Fort Meade, Maryland until June 1970.[9] He was then transferred to Panama, where he served as logistics management officer for the U.S. Army Tropic Test Center at Fort Clayton.[9] He completed his regular army service in May 1972 and was transferred to the United States Army Reserve Control Group.[9]
From January 1982 to August 1983, Pudlowski served as executive officer and second-in command of 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment in Scranton.[9] He was then reassigned as the 55th Brigade's S-3.[9] In April 1985, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and assigned as the 55th brigade's executive officer.[9] From January 1986 to November 1989, Pudlowski served as plans, operations, and training officer (G-3) on the staff of the 28th Infantry Division in Harrisburg.[9] In December 1989, he was promoted to colonel and appointed the division's chief of staff.[9]
Pudlowski was promoted to brigadier general in November 1993, with assignment as the 28th Division's assistant division commander, and he held this post until October 1998.[9] He was then assigned to command the division, and he received promotion to major general in October 1999.[9] He served as division commander until October 2003, when he was appointed as director of military support and homeland defense in the National Guard Bureau's plans, training, and operations directorate (J-3).[9] In July 2004, he was assigned as a special assistant to the director of the Army National Guard, and he served in this position until retiring in October 2005.[9] In retirement, Pudlowski was a resident of Grantville.[10] His activities included service as president of the Pennsylvania Military Museum's board of directors, member of the board of directors of the Pennsylvania National Guard Education Fund, and member of the Pennsylvania National Guard Association's board of directors.[11] He was also president and a director of the Dauphin County Hero's Grove Committee.[11]
Awards
Pudlowski's federal awards and decorations include:[9][11]
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