Colonel Americus “Chip” M. Gill III, B.S.’92, ROTC Wall of Fame

Colonel Americus Gill currently serves as the Division Chief Operational Contract Support and Joint Staff Director of Logistics at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. He was commissioned as an Armor officer in 1992 from Western Michigan University, graduating as a ROTC distinguished military graduate.

His previous assignments include Tank Platoon Leader, Scout Platoon Leader and Regimental Maintenance Officer, Third Armored Cavalry Regiment. Gill transitioned to the Ordnance Corps serving as Company Commander 81st, Armor Regiment; Contracting Officer, Tank Automotive Armaments Command; Aide-de-Camp, Commanding General, Tank Automotive Armaments Command; Lead Contracting Officer, 502nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division; Chief of Contracting, JTF Guantanamo; Chief of Operations and Plans and Executive Officer, 410th Contracting Support Brigade; Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam; S-3, 412th Contracting Support Brigade, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam; Director, Defense Contract Management Agency; Chief Field Support Division, Expeditionary Contracting Command; and Commander 411^th Contracting Support Brigade, Camp Coiner.

Gill holds master’s degrees from both the U.S. Army War College and the University of Texas, and earned his bachelor’s degree in manufacturing administration from Western Michigan University. Gill is Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act Level III certified in contracting and Level I certified in program management. He is a graduate of the U.S. Army War College and Command and General Staff College.

His military decorations and awards include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Defense Meritorious Service Medal (Oak Leaf Cluster), Meritorious Service Medal (five Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Commendation Medal (Oak Leaf Cluster), Army Achievement Medal (two Oak Leaf Clusters), National Defense Service Medal (Oak Leaf Cluster), Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and the Parachutist Badge.

Gill is married to Barbara Hume Gill. They live in Virginia with their three children and are proud grandparents of three boys.