Caldwell, Larry E., SSgt

TWS Ribbon Bar

Service Photo

Service Details

Service Status
USMC Veteran

Final Rank
Staff Sergeant

Previously Held MOS's
521-Basic Marine, Enlisted
0161-Postal Clerk
0141-Administrative Man
0141-Personnel/Administration
8411-OSO Recruiter
5811-Military Policeman
0201-Basic Intelligence Marine
0193-Personnel/Administrative Chief
0151-Administrative Clerk

Primary Unit
1968-1971, 8411, Officer Selection Office (OSO) Salt Lake City, UT

Service Years
1964 - 1977

Official/Unofficial USMC Certificates

Cold War Certificate

Meritorious Mast

Plank Owner Certificate

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1998, Marine Corps Association and Foundation (MCA&F)
	2000, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
	2005, Marine Corps Together We Served
	2008, Disabled American Veterans (DAV)
	2013, National Rifle Association (NRA)
	2015, Marine TWS Advisory Group
	2019, MTWS Profile Integrity Team

Remembrance Profiles - 32 Marines Remembered

Andrews, Lawrence Hubert, Cpl, (1963-1967)	Bartels, Jean Edward, GySgt, (1943-1970)
Burns, Michael Paul, SSgt, (1961-1971)	Caldwell, Charles Edmund, Cpl, (1943-1946)
Cassidy, Regina, LCpl, (1961-1962)	Chambers, Frank Theodore, LT, (1945-1970)
Childs, Daniel Robert, MSgt, (1964-1984)	Daily, Dennis Michael, SSgt, (1965-1977)
DeNormandie, Frank Reed, Col, (1944-1970)	Faust, Clarence Milton, PO2, (1918-1918)
Garcia, Gilberto (Gil), Sgt, (1964-1968)	Hamilton, James Eugene, Cpl, (1964-1968)
Hoover, George E., Cpl, (1942-1945)	Jentry, William Andrew, CPL, (1953-1955)
Jones, Orville White, MGySgt, (1943-1971)	McClure, Martha Ellen, SP4, (1958-1961)
McKeon, Matthew Charles, SSgt, (1942-1959)	Morrow, Samuel Martell, Col, (1951-1978)
Paul, Winnifred Bernice, Maj, (1959-1981)	Praytor, Danny Ray, Maj, (1961-1985)
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Enlisted/Officer Basic Training


	1964, Boot Camp (San Diego, CA), 272

Unit Assignments

Infantry Training Regiment, Training Command (WWII), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, NC

Headquarters (HQ) Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Division

HQ FMFLANT/MarForLant (Marine Forces Command)

Supporting Arms Det, U.S. Naval Amphibious School (Staff) Naval Amphibious Base (NAB)

Officer Selection Office (OSO) Salt Lake City, UT

Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow (MCLB Barstow), Marine Corps Materiel Command (MATCOM)

Fleet Training Center San Diego (FTC), US Navy


	1964-1964, Standby Reserve
	1964-1964, 521, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego
	1964-1964, 2nd Infantry Training Regiment, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton
	1964-1966, 0161, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion
	1965-1965, 0141, Marine Barracks Washington DC, 8th & I
	1965-1966, 0141, Infantry Training Regiment, Training Command (WWII), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, NC
	1966-1966, 0141, Headquarters Company (HQ), Headquarters (HQ) Battalion, 3rd Marine Division
	1966-1966, USS Repose (AH-16)
	1966-1967, 0141, III Marine Amphibious Force (III MAF)
	1967-1967, 0141, Camp Elmore, HQ FMFLANT/MarForLant (Marine Forces Command)
	1967-1968, 0141, Supporting Arms Det, U.S. Naval Amphibious School (Staff) Naval Amphibious Base (NAB)
	1968-1971, 8411, Officer Selection Office (OSO) Salt Lake City, UT
	1971-1973, 5811, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton
	1973-1974, 0201, ACoS G-2, 1st Marine Division
	1974-1974, 0201, Marine Detachment (MARDET) Fort Huachuca, AZ
	1974-1974, 0193, Headquarters & Service Company (H&S), 3rd Shore Party Battalion
	1974-1975, 0151, Headquarters (HQ) Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Division
	1975-1977, 0151, Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow (MCLB Barstow), Marine Corps Materiel Command (MATCOM)
	1976-1976, 0151, Fleet Training Center San Diego (FTC), US Navy

Formal Schools and Courses


	1970-1972, The Basic School (TBS) (Extension Course, California)
	1974-1974, Intelligence Specialists Intemediate Course (Ft. Huachucha, Arizona)
	1974-1975, Amphibious Warfare School (Extension Course, California)
	1975-1975, Advanced Leadership Training Course (Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan)
	1976-1976, CMS/Crypto Training Course (Fleet Training Center, 32nd Street, San Diego, California)

Combat and Non-Combat Operations


	1965-1965 NEO - Operation Powerpack (Dominican Republic)
	1965-1966 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Campaign (1965-66)
	1966-1967 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase II Campaign (1966-67)

Colleges Attended



	1968-1971, Others/Not Listed
	1969-1971, Brigham Young University
	1970-1971, United States Armed Forces Institute (1 year)
	1971-1973, Palomar College, San Marcos CA
	1975-1976, Chapman University