Cannon, Lawrence, GySgt

Infantry
 
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 Service Details
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Current Service Status
USMC Retired
Current/Last Rank
Gunnery Sergeant
Current/Last Primary MOS
0369-Infantry Unit Leader
Current/Last MOSGroup
Infantry
Previously Held MOS
0300-Basic Infantryman
0311-Rifleman
8151-Guard
8156-Marine Security Guard
7577-Weapons and Tactics Instructor
0193-Personnel/Administrative Chief
9999-Sergeant Major/First Sergeant
Primary Unit
1977-1987, Fleet Marine Corps Reserve
Service Years
1957 - 1977
Other Languages
German
Hebrew
Urdu
Official/Unofficial USMC Certificates
Cold War Certificate
Golden Dragon Certificate
Enlisted Collar Insignia
Gunnery Sergeant
Five Hash Marks

 Official Badges 

French Fourragere USMC Retired Pin


 Unofficial Badges 

Order of the Golden Dragon Cold War Medal Shellback Weapons and Tactics Instructor

Vietnam 50th Anniversary Tet Offensive Commemorative Medal Vietnam Era Veteran


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
National Rifle Association (NRA)Disabled American Veterans (DAV)Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA)Marine Embassy Guard Association (MEGA)
American LegionMarine Corps Heritage FoundationNon Commissioned Officers Association (NCOA)Post 8154, George R. Baxmann
  1975, National Rifle Association (NRA)
  2007, Disabled American Veterans (DAV)
  2007, Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA)
  2007, Marine Embassy Guard Association (MEGA)
  2008, American Legion
  2008, Marine Corps Heritage Foundation
  2009, Non Commissioned Officers Association (NCOA)
  2009, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Post 8154, George R. Baxmann (United States)


 Remembrance Profiles - 12 Marines Remembered

 Ribbon Bar
Rifle Expert 3rd AwardUSMC Basic Qualification BadgePistol Expert 4th Award

 
 Enlisted/Officer Basic Training
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  1957, Boot Camp (San Diego, CA), K/384
 Unit Assignments
3rd Recruit Training Bn (Cadre/Instructors)MCB Camp Pendleton1st Bn, 5th Marines (1/5)USS Washtenaw County (LST-1166)
USS Bayfield (APA-33)USS George Clymer (APA-27)Marine Security Guard (MSG)MSG Det Nicosia Cyprus
H&HS-1, Marine Wing Hq Group 1 (MWHG-1)MSG Det Paris, France9th MABMCB Camp Butler, Okinawa
USS Inchon (LPH-12)3rd Bn, 9th Marines (3/9)2nd Bn, 6th Marines (2/6)USS Talladega (APA-208)
6th MarinesMarForRes
  1957-1957, 0300, 3rd Recruit Training Bn (Cadre/Instructors)
  1957-1957, 0300, 1st Infantry Training Bn, 2nd Infantry Training Regiment (Cadre)
  1957-1959, 0311, 1st Bn, 5th Marines (1/5)
  1957-1977, 0311, B Co, 1st Bn, 5th Marines (1/5)
  1958-1958, 0311, USS Washtenaw County (LST-1166)
  1959-1959, USS Bayfield (APA-33)
  1959-1959, 0311, USS George Clymer (APA-27)
  1960-1961, 8151, MCB Camp Pendleton
  1961-1962, 8156, MSG Det Tel Aviv, Israel
  1962-1963, 8151, MSG Det Nicosia Cyprus
  1963-1965, 8156, MSG Det Karachi, Pakistan
  1965-1967, 7577, 2nd Infantry Training Regiment (Cadre), MCB Camp Pendleton
  1967-1968, 8151, Tango Security Co, H&HS-1
  1968-1969, 0369, 2nd Infantry Training Regiment (Cadre), MCB Camp Pendleton
  1970-1971, 0193, HQ Co A Frankfurt, Germany
  1971-1973, 8156, MSG Det Paris, France
  1972-1973, 0369, 9th MAB
  1973-1973, 0369, MCB Camp Butler Base Range Det, MCB Camp Butler, Okinawa
  1973-1973, 0369, USS Inchon (LPH-12)
  1973-1974, 0369, 3rd Bn, 9th Marines (3/9)
  1974-1976, 0369, 2nd Bn, 6th Marines (2/6)
  1976-1976, 9999, USS Talladega (APA-208)
  1977-1977, 0369, Hq Co, 6th Marines
  1977-1987, Fleet Marine Corps Reserve
 Formal Schools and Courses
  1958-1958, Cold Weather Training Course ( Bridgeport, California)
  1961-1961, Basic Security Guard Course (Virginia, United States)
  1965-1965, Instructors Orientation Course (Del Mar, California)
  1969-1969, Advanced Personnel Administration Course (APAC) (Camp Pendleton, California)
  1970-1970, Basic Security Guard Course (Henderson Hall, Arlington, Virginia)
  1976-1976, Amphibious Warfare School (Little Creek, Virginia)
  1976-1976, First Sergeants Course (Parris Island, South Carolina)
 Combat and Non-Combat Operations
  1959-1959 Training Exercise - Sea Turtle '59
  1967-1968 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase III Campaign (1967-68)
  1968-1968 Vietnam War/Tet Counteroffensive Campaign (1968)
  1968-1968 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase IV Campaign (1968)
  1968-1968 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase V Campaign (1968)
  1976-1976 Training Exercise - Teamwork '76
 Colleges Attended
Coastal Carolina UniversityUniversity of Texas at Arlington
  1977-1979, Coastal Carolina University
  1981-1983, University of Texas at Arlington
  1994-1996, Yavapai College
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