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Service Status
USMC Veteran
Final Rank
Sergeant
Last MOS
2531-Field Radio Operator
Last MOSGroup
Communications
Primary Unit
1969-1969, Marine Barracks Sasebo, Japan
Service Years
1964 - 1969
Other Languages
Japanese
Spanish
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What are you doing now:
Captain of the 53' R/V Dante B. Facell, operating out of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary in Key West. Missions include shark research and coral reef monitoring and restoration.
1964-1965, 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO)
1965-1965, 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO)
1965-1967, 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO)
1967-1967, 1st Battalion, 25th Marines (1/25)
1967-1967, Staging Battalion, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton
1968-1969, 2531, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines (3/3)
1969-1969, Marine Barracks Sasebo, Japan
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