Foster, John D.., GySgt

Infantry
 
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 Service Details
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Service Status
USMC Veteran
Final Rank
Gunnery Sergeant
Last MOS
0369-Infantry Unit Leader
Last MOSGroup
Infantry
Previously Held MOS's
1391-Bulk Fuel Specialist
0351-Assaultman
5831-Corrections Specialist
Primary Unit
1967-1968, 0351, 2nd Bn, 9th Marines (2/9)
Service Years
1966 - 1979
Official/Unofficial USMC Certificates
Cold War Certificate
Water Survival Basic (WSB)
Voice Edition
Gunnery Sergeant
Three Hash Marks

 Official Badges 

US Marine Corps Honorable Discharge (Original)


 Unofficial Badges 

Cold War Medal Vietnam Veteran 50th Commemoration Casualty Escort Cold War

Tet Offensive Commemorative Medal


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Disabled American Veterans (DAV)Marine Corps Association and Foundation (MCA&F)MTWS Unit HistorianPost 519
Desert Cities; Detachment 1156Chapter 1California State CouncilChapter 106
  1998, Disabled American Veterans (DAV)
  1999, Marine Corps Association and Foundation (MCA&F)
  2005, MTWS Unit Historian
  2012, American Legion, Post 519 (Member at Large) (Palm Springs, California)
  2013, Marine Corps League, Desert Cities; Detachment 1156 (Immediate Past Golden Rodent) (Palm Desert, California)
  2013, National Association of Uniformed Services (NAUS), Chapter 1 (Member At Large) (Washington, District Of Columbia)
  2013, Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA), California State Council (Member-at-Large) (Riverside, California)
  2016, Military Order of the Purple Heart, Chapter 106 (Fresno, California)



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 Enlisted/Officer Basic Training
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  1966, Boot Camp (San Diego, CA), 3310
 Unit Assignments
9th Engineer Support Bn (ESB)2nd Bn, 9th Marines (2/9)3rd Marine DivisionMarine Barracks
Marine Security Guard (MSG)MCB Camp Pendleton3rd Bn, 9th Marines (3/9)USMC (United States Marine Corps)
4th Force Recon Co, MarForRes
  1967-1967, 1391, 9th Separate Bulk Fuel Co, 9th Engineer Support Bn (ESB)
  1967-1968, 0351, 2nd Bn, 9th Marines (2/9)
  1967-1968, 0351, 3rd Marine Division
  1968-1968, 0351, Marine Barracks Hunters Point, Ca
  1969-1970, 0351, MSG Det Kabul, Afghanistan
  1970-1971, 5831, Brig Co, Security Bn
  1972-1973, 0351, 3rd Bn, 9th Marines (3/9)
  1973-1974, 0369, Headquarters Bn Operations and Training, TEECG
  1974-1975, 4th Force Recon Co, MarForRes
 Formal Schools and Courses
  1973-1973, (Army) CBRN Training Course (HQBn, 1stMarDiv, Camp Pendleton, Ca, United States)
  1973-1973, Staff NCO Advanced Course (Quantico, Virginia)
 Combat and Non-Combat Operations
  1967-1968 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase III Campaign (1967-68)
  1967-1968 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase III Campaign (1967-68)/Operation Lancaster I
  1967-1968 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase III Campaign (1967-68)/Operation Kentucky
  1968-1968 Vietnam War/Tet Counteroffensive Campaign (1968)
 Colleges Attended
Fullerton CollegeSonoma State University
  1975-1976, Fullerton College
  1976-1979, Sonoma State University
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