Brown, Lawrence (Larry), SSgt

Infantry
 
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Current Service Status
USMC Veteran
Current/Last Rank
Staff Sergeant
Current/Last Primary MOS
0341-Mortar Man
Current/Last MOSGroup
Infantry
Previously Held MOS
3531-Motor Vehicle Operator
5811-Military Policeman
8412-Career Recruiter
Primary Unit
1970-1974, 8412, HQ, 4th MCD Philadelphia, PA
Service Years
1964 - 1974
Enlisted Collar Insignia
Staff Sergeant
Two Hash Marks

 Official Badges 

Military Police (Pre-2003) US Marines Corps Honorable Discharge


 Unofficial Badges 

Marine Recruiter Bluenose Cold War


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
White Tank Mountains; Detachment 12463rd Marine Division AssociationVietnam Veterans of America (VVA)American Legion
Disabled American Veterans (DAV)Marine Corps Association and Foundation (MCA&F)Military Order of the Purple HeartScottish American Military Society
Post 285, Neal Garman Post
  2003, Marine Corps League, White Tank Mountains; Detachment 1246 (Past Commandant) (Surprise, Arizona)
  2003, 3rd Marine Division Association
  2003, Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA)
  2003, American Legion
  2003, Disabled American Veterans (DAV)
  2003, Marine Corps Association and Foundation (MCA&F)
  2003, Military Order of the Purple Heart
  2003, Scottish American Military Society
  2003, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Post 285, Neal Garman Post (Wickenburg, Arizona)


 Additional Information
What are you doing now:

Retired Medically.............. Commandant Department of Arizona, Marine Corps League
Past Commandant 2013 to 2015, and 2018, White Tank Mountain Detachment 1246
Past Departments Commander of Arizona, Military Order of the Purple Heart, 1999-2002

   
Other Comments:

Veterans Advorsary. And a Inductee of the; Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame, Class of 2007,
Purle Heart Patriot of the year Department of Arizona, 2013,
Marine of the Year Department of Arizona, 2015,
Vietnam Veterans of America Achivement Medal 2016,
Dog of the Year, Military Order of the Devil Dog, 2017-2018,
Senator Martha McSally, Veterans Distinction of the Year Award August 24,2019,

   

  1965-1966, 0341, HQ Co, 8th Marines



From Month/Year
- / 1965
To Month/Year
- / 1966
Unit
HQ Co Unit Page
Rank
Lance Corporal
MOS
0341-Mortar Man
Base, Station or City
Gitmo Bay
State/Country
Cuba
 
 
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 HQ Co, 8th Marines Details

HQ Co, 8th Marines
Type
Infantry
 
Parent Unit
8th Marines
Strength
USMC Company
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Apr 7, 2009
   
Memories For This Unit

Best Friends
Tom Vanderhoef

Best Moment
Drinking Miller beer on the beach, and eating
lobster, great swimimng. And playing on the Marines Baseball Team, in the winter league.
Led league in home runs, and a 416 average.

   

Worst Moment
Volunteering for Vietnam from Cuba.

Chain of Command
Don't remember.

   

Other Memories
Doing guard duty on lines. Looking at the Cubans in binaculars, giving each other the finger.

   
Yearbook
 
My Photos For This Unit
No Available Photos
27 Members Also There at Same Time
HQ Co

Hartman, Daryl, Cpl, (1965-1971) 3 0351 Lance Corporal
Eubanks, Horace, MGySgt, (1960-1985) 44 4449 Master Gunnery Sergeant
Neff, Steve, Cpl, (1962-1970) 25 2531 Corporal
Bardy, Ron, LCpl, (1961-1965) 2761 Lance Corporal
Judd, Guy, Sgt, (1965-1972) 3 Lance Corporal
Cale, Jack, Sgt, (1964-1968) Lance Corporal
8th Marines

Lewis, Keith, Cpl, (1961-1965) 3 0341 Corporal
Henderson, Raymond, PFC, (1966-1969) 3 0341 Private 1st Class
Mcclintock, Bain, BGen, (1946-1982) 3 0302 Lieutenant Colonel
Fischer, Max, Maj, (1958-1968) 3 0302 Captain
Cartor, John, Sgt, (1963-1967) 3 0311 Sergeant
Fox, Robert, Sgt, (1966-1972) 3 0331 Sergeant
Smoak, Isaac, Sgt, (1962-1966) 3 0311 Sergeant
Gendron, Wes, Sgt, (1964-1967) 3 0331 Corporal
Dowdle, Joseph, MGySgt, (1964-1998) 3 0351 Lance Corporal
Novak, Fred, LCpl, (1964-1968) 3 0311 Lance Corporal
Allen, John Baxter, Cpl, (1966-1967) 3 0351 Private 1st Class
Collins, Jimmy, Sgt, (1965-1969) 3 0311 Private 1st Class
Epperson, Dayrel, SgtMaj, (1966-1991) 3 0311 Private 1st Class
Novak, Fred, LCpl, (1964-1968) 3 0311 Private 1st Class
Richard, Raymond, Pvt, (1957-1965) 3 0300 Private
Crigger, James, SSgt, (1962-1969) 28 2862 Corporal
Auerbach, Richard, LCpl, (1962-1966) 5 Lance Corporal
Roeder, Fred, Cpl, (1966-1969) 25 2531 Lance Corporal
Santana, Felix antonio, Cpl, (1963-1969) 11 1100 Lance Corporal
West, Ronald, MSgt, (1963-1985) 25 2543 Lance Corporal
Finn, John, Sgt, (1964-1968) Lance Corporal
Grzybowski, Joseph, LCpl, (1965-1969) Private

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