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Current Service Status
USMC Veteran
Current/Last Rank
Master Gunnery Sergeant
Current/Last Primary MOS
5811-Military Policeman
Current/Last MOSGroup
Military Police
Previously Held MOS
0311-Rifleman
0331-Machine Gunner
0341-Mortar Man
8511-Drill Instructor
0369-Infantry Unit Leader
5813-Accident Investigator
Primary Unit
1983-1986, 5811, H&S Bn, MCB Camp Butler, Okinawa
Service Years
1956 - 1986
Official/Unofficial USMC Certificates
Shellback Certificate
Suez Canal Certificate
Cold War Certificate
Great Lakes Certificate
1970, Fleet Reserve Association (FRA)
1979, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
1987, Marine Corps League, Detachment 816 (Vice Commander) (Okinawa, Japan)
1991, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW), Post 9723, Okinawa (FPO, AP)
2009, Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Chapter 10 (Executive Secretary) (El Paso, Texas)
2010, American Legion, Post 79 (Paid Up For Life) (New Port Richey, Florida)
2012, USMC East Coast Drill Instructors Association
2012, Marine Corps Association and Foundation (MCA&F)
What are you doing now:
I am fully retired. I volunteer with visiting sick and confined hospital comrades. Assist widows and orphans of our departed comrades.
I was a 0311 during ITR. Afterwards I served as a 0331 Machine Gunner. In 1963 I was assigned to H&S Co 2/8, CLNC and become a 0341 81 Mortarman. I was assigned as a MP 5811/5813 from Jan71 to my 30 years were completed on 01 July 1986.
Other Comments:
I served my 1st 15 yrs as Infantry and my last 15 as Military Police Provost Sgt/Accident Investigator.
From Month/Year June / 1957
To Month/Year August / 1958
Unit 2nd Bn, 9th Marines (2/9) Unit Page
Rank Private
MOS 0331-Machine Gunner
Base, Station or City /Japan Jun57 Oct58/ Okinawa Oct57 to Aug58State/Country Japan
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1917 - 1937
Activated on November 20, 1917 at Quantico, Virginia.
Sent to Cuba to control Rebellion
Sent to Texas to protect oil shipments from Mexico
Disbanded April 25, 1919
Reactivated in 1925.
Assigned to train reserve Marines
Disbanded in 1937
1942 - 1945
Activated 1 April 1942 at Camp Elliott, San Diego, California, as the 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines and assigned to the 2nd Marine Division
Reassigned during August 1942 to Amphibious Corps, Pacific Fleet
Relocated during September 1942 to Camp Pendleton, California, and reassigned to the Advanced Echelon, 3rd Marine Division
Reassigned during November 1942 to the 3rd Marine Division
Deployed during January-February 1943 to Auckland, New Zealand
Redeployed during June-July 1943 to Guadalcanal
Participated in the following World War II Campaigns:
Bougainville
Northern Solomons
Guam
Iwo Jima
Relocated during November-December to Camp Pendleton, California
Deactivated 31 December 1945
1952 - 1965
Reactivated 9 April 1952 at Camp Pendleton, California, and assigned to the 3rd Marine Division
Deployed during August 1953 to Camp Gifu, Japan
Redeployed during June 1954 to Camp Sakai, Japan
Redeployed during July 1955 to Camp Kawasaki, Okinawa
Redeployed during September 1955 to Camp Napunja, Okinawa
Redeployed during January 1956 to Camp Sukiran, Okinawa
Redeployed during March-April 1957 to Camp Fuji, Japan
Redeployed during October 1957 to Camp Hauge, Okinawa
Redeployed during February 1958 to Camp Kinser, Okinawa
Participated in the Battalion Transplacement System between the 1st Marine Division and the 3rd Marine Division during June 1959 to December 1960
Deployed at various times between 1960-1965 as the Battalion Landing Team of the Seventh Fleet
1965 -1990
Redeployed during July 1965 to Da Nang, Republic of Vietnam
Participated in the war in Vietnam, July 1965 - August 1969 , operating from:
Da Nang
Than Cam Son
Hue/Phu Bai
Ca Lu
Dong Ha
Quang Tri
Camp Carrol
Cua Viet
Cam Lo
Con Thien
Vandergift Combat Base
Redeployed during August 1969 to Camp Schwab, Okinawa, and assigned to the 9th Marine Amphibious Brigade
Reassigned during November 1969 to the 3rd Marine Division
Deployed at various times between 1969 - 1971 as the Battalion Landing Team of the Seventh Fleet
Participated in the Typhoon Relief Operations in the Philippines during October 1970
Elements of the Battalion Participated in the Mayaguez Operation, May 1975
Relocated during October 1978 to Camp Hansen, Okinawa
1991 - 2009
Participated in Operation Fiery Vigil, Philippines, June 1991
Participated in Operation Desert Storm, Persian Gulf, September 1991
Participated in Operation Restore Hope, Somalia, December 1992 - February 1993
Deactivated 9 September 1994
Reactivated 13 July 2007 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and assigned to 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division
Participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq, September 2008-April 2009
Participated in Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan, 2010-2013
Deactivated 01 April 2015.
Type
Infantry
Parent Unit
Infantry Units
Strength
USMC Battalion
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
Last Updated: Jun 14, 2014
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