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Erickson, Bill (Wild Bill), SSgt USMC(Ret) Avionics
 
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 Service Details
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Current Service Status
USMC Retired
Current/Last Rank
Staff Sergeant
Current/Last Primary MOS
6485-Advanced Aircraft ECM System Technician, IMA
Current/Last MOSGroup
Avionics
Previously Held MOS
6300-Basic Avionics Marine
6452-Aircraft ALQ-99 Jammer Systs. Techn., IMA
6484-A/C Electronic Cmeasures Sys/RADCOM/CAT IIID Tech, IMA
8411-RSS Recruiter
8411-RS Recruiter
Current/Last Unit
1997-2000, 6485, MAG-14/MALS-14
Service Years
1980 - 2000
Foreign Languages
Chinese
French
German
Greek
Hebrew
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Tagalog


Unofficial USMC Certificates
Arctic Circle Certificate (Bluenose)
Cold War Certificate
Plank Owner Certificate
Persian Excursion

Staff Sergeant

 
Five Hash Marks

 

 Official Badges 


 Unofficial Badges 

Bluenose


 Additional Information
What are you doing now:

Got a new gig (sort of) as a Total Product Support Engineer for my company. Supposedly less travel, but I haven't seen it yet.


   
Other Comments:
Got more overseas time than when I was in the Corps. Almost time for a new passport.
   
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 Unit Assignments
Marine Aviation Training Support Groups (MATSG)/MATSG-90, NAS Memphis, TNUSMC/Formal SchoolsFixed Wing Units/VMAQ-42nd MAW/H&MS-14
Fixed Wing Units/VMAQ-2MAG-12/H&MS-12USMCSNCO Academy, Quantico, VA
MAG-12/MALS-12MAG-14/MALS-14Operating Units*/Recruiting UnitsFixed Wing Units/VMAQ-3
  1980-1981, 6300, MATSG-90, NAS Memphis, TN/MATSS-902
  1981-1981, 6452, Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC)/NATTC, Norfolk VA
  1981-1984, 6452, Fixed Wing Units/VMAQ-4
  1981-1984, 6452, VMAQ-4/VMAQ-4 Det C, Whidbey Island WA.
  1984-1985, 6452, MATSG-90, NAS Memphis, TN/MATSS-902
  1985-1986, 6452, 2nd MAW/H&MS-14
  1985-1986, 6452, Fixed Wing Units/VMAQ-2
  1986-1987, 6484, 2nd MAW/H&MS-14
  1987-1987, 6484, MAG-12/H&MS-12
  1987-1988, 6485, 2nd MAW/H&MS-14
  1988-1988, 6485, Fixed Wing Units/VMAQ- (UDP)
  1988-1988, 6485, SNCO Academy, Quantico, VA
  1989-1990, 6485, MAG-12/MALS-12
  1990-1990, 6485, MAG-14/MALS-14
  1991-1991, 6485, Formal Schools/Recruiters School, MCRD San Diego
  1991-1994, 8411, Recruiting Units/RSS Anchorage, Ak
  1991-1994, 8411, Operating Units*/Recruiting Units4
  1994-1995, 6485, MAG-14/MALS-14
  1995-1995, 6485, MAG-12/MALS-122
  1995-1995, Fixed Wing Units/VMAQ-4
  1995-1997, 6485, MAG-14/MALS-14
  1997-1997, 6485, Fixed Wing Units/VMAQ-3
  1997-2000, 6485, MAG-14/MALS-144
 Recruit Training - Trainee/Instructor
  1980, Boot Camp - San Diego, K/3029
 Combat and Operations History
  Cold War (1946-1991)/Philippines (1945 - 1991)
  Cold War (1946-1991)/United States (1945 - 1991)
  Cold War (1946-1991)/Philippines/Operation Subic Presence 1987 (1987 - 1988)
  Operations Desert Shield/Storm*/Desert Shield (1990)2
  Training Exercises*/Operation Team Spirit/Team Spirit 1990 (1990)
  Global Peace Keeping Operations (1990-Present)*/Italy/Operation Deliberate Guard 1996 (1996 - 1997)
  Global Peace Keeping Operations (1990-Present)*/Albania/Operation Silver Wake 1997 (1997)
 Military Association Memberships
Marine Corps League (MCL)
  1991, Marine Corps League (MCL) [Verified]
 Family News and Other Non Military Events
  Traveling3
  Fishing11
  Hunting9
  Austria7
  Aug 08, 2007, China11
  Sep 06, 2008, Pinatubo5
  Sep 13, 2008, Subic Bay4
  Aug 28, 2009, Moskva14
  Nov 14, 2009, Grandson8
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