Leather, James H., MGySgt

Deceased

Service Photo

Service Details

Final Rank
Master Gunnery Sergeant

Last MOS
0141-Personnel/Administration

Last MOSGroup
Personnel, Administration and Retention

Primary Unit
1966-1975, 0141, Manpower & Reserve Affairs, Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC)

Service Years
1945 - 1975

Official/Unofficial USMC Certificates

Cold War Certificate

Golden Dragon Certificate

Voice Edition

Voices Profile

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

New Jersey

Year of Birth
1928

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Contact Info

Home Town JERSEY CITY	Last Address 47 Meadowbrook Road Brick NJ 08723
Date of Passing Aug 11, 2015
Wall/Plot Coordinates Not Specified

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Remembrance Profiles - 20 Marines Remembered

Cortez-Rivera, Rufinio, PFC, (1951-1952)	Drazey, Louis Dale, Sgt, (1950-1952)
Gordon, Albert, SgtMaj, (1918-1945)	Hill, Griswald Mills, PFC, (1944-1951)
Jackson, James Douglas, PFC, (1943-1952)	Jones, John Lawrence, Cpl, (1948-1950)
McKay, Murdock, PFC, (1945-1950)	McLaughlin, William, Capt, (1951-1953)
MEZZO, Joseph Alexander, MTSgt, (1936-1946)	MOREAU, James, Col, (1941-1976)
Norton, Harold Verne, Cpl, (1951-1952)	O'CONNOR, Donald, CWO3, (1945-1967)
Owen, Donald Leland, TSgt, (1942-1951)	PATROW, Lelon, LtCol
Soucie, Francis Philip, PFC, (1951-1952)	Thomason, John W, Col, (1918-1944)
Totten, Douglas Eugene, Cpl, (1939-1950)	Turner, Joe Henderson, Cpl, (1951-1952)
Upmeyer, Earnest Harold, Cpl, (1951-1952)	Williams, Donald Kenneth, Cpl, (1951-1952)

Tributes from Members


	Obituary posted by 00 Short, Diane (TWS Admin) 5877

Photo Album (More...)

Veterans Memorial Pa...	Veterans Memorial Pa...		National Museum of t...
	My Boat	In Memory of	IBM Computers
Chapel at National M...	Current Photo	60th Wedding Anniver...	Antietam National B...
Baseball Game	My Brick at Veterans...	National D-Day Memor...	4 Sons
Checker Game with G...	USMC BIrthday Messag...	USMC Birthday Ball ...	USMC Collage
2 Old MGySGTs	Korea Service Medal...	NATIONAL MARINE CORP...	NATIONAL MARINE CORP...
NATIONAL MARINE CORP...	NATIONAL MARINE CORP...	NATIONAL MARINE CORP...	NATIONAL MARINE CORP...
Chesty Puller's Grav...	Chesty Puller's Grav...	Chesty Puller's Grav...	PRESIDENTIAL CITATIO...
52 Christmas	PRES. G.W. BUSH	NRA RIFLE AWARDS	STAFF NCO CLUB
BIRTHDAY BALL '65	BIRTHDAY MESSAGE	SUNDAY MASS	OUR WEDDING DAY

Ribbon Bar

Enlisted/Officer Basic Training


	1946, Boot Camp (Parris Island, SC), 87

Unit Assignments

Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island

Headquarters & Service (H&S) Battalion, MCB Quantico

Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune, 2nd Marine Division

Headquarters (HQ) Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Division

Support Battalion (Cadre/Instructors) TBS

H&MS-32, Marine Aircraft Group 32 (MAG-32)

Headquarters & Service (H&S) Battalion Henderson Hall (HQMC), Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC)


	1945-1946, US Navy
	1946-1946, Recruiting Station New York, NY
	1946-1946, 1100, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island
	1946-1950, 0141, Headquarters & Service (H&S) Battalion, MCB Quantico
	1950-1951, 0141, Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune, 2nd Marine Division
	1950-1952, 0141, Headquarters (HQ) Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Division
	1951-1951, 0141, USS Rockbridge APA-228
	1951-1951, 0142, USS Mount Olympus (AGC-8)
	1952-1952, 0141, MCRD (Cadre) San Diego, CA
	1952-1952, 0141, Staging Battalion Camp Pendleton
	1952-1952, 9999, USNS Marine Serpent (T-AP-202)
	1952-1953, 0141, Headquarters & Service Company (H&S), 1st Combat Service Group (1st CSG)
	1953-1953, 0141, Staging Battalion Camp Pendleton
	1953-1955, 0141, Marine Barracks Portsmouth, NH
	1955-1958, 0141, Inspector-Instructor (I&I) Staff Huntington, NY
	1958-1960, 0141, Support Battalion (Cadre/Instructors) TBS
	1960-1962, 0141, H&MS-32, Marine Aircraft Group 32 (MAG-32)
	1962-1966, 0141, Headquarters & Service (H&S) Battalion Henderson Hall (HQMC), Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC)
	1966-1975, 0141, Manpower & Reserve Affairs, Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC)

Combat and Non-Combat Operations


	1952-1952 Korean War/Korea, Summer-Fall (1952)
	1953-1953 Korean War/Third Korean Winter (1952-53)/Battle of the Outposts (Vegas - Reno - Carson)
	1953-1953 Korean War/Third Korean Winter (1952-53)/Battle of the Outposts (Vegas - Reno - Carson)
	1953-1953 Korean War/Korean Summer (1953)
	1962-1962 Cold War Event - Cuban Blockade

Colleges Attended



	1960-1960, George Washington University
	1963-1964, University of Maryland University College

Military Associations and Other Affiliations

Marine Corps Association and Foundation (MCA&F)


	1962, 1st Marine Division Association
	1966, Marine Corps Association and Foundation (MCA&F)
	2006, Marine Corps Heritage Foundation
	2009, Marine Corps League, Detachment 1273 (Trustee) (Trenton, New Jersey)
	2025, TWS Hall of Fame