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Contact Info
Last Address Cedar Grove, West Virginia
Date of Passing Aug 12, 1977
Location of Interment Twentynine Palms Cemetery - Twentynine Palms, California
Wall/Plot Coordinates *Plot: Row 26 A
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Additional Information
Last Known Activity:
Retired as Base Sgt. Major, 29 Palms MCB in 1974.
Other Comments:
Served as a Major with the California Cadet Corps, from 1974 until his death in 1977.
SgtMaj John Richard Ammar #132484
July thru October 1945 - Corporal - 4Th Bn, (155Mm How), 13Th Mar, 5Th Mar Div, FMF, In The Field.
January 1946 - Military Police - Corporal - Headquarters, 4th Bn, 10th Mar, 2nd Mar Div, FMF, In The Field
July 1953 - MOS 4936 - Hq Btry 2Dbn 11Th Marines,Korea - Staff Sgt
July thru October 1953 - MOS 4936 - Servbtry 2Dbn 11Th Marines,Korea - Staff Sgt
January thru April 1954 - MOS 4936 - E Btry 2Dbn 11Th Marines,Korea - Staff Sgt
Burial:
Twentynine Palms Cemetery
Twentynine Palms
San Bernardino County
California, USA
Plot: Row 26 A
The Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), also known as 29 Palms, is a United States Marine Corps base. It was a census-designated place (CDP) officially known as Twentynine Palms Base located adjacent to the city of Twentynine Palms in southern San Bernardino County, California. As of the 2000 census, the base had a total population of 8,413. The zip code of the base is 92278.
