Lawyer in West Memphis, Arkansas. Licensed in Tennessee (2007) and Arkansas (2007), and admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, and the United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas. I belong to the Sgt. Walter K. Singleton Post, American Legion, Memphis, TN. M48A3 Main Battle Tank - I was driving one of these before I even had my first car! I belong the the Marine Corps Interrogator Translator Association. Since this MOS no longer exists in the United States Marine Corps, this organization was formed as a "Last-Man Standing" fraternity of Marines who have at one time held the 0251 MOS. www.mcitta.org
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Held the following MOSs: 1811 - Tank Crewman (M48A3 & M60A1) 0151 - Administration (Additional MOS) 0251 - Interrogator Translator (Arabic-Egyptian; Persian-Farsi; Norwegian languages) 0231 - Intelligence Analyst (Additional MOS) My primary MOS no longer exists in the Regular Marine Corps. About 2002 the Interrogator Translator MOS (0251) was discontinued (except as a Reserve MOS) and all remaining Interrogator Translators on active duty were absorbed into the Counterintelligence (0211) MOS. Good things in life - Retirement, the Vietnam Era GI Bill, and self-sufficiency. Love fly fishing - built my own split-bamboo rod; tie my own flies.
In Memory of Gunnery Sergeant Ronald E. Baum, United States Marine Corps Killed in action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq on May 3, 2004, during an ambush when his vehicle was hit by a rocket propelled grenade. Gunnery Sergeant Baum was an Interrogator Translator who was redesignated a Counterintelligence Marine. Thank you Gunny for your sacrifice. You are and will be missed.
The 2nd Tank Battalion (2nd Tanks) is an armored battalion of the United States Marine Corps which is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. It falls under the command of the 2nd Marine Division and the II Marine Expeditionary Force.
World War II
The battalion formed on December 20, 1941, at Camp Elliott, San Diego, California, growing to the standard organization with a headquarters, service and four letter companies (Able, Baker, Charlie, Dog). Baker Company deployed to Samoa in January and Charlie Company sailed with the 2nd Marine Regiment to the Solomon Islands. On August 8, 1942, two M3 tanks participated in seizing Tanambogo Island against heavy resistance. 2nd Tanks participated in every action of the 2nd Marine Division to include the Battle of Tarawa, Battle of Saipan and Battle of Okinawa. After a brief tour with the Japan occupation force, the battalion returned to its permanent garrison at MCB Camp Lejeune.
Korean War
With the coming of the Korean War, most of the battalion's personnel immediately augmented the 1st Tank Battalion. It also provided the cadre for the 8th Tank Battalion, a wartime expansion force battalion. Garrison duty on the East Coast of the US involved support to routine deployments in the Mediterranean and Caribbean. 2nd Tank Battalion units became involved in two interventions in Lebanon, the Cuban Missile Crisis deployment, the Dominican Republic and the Guantanamo Base defense effort.
Vietnam & Post-war years
The Vietnam War again caused the battalion to provide replacements for the tank battalions deployed there. After the Vietnam War, peacetime deployments swelled with participation in NATO exercises. Units of the battalion also saw brief combat in the invasion of Grenada.
Gulf War
Iraq WarThe battalion as a whole saw its first combat since the Second World War in 1991, as it moved with the 2nd Marine Division to Saudi Arabia for the liberation of Kuwait. Augmented by companies of the 4th Tank Battalion, 2nd Tanks served as the division reserve for the four-day war in Kuwait.
The opening of 2003 found 2nd Tank Battalion preparing for deployment to Kuwait in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Led by Lt Col Michael J. Oehl they deployed under the operational control of the 1st Marine Division and were attached to Regimental Combat Team 5 (RCT-5) upon arrival in theater. On March 20, 2nd Tank Battalion led RCT-5 and 1st Marine Division across the southern Iraqi border, initiating an attack that would ultimately result in the seizure of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad and the destruction of the Saddam Hussein regime. 2nd Tank Battalion fought numerous engagements in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, to include battles in An Numaniyah, Al Aziziyah, and eastern Baghdad. Following the seizure of Baghdad, Company D and the AT-TOW Platoon supported Task Force Tripoli and their movement into Tikrit. Upon the cessation of combat operations, 2nd Tank Battalion participated in humanitarian operations in Baghdad. The battalion redeployed to MCB Camp Lejeune on May 29, 2003.
In November 2004 while deployed for Operation Iraqi Freedom 2-2, Company C attached to Regimental Combat Team 1 (RCT-1), 1st Marine Division and Company A attached to Regimental Combat Team 7 (RCT-7), 1st Marine Division participated by assisting in portions of Operation Phantom Fury, the recapture of Fallujah.
Afghanistan War
In December 2010, 2nd Tank Battalion deployed to Helmand Province for their inaugural deployment to Afghanistan as part of the surge.They remained in Afghanistan until 2013 as a result of the U.S. forces drawdown.
Best Moment I was assigned to CoB for most of my time here. But once I was sent TAD to CoD to deploy to Fort Pickett, Virginia for tank qualification. The Company Gunny for Company D was an old Master Sergeant, who seemed to us to be the most forgetfull person we'd ever seen. He would put together a working party, tell them to stand over by the barracks, then 15 minutes later, he would be looking everywhere for his working party. By the time he was finished, he'd have two or three working parties put together for the same task.
M48A3 Main Battle Tank - I was driving one of these before I even had my first car! 
I belong the the Marine Corps Interrogator Translator Association. Since this MOS no longer exists in the United States Marine Corps, this organization was formed as a "Last-Man Standing" fraternity of Marines who have at one time held the 0251 MOS. 
