Armstrong, Joe Donald, SgtMaj

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Current Service Status
USMC Retired
Current/Last Rank
Sergeant Major
Current/Last Primary MOS
9999-Sergeant Major/First Sergeant
Current/Last MOSGroup
 Specific Billet MOS
Previously Held MOS
2511-Field Wireman
9900-General Service Marine
2531-Field Radio Operator
2533-Radio Telegraph Operator
0151-Administrative Clerk
2537-Radio Chief
2571-Special Radio Operator
2570-Electronic Warfare Operator
5711-Nuclear, Biological & Chemical Defense Specialist
2573-Traffic Analyst
2629-Signals Intelligence Analyst
Primary Unit
1986-1987, 9999, H&MS-39, MAG-39
Service Years
1957 - 1987
Official/Unofficial USMC Certificates
Certificate of Commendation
Cold War Certificate
Golden Dragon Certificate
Meritorious Mast
Shellback Certificate
Tailhook Certificate
Water Survival Basic (WSB)
Water Survival Intermediate (WSI)
Voice Edition
Enlisted Collar Insignia
Sergeant Major
Seven Hash Marks

 Official Badges 

NSACSS Badge French Fourragere USMC Retired Pin (30 Years) US Marines Corps Honorable Discharge US Marine Corps Honorable Discharge (Original)


 Unofficial Badges 

Order of the Golden Dragon Cold War Medal Shellback Gulf of Tonkin Yacht Club

Southeast Asia War Games Cold War Vietnam Era Veteran


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Marine Corps Cryptologic Association (MCCA)Zia; Detachment 850Post 7686, Tularosa and Alamogordo PostMTWS Profile Assistance Team
TWS Memorial TeamMarine TWS Advisory GroupMarine Corps Together We ServedMTWS Memorial A-Team
MTWS Memorial TeamsMTWS Unit HistorianPost 76
  1996, Marine Corps Cryptologic Association (MCCA)
  2003, Marine Corps League, Zia; Detachment 850 (Judge Advocate) (Alamogordo, New Mexico)
  2003, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Post 7686, Tularosa and Alamogordo Post (Life Member) (Alamogordo, New Mexico)
  2003, MTWS Profile Assistance Team
  2004, TWS Memorial Team
  2004, Marine TWS Advisory Group
  2004, Marine Corps Together We Served
  2004, MTWS Memorial A-Team
  2004, MTWS Memorial Teams
  2004, MTWS Unit Historian
  2022, American Legion, Post 76 (Member At Large) (Arlington, Washington)
  2022, Marine Corps League, Skagit Valley; Detachment 1043 (Life Member) (Sedro Woolley, Washington)
  2022, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Post 921, Gay Jones Post (Life Member) (Everett, Washington)


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 Tributes from Members  
Thanks For Your Research posted by Mason, Lee ("Flash"), CAPT USN(Ret)
Cpl Gilberto Luciano Perez posted by 25 Ramos, Reyes, LCpl 3
Thanks For All Your Help Master Sgt! posted by 23 Hulett, Terry, Cpl 19
SgtMaj.J.Armstrong posted by 03 Shaver, John, Jr. (Rebel 1-0), Sgt -Deceased 
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  1969-1970, 2573, 1st Radio Bn
From Month/Year
October / 1969 		To Month/Year
September / 1970
Unit
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Rank
Gunnery Sergeant		 MOS
2573-Traffic Analyst
Base, Station or City
Not Specified		State/Country
Vietnam
  
 
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1st Radio Bn
Type
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Parent Unit
Communications Units 		Strength
Battalion
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111 Members Also There at Same Time
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1st Radio Bn
Galan, Pedro, GySgt, (1957-1977) 25 2573 Staff Sergeant
Lape, Joseph, Capt, (1965-1985) 25 2573 Staff Sergeant
Juarez, Liuis, Col, (1957-1993) 25 2502 Colonel
Weeks, Jimmy, MSgt, (1954-1973) 25 2578 Master Sergeant
Bean, Lloyd, MSgt, (1953-1973) 25 2572 Gunnery Sergeant
Cihak, John J., SSgt, (1964-1970) 25 2571 Staff Sergeant
Hyde, Tom, SSgt, (1966-1971) 25 2571 Staff Sergeant
LeBeau, Merton, SSgt, (1963-1972) 25 2537 Staff Sergeant
Plante, Paul, Maj, (1963-1988) 25 2574 Staff Sergeant
Sanchez III, Anthony, SSgt, (1962-1972) 25 2571 Staff Sergeant
Ahr, Lee, Sgt, (1968-1972) 25 2572 Sergeant
Amos, Vince, MSgt, (1967-2000) 25 2571 Sergeant
Bergeron, Dave, Sgt, (1967-1971) 25 2575 Sergeant
Cline, Bill, Sgt, (1968-1971) 25 2575 Sergeant
De Lisi, Dale, Sgt, (1967-1970) 25 2571 Sergeant
Doresh, Michael, Sgt, (1967-1970) 25 2575 Sergeant
Evans, Frederick, Sgt, (1966-1996) 25 2571 Sergeant
Folk, John, Sgt, (1968-1972) 25 2571 Sergeant
Gray, Jim, Sgt, (1966-1975) 25 2574 Sergeant
Greene, Ray, Sgt, (1966-1969) 25 2571 Sergeant
Groves, Charles, Sgt, (1967-1971) 25 2571 Sergeant
Hines, Andrew, Sgt, (1966-1970) 25 2571 Sergeant
Hrisoulis, Robert(Greek), Sgt, (1968-1971) 25 2571 Sergeant
Kanady, Michael, Sgt, (1967-1970) 25 2571 Sergeant
Kirkpatrick, Dan (*), Sgt, (1969-1970) 25 2576 Sergeant
Leonardi, Robert, Sgt, (1968-1970) 25 2571 Sergeant
Ligon, Richard, Sgt, (1967-1971) 25 2575 Sergeant
Lundberg, Tim, Sgt, (1968-1971) 25 2575 Sergeant
McPherson, Don, Sgt, (1966-1970) 25 2571 Sergeant
Myers, John (Sam), Sgt, (1969-1973) 25 2571 Sergeant
Perkins, Ray, Sgt, (1967-1972) 25 2574 Sergeant
Richardson, Dennis, Sgt, (1968-1972) 25 2571 Sergeant
Roberts, Walter, Sgt, (1963-1970) 25 2571 Sergeant
Ruttenber, Donald, Sgt, (1966-1969) 25 Sergeant
Savage, Kenneth, Sgt, (1967-1970) 25 2571 Sergeant
Simes, Gordon, Sgt, (1967-1971) 25 2575 Sergeant
Stephenson, Gerald, MSgt, (1962-1984) 25 2571 Sergeant
Straw, Michael, Sgt, (1966-1970) 25 2575 Sergeant
Swan, Rick, SSgt, (1967-1971) 25 2571 Sergeant
Velilla, John, Sgt, (1965-1971) 25 2571 Sergeant
VELILLA, JOHN, Sgt, (1965-1971) 25 2571 Sergeant
Whiteley, Donald, Sgt, (1969-1972) 25 2577 Sergeant
Wilson, Earle, Sgt, (1965-1971) 25 2575 Sergeant
Wolf, Greg, Sgt, (1964-1969) 25 2571 Sergeant
Zelem, Bob, Sgt, (1966-1970) 25 2571 Sergeant
Audette, Bill, Cpl, (1967-1970) 25 2571 Corporal
Bryant, Frank, Cpl, (1969-1973) 25 2571 Corporal
Coughlan, Robert, Cpl, (1968-1971) 25 2571 Corporal
Coughlan, Robert, Cpl, (1968-1971) 25 2571 Corporal
Etchison, George, Cpl, (1967-1970) 25 2571 Corporal
Hunter, Michael, Cpl, (1967-1973) 25 2571 Corporal
Klug, Bob, Cpl, (1968-1971) 25 2571 Corporal
Lane, Peter, Cpl, (1966-1969) 25 2533 Corporal
Lehmann, Steven, Cpl, (1966-1969) 25 2571 Corporal
McArtor, Don, Cpl, (1969-1972) 25 2571 Corporal
O'Shea, James, Cpl, (1967-1970) 25 2571 Corporal
Simes, Gordon, Sgt, (1967-1971) 25 2575 Corporal
Smith, Bruce, Cpl, (1968-1972) 25 2571 Corporal
Woodman, Robert, Cpl, (1968-1972) 25 2574 Corporal

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