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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
1996, Marine Corps Cryptologic Association (MCCA)
2003, Marine Corps League, Zia; Detachment 850 (Judge Advocate) (Alamogordo, New Mexico)
2003, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW), Post 7686, Tularosa and Alamogordo Post (Life Member) (Alamogordo, New Mexico)
2003, MTWS Profile Assistance Team
2004, MTWS Memorial Teams
2004, MTWS Memorial A-Team
2004, TWS Memorial Team
2004, Marine TWS Advisory Group
2004, Marine Corps Together We Served
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 of the United States (VFW), Post 921, Gay Jones Post (Life Member) (Everett, Washington)
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Unit H&MS-39 Unit Page
Rank Sergeant Major
MOS 9999-Sergeant Major/First Sergeant
Base, Station or City MCAS Camp PendletonState/Country California
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Provisional H&MS-39, which operated in Quang Tri from April 1968 to October 1969, was reactivated at Camp Pendleton, California on September 1, 1978 to provide support for the UH-1 Huey and AH-1 Cobra helicopters and the OV-10 Bronco.
The squadron was redesignated on October 1, 1988 as Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 39 (MALS-39) and still exists to provide aviation supply and intermediate aircraft maintenance, avionics, and ordnance support for six flying squadrons. MALS-39 did not operate any of their own OV-10s, as they provide an intermediate level maintenance facility for the flying squadrons.
The squadron patch from the era does feature an OV-10 on it.
Type
Aviation
Parent Unit
MAG-39
Strength
USMC Squadron
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
Last Updated: Apr 27, 2020