Bancroft, Jim, Sgt

Air Control/Air Support/Anti-Air Warfare
 
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Current Service Status
USMC Veteran
Current/Last Rank
Sergeant
Current/Last Primary MOS
7242-Air Support Operations Operator
Current/Last MOSGroup
 Air Control/Air Support/Anti-Air Warfare
Primary Unit
1979-1981, 7242, MASS-2, Marine Air Control Group 18 (MACG-18)
Service Years
1977 - 1981
Other Languages
Spanish
Official/Unofficial USMC Certificates
Cold War Certificate
Golden Dragon Certificate
Neptune Subpoena
Shellback Certificate
Marine Combat Water Survival Qualified (WSQ)
Enlisted Collar Insignia
Sergeant
One Hash Mark

 Official Badges 

US Marines Corps Honorable Discharge


 Unofficial Badges 

Order of the Golden Dragon Cold War Medal Shellback Cold War


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Post 6123, Smalley Brothers Post
  2010, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Post 6123, Smalley Brothers Post (Member at Large) (Windsor Locks, Connecticut)


 Additional Information
What are you doing now:

AS degree in mechanical engineering 1993, AS Degree in Electrical Engineering 2010.

Living in Dixie, making good money finally, back in Engineering again!
 
   
Other Comments:

General LP Wilson's Birthday toast: THE LOVE THE WONDERFUL LOVE OF A BEAUTIFUL MAID, THE LOVE OF A STAUNCH TRUE MAN, THE LOVE OF A BABY, UNAFRAID, HAVE EXISTED SINCE TIME BEGAN. BUT THE GREATEST OF LOVES, THE QUINTESSENCE OF LOVES, EVEN GREATER THAN THAT OF A MOTHER, IS THE TENDER, PASSIONATE, INFINITE LOVE, OF ONE DRUNKEN MARINE FOR ANOTHER.
   

 Remembrance Profiles - 3 Marines Remembered

  1978-1978, 7242, MarDet USS Pensacola, LSD-38
From Month/Year
March / 1978 		To Month/Year
March / 1978
Unit
MarDet USS Pensacola, LSD-38 Unit Page
Rank
Lance Corporal		 MOS
7242-Air Support Operations Operator
Base, Station or City
SOLID SHIELD 1978		State/Country
United States
  
 
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 MarDet USS Pensacola, LSD-38 Details

MarDet USS Pensacola, LSD-38
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MSG/Security 		 
Parent Unit
MARDET (Afloat) 		Strength
USMC Detachment
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Feb 25, 2009
   
Memories For This Unit

Best Friends
MASS-1

Best Moment
actually htting the beach, wading in from a landing craft. As an Air Winger, we didn't do that often
   

Worst Moment
having my camera in a pocket that was under water when we hit the beach

Other Memories
being sea sick for the first 2 or 3 days
   
   
Yearbook
 
My Photos For This Unit
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USS Guadalcanal LPH-7
USS Guadalcanal LPH-7
USS Guadalcanal LPH-7
On board the USS Pensacola LSD-37
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