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Current Service Status
USMC Retired
Current/Last Rank
First Sergeant
Current/Last Primary MOS
9999-Sergeant Major/First Sergeant
Current/Last MOSGroup
Specific Billet MOS
Previously Held MOS
0311-Rifleman
0369-Infantry Unit Leader
Primary Unit
1969-1971, 9999, Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC)
Service Years
1951 - 1971
Other Languages
French
Indonesian-Bahasa
Official/Unofficial USMC Certificates
Cold War Certificate
2006, Disabled American Veterans (DAV)
2008, 1st Marine Division Association, Orange County Chapter (Orange County, California)
2008, Marine Corps Heritage Foundation
2008, Marine Corps Association and Foundation (MCA&F)
2009, Marine Corps Together We Served
2009, USMC Vietnam Tankers Association
2013, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
2014, Marine Corps League
2014, 2nd Marine Division Association, California Chapter (Life Member) (Yucca Valley, California)
2014, 3rd Marine Division Association
2014, National Rifle Association (NRA)
2014, Royal Marine Association-USA Branch
2014, Military Order of the Purple Heart
From Month/Year June / 1955
To Month/Year July / 1956
Unit 3rd Bn, 6th Marines (3/6) Unit Page
Rank Sergeant
MOS 0311-Rifleman
Base, Station or City H/3/6 Camp LejeuneState/Country North Carolina
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3rd Battalion 6th Marines is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Also known as "Teufelhunden", it consists of approximately 300 Marines and Sailors. They fall under the 6th Marine Regiment and the 2nd Marine Division.
Active Years
August 14, 1917 – August 20, 1919
June 14, 1922 – August 10, 1922
June 12, 1924 – November 10, 1928
November 1, 1940 – March 27, 1946
October 17, 1949 – present
Type
Infantry
Parent Unit
Infantry Units
Strength
USMC Battalion
Created/Owned By
99 Gross, Bill Hudson, II (Hud), 1stSgt 417
Last Updated: Sep 3, 2009
Best Moment first born child, my daughter gave my first military class to an audience - mapping, four hours!
Worst Moment forgetting to set the aiming information on the 60 mm mortar and getting a short round!
Other Memories humping the hills in Puerto Rico