Langford, James L., 1stSgt

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 Service Details
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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
Enlisted Collar Insignia
First Sergeant
Five Hash Marks

 Official Badges 

French Fourragere USMC Retired Pin


 Unofficial Badges 


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Disabled American Veterans (DAV)Orange County ChapterMarine Corps Heritage FoundationMarine Corps Association and Foundation (MCA&F)
USMC Vietnam Tankers AssociationVeterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)California ChapterNational Rifle Association (NRA)
Royal Marine Association-USA Branch
  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



  1955-1956, 0311, 3rd Bn, 6th Marines (3/6)



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 Lejeune
State/Country
North Carolina
 
 
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 3rd Bn, 6th Marines (3/6) Details

3rd Bn, 6th Marines (3/6)
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
   
Memories For This Unit

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

   
Yearbook
 
My Photos For This Unit
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32 Members Also There at Same Time
3rd Bn, 6th Marines (3/6)

Keesecker, Gerald, Sgt, (1953-1956) 3 0311 Sergeant
Monroe, Robert, Cpl, (1954-1962) 3 0311 Corporal
Gately, Daniel, PFC, (1953-1956) 3 0311 Private 1st Class
Shillinglaw, James, LtCol, (1956-1977) 3 0302 Lieutenant Colonel
Alderman, Harry Lenous, Col, (1945-1975) 3 0302 Captain
Townsend, David C, Col, (1955-1985) 3 0302 First Lieutenant
Cifelli, John, Sgt, (1953-1956) 3 0341 Sergeant
Giardino, Charles, Cpl, (1953-1956) 3 0335 Corporal
Pyle, Billy, Cpl, (1954-1956) 3 0335 Corporal
Bradley, Richard W, GySgt, (1954-1974) 3 0331 Private 1st Class
Romero, Sidney F, PFC, (1954-1956) 3 0331 Private 1st Class
Epstein, Jack, Sgt, (1953-1956) 30 3013 Sergeant
McClacherty, Bobby Dean, Sgt, (1953-1961) 25 2536 Sergeant
Dymek, Stan, SSgt, (1953-1959) 25 2511 Corporal
Jaroszewski, Daniel, Cpl, (1955-1959) 25 2533 Corporal
Mero, Albert Wesley, Sgt, (1953-1958) 13 1372 Corporal
Ladner, Ora Jay, Cpl, (1954-1961) OF Private 1st Class
Marino, Carmine James, PFC, (1954-1956) 99 9900 Private 1st Class
Trephan, Michael, Cpl, (1956-1959) 3 Corporal
Gingras, Bill, Cpl, (1953-1956) Corporal
H&S Co

Riopelle, Rene Richard, Cpl, (1954-1958) 1 0141 Corporal
Hart, Bill, LCpl, (1953-1956) 25 2531 Lance Corporal
Marino, Carmine James, PFC, (1954-1956) Private 1st Class
I Co

Cameron, William, PFC, (1953-1957) 3 0311 Private 1st Class
Cameron, William, PFC 3 0311 Private 1st Class
Hanson, Marvin, GySgt, (1953-1973) 3 0311 Private 1st Class
Hughes, Marshall S, PFC, (1953-1956) 3 0311 Private 1st Class
Stevenson, John, PFC 3 0311 Private 1st Class
Mathias, James Lewis, Sgt, (1950-1957) 3 0331 Corporal
Rubio, Jose, MSgt, (1954-1977) 3 0331 Private
K Co

Gonzales, Steven, Sgt, (1986-1998) 3 0351 Corporal
Weapons Co

Cipriano, Daniel, Sgt, (1953-1958) 8156 Sergeant
Raike, David, Sgt, (1954-1958) 8 0844 Corporal

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