Spanjer, Ralph, MGen

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Major General
Last Primary MOS
9903-General Officer
Last MOSGroup
 Specific Billet MOS
Primary Unit
1976-1978, 9903, HQ FMFLANT/MarForLant (Marine Forces Command)
Service Years
1941 - 1978
Official/Unofficial USMC Certificates
Cold War Certificate
Tailhook Certificate
Officer Collar Insignia
Major General

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Home State
New Jersey
New Jersey
 Year of Birth
1920
 
This Military Service Page was created/owned by CWO2 Philip E. Montroy to remember Marine MGen Ralph Spanjer ("Smoke").

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Contact Info
Home Town
Hillside		 Last Address
Delafield, WI
Date of Passing
Feb 08, 1999		  

 Official Badges 

COMSIXTHFLT Badge USMC Retired Pin (30 Years) US Navy Honorable Discharge


 Unofficial Badges 

Cold War Medal Southeast Asia War Games




 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

MajGen Spanjer retired from the USMC on Jan. 1, 1978 after 36-years of a very active career.
   
Other Comments:

In 1978, MajGen Spanjer became the Superintendent of the Marine Military Academy.  He stayed in that position until 1984.  After moving to North Carolina, and then Alaska, he accepted the position of President of St. John's Northwestern Military Academy in WI in 1994.  In this position he oversaw the merger of the Academy with Northwestern Military and Naval Academy in Lake Geneva, WI.
   
  1952-1953, 7302, VMF-115
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7302-Pilot VMF
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Korea
  
 
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 VMF-115 Details

VMF-115
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Aviation 		 
Parent Unit
Fixed Wing Units 		Strength
USMC Squadron
Created/Owned By
60  Nicholson, Sean (Mongo), CWO2 2
   

Last Updated: Jul 2, 2018
   
Memories For This Unit

Other Memories
Slso served as an exchange pilot with USAF.
   
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VMF-115
Givens, Donald Fountain, Maj, (1943-1952) 75 7302 Major
Hodson, William, Maj, (1943-1960) 75 7302 Major
Higgins, William, Capt, (1943-1953) 75 7302 Captain
Lundin, Herbert Valfred, Col, (1942-1975) 75 7302 Captain
Morgan, John David, 1stLt, (1944-1952) 75 7302 First Lieutenant
Raisch, Robert, BGen, (1949-1980) 75 7302 First Lieutenant
Vincent, Hal, MGen, (1950-1981) 75 7302 First Lieutenant
Hughes, Gordon M, 2ndLt, (1951-1952) 75 7302 Second Lieutenant
Morgan, John David, 1stLt, (1944-1952) 75 7302 Second Lieutenant
Morgan, John David, 1stLt, (1944-1952) 75 7302 Second Lieutenant
Campbell, Howard, Capt, (1947-1952) 75 7333 Captain
Garner, William, Capt, (1952-1956) 75 7333 Captain
Herbert, Hershel F, Capt, (1944-1953) 75 7333 Captain
Shannon, John K, Capt, (1942-1957) 75 7598 Captain
Cottle, Donald Franklin, 1stLt, (1951-1953) 75 7333 First Lieutenant
Hiett, Charles Oliver, LtCol, (1945-1970) 75 7333 Second Lieutenant
Gilbert, Gaines Benton, MGySgt, (1946-1986) 65 6531 Technical Sergeant
Toskin, Frederick, MSgt, (1943-1968) 60 6413 Technical Sergeant
Byrne, Joseph H, SSgt, (1946-1953) 64 6412 Sergeant
Lisenby, William, Capt, (1950-1973) 65 6511 Sergeant
Tucker, Thomas Eugene, Sgt, (1950-1953) 65 6511 Sergeant
Weber, Charles, SSgt, (1952-1961) 66 6631 Corporal
Hammond, Donald, CWO3, (1952-1972) 66 6611 Private 1st Class
Merriman, Lloyd Archer, Capt, (1943-1955) 7409 Captain
Hill, John W, 2ndLt, (1951-1952) 7409 Second Lieutenant
Simon, Neal, SSgt, (1950-1956) 6334 Sergeant
Dunn, James, MSgt Master Gunnery Sergeant
King, Harold, SSgt, (1950-1957) Sergeant
Bolt, John, LtCol, (1941-1962) Major
DeMers, Raymond Earl, Maj, (1943-1952) Major
Ross, Thomas Jay, Col, (1942-1974) First Lieutenant

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