Ogilvie, James, GySgt

Infantry
 
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 Service Details
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Current Service Status
USMC Veteran
Current/Last Rank
Gunnery Sergeant
Current/Last Primary MOS
0369-Infantry Unit Leader
Current/Last MOSGroup
Infantry
Previously Held MOS
5574-Musician, Soprano or Mellophone Bugle
0311-Rifleman
Primary Unit
1980-1983, 0369, Marine Barracks Norfolk Naval Base (NOB), VA
Service Years
1961 - 1983
Official/Unofficial USMC Certificates
Order of the Ditch
Golden Shellback Certificate
Meritorious Mast
Panama Canal Certificate
Shellback Certificate
Marine Combat Water Survival Qualified (WSQ)
Enlisted Collar Insignia
Gunnery Sergeant
Five Hash Marks

 Official Badges 

French Fourragere USMC Retired Pin (20 Years) US Marine Corps Honorable Discharge (Original)


 Unofficial Badges 

Cold War Medal Shellback Golden Shellback


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Post 76, Sam Houston PostFleet Reserve Association (FRA)American LegionMarine Corps Association and Foundation (MCA&F)
Scottish American Military SocietyMilitary Order of the Devil Dogs2nd Marine Division Association1st Marine Division Association
Alamo; Detachment 315Marines' Memorial Association & FoundationPup Tent 70
  1966, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW), Post 76, Sam Houston Post (San Antonio, Texas)
  1971, Fleet Reserve Association (FRA)
  1979, American Legion
  1983, Marine Corps Association and Foundation (MCA&F)
  1984, Scottish American Military Society
  1987, Military Order of the Devil Dogs
  1992, 2nd Marine Division Association
  1996, 1st Marine Division Association
  2003, Marine Corps League, Alamo; Detachment 315 (Immediate Past Golden Rodent) (San Antonio, Texas)
  2005, Marines' Memorial Association & Foundation
  2012, Military Order of the Cootie, Pup Tent 70 (Sergeant At Arms) (Universal City, Texas)


 Additional Information
What are you doing now:

Serve as Armed Security Officer for 12th Security Sqd, Randolph AFB, TX RETIRED FOR GOOD 10-01-07

   
Other Comments:

Will enjoy kayaking / Gym workout with the ladies ( with my wife there too :-) and volunteering wirh a great bunch of guys at VFW POST 76 (Oldest Post in Texas), Honor Guard - we give our fellow veterans in and around San Antonio, TX proper volleys and taps at there funerals.
2017, my wife passed in 2012, and now have a fiancee (Jan) for the past couple years, both enjoying life here in Texas.  She is from England and I a Scott - but we both get along :-)

   

  1961-1963, 5574, 2nd Marine Division



From Month/Year
- / 1961
To Month/Year
- / 1963
Unit
2nd Marine Division Unit Page
Rank
Private 1st Class
MOS
5574-Musician, Soprano or Mellophone Bugle
Base, Station or City
HqBn, Cam Lejeune
State/Country
North Carolina
 
 
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 2nd Marine Division Details

2nd Marine Division

The 2nd Marine Division (2nd MARDIV) is a division of the United States Marine Corps, which forms the ground combat element of the II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF). The division is based at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina and headquartered at Julian C. Smith Hall.

The 2nd Marine Division earned renown in World War II, distinguishing itself at Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan, Tinian, and Okinawa

The lineal forebearer of the 2nd Marine Division is the 2nd Marine Brigade, which was activated on 1 July 1936 at San Diego, California.

The 2nd Marine Division was officially organized on February 1, 1941 at Camp Elliott, California by change of designation from the 2nd Marine Brigade.
Type
Support
 
Parent Unit
Divisions
Strength
USMC Division
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Feb 25, 2009
   
Memories For This Unit

Best Friends
Richard, O'Connel

Best Moment
Bugler on USSBoxer LPH-4 during Cuban Chrises

   

Worst Moment
Playing tattoo for evening colors at Bldg 2 Headquarters

   
Yearbook
 
My Photos For This Unit
No Available Photos
248 Members Also There at Same Time
2nd Marine Division

Mathis, Donald, SSgt, (1960-1971) 55 5591 Lance Corporal
Van Ryzin, William, LtGen, (1935-1971) 8003 Brigadier General
Walt, Lewis William, Gen, (1930-1971) 99 9903 Brigadier General
DeNormandie, Frank Reed, Col, (1944-1970) 13 1302 Lieutenant Colonel
Faw, Duane, BGen, (1941-1971) 99 9905 Lieutenant Colonel
Licopoli, Francis, Maj, (1955-1970) 1 0101 Major
Gray, John, Capt, (1960-1966) 13 1302 Captain
NEALY, BRUCE, Capt, (1961-1963) 8 0802 Captain
Shirley, James, Capt, (1958-1966) 25 2502 Captain
Spaulding, Harold, Capt, (1962-1968) 3 0302 Captain
Spooner, Richard T, Maj, (1942-1972) 3 0302 Captain
Spooner, Richard T, Maj, (1942-1972) 3 0302 Captain
Wigginton, William, Capt, (1950-1970) 13 1302 Captain
Brahms, David, BGen, (1961-1988) 44 4402 First Lieutenant
Dabney, William, Col, (1953-1990) 3 0302 First Lieutenant
Everett, John, Maj, (1949-1975) 1 0131 First Lieutenant
Haggerty, Paul, 1stLt, (1961-1965) 30 3001 First Lieutenant
Dube, Marcel, Col, (1951-1989) 3 0302 Second Lieutenant
Williams, Claude Nathaniel, Capt, (1959-1966) 3 0302 Second Lieutenant
Bornman, Charles, MSgt, (1959-1979) 58 5832 Master Sergeant
Comstock, Charles, GySgt, (1956-1978) 30 3042 Gunnery Sergeant
DiRamio, Americo, GySgt, (1959-1965) 3 0317 Gunnery Sergeant
Shirghio, James, 1stSgt, (1955-1982) 35 3531 Staff Sergeant
Austin, James, Sgt, (1962-1966) 3 0331 Sergeant
Bennett, Larry, Sgt, (1962-1968) 13 1341 Sergeant
Cawley, John, Sgt, (1961-1965) 3 0321 Sergeant
Fravel, Ralph, Sgt, (1962-1966) 3 0311 Sergeant
Gallagher, Brian, Sgt, (1956-1962) 35 3531 Sergeant
Hiscock, Harry, Sgt, (1961-1981) 0 0911 Sergeant
Holder, Bob, MGySgt, (1957-1988) 3 0311 Sergeant
Lemelin, Albert, MGySgt, (1953-1983) 35 3531 Sergeant
McGuire, Michael, Sgt, (1963-1969) 71 7141 Sergeant
Mendoza, Jose, Sgt, (1973-1977) 2 0211 Sergeant
Monteleone, Leonard, Sgt, (1955-1963) 3 0311 Sergeant
Pagley, Larry, Sgt 18 1833 Sergeant
Rose, Roger, Sgt, (1957-1965) 3 0331 Sergeant
Wurster, Scott, Sgt, (1958-1964) 3 0311 Sergeant
Arcand, Paul, Cpl, (1963-1967) 3 0311 Corporal
Bednarek, Charles, Cpl, (1958-1962) 30 3011 Corporal
Behan, John, Sgt, (1963-1967) 3 0311 Corporal
Biskup, George, Cpl, (1961-1965) 2761 Corporal
Branthoover, Carl R, Cpl, (1962-1966) 3 0311 Corporal
Brenkus, Thomas, MSgt, (1962-1989) 35 3531 Corporal
Brown, Richard, Sgt, (1959-1967) 35 3531 Corporal
Burke, Donald J, Cpl, (1961-1966) 21 2161 Corporal
Clark, John, Sgt, (1963-1967) 1 0141 Corporal
Coldicott, Fred, Cpl, (1961-1965) 21 2141 Corporal
Courtney, James, Cpl, (1958-1961) 3 0321 Corporal
Desrosiers, Albert, Cpl, (1959-1963) 3 0311 Corporal
DiNunzio, Gerry, Sgt, (1961-1967) 4 0441 Corporal
Dugin, Robert, Cpl, (1960-1963) 8 0811 Corporal
Faxon, Howard, Cpl, (1958-1962) 58 5811 Corporal
Gaines Sr, Billy, Cpl, (1961-1966) 18 1833 Corporal
Greer, Austin, Cpl, (1962-1968) 25 2531 Corporal
Hamilton, David, Cpl, (1959-1963) 13 1316 Corporal
Harvey, Ray, Sgt, (1963-1967) 3 0311 Corporal
Hogan, John, Cpl, (1960-1968) 1 0141 Corporal
Howarth, Thomas, Cpl, (1959-1964) 11 1100 Corporal
James, Kirk, Cpl, (1959-1995) 3 0341 Corporal

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