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Tank / Amphibious Tractor
TWS Ribbon Bar
Service Photo
Service Status
USMC Veteran
Final Rank
Captain
Last MOS
1803-Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV) Officer
Last MOSGroup
Tank / Amphibious Tractor
Previously Held MOS's
0300-Basic Infantryman
1345-Engineer Equipment Operator
Primary Unit
1972-1975, 1803, D Company, 3rd Amphibian Tractor (Amtrac) Battalion
Service Years
1965 - 1977
Voice Edition
1970, United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
1971, United States Naval Academy Alumni Association & Foundation
2014, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
2015, 9th Engineer Battalion Association
2015, American Legion, Post 56 (Member at Large) (Jefferson, Georgia)
2015, Marine Corps Together We Served
2017, Atlanta Vietnam Veterans Business Association
2018, Marine Corps Mustang Association
2018, Marine Corps Association and Foundation (MCA&F)
2025, Veteran Buddy Link
From Month/Year December / 1965
To Month/Year August / 1966
Unit 9th Engineer Battalion Unit Page
Rank Private 1st Class
MOS 1345-Engineer Equipment Operator
Base, Station or City Chu LaiState/Country Vietnam
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The 9th Engineer Battalion is a general and direct engineering support unit of the United States Marine Corps and is headquartered at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. The unit is subordinate to the 3rd Marine Logistics Group and the III Marine Expeditionary Force.
9th Engineer Support Battalion earned the Marine Corps Engineer Association award for the best engineer support battalion of the year for 2000, 2001, 2007, and 2012.
Type
Engineer
Parent Unit
Engineer Units
Strength
Not Specified
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
Last Updated: May 31, 2025