Langford, James L., 1stSgt

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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)

Marine Corps Association and Foundation (MCA&F)

Orange County Chapter

Marine Corps Heritage Foundation

USMC Vietnam Tankers Association

Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW)

California Chapter

National Rifle Association (NRA)

Royal Marine Association-USA Branch


	2006, Disabled American Veterans (DAV)
	2008, Marine Corps Association and Foundation (MCA&F)
	2008, 1st Marine Division Association, Orange County Chapter (Orange County, California)
	2008, Marine Corps Heritage Foundation
	2009, USMC Vietnam Tankers Association
	2009, Marine Corps Together We Served
	2013, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (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

Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Campaign (1965-66)/Operation Texas / Lien Ket 28
From Month/Year March / 1966	To Month/Year March / 1966
Description Mar 20 – 25; 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, ARVN 5th Airborne Battalion and Republic of Vietnam Marine Corps combined reaction force operation landing near An Hoa to encounter the 60th and 90th battalions of the 1st VC Regiment and the 11th Battalion, 21st NVA Regiment in An Hoa.

My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year March / 1966	To Month/Year March / 1966

Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020

Personal Memories

Units Participated in Operation
VMA-542
3rd Bn, 7th Marines (3/7)

My Photos From This Battle or Operation

No Available Photos

136 Also There at This Battle:

Ambrose, Louis Allen, PFC, (1963-1966)

Anderson, Philip, Sgt, (1963-1967)

Andrew, Dennis Richard, LCpl, (1963-1966)

Baker, David, Sgt, (1963-1967)

Beck, Howard, SSgt, (1965-1971)

Bird, Thomas Arnold, 1stLt, (1960-1966)

Blanchard, William George, PFC, (1957-1966)

Bock, William, 1stSgt, (1953-1975)

Bowers, John Michael, LCpl, (1964-1966)

Breeden, James, Sgt, (1962-1966)

Brinkman, Anthony, Sgt, (1963-1967)

Brooks, John, LCpl, (1964-1967)

Brown, Robert Guy, LCpl, (1964-1966)

Brown-Hughes, Mike, Cpl, (1963-1966)

Burke, William Ervin, HM3, (1959-1966)

Callahan, Allen, Cpl, (1964-1968)

Capdeville, Wesley R., Cpl, (1963-1967)

Capozzoli, Orlando, Sgt

Caruolo, Richard Anthony, LCpl, (1963-1966)

Cavicchi, James Henry, LCpl, (1962-1966)

Chambers, Tony, Cpl, (1965-1969)

Chow, Calvin Kealohaokalan, GySgt, (1951-1966)

Connell, Robert, Sgt, (1963-1968)

Cox, Joseph, Cpl, (1964-1968)

Cross, Don, MGySgt, (1953-1973)

Cusick, Jim, Cpl, (1965-1969)

Daily, Joseph, Sgt, (1963-1967)

Darby, TJ, MGySgt, (1960-1984)

DAVIS, E., MSgt, (1962-1985)

Delgado, Michael Julian, Sgt, (1953-1966)

DeVincent, Edward Joseph, Cpl, (1963-1966)

Dirmann, James, Capt, (1960-1967)

Dona, Bienvenido Geniza, HM3, (1955-1966)

Drummond, Paul Robert, PFC, (1963-1966)

Duff, Kenneth, 1stSgt, (1954-1974)

Eastman, Jesse George, LCpl, (1962-1966)

Eck, John, Sgt, (1964-1968)

Elmore, Allan Ladd, PFC, (1965-1966)

English, Lowell Edward, MGen, (1938-1969)

Esch, Frank Ryan, PFC, (1964-1966)

Everett, Lucious Lionel, Sgt, (1964-1966)

Everett, Tony, PFC, (1966-1967)

Fewell, Chester Decatur, PFC, (1965-1967)

Flood, Thomas Bernard, LCpl, (1963-1966)

Foster, Isiah, LCpl, (1964-1966)

French, Allen George, LCpl, (1964-1966)

Frink, David, SSgt, (1964-1999)

Gillespie, Martin L, HM2, (1958-1966)

Glassburn, Marvin Edward, Sgt, (1962-1966)

Goodridge, Duane, SSgt, (1964-1971)

Greminger, Irvin, Sgt, (1965-1973)

Griggs, Dennis, GySgt, (1964-1990)

Griggs, Dennis, GySgt, (1964-1990)

Hann, Garold Arthur, HM3, (1963-1966)

Harris, William, Cpl, (1964-1967)

Hastriter, Michael, HM2, (1965-1966)

Henderson, Roger Leo, PFC, (1964-1966)

Herrera, Manuel, PFC, (1964-1966)

Hill, Edwin Charles, LCpl, (1965-1967)

Hines, Philip Blaine, 1stLt, (1962-1966)

Hitzelberger, George, LCpl, (1964-1966)

Hixenbaugh, Stephen, HM1, (1964-1989)

Hollars, John, Cpl, (1965-1968)

Howard, Billy, GySgt, (1944-1966)

Hunter, John Louis, Sgt, (1956-1966)

Igarta, Benito, GySgt, (1952-1966)

Jarrell, Randall David, LCpl, (1965-1966)

Johanson, Dale, Sgt, (1964-1968)

Keene, Dana, LCpl, (1963-1969)

Kelly, Clifford, GySgt, (1947-1968)

Klein, William, GySgt, (1964-1983)

Knutson, Theodore, Sgt, (1965-1969)

Komanec, Gabriel, Sgt, (1965-1968)

Kraft, Noah Morris, 1stLt, (1963-1966)

Laidig, Scott, Maj, (1965-1976)

Landis, Bruce Randolph, PFC, (1964-1966)

Lee, Jerry Dwain, PFC, (1965-1966)

Lee, Marion Leonard, PFC, (1965-1966)

Leighton, Raymond Elton, Sgt, (1960-1966)

Lundberg, David, Sgt, (1965-1971)

Manheim, Vernon Arthur, LCpl, (1963-1966)

Mann, Stanley, Sgt, (1963-1967)

Martin, Don, GySgt, (1965-1999)

Martin, Stephan James, PFC, (1965-1966)

McIntosh, Jerry, HM3, (1964-1967)

Medrano, Camilo, HM3, (1965-1966)

Mendiola, Steve, Sgt, (1962-1966)

Mendoza, Albert, Sgt, (1964-1968)

Michels, Lester George, SSgt, (1948-1966)

Miller, William, Sgt, (1964-1968)

Mitchell, John Albert, Sgt, (1958-1966)

Montgomery, Gerald, SSgt, (1964-1968)

Moscone, Michael, Cpl, (1964-1970)

Murray, Michael Gary, LCpl, (1965-1966)

Nard, James Peter, LCpl, (1965-1966)

Nava, Francis Xavier, Cpl, (1965-1966)

Olson, Gary Wayne, Cpl, (1965-1967)

Osborn, Kenneth, Sgt, (1961-1966)

Pace, James Ralph, PFC, (1965-1966)

Quinn, Terry Lee, PFC, (1965-1966)

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