Foster, John, GySgt

Infantry
 
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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
1391-Bulk Fuel Specialist
0351-Assaultman
5831-Corrections Specialist
Primary Unit
1967-1968, 0351, 2nd Bn, 9th Marines (2/9)
Service Years
1966 - 1979
Official/Unofficial USMC Certificates
Cold War Certificate
Water Survival Basic (WSB)
Voice Edition
Enlisted Collar Insignia
Gunnery Sergeant
Three Hash Marks

 Official Badges 

US Marine Corps Honorable Discharge (Original)


 Unofficial Badges 

Cold War Medal Vietnam Veteran 50th Commemoration Casualty Escort Cold War

Tet Offensive Commemorative Medal


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Disabled American Veterans (DAV)Marine Corps Association and Foundation (MCA&F)MTWS Unit HistorianPost 519
California State CouncilChapter 1Desert Cities; Detachment 1156Chapter 106
  1998, Disabled American Veterans (DAV)
  1999, Marine Corps Association and Foundation (MCA&F)
  2005, MTWS Unit Historian
  2012, American Legion, Post 519 (Member at Large) (Palm Springs, California)
  2013, Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA), California State Council (Member-at-Large) (Riverside, California)
  2013, National Association of Uniformed Services (NAUS), Chapter 1 (Member At Large) (Washington, District Of Columbia)
  2013, Marine Corps League, Desert Cities; Detachment 1156 (Immediate Past Golden Rodent) (Palm Desert, California)
  2016, Military Order of the Purple Heart, Chapter 106 (Fresno, California)



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Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase III Campaign (1967-68)/Operation Kentucky
From Month/Year
November / 1967
To Month/Year
January / 1968

Description
Operation Kentucky was a multi-Battalion operation conducted by the United States Marine Corps in the area south of the DMZ in Quang Tri Province. This was another operation to secure the Con Thien area from the North Vietnamese Army (NVA). The operation ran from November 1, 1967 until February 28, 1969.

1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 3d Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, 1st and 2nd Battalions, 26th Marines and 3rd Tank Battalion anti-infiltration operation in the Leatherneck Square between Con Thien, Gio Linh, Cam Lo and Dong Ha.
   
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
November / 1967
To Month/Year
January / 1968
 
Last Updated:
Mar 16, 2020
   
Personal Memories

People You Remember
Lt Carson

   
My Photos From This Battle or Operation
No Available Photos

  678 Also There at This Battle:
  • Abplanalp, Mark, Cpl, (1968-1970)
  • Allen, John, Sgt, (1966-1970)
  • Anderson, Eric, Sgt, (1966-1969)
  • Armijo, Phil, Sgt, (1967-1970)
  • Bacon, Roger, SSgt, (1966-1972)
  • Ballard, Martin, Sgt, (1967-1970)
  • Baranyai, Joseph, LCpl, (1967-1970)
  • Barclay, Robert, Capt, (1966-1969)
  • Barnett, Charles Earl, MSgt, (1967-1969)
  • Bascombe, Jerry, Cpl, (1966-1969)
  • Beal, John, Sgt, (1966-1972)
  • Beaudet, Edward, Sgt, (1967-1970)
  • Beckdolt, Mike, Sgt, (1964-1968)
  • Bent, Edward
  • Biringer, James, SSgt, (1965-1969)
  • Blankenship, Gary, Sgt, (1967-1969)
  • Brayton, James, Sgt, (1967-1975)
  • Brieske, Robert, PFC, (1967-1971)
  • Brougham, Robert, Capt, (1966-1969)
  • Brown, Ernest, MSgt, (1955-1976)
  • Bruce, Joseph, SSgt, (1967-1970)
  • Burgess, James Howard, Sgt, (1967-1970)
  • Burton, Jim, Sgt
  • Buttke, Nathan, GySgt, (1955-1975)
  • Cannady, Lynn, Cpl, (1965-1969)
  • Cardenas, Louis, Cpl, (1967-1975)
  • Carter, Aaron, Cpl, (1965-1971)
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