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

 Last Photo 
 Personal Details 



Home State
New Jersey
New Jersey
Year of Birth
1920
 
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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.

   


World War II/American Theater
From Month/Year
December / 1941
To Month/Year
September / 1945

Description
Defense of American Interests and American property and territories.
   
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
December / 1941
To Month/Year
September / 1945
 
Last Updated:
Mar 14, 2023
   
Personal Memories
   
Units Participated in Operation

1st Bn, 1st Marines (1/1)

10th Marines

1st Combat Engineer Bn (CEB)

2nd Bn, 7th Marines (2/7)

3rd Bn, 2nd Marines (3/2)

USS PRESIDENT JACKSON (T-AP-18)

MARDET USS Los Angeles (CA-135)

VMB-443

MCSD Barstow CA

MARDET USS Houston (CA-30)

USS Mount Vernon (AP-22)

USS Wharton (AP-7)

MARDET USS SACRAMENTO (PG-19)

Mardet NAB Argentia, Newfoundland

MARDET USS Midway (CVA-41)

MARDET USS Bremerton (CA-130)

 
My Photos From This Battle or Operation
No Available Photos

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