Widdifield, Scott, SSgt

Signals Intelligence
 
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 Service Details
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Current Service Status
USMC Veteran
Current/Last Rank
Staff Sergeant
Current/Last Primary MOS
2671-Cryptologic Linguist, Arabic
Current/Last MOSGroup
Signals Intelligence
Previously Held MOS
2671-Cryptologic Translator
Primary Unit
1987-1991, 2671, 2nd Radio Bn
Service Years
1985 - 1991
Other Languages
Arabic-Egyptian
Arabic-Gulf (Iraqi)
Arabic-Levantine
Arabic-Standard
Spanish
Official/Unofficial USMC Certificates
Cold War Certificate
Suez Canal Certificate
Persian Excursion
Marine Combat Water Survival 2nd Class (CWS-2)
Enlisted Collar Insignia
Staff Sergeant
One Hash Mark

 Official Badges 

US Marines Corps Honorable Discharge US Marine Corps Honorable Discharge (Original)


 Unofficial Badges 

Cold War Medal Bluenose Persian Excursion Blue Star


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Northern Virginia ChapterMarine Corps Association and Foundation (MCA&F)National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)Dept of North Carolina
Department of North Carolina
  2003, Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA), Northern Virginia Chapter (Reston, Virginia)
  2004, Marine Corps Association and Foundation (MCA&F)
  2004, National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)
  2019, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW), Dept of North Carolina (Raleigh, North Carolina)
  2019, American Legion, Department of North Carolina (Raleigh, North Carolina)


 Remembrance Profiles - 2 Marines Remembered


Gulf War/Liberation and Defense of Kuwait/Operation Desert Storm
From Month/Year
January / 1991
To Month/Year
February / 1991

Description
On January 16, 1991, President George H. W. Bush announced the start of what would be called Operation Desert Storm—a military operation to expel occupying Iraqi forces from Kuwait, which Iraq had invaded and annexed months earlier. For weeks, a U.S.-led coalition of two dozen nations had positioned more than 900,000 troops in the region, most stationed on the Saudi-Iraq border. A U.N.-declared deadline for withdrawal passed on January 15, with no action from Iraq, so coalition forces began a five-week bombardment of Iraqi command and control targets from air and sea. Despite widespread fears that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein might order the use of chemical weapons, a ground invasion followed in February. Coalition forces swiftly drove Iraq from Kuwait, advancing into Iraq, and reaching a cease-fire within 100 hours—controversially leaving Saddam Hussein in power. While coalition casualties were in the hundreds, Iraqi losses numbered in the tens of thousands.
   
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
January / 1991
To Month/Year
February / 1991
 
Last Updated:
Mar 12, 2023
   
Personal Memories
   
Units Participated in Operation

7th Marines

4th Marines

23rd Marines

1st Marines

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

6th Engineer Support Bn

VMGR-452

VMGR-234

USS Ponce (LPD-15)

USS Trenton (LPD-14)

HMH-462

3rd Bn, 6th Marines (3/6)

5th Marines

10th Marines

2nd Bn, 4th Marines (2/4)

VMA-542

1st Combat Engineer Bn (CEB)

HMM-262

3rd Bn, 9th Marines (3/9)

VMA-121

3rd Bn, 7th Marines (3/7)

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

HMH-463

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

HMM-165

3rd Combat Engineer Bn

HMM-161

1st Bn, 2nd Marines (1/2)

MWCS-28

2nd Marine Division

VMAQ-2

HMH-466 (Wolf Pack)

1st Bn, 10th Marines (1/10)

VMSB-231

MWSS-371 Sandsharks

2nd Engineer Bn

USS Tarawa (LHA-1)

VMO-2

3rd Bn, 10th Marines (3/10)

VMFA-232

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

H&MS-16, MAG-16

HMR-162

HMM-361

MAG-29

1st Bn, 4th Marines (1/4)

VMGR-352

HMLA-167

12th Marines

8th Comm Bn

9th Engineer Support Bn (ESB)

2nd Medical Bn

8th Engineer Support Bn (ESB)

MWSS-272

2nd Bn, 5th Marines (2/5)

2nd Bn, 24th Marines (2/24)

4th LAAM Bn

H&S Bn, 1st Marine Logistics Group (1st MLG)

4th Tank Bn

1st Bn, 6th Marines (1/6)

3rd Assault Amphibian Bn (3rd AABn)

9th Comm Bn

2nd Assault Amphibian Bn (2nd AABn)

2nd Supply Bn

HMLA-367

1st Bn, 25th Marines (1/25)

 
My Photos From This Battle or Operation
No Available Photos

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  • Abbott, Anthony, GySgt, (1975-1996)
  • Abel, Lonnie, Sgt, (1989-1994)
  • Abel, Ricky, LCpl, (1988-1992)
  • Aber, Chris, Cpl, (1988-1992)
  • Abeyta, Vincent, Sgt, (1987-1995)
  • Abitabilo, John, Capt, (1987-1991)
  • Abney, Steven, Sgt, (1978-1993)
  • Abrams, Marc, Cpl, (1987-1991)
  • Abreu, Carlos, Sgt, (1983-1995)
  • Acevedo, Jesus, Cpl, (1989-1993)
  • Ackerman, Michael, GySgt, (1983-2006)
  • Adair, Leon, Cpl, (1988-1995)
  • Adam, John, SSgt, (1977-2007)
  • Adamo, Christine, Sgt, (1987-1993)
  • Adams, Bobby, SSgt, (1996-2008)
  • Adams, Brad, Sgt, (1987-1993)
  • Adams, Brian, Cpl, (1989-1993)
  • Adams, Herbert, LCpl, (1986-1991)
  • Adams, James, Cpl, (1986-1991)
  • Adams, Jerome, GySgt, (1985-2008)
  • Adams, Todd, Cpl, (1989-1995)
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  • Adkin, Andrew, LCpl, (1990-1992)
  • Adkins, Gary, Sgt, (1987-1993)
  • Adkins, Sean, GySgt, (1990-Present)
  • Adrianzen, Luis, MGySgt, (1984-2012)
  • Adwell, Bob, MGySgt, (1975-Present)
  • Agae, Paepaevalu, SSgt, (1983-2003)
  • Agbayani, Kenneth B., GySgt, (1985-2011)
  • Agnew, Robert, GySgt, (1987-2007)
  • Agurs, Tony, GySgt, (1975-1996)
  • Ahern, Stephen, 1stSgt, (1985-Present)
  • Aiello, Keith, Cpl, (1989-1997)
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  • Albertine, Joseph, Cpl, (1987-1991)
  • Alberts, Lloyd, LtCol, (1981-1993)
  • Albrecht, Richard, SSgt, (1980-1995)
  • Alby, Steve, SSgt, (1988-2002)
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  • Alexander, Dennis, Cpl, (1982-1991)
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  • Alger, Michael, Sgt, (1983-1991)
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  • Allen, James, SSgt, (1990-1999)
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  • ALVAREZ, MICHAEL, Cpl, (1988-1992)
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  • AMANPOUR, JORDAN, GySgt, (1989-2007)
  • Ambrose, Guy, MGySgt, (1968-1994)
  • Amerson, Carlton, Sgt, (1984-1995)
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  • Amidon, Ken, LtCol, (1981-2004)
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