Ammar, John R., SgtMaj

Deceased
 
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Final Rank
Sergeant Major
Last MOS
9999-Sergeant Major/First Sergeant
Last MOSGroup
Specific Billet MOS
Primary Unit
1973-1974, 9999, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC 29) Palms, CA
Service Years
1941 - 1974
Sergeant Major

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Home State
West Virginia
West Virginia
Year of Birth
1923
 
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Contact Info
Last Address
Cedar Grove, West Virginia
Date of Passing
Aug 12, 1977
 
Location of Interment
Twentynine Palms Cemetery - Twentynine Palms, California
Wall/Plot Coordinates
*Plot: Row 26 A

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Last Known Activity:

Retired as Base Sgt. Major, 29 Palms MCB in 1974.

   
Other Comments:

Served as a Major with the California Cadet Corps, from 1974 until his death in 1977.

SgtMaj John Richard Ammar  #132484
 
July thru October 1945 - Corporal - 4Th Bn, (155Mm How), 13Th Mar, 5Th Mar Div, FMF, In The Field.
January 1946 - Military Police - Corporal - Headquarters, 4th Bn, 10th Mar, 2nd Mar Div, FMF, In The Field
 
July 1953 - MOS 4936 - Hq Btry 2Dbn 11Th Marines,Korea - Staff Sgt
July thru October 1953 - MOS 4936 - Servbtry 2Dbn 11Th Marines,Korea - Staff Sgt
January thru April 1954 - MOS 4936 - E Btry 2Dbn 11Th Marines,Korea - Staff Sgt
 
Burial:
Twentynine Palms Cemetery
Twentynine Palms
San Bernardino County
California, USA
Plot: Row 26 A

   


Vietnam War/Defense Campaign (1965)
From Month/Year
March / 1965
To Month/Year
December / 1965

Description
This campaign was 8 March to 24 December 1965. During this campaign the U.S. objective was to hold off the enemy while gaining time needed to build base camps and logistical facilities. The U.S. also attempted to consolidate its ground operations more efficiently. For this purpose, it organized the U.S. Army Vietnam (USARV). U.S. support in the I Corps tactical zone, composed of five northernmost provinces, was to be primarily a Marine Corps responsibility; the U.S. Army was to operate mainly in the II and III Corps tactical zones which comprised the Central highlands, adjacent coastal regions, and the area around Saigon; and ARVN troops were to retain primary responsibility for the Delta region of the IV Corps.

On 19 October 1965. three VC regiments totaling 6,000 men attacked a Civil Irregular Defense Group (CIDG) - U.S. Special Forces at Plei Me, near the entrance to the Ia Drang Valley, in what purported to be the start of a thrust to cut the country in half.

With the assistance of massive air strikes, elements of the newly arrived 1st Cavalry Division thwarted the enemy in a battle that lasted nearly a month and included several engagements. The Ia Drang Valley action was the costliest in terms of casualties to date. The successful defense of the region improved security in and around the Central Highlands and raised the morale of the soldiers involved.
   
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
March / 1965
To Month/Year
December / 1965
 
Last Updated:
Mar 16, 2020
   
Personal Memories
   
Units Participated in Operation

7th Marine Regiment

4th Marine Regiment

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

1st Battalion, 1st Marines (1/1)

2nd Light Antiaircraft Missile Battalion (2nd LAAM)

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

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

Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 165 (HMM-165)

3rd Combat Engineer Battalion (3rd CEB)

Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 161 (HMM-161)

Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 (VMGR-152)

L Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines (3/7)

Marine Attack Squadron 214 (VMA-214)

3rd Marine Division

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 (VMFA-115)

Marine Observation Squadron 2 (VMO-2)

4th Battalion, 12th Marines (4/12)

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

H&MS-16, Marine Aircraft Group 16 (MAG-16)

Marine Helicopter Transport Squadron 162 (HMR-162)

Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 361 (HMM-361)

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

2nd ROK Marine Brigade., Blue Dragons, ROK Marine Corps

Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352 (VMGR-352)

12th Marine Regiment

Marine Attack Squadron 323 (VMA-323)

Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 163 (HMM-163)

Marine Helicopter Transport Squadron 163 (HMR-163)

 
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  2031 Also There at This Battle:
  • Adair, Don, Sgt, (1964-1968)
  • Adame sr, Victor, Cpl
  • Adams, Ron, Sgt, (1964-1970)
  • Adams, Roy, Sgt, (1957-1966)
  • Adkins, Mars, LtCol, (1955-1976)
  • Aguilar, Andrew, 1stSgt, (1962-1970)
  • Aguilar, Andrew, Sgt, (1962-1970)
  • Alexander, Christopher, Sgt, (1963-1967)
  • Allen, Richard, Cpl, (1965-1969)
  • Amedeo, Dominick, LCpl, (1963-1965)
  • Andersen, Robert, SSgt, (1964-1974)
  • Anderson, Mark, Pvt, (1964-1968)
  • Anderson, Robert, Sgt
  • Andrews, Robert, SSgt, (1964-1981)
  • Arthur, S. J., Sgt, (1964-1968)
  • Atkins, Kerry, Sgt, (1963-1967)
  • AUBRY, Billie, Cpl, (1964-1967)
  • Avalos, Prisciliano, Sgt
  • Axtell, Gerald, Cpl, (1963-1967)
  • Baird, James, MGySgt, (1955-2005)
  • Balkcom, Jimmy, 1stSgt, (1963-1985)
  • Ballard, Carl, Sgt, (1964-1970)
  • BAMERT, BOB, PFC, (1961-1967)
  • Barber, Jerry, Sgt, (1963-1967)
  • Barchuk, George, 1stSgt, (1964-1984)
  • Bare, James, HM3, (1963-1966)
  • Barnes, Mike, Sgt, (1964-1972)
  • Barnhart, Glenn, Pvt, (1963-1967)
  • Barnum, Harvey Curtiss, Col, (1961-1989)
  • Bartels, William Charles, Col, (1960-1990)
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