Owens, Tom, Sgt

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Current Service Status
USMC Veteran
Current/Last Rank
Sergeant
Current/Last Primary MOS
0239-Intelligence Assistant
Current/Last MOSGroup
 Intelligence
Previously Held MOS
0311-Rifleman
0300-Basic Infantryman
0239-Intelligence Chief
0302-Infantry Officer
Primary Unit
1972-2001, 0302, US Army
Service Years
1965 - 1971
Other Languages
Vietnamese
Official/Unofficial USMC Certificates
Cold War Certificate
Enlisted Collar Insignia
Sergeant
One Hash Mark

 Official Badges 

Military Police (Pre-2003) French Fourragere Vietnam Combined Action Platoon (CAP) US Army Retired

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


 Unofficial Badges 

Combined Action Company Shellback Bluenose Vietnam 50th Anniversary

Southeast Asia War Games Cold War


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Post 500Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)
  2008, United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
  2010, American Legion, Post 500 (Riverside, California)
  2012, Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)


 Additional Information
What are you doing now:

PUBLICATIONS: LA Times, September 1992, LA Weekly, April 1993, Book; LYING EYES, - Thunder's Mouth Press, � 1994 by Tom Owens, (available via amazondotcom for 99 cents) Star Chamber � 1999 by Tom Owens The Code, � 1999 by Tom Owens, Down by Law,theatrical treatment and screenplay � 2000 by Tom Owens, OPED: OC Register article, Dec. 2002 Ya simply gotta luv em. Beware the Snake Oil? LA Daily Journal July 2004 � Tom Owens, Article re LAPD Officer Misconduct, July 2004� Tom Owens - San Francisco Daily Journal, Article -PoliceOne Magazine June 2012
   
Other Comments:

USMC 1965-1971 SGT INTEL USA/USAR 1971-2001 CAPT INF (Ret) Total time for retirement purposes - 33 years.
   

 Remembrance Profiles - 12 Marines Remembered
  • Burdick, Jim, Sgt, (1965-1969)
  • Muller, Robert (Bob), Cpl
  • Reed, Edward, PFC, (1965-1968)
  • Reuss, Steven, MSgt
  • Skinner, Charles (Chuck), GySgt, (1950-1974)
  • Wessel, Charles, Cpl


Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase II Campaign (1966-67)/Operation Golden Fleece 7-1 / Operation Lien Ket 60
From Month/Year
September / 1966		 To Month/Year
September / 1966

Description
Sep 16 – 27; 1st Battalion, 7th Marines and ARVN 4th Regiment operation to protect rice harvest in the Mộ Đức District.
   
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
September / 1966		 To Month/Year
September / 1966
 
Last Updated:
Mar 16, 2020
   
Personal Memories

Memories
Provided Military Police (1st Mardiv MP's) VC/NVA POW collecton point and security during the operation.
   
My Photos From This Battle or Operation
No Available Photos

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  • Allen, Frank, LCpl, (1965-1968)
  • Angiolieri, Angelo, Sgt, (1965-1969)
  • Bailey, John, Sgt, (1964-1975)
  • Beck, Howard, SSgt, (1965-1971)
  • Becker, Don, Sgt, (1966-1975)
  • Beckley, Louis, LCpl, (1965-1969)
  • Bickerton, John, Sgt, (1965-1974)
  • Booth, L., Sgt, (1965-1968)
  • Brault, William, LCpl, (1964-1968)
  • Braun, Kenneth, HM2
  • Breeden, John, Cpl, (1963-1969)
  • Campbell, J C, Cpl, (1964-1968)
  • Campos, Richard, LCpl, (1965-1968)
  • Carson, William, Cpl, (1966-1970)
  • Chavez, Jose (Marty), Sgt, (1964-1968)
  • Crumbley, George, Capt, (1965-1978)
  • Cusick, Jim, Cpl, (1965-1969)
  • Dyson, Daniel, Sgt, (1964-1968)
  • ELEY, HENRY, GySgt, (1960-1982)
  • Farrell, Paul, Cpl, (1965-1968)
  • Gamwell, Jr, Edward, Sgt, (1965-1971)
  • Garcia, Martin, Cpl, (1965-1969)
  • Gaten, Cornell, Sgt, (1965-1969)
  • Gendreau, Roger, SSgt, (1954-1973)
  • Gibson, Ronald, Sgt, (1963-1967)
  • Griggs, Dennis, GySgt, (1964-1990)
  • Griggs, Dennis, GySgt, (1964-1990)
  • Guthery, Mike, Cpl, (1966-1969)
  • Harris, William, Cpl, (1966-1968)
  • Kimble, Roger, Sgt, (1965-1969)
  • Livingston, Stoney, Sgt, (1962-1967)
  • Lowe, Jerry, Sgt, (1962-1970)
  • Marston, Alan, Sgt, (1965-1968)
  • Martin, Darryl, Sgt, (1965-1967)
  • Martin, Steven, Sgt, (1964-1970)
  • Matthews, John, HM3, (1964-1968)
  • Mattox, Alan, LCpl, (1964-1968)
  • Michalski, Michael, Sgt, (1964-1968)
  • Moeller, William, MSgt, (1956-1978)
  • Moore, Allen, Cpl, (1964-1968)
  • Moreno, Robert, MGySgt, (1964-1990)
  • Murray, Desmond, Cpl, (1966-1968)
  • Nevatie, Erkki, LCpl, (1965-1968)
  • Noon, Dan, Sgt, (1964-1967)
  • Oswalt, Chuck, Sgt, (1963-1967)
  • Peik, David, HM1, (1962-1967)
  • Pettit, Robert, Sgt, (1961-1967)
  • Pope, Thomas, Sgt, (1965-1969)
  • Reichert, Ronnie, SgtMaj, (1963-1989)
  • Roberts, Craig, LtCol, (1964-1968)
  • Rodriguez, David, Cpl, (1966-1969)
  • Rosado Jr., Luis, Sgt, (1965-1968)
  • Ryan, Robert, SgtMaj, (1964-1989)
  • Sesto, George, Sgt, (1963-1969)
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