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Current Service Status
USMC Veteran
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Current/Last Rank
Master Gunnery Sergeant
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Current/Last Primary MOS
5811-Military Policeman
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Current/Last MOSGroup
Military Police
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Previously Held MOS
0311-Rifleman
0331-Machine Gunner
0341-Mortar Man
8511-Drill Instructor
0369-Infantry Unit Leader
5813-Accident Investigator
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Primary Unit
1983-1986, 5811, MCB Camp Butler, Okinawa/H&S Bn
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Service Years
1956 - 1986
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| Official/Unofficial USMC Certificates
Shellback Certificate
Suez Canal Certificate
Cold War Certificate
Great Lakes Certificate
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1970, Fleet Reserve Association (FRA) [Verified]
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1979, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
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1987, Marine Corps League, Detachment 816 (Life Member) (Okinawa, Japan) [Verified]
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1991, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW), Post 9723, Okinawa (Life Member) (FPO, AP) [Verified]
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2009, Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Chapter 10 (Member At Large) (El Paso, Texas) [Verified]
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2010, American Legion, Post 79 (Paid Up For Life) (New Port Richey, Florida) [Verified]
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2011, Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Chapter 165 (Red Eyed Gnawer) (El Paso, Texas) [Verified]
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2012, USMC East Coast Drill Instructors Association [Verified]
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2012, Marine Corps Association and Foundation (MCA&F) [Verified]
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What are you doing now:
I am fully retired. I volunteer with visiting sick and confined hospital comrades. Assist widows and orphans of our departed comrades.
I was a 0311 during ITR. Afterwards I served as a 0331 Machine Gunner. In 1963 I was assigned to H&S Co 2/8, CLNC and become a 0341 81 Mortarman. I was assigned as a MP 5811/5813 from Jan71 to my 30 years were completed on 01 July 1986.
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Other Comments:
I served my 1st 15 yrs as Infantry and my last 15 as Military Police Provost Sgt/Accident Investigator.
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School
Boot Camp (Parris Island, SC) |
Company
Not Specified |
Platoon
377 |
Start Date
Oct, 1956 |
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Last Updated:Feb 14, 2011 |
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Other Memories
Senior DI: SSgt. Thomas J.HUSTED, Now deceased. He later was Commissioned and retired as a Captain.
Jr DIs: Sgt. Melvin Bray. I later served with him in 1979 at HQ Bn, HQMC. I was a MGySgt and he was our Bn Sgt Maj; Sgt McDowell and Sgt Hill.
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