Smith, M. Z., Maj

Air Control/Air Support/Anti-Air Warfare
 
 TWS Ribbon Bar
Life Member
 
 Service Photo 
 Service Details
36 kb
View Shadow Box View Printable Shadow Box View Time Line
Current Service Status
USMC Retired
Current/Last Rank
Major
Current/Last Primary MOS
7202-Air Command and Control Officer
Current/Last MOSGroup
 Air Control/Air Support/Anti-Air Warfare
Previously Held MOS
2500-Basic Operational Communicator
2531-Field Radio Operator
6722-Ground Controlled Approach Controller
6712-Air Traffic Controller-Tower
6708-Air Support Control Officer
6720-Air Traffic Control Officer, Automated Systems
6702-Air Control/Anti-Air Warfare Officer
Primary Unit
1977-1979, 6702, MCTSSA Camp Pendleton, Marine Corps Systems Command
Service Years
1958 - 1979
Other Languages
Japanese
Official/Unofficial USMC Certificates
Certificate of Commendation
Cold War Certificate
Officer Collar Insignia
Major

 Official Badges 

USMC Retired Pin (20 Years) US Marine Corps Honorable Discharge (Original)


 Unofficial Badges 

Cold War Medal Vietnam Veteran 50th Commemoration Cold War


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Marine Corps Association and Foundation (MCA&F)United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)Marine Air Traffic Control Association (MATCA)
Post 174USMC Hawk AssociationDisabled American Veterans (DAV)Marine Corps Mustang Association
Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA)
  1966, Marine Corps Association and Foundation (MCA&F)
  1966, United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
  1969, Officers' Christian Fellowship
  1975, Christian Military Fellowship
  1979, Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)
  1999, Marine Air Traffic Control Association (MATCA)
  2007, American Legion, Post 174 (Chaplain) (Willits, California)
  2008, Marine Corps Together We Served
  2011, USMC Hawk Association
  2013, Disabled American Veterans (DAV)
  2018, Marine Corps Mustang Association
  2021, Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA)


 Additional Information
What are you doing now:

Managing Partner/Owner (12 years). We manufacture paper wheels for use on bench grinders or buffers for sharpening.

We served as church planting missionaries in Japan for 21 years after retiring from the Corps in 1979. Then for 14 years was the Director of Calif. Church Extension for Northern Calif. Regional, IFCA International.
   
  1966, The Basic School (Quantico, VA), E/4
School
The Basic School (Quantico, VA)

Company
E
Platoon
4

Start Date 
Nov, 1966		  

Add your memories to this entry

Last Updated:Jul 4, 2016
   
Personal Memories

Best Friends
Bo Dishman
Mike Layman
Don Scott

Instructors
Capt Flaherty (Plt Commander)
Capt Krulak (Defensive Tactics Instructor)
   
   
Yearbook
 
My Photos From This Recruit Training
No Available Photos

  25 Also There at This Training:
Name Co Ptn Start Date
Walling, Michael, Capt, (1966-1973) E 4 Oct, 1966
Sawyer, Bruce, 1stLt, (1965-1971) M 4 Apr, 1967
Smith, Earl Frederick, 2ndLt, (1966-1967) B 4 Jun, 1966
Stollenwerck, Edward, Capt, (1967-1973) M 4 Apr, 1967
Wall, Thomas U., LtCol B 4 Jun, 1966
Lamoureux, Wesley, Capt, (1965-1975) E 3 Nov, 1966
Ahlmeyer, Heinz, 2ndLt, (1966-1967) E 1 Oct, 1966
Rhoda, Rockne, Capt, (1962-1970) O 4 Jun, 1967
Ryberg, Charles Edward, 2ndLt, (1966-1967) E 1 Oct, 1966
Holbrook, William, Capt, (1966-1972) D 2 Nov, 1966
Munn, John, LtCol, (1967-1988) B 4 Aug, 1967
Arndt, LaVerne, Capt, (1963-1969) F 1 Oct, 1966
Brougham, Robert, Capt, (1966-1969) D 1 Oct, 1966
Crenshaw, Carlton, Capt, (1966-1970) 3-67 Oct, 1966
Gallagher, Patrick Joesph, 2ndLt, (1966-1967) Oct, 1966
Johnson, Tommy, Capt, (1966-1971) 3-67 Oct, 1966
Parks, Averd, 1stLt, (1966-1969) I 3rd Dec, 1966
Parsons, James Lloyd, 1stLt, (1965-1968) G 2 Dec, 1966
Robertson, Clifton Boyd, 2ndLt, (1966-1967) Oct, 1966
Stahl, Norman, LtCol, (1960-1988) H 4-67 Dec, 1966
Sweet, Ronald Steven, 2ndLt, (1965-1967) G 2 Dec, 1966
Walling, Michael, Capt, (1966-1973) 3-67 Oct, 1966
Weh, Allen, Col, (1960-2004) D 1 Oct, 1966
Welker, Abram Joseph, 2ndLt, (1966-1967) G 2 Dec, 1966
Williams, Fredrick Henry, 1stLt, (1966-1968) G 2 Dec, 1966
Copyright Togetherweserved.com Inc 2003-2011