McElveen, Gary, SSgt

Air Traffic Control/Enlisted Air Crew
 
 Service Photo 
 Service Details
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Current Service Status
USMC Veteran
Current/Last Rank
Staff Sergeant
Current/Last Primary MOS
6722-Ground Controlled Approach Controller
Current/Last MOSGroup
 Air Traffic Control/Enlisted Air Crew
Previously Held MOS
9971-Basic Marine With Enlistment Guarantee
2500-Basic Operational Communicator
2531-Field Radio Operator
Primary Unit
1971-1975, 6722, Air Traffic Control (ATC), SOES
Service Years
1968 - 1975
Enlisted Collar Insignia
Staff Sergeant
One Hash Mark

 Official Badges 


 Unofficial Badges 

Cold War Medal


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
2nd Battalion 4th Marines AssociationMarine Air Traffic Control Association (MATCA)Marine Corps Association and Foundation (MCA&F)National Rifle Association (NRA)
3rd Marine Division AssociationTexas Area Marines
  2003, 2nd Battalion 4th Marines Association
  2003, Marine Air Traffic Control Association (MATCA)
  2003, Marine Corps Association and Foundation (MCA&F)
  2005, National Rifle Association (NRA)
  2012, 3rd Marine Division Association
  2014, Texas Area Marines


 Additional Information
What are you doing now:

Officially retired. I stay busy keeping up with yard work, home repairs and working on and in my detached wood shop. I am rated at 70% disabled and 100% unemployable. I receive all my healthcare at the VA Outpatient Clinic in Austin and have been well taken care of there. I have found that being polite and patient with VA workers in order to get to the care of the doctors is absolutely neccessary.
I have served with the Texas State Militia, Guardian Company, since 2013. I am a Sergeant and the Logistics NCO.

 
   
  1968, Boot Camp (Parris Island, SC), 3065
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Boot Camp Photo Boot Camp (Parris Island, SC) 1968, 3065
 
School
Boot Camp (Parris Island, SC)

Company
Not Specified
Platoon
3065

Start Date 
Dec, 1968		  

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Last Updated:Jun 16, 2021
   
Personal Memories

Best Moment
Winning platton drill competition.

Worst Moment
Caught smoking in the head down in the butts.
   

Instructors
SSgt. Yergain, Senior DI

Other Memories
Had walking pneumonia during Mess Hall duty. Left dispensary without doc's approval and rejoined my platoon.
   
   
Yearbook
 
My Photos From This Recruit Training
Recruit Training Platoon
Boot Pic
Bottom row, third from left.

  405 Also There at This Training:
Name Co Ptn Start Date
Robb, Richard, LCpl, (1968-1971) H 3065 Dec, 1968
Arthur, Jesse James, PFC, (1968-1969) Dec, 1968
Bates, Henry D, LCpl, (1968-1970) 2064 Dec, 1968
Bazinet, Jim, SSgt, (1968-1976) 2064 Dec, 1968
Berglund, Kenneth, Sgt, (1968-1977) 1069 Dec, 1968
Blakey, Howell Frank, LCpl, (1968-1970) Dec, 1968
Boone, Taylor, LCpl, (1968-1970) 2052 Dec, 1968
Bove, Harmon Joseph, Cpl, (1968-1970) 102 Dec, 1968
Bryan, Charles, Sgt, (1968-1972) B 202 Dec, 1968
Bryant, Tom, Cpl, (1968-1969) A 100 Dec, 1968
Buchanan, Dale, Cpl, (1968-1971) A 1071 Dec, 1968
Burkett, Paul, LCpl, (1968-1974) 2061 Dec, 1968
Carbaugh, Edward, Cpl, (1968-1972) 201 Dec, 1968
Clark, Joe, SSgt, (1968-1976) A 1071 Dec, 1968
Consider, Terry, Sgt, (1968-1972) 2067 Dec, 1968
Curley, Art, GySgt, (1968-1989) 203 Dec, 1968
Dawson, Stan, Cpl, (1968-1970) 122 Dec, 1968
DE Santis, Paul, LCpl, (1968-1970) 3061 Dec, 1968
Douglas, Martin, Sgt, (1968-1970) E 2067 Dec, 1968
Douglas, Martin, Sgt, (1968-1970) E 2067 Dec, 1968
Dudley, Edward, PFC, (1968-1969) Dec, 1968
Fitzgerald, William, LCpl, (1968-1971) 200 Dec, 1968
Goodman, Edward Leon, PFC, (1968-1969) A 100 Dec, 1968
Griffin, Warren, Cpl, (1968-1970) 2034 Dec, 1968
Gruca, Peter Alan, PFC, (1968-1969) 102 Dec, 1968
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