United States Marine Corps
General Information

Enlistment & Discharges

Date	Location	Recruiting Officer	Type	Reason	Classification	Duration
8 Jul 1946	DHRS Pittsburgh, PA	Maj James W. Sperry	Enlistment	-	Regular Marine Corps (Aviation Units Only)	2 yrs
4 May 1947	USMCAS Cherry Point, N.C.	LtCol Graham H. Benson	Honorably Discharged	CofG	-	-
17 Aug 1948	DHRS Pittsburgh, PA	Maj Henry V. Joslin	Renlistment	-	Regular Marine Corps	3 yrs
28 Aug 1951	HQCo SERV Bn MCS Quantico, VA	LtCol Robert H. Gray	Honorably Discharged	EofE	-	-
29 Aug 1951	HQCo SERV Bn MCS Quantico, VA	1stLt Joseph P. Ondek	Renlistment	-	Regular Marine Corps	6 yrs
12 Jan 1959	MTU/MCRD San Diego, CA	LtCol Robert M. Calland	Honorably Discharged	CofG	-	-
13 Jan 1959	MTU/MCRD San Diego, CA	LtCol Robert M. Calland	Renlistment	-	-	6 yrs
1 Jul 1974	SEP/REC CTR HQCO HQ SERV BN MCB CamPen, CA	Capt B. H. Simmons	Honorably Discharged	Retired	-	-

Enlisted & Commissioned (Limited Duty Officer "LDO") Service

Date of Rank	Date Promoted	Rank	Type of Rank
16 Jan 1947	16 Jan 1947	Private First Class	Temporary
4 May 1947	17 Aug 1948	Private First Class	Permanent
9 Feb 1949	11 Feb 1949	Corporal	Permanent
30 Nov 1950	11 Dec 1950	Sergeant	Temporary
30 Oct 1951	17 Dec 1951	Staff Sergeant	Temporary
3 Mar 1953	11 Mar 1953	2nd Lieutenant	Temporary
3 Sep 1954	3 Sep 1954	1st Lieutenant	Temporary
7 Jan 1957	9 Dec 1957	Captain	Temporary
1 Jul 1958	1 Jul 1958	Warrant Officer W1	Permanent
19 Dec 1958	19 Dec 1958	Marine Gunner Designation	-
1 Jul 1961	1 Jul 1961	Chief Warrant Officer W2	Permanent
1 Apr 1965	1 Jul 1965	Major	Temporary
1 Jul 1967	1 Jul 1967	Chief Warrant Officer W3	Permanent
1 Oct 1968	1 Oct 1968	Lieutenant Colonel	Temporary
1 Jul 1973	1 Jul 1973	Chief Warrant Officer W4	Permanent

Military Training

Date of Completion	Course	Location
20 Aug 1946	2nd Recruit Battalion (Basic Training)	MCRD Parris Island, SC
26 Mar 1952	Weapons Co. 1st Battalion 2nd Infantry Training Regiment	MCB Camp Pendleton, CA
9 Jan 1953	3rd Replacement Battalion Staging Regiment Training & Replacement Command	MCB Camp Pendleton, CA
19 Sep 1953	22nd Special Basic Course (27 April ~ 19 September)	MCS Quantico, VA
17 Nov 1953	Advanced Basic Course (2 weeks)	MCRD Parris Island, SC
16 Nov 1956	Instructors Class 'C-1' Course 'A' (4 Weeks)	NTC San Diego, CA
16 Jun 1960	Ordnance Officer Course (24 Weeks)	MCS Quantico, VA
14 Feb 1964	Marine Corps Institute General Administrative Procedures, 01.7	MCS Quantico, VA

Duty Assignments

Begin Date	End Date	Unit	Location	Assignment	MOS
8 Jul 1946	31 Jul 1946	2nd Recruit Battalion	MCRD Parris Island, SC	Basic Training	-
1 Aug 1946	24 Apr 1947	11th Service Maintenance Squadron 11th Marine Air Casual Squadron	MCAS Cherry Point, NC	Aviation Machinist Machine Shop Striker	521
18 Aug 1948	3 Apr 1950	1st Guard Company Marine Barracks	USNB Brooklyn, NY	Guard, USNH St. Albans Long Island, New York	521, 745 & 0311
4 Apr 1950	11 Jun 1951	Service Bn Marine Corps Schools	MCB Quantico, VA	Small Arms Marksman Instructor	0311
30 Jun 1951	20 Oct 1951	Rifle Range Company Service Bn Marine Corps Schools	MCB Quantico, VA	Small Arms Marksman Instructor	0311
2 Nov 1951	7 Nov 1951	Transient Enlisted RecCo HqBn T&RC	MCB Camp Pendleton, CA	Small Arms Marksman Instructor	0311
7 Nov 1951	16 Nov 1951	Trainees B Company 1st Bn 2nd Inf T&RC	MCB Camp Pendleton, CA	Assault Infantry Unit Leader	0337
16 Nov 1951	22 Mar 1952	Trainees 1st Weapons Company 1st Bn 2nd Inf Reg T&RC	MCB Camp Pendleton, CA	Assault Infantry Unit Leader	0337
22 Mar 1952	11 Apr 1952	20th Replacement Draft Staging Reg T&RC (FMF Pac Troops)	MCB Camp Pendleton, CA	Assault Infantry Unit Leader	0337
12 Apr 1952	22 Sep 1952	Casuals GenCasCo Rec&Cas Bn	MCB Camp Pendleton, CA	Assault Infantry Unit Leader	0337
23 Sep 1952	20 Oct 1952	Headquarters & Service Company Marine Corps San Diego	MCB Camp Pendleton, CA	Assault Infantry Unit Leader	0337
20 Oct 1952	29 Nov 1952	HqCo 1st Bn 1st Inf Trng Reg T&RC	MCB Camp Pendleton, CA	Platoon Sergeant	0337
30 Nov 1952	2 Jan 1953	FMF Repls 3rd Repl Bn Stag Reg T&RC (FMF Pacific Troops)	MCB Camp Pendleton, CA	Assault Infantry Unit Leader	0337
13 Jan 1953	14 Mar 1953	Weapons Company 7th Marines 1st Mar Div (Reinf)	South Korea	Assault Infantry Unit Leader	0337
24 Mar 1953	31 Mar 1953	Marine Barracks USNS Treasure Island	San Francisco, CA	Assault Infantry Unit Leader	0337
22 Apr 1953	24 Aug 1953	1st Training Battalion Basic School Marine Corps Schools	MCB Quantico, VA	Basic Officer	9901
5 Oct 1953	27 Sep 1955	Weapons Training Battalion	MCRD Parris Island, SC	Battalion Range Officer Officer in Charge "A" Range	0301
28 Sep 1955	14 Jan 1956	Permanent Personnel 1st Recruit Training Regiment	MCRD Parris Island, SC	Company Commander "E" Company	0301
16 Jan 1956	14 May 1956	Permanent Personnel 4th Recruit Training Regiment	MCRD Parris Island, SC	Company Officer	9901
11 Sep 1956	16 Nov 1959	Marksmanship Training Unit (Camp Matthews)	MCRD San Diego, CA	Marksman Instructor	0302 & 4902
5 Jan 1960	16 Jun 1960	Ordnance School Marine Corps Schools	MCB Quantico, VA	Student	0302 & 2002
17 Jun 1960	22 Sep 1961	Rifle Range Detachment Marine Corps Schools	MCB Quantico, VA	Range Officer	0302, 2002 & 9910
23 Sep 1961	6 Aug 1962	Marksmanship Training Unit (Camp Matthews)	MCRD San Diego, CA	Marksman Instructor	0302, 2002 & 9910
7 Aug 1962	12 Aug 1964	Weapons Training Battalion (Marine Corps Schools)	MCB Quantico, VA	Assistant Officer in Charge	9910
23 Oct 1964	12 Sep 1965	Division Schools 3rd Marine Division	Camp Hansen Okinawa, Japan	Pistol Range Officer Division Range Officer	0302 & 2002
16 Oct 1965	21 Nov 1968	Weapons Training Battalion (Edson Range Area)	MCRD San Diego, CA	Assistant S-3 Officer S-3 Officer Chief Range Officer Battalion Executive Officer Battalion Commanding Officer	2002, 4915 & 9910
30 Nov 1968	7 Sep 1969	H&SCo III MAF Force Ordnance Section	Da Nang South Vietnam	Assistant Force Ordnance Officer	2002
30 Nov 1969	26 Feb 1973	Weapons Training Battalion MC Development & Education	MCB Quantico, VA	Commanding Officer Officer in Charge MTU	2002 & 9911
17 Mar 1973	24 Jun 1974	Headquarters Company Headquarters & Service Battalion	MCB Camp Pendleton, CA	Western Divisional Match Officer (G-3) & Training Facilities Officer	9910
24 Jun 1974	30 Jun 1974	Separation & Retirement Center Headquarters Company Headquarters Service Battalion	MCB Camp Pendleton, CA	Awaiting Retirement	2002

Combat Service

Begin Date	End Date	Unit	Location	Duty Performed
9 Jan 1953	14 Mar 1953	Weapons Company 1st Battalion 7th Marines 1st Marine Division (Rein) Fleet Marine Force	Panmunjom Republic of South Korea	Section Leader Anti-Tank Assault Platoon
5 Jul 1965	15 Jul 1965	3rd Marine Division (Forward) Fleet Marine Force	Da Nang, Chu Lai and Phu Bai Republic of South Vietnam	Sniper/Infared Scope(OJT)
30 Nov 1968	21 Nov 1969	Headquarters & Service Company III MAF Force Ordnance Section	I Corps Tactical Zone (Da Nang) Republic of South Vietnam	Assistant Force Ordnance Officer

Awards, Medals and Ribbons

Legion of Merit
Date Issued	Awarded By	Organization
13 Jun 1974	Gen Robert E. Cushman, Jr. Commandant of the Marine Corps for the President of the United States	WTBn, MCDEC, Quantico, VA

Bronze Star w/Combat "V"
Date Issued	Awarded By	Organization
4 Aug 1970	LtGen William K. Jones Commanding General FMF, Pacific for the President of the United States	WPNSTrngSchool, MCDEC, Quantico, VA

Combat Action Ribbon
Date Issued	Awarded By	Organization
2 Feb 1970	Secretary of the Navy (SECNAVNOTE 1650)	WTBn, Quantico, VA

Navy Presidential Unit Citation
Date Issued	Awarded By	Organization
29 Dec 1967	President of the United States	3rd Marine Division (Reinforced)

Navy Unit Commendation w/1 Bronze Star
Date Issued	Awarded By	Organization
11 Aug 1952 ~ 5 May 1953	Secretary of the Navy	1st Marine Division (Reinforced)
24 Jun 1969	Secretary of the Navy	H&SCo. III MAF I Corps Tactical Zone (Da Nang) Republic of South Vietnam

Marine Corps Good Conduct w/2 Bronze Service Stars
Date Issued	Awarded By	Organization
4 May 1947	LtCol Graham Benson Commanding Officer	Marine Air Casual, Squadron 11 MCAS, Cherry Point, N.C.
17 Aug 1951	LtCol Robert H. Gray Commanding Officer	HqCo SerBn MCS, Quantico, VA

World War II Victory Medal
Date Issued	Awarded By	Organization
4 May 1947	LtCol Graham Benson Commanding Officer	Marine Air Casual, Squadron 11 MCAS, Cherry Point, N.C.

National Defense Service Medal w/1 Bronze Service Star
Date Issued	Awarded By	Organization
1953 (Korea)	President of the United States Executive Orders 10448 & 11265	WpnsCo 1stBn 7thMar 1stMarDiv (Rein) FMF
1969 (Vietnam)	President of the United States Executive Orders 10448 & 11265	H&SCo. III MAF I Corps Tactical Zone (Da Nang) Republic of South Vietnam

Korean Service Medal w/1 Bronze Service Star
Date Issued	Awarded By	Organization
1 Dec 1952 ~ 14 Mar 1953 Third Korean Winter Campaign	President of the U.S. Secretary of Defense	WpnsCo 1stBn 7thMar 1stMarDiv (Rein) FMF

Vietnam Service Medal w/1 Silver Star
Date Issued	Awarded By	Organization
7 March 1965 Vietnam Advisory Campaign	Col Stanley S. Hughes Commanding Officer	WTBn, Edson Range Area MCB Camp Pendleton, CA
24 Dec 1965 Vietnam Defense Campaign	Col Stanley S. Hughes Commanding Officer	WTBn, Edson Range Area MCB Camp Pendleton, CA
22 Feb 1969 Vietnam counteroffensive Phase IV	Col Don D. Ezell Commanding Officer	H&SCo. III MAF I Corps Tactical Zone (Da Nang) Republic of South Vietnam
8 Jun 1969 Tet 69 Counteroffensive	Col Don D. Ezell Commanding Officer	H&SCo. III MAF I Corps Tactical Zone (Da Nang) Republic of South Vietnam
31 Oct 1969 Vietnam Summer-Fall 1969	Col Don D. Ezell Commanding Officer	H&SCo. III MAF I Corps Tactical Zone (Da Nang) Republic of South Vietnam

United Nations Service Medal (Korea)
Date Issued	Awarded By	Organization
1 Dec 1952 ~ 14 Mar 1953 Third Korean Winter Campaign	United Nations Secretary of the Navy	WpnsCo 1stBn 7thMar 1stMarDiv (Rein) FMF

Korean Presidential Unit Citation w/Gold Frame
Date Issued	Awarded By	Organization
26 Oct 1950 ~ 27 Jul 1953	Republic of South Korea	1st Marine Division Operations

Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross w/Palm & Gold Frame
Date Issued	Awarded By	Organization
1 Jul 1970	Gen Lewis J. Fields Commanding General	WTBn, MCDEC, Quantico, VA

Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal w/1960 Bar
Date Issued	Awarded By	Organization
1 Jun 1969 Served a cumulative six mos.	Col Don D. Ezell Commanding Officer	H&SCo. III MAF I Corps Tactical Zone (Da Nang) Republic of South Vietnam

Republic of Korea War Service Medal
Date Issued	Awarded By	Organization
25 Jun 2000	Republic of South Korea	Department of Defense