My Ribbons
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My USMC Bio
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Parris Island South Carolina, Feb. 1964
I Reported To United States Marine Corps Recruit Depot , Parris Island South Carolina Feb. 5th. 1964.
On 29 April 1964 After 13 Weeks Of USMC Boot Camp Under The Guidance Of The Above Drill Instructors Of Platoon 117 , I had Finally Achieved My Longtime Goal Of Becoming A United States Marine.
Camp Pendleton California
While With The 1st. Bn. 7th. Marines,The Division's "Raider" Battalion, We Underwent Extensive Combat Infantry Training. Included In The Combat Training Was "Rubber Boat" Training Off The Coast Of San Clemente.There We Would Disembark From Navy Ships A Few Miles Offshore And Paddle In Total Darkness To A Quiet Beach Landing , After Which We Would Then Patrol Inland To Our Objective Which Was Usually An "Enemy" Basecamp Occupied By Marine Recon Or Other Marine Units From 1st. Marine Divisoin.
The Battalion Also Participated In "Cold Weather" Training In The Sierra Nevada Mountains Of Pickle Meadow, Bridgeport California. There We Leaned To Patrol In The Very Thin And Very Cold Mountain Air While Wearing Snowshoes And Heavy Backpacks . Needless To Say That Took Some Getting Used To.
Add To The Above Training Several Months Of Training In The Near Desert Mountains Of Camp Pendleton , Including "Wet Net" Beach Landings From Navy Ships , And You Get Some Idea Of The Versatility Of U.S.M.C. Training.
Marine Barracks U S Naval Base Key West Fl. March 1965
I Spent 15 Months At what Had To Of Been One Of The Top Post In The World , Marine Barracks , Key West Florida . I Served With Some Outstanding Marines And Made Many Friends , Most Of Whom Later Served In The War In Vietnam . Some Were "Killed In Action" , And Others Were Severely Injured In A War That We Were Not Allowed To Win.
I Served In Vietnam As A Team Leader , Squad Leader , And Platoon Guide With Lima Company , 3rd. Battalion , 3rd. Marines ( L/3/3 ) From September Of 1966 Until I Was Wounded In Action 21 August Of 1967 . I Was Medevaced To The U.S. Navy Hospital , Philadelphia Pa. Where I would spend the next 8 Months
My Weapon Of Choice, The M-79 40 mm Grenade Launcher
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Rifle Expert
Pistol Marksman
Top Row: Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon
3rd Row: Presidential Unit Citation, Navy Meritorious Citation, Good Conduct
2nd Row: National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Presidential Unit Citation
1st Row: Vietnam Cross Of Gallantry, Vietnam Civil Action, Vietnam Campaign
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Northern I-Corps, Vietnam 1966-67
This page was last updated: June 24, 2009
