Pinard, Joseph L.R., CW4

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Chief Warrant Officer 4
Last Service Branch
Warrant Officer (pre-2004)
Last Primary MOS
102A-Rotary and Fixed Wing Pilot
Last MOS Group
Aviation
Primary Unit
1972-1975, 062D, US Army Transportation School (USATSCH)
Service Years
1949 - 1975
Other Languages
French
Warrant Officer (pre-2004)
Chief Warrant Officer 4
Six Service Stripes
Five Overseas Service Bars

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Home State
Maine
Maine
Year of Birth
1929
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Lewiston
Last Address
107 Binnacle Drive
Newport News
Date of Passing
Oct 21, 2016
 
Location of Interment
Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Section 71, Site 299


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Aviator Badge (Senior)

 

 Official Badges 

1st Cavalry Division 25th Infantry Division US Army Retired (Pre-2007)


 Unofficial Badges 

Air Assault Badge 11th AAD 1964


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Northwest ChapterMilitary Order of the Purple HeartChapter 2Veterans of Modern Warfare
National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
  1958, US Army Warrant Officers Association, Northwest Chapter (Member) (Washington) - Chap. Page
  1975, Military Order of the Purple Heart - Assoc. Page
  1980, Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Chapter 2 (Member) (Newport News, Virginia) - Chap. Page
  1992, Veterans of Modern Warfare
  2016, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)



 Unit Assignments
Air Defense Units21st Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion (AW)90th Field Artillery Battalion1st Field Artillery Observation Battalion
General Headquarters (GHQ) Far East Command, US Far East CommandAviation Detachment USAREUR228th Aviation Battalion (ASHB)11th Aviation Group
Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DCU.S. Army610th Transportation Company (AM)(GS), 14th Transportation Battalion58th Transportation Battalion
US Army Vietnam (USARV)US Army Transportation School (USATSCH)USAG Japan
  1949-1949, C Battery, 504th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Missile Battalion
  1949-1949, 504th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Missile Battalion
  1949-1950, 35M, C Battery, 504th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Missile Battalion
  1950-1950, C Battery, 504th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Missile Battalion
  1950-1951, A Battery, 504th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Missile Battalion
  1951-1951, 504th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Missile Battalion
  1951-1951, 1775, B Battery, 21st Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion (AW)
  1951-1951, HHB, 90th Field Artillery Battalion
  1951-1951, B Battery, 1st Field Artillery Observation Battalion
  1951-1952, HHB, 1st Field Artillery Observation Battalion
  1952-1952, HHB, 40th Air Defense Artillery Brigade
  1952-1952, General Headquarters (GHQ) Far East Command, US Far East Command
  1952-1953, 753rd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion
  1952-1953, B Battery, 753rd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion
  1954-1955, B Battery, 41st Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion
  1955-1957, 41st Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion
  1960-1963, Aviation Detachment USAREUR
  1963-1964, 153A, B Company, 228th Aviation Battalion (ASHB)
  1964-1965, HHC, 228th Aviation Battalion (ASHB)
  1965-1965, HHC, 11th Aviation Group
  1965-1966, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC
  1966-1968, Army Garrison Fort Eustis, VA
  1968-1968, 610th Transportation Company (AM)(GS), 14th Transportation Battalion
  1968-1968, HHD, 58th Transportation Battalion
  1968-1968, US Army Vietnam (USARV)
  1968-1969, US Army Transportation School (USATSCH)
  1969-1972, USAG Japan
  1972-1975, 062D, US Army Transportation School (USATSCH)
 Combat and Non-Combat Operations
  1951-1952 Second Korean Winter (1951-52)
  1965-1965 Vietnam War/Defense Campaign (1965)
  1968-1968 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase III Campaign (1967-68)/Battle of Khe Sanh

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Reflections on CW4 Pinard's US Army Service
 
 Reflections On My Service
 
TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE, WHAT INFLUENCED HIS/HER DECISION TO JOIN THE ARMY?
I was interested in beginning a career. This was the place for me to find it.
TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE, PLEASE DESCRIBE THE DIRECTION OR PATH HE/SHE TOOK IN HIS/HER MILITARY SERVICE. WHERE DID THEY GO FOR BASIC TRAINING AND WHAT UNITS, BASES OR SQUADRONS WERE THEY ASSIGNED TO? WHAT WAS HIS/HER REASON FOR LEAVING?
I was interest in electronics and radar maintenance.
IF HE/SHE PARTICIPATED IN ANY MILITARY OPERATIONS, INCLUDING COMBAT, HUMANITARIAN AND PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS, TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE, PLEASE DESCRIBE THOSE YOU FEEL WERE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT TO HIM/HER AND, IF LIFE-CHANGING, IN WHAT WAY.
On arriving In Korea in 1951 and assigned to the 21st AW "B" company a was
fortunate to capture a Chinese prisoner and got his Ak 47 as my souviner.

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