Williams, Laurence E., CSM

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Service Status
USA Retired
Final Rank
Command Sergeant Major
Last Service Branch
Infantry
Last MOS
00Z-Command Sergeant Major IN
Last MOS Group
Infantry
Primary Unit
1984-1985, 11B50, HHC, 75th Ranger Regiment
Previously Held MOS's
11F20-Infantry Operations And Intelligence Specialist
11F40-Infantry Operations And Intelligence Specialist
16F30-Light Air Defense Artillery Crewman
17K20-Ground Surveillance Radar Crewman
11D30-Armor Reconnaissance Specialist
11B30-Infantryman
11B40-Infantryman
11B50-Infantry Senior Sergeant
11Z50-Infantry Senior Sergeant
Service Years
1966 - 1989
Official/Unofficial US Army Certificates
Cold War Certificate
Order of Saint Barbara
Order of Saint Michael
Voice Edition
Infantry
Ranger
Command Sergeant Major
Seven Service Stripes
Two Overseas Service Bars

 Official Badges 

II Field Force, Vietnam Jungle Expert Badge United Nations Command Joint Security Area (Korean) Drill Sergeant Badge

Army Retired-Soldier for Life Imjin Scouts (Old) Army Physical Fitness Badge Imjin Scouts

Infantry Shoulder Cord US Army Retired (Pre-2007) Drill Sergeant Campaign Hat (Male) French Fourragere

Expert Infantry Badge Army Honorable Discharge (1984-Present) Schutzenschnur Bronze


 Unofficial Badges 

Airborne Joint Security Area Panmunjom Cold War Medal Honorable Order of Saint Barbara

Order of Saint Michael (Gold) Cold War Veteran Vietnam Veteran 50th Commemoration Vietnam 50th Anniversary

Vietnam Era Veteran


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Association of United States Army (AUSA)Non Commissioned Officers Association (NCOA)United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
United States Field Artillery AssociationN/AAmerican Legion75th Ranger Regiment Association
2nd Infantry (Indianhead) Division Association Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) Veterans Chapter 671Armed Forces Top Enlisted Association (AFTEA)
Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)Chapter 152
  1971, Association of United States Army (AUSA) - Assoc. Page
  1975, Non Commissioned Officers Association (NCOA) - Assoc. Page
  1979, United Services Automobile Association (USAA) - Assoc. Page
  1986, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) - Assoc. Page
  1988, United States Field Artillery Association - Assoc. Page
  1989, United States Army Ranger Association, N/A - Chap. Page
  1990, American Legion - Assoc. Page
  1995, 75th Ranger Regiment Association
  2009, 2nd Infantry (Indianhead) Division Association
  2010, Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) Veterans - Assoc. Page
  2013, Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA), Chapter 671 (Member) (Savannah, Georgia) - Chap. Page
  2013, Armed Forces Top Enlisted Association (AFTEA)
  2013, Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) - Assoc. Page
  2015, Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Chapter 152 (Life Member) (Delray Beach, Florida) - Chap. Page



 Ribbon Bar

Expert Infantryman
Rifle
Master Parachutist
Auto Rifle
Germany Jump Wings (Bronze)

 
 Enlisted/Officer Basic Training
  1966, 4th Battalion, 2nd Training Brigade (BCT) (Fort Gordon, GA), E/4
  1966, 4th Battalion, 2nd Training Brigade (BCT) (Fort Gordon, GA), E/4
  1966, 1st Battalion, 1st Training Brigade (BCT) (Fort Dix, NJ), E/2
 Unit Assignments
3rd Battalion, 23rd Infantry3rd Battalion, 35th ArmorII Field Force Vietnam Artillery1st Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment
1st Battalion, 32nd Armor1st Battalion, 36th InfantryUS Army Armor Center and School (Cadre) Fort Knox, KY1st Battalion, 75th Ranger
US Army Forces Command (FORSCOM)United Nations Command Security Battalion-Joint Security Area75th Ranger RegimentInfantry Center and School (Staff) Fort Benning, GA
US Army Military Personnel Center, Alexandria, Virginia1st Battalion, 35th Field Artillery1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery
  1967-1968, 11F20, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Infantry
  1968-1969, 11F40, 3rd Battalion, 35th Armor
  1969-1970, 16F30, II Field Force Vietnam Artillery
  1970-1971, 17K20, 1st Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment
  1972-1974, 11D30, HHC, 1st Battalion, 32nd Armor
  1974-1975, 11B30, HHC, 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry
  1975-1979, 11B40, HHC, US Army Armor Center and School (Cadre) Fort Knox, KY
  1979-1982, 11B40, HHC, 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger
  1982-1983, 11Z50, HQ Forces Command (FORSCOM)
  1983-1984, 11B50, United Nations Command Security Battalion-Joint Security Area
  1984-1985, 11B50, HHC, 75th Ranger Regiment
  1985-1987, 11Z50, 3rd Ranger Company, Benning Division, Ranger School (Cadre)
  1986-1987, 11B50, US Army Military Personnel Center, Alexandria, Virginia
  1987-1988, 00Z, 1st Battalion, 35th Field Artillery
  1988-1989, 00Z, HHB, 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery
 Combat and Non-Combat Operations
  1967-1967 Korean DMZ Conflict - 2/23rd Infantry barrier position #32 overrun
  1968-1968 Operation Formation Star (Korea)
  1969-1969 Vietnam War/Summer-Fall 1969 Campaign
  1969-1970 Vietnam War/Winter-Spring 1970 Campaign
  1970-1970 Vietnam War/Sanctuary Counteroffensive Campaign (1970)/Operation Toan Thang 43 / Rock Crusher
  1970-1971 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase VII Campaign (1970-71)
  1983-1984 Deployment - Korean DMZ Armistice Enforcement
 Colleges Attended 
Howard UniversityEastern Kentucky UniversityUniversity of KentuckyEl Paso Community College
Armstrong Atlantic State UniversitySavannah State University
  1965-1966, Howard University
  1977-1979, Eastern Kentucky University
  1977-1978, University of Kentucky
  1987-1987, Army Sergeants Major Academy
  1987-1987, El Paso Community College
  1987-1987, El Paso Community College, El Paso, TX
  1990-1995, Armstrong Atlantic State University
  1994-1994, Savannah State University
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