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Current Service Status
USA Veteran
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Current/Last Rank
Sergeant
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Current/Last Service Branch
Infantry
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Current/Last Primary MOS
11B30-Infantry Squad/Section Leader
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Current/Last MOS Group
Infantry (Enlisted)
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Primary Unit
1976-1977, 11B30, 3rd Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment/B Company
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Previously Held MOS
72B-Communications Center Specialist
72E-Communications Teletype Operator
72E10-Tactical Telecommunications Center Operator
71L10-Administrative Specialist
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Service Years
1970 - 1977
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Cold War Certificate
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1971, Military Auxilary Radio System [Verified]
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2013, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW), Post 2573, Manley-Reece-Jones Post (Member) (Wilmington, North Carolina) [Verified]
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2013, Air Force Sergeants Association (AFSA)
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2014, Army Together We Served [Verified]
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2015, TWS Living History Team
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2017, TWS Memorial Team [Verified]
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2019, ATWS Advisory Group [Verified]
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What are you doing now:
http://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=Profile&type=Person&ID=75492
1970-1977 with 7.6 years Active USA, 1985 to 2009 USAFR.
James Elmo Reece III, beloved husband and devoted father, is the son of James Elmo Reece Jr, Grandson to James Elmo Reece Sr, Great Grandson to William Ervin Reece, all of Wilmngton, NC.
He is the brother of Thomas(Tom) Mark Reece, Wilmington, NC and Diane Marie Reece Boyd Wilmington, NC.
Married Charlene Kay Flowers of Tacoma, WA in 1977 and divorced in 1987. Had one daughter, Chelsie Iris Reece of Tacoma, WA in 1984. He later married Elanne Joy Bender of Soap Lake, Washington on 24 Oct 1987 and has two daughters with her, Shaunna Danette Reece and Doni Shereen Reece. He has 6 grandsons, Jimmy Myers by Chelsie Reece and Kyler Deckert, Joshua Deckert and Kori Deckert by Doni Reece and Wyatt James Baird and Jayden Baird by Shaunna Reece.
Born in Glendale, CA, left at the age of 1, and lived the next twenty years in Wilmington, NC. Atternded St Mary's School 1954 to 1963. Graduated from NHHS in 1969 and promptly joined the Army. I got tired of walking, left the Army and joined the US Air Force, retired as a First Sergeant in 2009. Lifetime member of the VFW and the USAF Sergeants Association. I followed in the footsteps of my Father and Grandfather by working as a Firefighter and Civil Servant until my retirement in 2004. After retirement in 2004, I moved to Maui. Left Maui in June 2011 and settled in my hometown of Wilmington, North Carolina close to my only Brother and only Sister. Playing more golf and not getting any better except now I play from the Senior Tees. I got sick from Pulmonary Emboli and left Wilmington to be close to my daughters. Living in East Wenatchee, WA now. You really "can't" go home.
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1970-1970, 72B, United States Army Signal/Training Center & Ft. Gordon
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1970-1971, 72E, US Army Strategic Communications Command (USA STRATCOM)/STRATCOM Schofield Barracks
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1971-1972, 72E, US Army Pacific (USARPAC)/US Army Hawaii
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1972-1973, 71L10, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry/A Company
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1973-1973, 72E10, A Company, 125th Signal Battalion
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1973-1973, 72E10, NCO Education System (NCOES) Advanced Course
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1973-1975, 71L10, 79th Transportation Battalion/HHC
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1975-1975, 72E10, 293rd Signal Company
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1975-1976, 72E10, 501st Signal Company
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1976-1977, 11B30, 3rd Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment/B Company
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Please describe who or what influenced your decision to join the Army? |
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Whether you were in the service for several years or as a career, please describe the direction or path you took. What was your reason for leaving? |
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If you participated in any military operations, including combat, humanitarian and peacekeeping operations, please describe those which were the most significant to you and, if life-changing, in what way. |
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Of all your duty stations or assignments, which one do you have fondest memories of and why? Which one was your least favorite? |
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From your entire service, including combat, describe the personal memories which have impacted you most? |
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What achievement(s) are you most proud of from your military career? If you received any medals, awards, formal presentations or qualification badges for significant achievement or valor, please describe how these were earned. |
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Of all the medals, awards, formal presentations and qualification badges you received, or any other memorabilia, please describe those which are the most meaningful to you and why? |
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Which individual(s) from your time in the military stand out as having the most positive impact on you and why? |
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Can you recount a particular incident from your service which may or may not have been funny at the time, but still makes you laugh? |
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What profession did you follow after your military service and what are you doing now? If you are currently serving, what is your present occupational specialty? |
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What military associations are you a member of, if any? What specific benefits do you derive from your memberships? |
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In what ways has serving in the military influenced the way you have approached your life and your career? What do you miss most about your time in the service? |
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Based on your own experiences, what advice would you give to those who have recently joined the Army? |
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In what ways has TogetherWeServed.com helped you remember your military service and the friends you served with. |
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