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Service Details
Current Service Status
USA Retired
Current/Last Rank
Master Sergeant
Current/Last Service Branch
Ordnance Corps
Current/Last Primary MOS
63Z50-Mechanical Maintenance Supervisor
Current/Last MOS Group
Ordnance
Primary Unit
1990-1996, 63Z50, 496th Military Police Battalion
Previously Held MOS
00R-Recruiter
63B10-Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic
63C10-Wheeled and Track Vehicle Mechanic
63B20-Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic
635.7-Auto Repair Inspector
Service Years
1966 - 1996
Official/Unofficial US Army Certificates
Cold War Certificate
1990, Army Ordnance Corps Association
1992, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW), Post 2517, Tanforan Post (National President) (San Bruno, California)
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1997, United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
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2001, Association of United States Army (AUSA), Major General William F. Dean Chapter (Life Member) (Dublin, California)
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2001, American Legion, Post 466 (Paid Up For Life) (Big River, California)
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2010, The Army and Navy Union USA
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2011, American Military Retirees Association (AMRA)
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2011, National Association of Uniformed Services (NAUS), Chapter 5 (Member) (San Francisco, California)
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2014, Korean War Veterans Association (KWVA)
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2014, Army Historical Foundation
2020, Marines' Memorial Association & Foundation
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What are you doing now:
I retired from my Mil-tech job (63rd Army Reserve Cmd) as Hv-Equip Inspector at ECS#30 Maintenance Repair Shop Bldg. 730, Camp Parks (Dublin, CA. after 34 years of service. and now I'am with the California State Military Reserve (SDF) From:05 Jun 1996 To: Pres. appointed as CW2-Chief with the S-4, unit: 100th Troop Command Support Bde. San Rafael,CA., this unit is under the California Army National Guard , we our a AUX support to them. (as the Coast Guard AUX is to the Reg-Coast Guard Units.
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School Basic Training (Fort Ord, CA)
Company C
Platoon Not Specified
Start Date Jul, 1966
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Last Updated: Sep 3, 2017
Best Friends 6th.US.Army Ft.Ord,CA. Co.D 3nd Bn. 3rd. Bde. 2nd.Plt.(on the Hill),Our PSG.Senior Drill Sergeant: SSG.Washington
Best Moment Duty as the KP-DRO,(Dinning Room Orderly) I could drink all the cold milk I wanted to.
Worst Moment Being Gased and falling into a foxhole ,on my head. Also a night march and step/falling into a hole.
Instructors 1.PSG.Washington (SDI) 2.PSG.Imperial (SDI) 3.SSG.Chapa Drill Sgt 4.SSG. Cummings Drill 5.SSG.Perry Drill Sgt. 6.Sgt.Ford Drill Sgt. 7.Cpl.McCray Assistant Drill 8.PFC.Rosales Assistant Drill
Other Memories C0.Capt.Charles M. Torres 1st.Sgt.Leonard Anderson Jr Mess Sgt.SFC.Williams Supply Sgt.SSG.Young CK-Out Website Fort.Ord Memories : www.crswann.com/ftord/ftord.htm