About JDY
Basic Information
About JDY
- First Name:
- James
- Last Name:
- Young
- Rank:
- E-5
- Do you own a business?:
- No
- Where did you attend bootcamp?:
- MCRD San Diego
- What date did you graduate bootcamp?:
- 5Feb1975
- What was your bootcamp platoon number?:
- 3126
- Duty Stations:
- 29 Palms, Bridgeport, Camp Pendleton
- Year Entered Marine corps:
- 1974
- Year Exited Marine Corps:
- 1978
- Favorite Duty Station:
- MCB Camp Pendleton
- Favorite Marine:
- Everyone of my Marine brothers.
- Wars and conflicts you were in involved in?:
- Gulf War
- Combat History:
- No combat during Marine Corps Service.
- Military Biography:
- Enlisted for 2800 MOS. Graduated bootcamp meritorious PFC. Went to "The Stumps" for C&E Schools. Tubed out of Electronics repair and was made 2531 Field Radio operator. PCS'd to Camp Pendleton to Echo Battery 11th Marines ( towed 105mm) @ Las Pulgas, in 1975. got L/Cpl and Cpl. time in grade there, rising to Radio Chief in the battery. FAP to base MP's in 1977. Meritorious Sgt. and a Meritorious Mast there. X-ferred back to E 2/11 to get out.Served in IL. Army Natl. Guard from 1982-1992, reached rank of SFC ( E-7). Served in Operations Desert Shield & Desert Storm.
- Current City:
- Punta Gorda
- Current State:
- Florida
- Hometown:
- Springfield
- Home State:
- Illinois
- High School:
- Springfield Southeast
- Gender:
- Male
- Zodiac Sign:
- Sagittarius
- Occupation:
- Retired
- Colleges Attended:
- Lincoln Land Community College
Sangamon State University
- Favorite Quote:
- "What is your main malfunction, Numbnuts?"