captzog
Marine

About captzog

First Name:

Tom

Last Name:

Grove

Rank:

E-5

Do you own a business?:

No

Where did you attend bootcamp?:

MCRD San Diego

What date did you graduate bootcamp?:

May, 1965

What was your bootcamp platoon number?:

311

Duty Stations:

Huntsville, AL
MCB 29 Palms
NOTS - China Lake
2nd LAAMBn, Chu Lai, RVN
MCB 29 Palms

Year Entered Marine corps:

1965

Year Exited Marine Corps:

1969

Favorite Duty Station:

2nd LAAMBn, Chu Lai, RVN

Favorite Marine:

Maj. Smith, unit CO, 2nd LAAMbn, Chu Lai

Wars and conflicts you were in involved in?:

Vietnam

Combat History:

We never fired a missile in anger even though we had positive locks on bogies many times; all I experienced were rockets and mortars every night, nothing like my grunt brothers endured.

Current City:

Newcastle

Current State:

California

Hometown:

Lakewood

Home State:

Ohio

High School:

Lakewood High School

Gender:

Male

Zodiac Sign:

Sagittarius

Occupation:

Marketing VP for an insurnace company

Colleges Attended:

Cal State Univ. - Long Beach, CA

Interests:

Flying (although too expensive now; have a Commercial, Instrument, and Multi enginge ratings); Amateur radio (HAM - call sign "KJ6MP"); amateur astronomy; all things related to nuclear physics.

Favorite Quote:

"Work is the curse of the working class"

Favorite Color:

Red, Gold, then blue

Favorite Movie:

Big Trouble

Favorite Book:

QED - The Strange Theory of Light and Matter