About Maddog0311
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About Maddog0311
- First Name:
- John
- Last Name:
- Madden
- Rank:
- E-5
- Do you own a business?:
- No
- Where did you attend bootcamp?:
- MCRD San Diego
- What date did you graduate bootcamp?:
- Jan 1973
- What was your bootcamp platoon number?:
- 1118
- Duty Stations:
- San Onofre for ITS
Marine Barracks, AFSC, Norfolk Va
Azores
Marine Barracks, AFSC, Norfolk Va
Camp Pendleton, Camp Horno, 1stMarDiv
- Year Entered Marine corps:
- 1972
- Year Exited Marine Corps:
- 1976
- Favorite Duty Station:
- Marine Barracks - young, single & carefree; but wouldn't trade training young grunts at Pendleton
- Favorite Marine:
- Good Night Chesty, wherever you are... but guess I'd have to say my three older brothers.
- Military Biography:
- I followed three brothers into the Marine Corps. Two were Vietnam Vets. My father was in Europe during WWII and my Uncle helped take Okinawa, another helped take Siapan, and was one of the Frozen Chosin. Compared to them, my four years was not too exciting a career... 0311 out of Boot Camp. ITS at San Onofre, off to Marine Barracks, Norfolk VA., where I initially served as gate guard, then Corporal of the Guard and finally Sgt of the Guard at Armed Forces Staff College - with one TAD to the Azores, near the time they shut that Marine detachment down. After a stint as Special Services NCOIC at Norfolk Marine Barracks I finally went to the grunts where I was Platoon Sgt for 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Mar, 1st MarDiv. I spent a memorable several months standing up the battalion which, if my memory serves me correctly was being reconstituted, and taking mostly what were new recruits, flavored with a few old salts, through an initial four month lock-on training cycle. I was transferred to supply as a “short timer”, where I got the Bravo Supply Cage, which was short on nearly every item, up to full inventory before being discharged... that accomplishment may or may not have been at the expense of Battalion Supply.
- Current City:
- Naples Idaho and Oklahoma City
- Current State:
- Oklahoma
- Hometown:
- Torrance, Springville, Arcadia, CA
- Home State:
- California
- High School:
- Arcadia High
- Gender:
- Male
- Zodiac Sign:
- Virgo
- Occupation:
- Carpenter/Welder/Retired DoD IT Supervisor
- Colleges Attended:
- Rose State
Central State
University of Oklahoma
- Interests:
- Riding my Roadking, woodworking, staying fit, reloading, shooting
- Favorite Quote:
- Anything from Ronald Reagan
- Favorite Color:
- Marine Corps Green
- Favorite Movie:
- Full Metal Jacket
- Favorite Book:
- Bible & Colder than Hell
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- Pictures of Old Marine Barracks, Norfolk, VA 09-20-11 05:26 AM
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- 1
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- 15
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- Last Activity
- 09-21-14 02:12 PM
- Join Date
- 12-22-08
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