B703092
Marine

About B703092

First Name:

DAVID

Last Name:

HELMS

Rank:

E-4

Do you own a business?:

No

Where did you attend bootcamp?:

MCRD San Diego

What date did you graduate bootcamp?:

JUNE 1966 NTC SAN DIEGO

What was your bootcamp platoon number?:

CO. 208

Duty Stations:

NAVAL TRAINING CENTER-SAN DIEGO, CA
HOSPITAL CORPS SCHOOL-USNH SAN DIEGO, CA
USNH-CAMP PENDLETON, CA
FIELD MEDICAL SERVICE SCHOOL-CAMP DEL MAR, CAMP PENDLETON, CA
MAG 16, 1ST MAW, MARBLE MOUNTAIN AIR FACILITY, DANANG, RVN
NAS DALLAS, DALLAS, TX

Year Entered Marine corps:

1966

Year Exited Marine Corps:

1969

Favorite Duty Station:

MAG 16, 1ST MAW, RVN - GOOD PEOPLE

Favorite Marine:

ALL WHO WORKED TO KEEP ME ALIVE- SEMPER FI

Wars and conflicts you were in involved in?:

Vietnam

Combat History:

STATIONED AT MAG 16 1ST, MAW, RVN. HOSPITAL CORPSMAN FLEW MEDEVAC WITH ALL MAG 16 SQUADRANS. SUPPORTED ALL MARINE, ARVN, AND OTHER MILITARY FORCES AS WELL AS CIVILIAN EMERGENCY MEDICAL NEEDS. AWARDED AIR MEDAL FOR FLYING 426 MEDEVAC AND SUPPOORT MISSIONS IN RVN. AWARDED NAVY COMMENDATION FOR LIFE SAVING.

Military Biography:

11APR66-ENLISTED IN USN IN DALLAS, TX,: SENT BY TRAIN WITH 20+ OTHER TEXAS RECRUITS TO SAN DIEGO CA TO BEGIN BOOT CAMP AT NTCSD: 28JUL66-SENT TO US NAVAL HOSPITAL SAN DIEGO FOR HOSPITAL CORPS SCHOOL: NOV66-SENT TO USNH CAMP PENDLETON FOR PERMANENT DUTY, SERVED IN MEDICAL SUPPLY AND STOOD SHORE PATROL DUTY ON HOSPITAL CAMPUS: 19APR68-SENT TO FIELD MEDICAL SERVICE SCHOOL, CAMP DEL MAR, CAMP PENDLETON: 28MAY68- ARRIVED AT MAG 16, 1ST MAW, DANANG, RVN FOR PERMANENT DUTY, FLEW MEDEVAC WITH HMM SQUADRONS ON BASE: 28APR69 RETURNED HOME FROM VIETNAM: 14JUN69 DISCHARGED FROM NAS DALLAS

Current City:

NEVADA

Current State:

Texas

Hometown:

SHERMAN

Home State:

Texas

High School:

SHERMAN HIGH SCHOOL

Gender:

Male

Zodiac Sign:

Virgo

Occupation:

RETIRED ARCHITECT

Colleges Attended:

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS @ ARLINGTON
TARRANT COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
GRAYSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Interests:

GOLF; WOODWORKING

Favorite Quote:

ALL I HAVE SEEN TEACHES ME TO TRUST THE CREATOR FOR ALL I HAVE NOT SEEN. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Favorite Color:

RED

Favorite Movie:

HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER

Favorite Book:

BIBLE; FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS