50 Cal
Marine

About 50 Cal

First Name:

Calvin Jay

Last Name:

TOBIN Jr.

Rank:

E-6

Do you own a business?:

No

Where did you attend bootcamp?:

MCRD San Diego

What date did you graduate bootcamp?:

28 April 1972

What was your bootcamp platoon number?:

1014 (1013 Series)

Duty Stations:

MCRD San Diego, Ca. 28 Jan - 28 Apr 72, Pvt.

NAS, Memphis, Millington, Tn May-Jun 1972 (MATSG-901). Trolling for hogs at the NEW Navy E-Club.

NAS Glynco (AC - A School), Brunswick, Ga., PFC

MCAS(H), Tustin, Ca. Dec 72 - Sep 74 (at Station and, HMH-363, Mag-16), L/Cpl

Hardship tour, WestPac Sep 74- Sep 75, VMFA-115 and H&MS-15, Mag-15), Cpl.

NAS Whidbey Island, Oak Harbor, Wa, HMM-770, MARTD, MARTC, Sgt.

MRCD, San Diego, Ca, DI, (School, Oct-Dec 76), 1st Bn, D Co, Jan 77-Aug77, Spt Bn, until successful completion, on 20 Dec 1978, SSgt.

MCAS(H), Tustin, Ca, HMM-268, Mag-16, Dec 78 to Dec 80, one UDP tour on Oki, Apr-Oct 80.

MCAS, El Toro, Ca, VMA(AW)-121, Mag-11 Dec 80 to Jan 82, one UDP tour to Iwakuni (Mag-12) Feb 81 to Aug81.

MCAS, El Toro, Ca, VMA-311, Mag-11, Feb 82 to May 82. Got S-3 ready for an IG for Orders to Yuma as part of reenlistment pkg while in 121.

MCAS, Yuma, Az, Station Ops, Fleet Liaison, Jun 82 to Aug 83. Volunteered to go to Beirut w

Year Entered Marine corps:

1972

Year Exited Marine Corps:

1992

Favorite Duty Station:

NAS Whidbey Island/MCRD, San Diego, Ca.

Favorite Marine:

Chest Puller

Wars and conflicts you were in involved in?:

Gulf War, Beirut

Current City:

Black Hawk

Current State:

South Dakota

Hometown:

Los Gatos

Home State:

California

Interests:

Hot rods, Riding my Harley (2001 FLSTCI, Pearl Wite) in the Black Hills year round, softball and building models.

Favorite Quote:

If it ways easy everybody'd be doing it.