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GENE D. SIMES

Place and Date of Birth: New York, NY – 05/13/45
Raised: St. Augustine, Fl
Place & Date Enlistment: Fulton, NY -  03/29/63
Branch of service: U.S. Marine Corp
Highest Rate/Rank: E6/Staff Sergeant

Duty Stations:  
·         Naples, Italy
·         Quantico, Va
·         Okinawa, Japan
·         Yokohama, Japan
·         Vietnam

Date of Discharge: 10/16/69
Type of Discharge: Honorable
VA Rating: 100% Totally and Permanently Disabled

Military Awards and Medals:
·         Purple Heart - (02/20/66)
·         Vietnam Service Medal - w/1 Bronze Star - (2 military campaigns in-country, RSVN)
·         Republic Of Vietnam Campaign Medal - w/1960 device 
·         National Defense Medal
·         Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation - Gallantry Cross Medal Color, w/Palm
·         Republic Of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation - Civil Actions Medal, First Class Color, w/Palm

Military Training:

Land mine Warfare training
Gorilla Warfare Training
Hand to Hand Combat training
Military Police

After Discharge Schooling: 

·        Forth Degree Black Belt – Tae Kwon-Do

Languages

Italian
Spanish
 Portuguese

 

Recruits of Platoon 221

Rostek - Thomas

 

Rostek, Ronald J.

 

Ruof, George J.

 

Santaniello, Niel R.

 

Santaniello, Robert

 

Simes, Gene D.

 

Singel, Donald G.

 

Smith, Floyd A.

 

Spencer, Malcolm E.

 

Steenrod, William R.

 

Thomas, Larry E.

 

 

 
 
     
     
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