1SG Barry Branham

Army | Construction Engineering Supervisor

Dates of Service: Jul 1983 - Jul 1989

RETIRED

77% Complete

7 Endorsements

33 Contacts

Influence Score: 7,450
7,333 out of 865,496 Veterans

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Bio

Began working for Ross Brothers Construction Company through the International Union Of Operating Engineers in November of 1989. I started as a crane oiler and applied myself enough that I became proficient on every piece of equipment that the company owned. Even though I did work briefly for a few other companies through the union I ultimately ended up back with Ross Brothers. Worked for the I.U.O.E. Local 181 for 10 years before being rendered disabled in a crane accident. I operated a wide array of equipment from small cranes to large cranes and was certified on every branch of lifting equipment found on a construction site. I also operated all different types of other equipment that you would normally find on an industrial construction site.

Military Experiences

Nov 1985 - Nov 1988

Squad Leader

545th Ordinance Co, 72nd Ordinance Battalion, 59th Ordinance Brigade | Munster, Germany

In charge of a squad of soldiers whose main duties were to maintain and operate tractor trailers. I was in charge of their training, accountability and well being. Not only was I responsible for my squad I also had the duties of operating the bulldozer assigned to my squad and transporting it on the lowboy assigned to myself. I cross trained to learn how to drive tractor trailers, wreckers, and every other type of equipment assigned to our ordinance company. I also cross trained any member of the platoon that was interested in learning to operate a bulldozer.

Feb 1984 - Nov 1985

Paratrooper, Unit Armor, Company Clerk and Assistant Squad Leader

618th Engineer Company, 307th Engineer Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, XVIII ABN Corps | Fort Liberty, NC

1 Endorsement

The initial duty of all soldiers is to take on the roll of an infantryman, but as a paratrooper we had the extra privilege of jumping into a drop zone then performing our assigned duties. Along with being a heavy equipment operator I also had the responsibility of the security and maintenance of company weapons. Performed duties of company clerk then after being promoted to E5 I was assigned to a platoon as as assistant squad leader.

Started in Feb 2014

Texas State Guard

HHQ 2nd Regiment TXSG | Texas

Senior NCO in the Regiments S4’s Shop for the Texas State Guard. Responsible for the Logistics and Supply of the entire Regiment.

Deployments

(9 months)

Mar 2020 - Sep 2020

Tx Emergency Operation Center

COVID-19 Response

Aug 2017 - Sep 2017

Hurricane Harvey

NCOIC of Vehicle acquisition for the entire Texas State Guard responding to the Hurricane Harvey threat on the State of Texas. Although it isn’t a Combat Deployment it’s the nearest to Combat that the State Guard offers.