1SG David Grey

1SG David Grey

Dates of Service: Jul 1986 - Apr 2010
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Biography of First Sergeant (Retired) David K. Grey Jr. First Sergeant David K. Grey Jr. hails from Duquesne, Pennsylvania. He enlisted in the Army in July 1986 and attended One Station Unit Training (OSUT) at Fort Knox, Kentucky where he earned the Military Occupation Specialty as a M1 Armor Crewman (19K). His military education includes the Basic Leaders Course, Advanced Leaders Course, Maneuver-Senior Leaders Course, Total Army Instructor Training Course, and the US Army Cadet Command Pre-Command Course. His civilian education includes an undergraduate and graduate degrees in Criminology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. His prior assignments include: Driver and Gunner, 2nd Battalion 67th Armor, Friedberg, Germany; Gunner and Tank Commander 2nd Battalion 8th Cavalry, Fort Hood, Texas; Gunner and Tank Commander, 2nd Battalion 72nd Armor, Camp Casey, Korea; Tank Commander and Platoon Sergeant 3rd Battalion 66th Armor, Fort Hood, Texas; Observer/Controller-Trainer 2nd Battalion (Armor), 358th Regiment (Training Support), Fort Lewis, Washington; Platoon Sergeant and First Sergeant, 1st Battalion 8th Cavalry, Fort Hood, Texas; Senior Military Science Instructor, Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC), Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pennsylvania. He has three Combat deployments; Operation Desert Shield/ Desert Storm, October 1990-March 1991 Operation Iraqi Freedom II, (March 2004-March 2005) and Operation Iraqi Freedom 06-08 (October 2006- January 2008). First Sergeant Grey’s awards include the Bronze Star Medal with one oak leaf cluster, Meritorious Service Medal with 2 oak leaf clusters, Army Commendation Medal with 4 oak leaf clusters, Army Achievement Medal with 2 oak leaf clusters, Good Conduct Medal with silver clasp, Southwest Asia Campaign Medal with 2 bronze service stars, Iraq Campaign Medal with 1 bronze service star, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Overseas Service Ribbon (Number 4), Non-Commissioned Officer Education Ribbon (Number 3) Korean Defense Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Saudia Arabia Defense Medal, Liberation of Kuwait Medal, Combat Action Badge, and the United Sates Army Armor Association Order of Saint George Medallion (Silver). First Sergeant Grey is married to Karen Grey of Port Vue, Pennsylvania, they have three children and one grandchild.

Deployments

(2 years, 11 months)
Oct 2006 - Jan 2008
Iraq ribbon
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
Combined Arms Company First Sergeant, Delta Company 1-8 CAV, 1CD
Mar 2004 - Mar 2005
Iraq ribbon
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
M1A2SEP Tank Platoon Sergeant, Charlie Company 1-8 CAV, 1CD
Oct 1990 - Mar 1991
Southwest asia ribbon
Operation Desert Shield/Storm
M1A1 Tank Gunner, Alpha Company 2-8 CAV, 1CD

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