Capt James Seagraves

Capt James Seagraves

Dates of Service: Jun 1967 - May 1974
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  • 2ndLt Jun 67
  • 1stLt Sep 68
  • Capt Feb 72
Commissioning Source:  ROTC, Jun 1967

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September 1959 enrolled in Palatine Township High School, Palatine, IL February 1963 Rec'd Naval ROTC Scholarship June 1963 grad from Palatine Township HS September 1963 enrolled in Oregon State U. 4 June 1967 graduated from Oregon State U. with B/Sci in Geology and commission as 2d Lt. in USMC 26 June 1967 assigned to The Basic School at Marine Corps Base, Quantico, VA 10 April 1968 transferred to FMF Pacific for duty with 3rd Marine Division in Vietnam.

Military Experiences

Jun 1973 - May 1974
Company Commander
managed operations of largest company in the battalion and the maintenance of all engineer heavy equipment and motor pool with service and repair of battalion/dividion engineer equipment.
Jun 1972 - Jun 1973
3rd MARDIV HQ
at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan
Assistant Division Engineer
Apr 1969 - Jul 1971
Guard Officer and Executive Officer
Superivised the Guard detachment and assited the Barracks CO with ensuring the security of the Naval Air Station and its Special Facilities.
Oct 1968 - Apr 1969
Base Facilities Coordinator
Served as Asst. Division Engineer reviewing unit engineer readiness and operations including base infrastructure requirements.

Deployments

(1 year, 1 month)
Apr 1968 - Apr 1969
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Vietnam War
Managed operation of water suppy in northern I Corps region including creating a hilltop reservoir for a refugee village west of Dong Ha, Vietnam. Commanded an engineer patoon. Served as Asst. Division Engineer reviewing unit engineer readiness and operations including infrastructure requirements supporting field operations in Northern I Corps.

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