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SCHLECHTER, Joseph Raymond

1957 - Enlisted in the California Army National Guard with A Company, 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, 49th Infantry Division.
1959 - Enlisted in the regular Army received basic and advanced infantry training with C Company, 3rd Battle Group, 1st Brigade, 6th Army, Ft. Ord, California. Upon completion of training received overseas assignment.
1959 -Assigned to 2nd Platoon, D Company, 3rd Armored Rifle Battalion, 51st United States Infantry Regiment, Butzbach Germany, as a rifleman, promoted to Private First Class, promoted to Specialist Fourth Class senior rifleman, promoted to Sergeant fire team leader.
1961- Reassigned to Headquarters Headquarters Company, 3rd Armored Rifle Battalion, 51st Infantry as an Intelligence Reconnaissance squad leader (Scout). Discharged in 1964.
1974 - Enlisted in the United States Army Reserve, assigned to the 418th Military Intelligence Detachment, 221st Military Police Brigade, as a Special Agent -Counterintelligence.
1978 - Received a Warrant Officer appointment team leader, Special Agent -Counterintelligence, 418th Military Intelligence Detachment. Promoted to Chief Warrant Officer.
1982 - Commissioned as a Captain and appointed Chief of the Counterintelligence Section, 418th Military Intelligence Detachment.
1987-Appointed Company Commander, A Company, 373rd Military Intelligence Battalion, 201st Military Intelligence Brigade.
1989 - Promoted to Major as the 1st Army Corps Tactical Intelligence Operations Officer, 373rd Military Intelligence Battalion, 201st Military Intelligence Brigade.
1994 - Retired Reserve.
 
SEBBY, Daniel M.
 
Command Sergeant Major, CA SMR. Born and raised in San Luis Obispo, California. California Cadet Corps 1972-1977, Cadet Captain; California Army National Guard, 29 December 1976-30 April 1998 First Sergeant, 349th Quartermaster Company. volunteered for active duty 1978-1992, California State Military Reserve 1 May 1998-present, Command Sergeant Major, California Center for Military History. Awards: Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal with Oak leaf Cluster, Army Achievement Medal with four oak leaf clusters, Army Good Conduct Medal (4th Award); Humanitarian Service Medal with four bronze service stars. California Medal of Merit, California Commendation Medal, California Good Conduct Medal. Served in Germany, Panama and Australia. Basic training at Fort Jackson, SC. Graduate of several resident courses at the US Army Quartermaster School, Fort Lee, VA; US Army Institute for Personnel and Resources Management, Fort Benjamin Harrison, IN; National Guard Professional Education Center, Camp Joseph T. Robinson, AR and the California Military Academy, Camp San Luis Obispo, CA.
 
 
 
SIECKMAN, Wayne K

"Vietnam", "Desert Storm"," Enduring Freedom" Era Veteran.

After receiving my first college degree in June of 1966, I received my draft notice in late 1966 and would have been drafted as of the 22nd of Jan.1967. Instead, I enlisted on 19 Jan. 1967, RA18844261. (RA=Regular Army). for 3 years. If I had been drafted I would have received a "US= Draft Number" I enlisted so that I would be guaranteed at an A.I.T. class at Ft Leonard Wood, MO. In those days SSN's were not used.

I completed 8 weeks of basic training at Ft Ord CA. Basic training had its inherent problems One of which was SPINAL MENINGITIS. We couldn't leave the Company area during the 8 weeks other than to go to church (across the street), BIVOUAC, and to the store next to our building.

Basic training had a 5-event P.T. test. One of the events was the one mile run in which you ran it in o.d. green fatigues and boots. The mile run was my best ever mainly because I always ran it under 6:00min. to receive 100 points of the possible 500 points. We qualified with the M14 rifle. The gas chamber actually used chlorine gas along with C.S.& C.N. gases. We threw live hand grenades.

I completed 8 weeks training at Ft. Leonard Wood, MO. and received my first M.O.S. of 62E10 (bulldozer, scraper & grader operator). Although I operated all of them, my specialty was bulldozers. Our class was tasked with removing the trees to make way for a landing strip at Ft Leonard Wood. The students could only use two different types dozers (D7 Cator the A.C. 16 both had power shift transmissions). The instructors used the D8 Cat. With a stick shift transmission mainly because the stick shift tractors don't get stuck in the mud as easily. Part of our training was firing the no disposable hand held antitank rocket launcher (IT WAS A BLAST!)

After receiving approx. 6 mo training CONUSI received orders for Germany. I completed the remaining 30 mo. in Germany. I was assigned to the 4th Armor Division (NAME ENOUGH) H.H.C. 2nd Bde. Erlangen, Germany. When I first arrived in Germany, with a 62E10 M.O.S., I was told there were no open slots. So...I had the choice of reenlisting to get assigned to an engineering unit or get assigned to an armor company. I opted for the second choice and was retrained in another M.O.S. The first training I received was in the 4th Armor Div. Admin. Course. After completing this training I typed DA form 1 "The morning report" for about 3mo along with other Co. clerk duties. After that I received training as a P.L.L. clerk in the motor pool. & finally worked as a wheeled vehicle mechanic 63B & clerk in the motor pool. After less then two years service I was promoted to SP5 E-5. 63F20 RECOVERY SPEC. I returned home from Europe at Lindbergh Field San Diego at 1:45p.m. Dec. 31 1969 with a 19-day early out (early outs are not recommended because the year doesn't count but points do!). I received my HONORABLE DISCHARGE ON 1st Jan. 1973.

On 19 July 1983 I again enlisted the USAR 728th Trans. Co. Camp Pendleton, Ca as a 63C or now 88L. After a 13-year break in service I returned as a SP5 E-5 mainly because of my civilian maintenance background. I was promoted to SFC E-7 before the 728th was disbanded. I then transferred to the 1394th D.S.B. at Camp Pendleton and received training as a Traffic Mgmt Coordinator 88N primary M.O.S. & 63B secondary M.O.S.

I was promoted to MSG E-8 in my secondary M.O.S. of 63B50 hi the 155th Maint. Bn. El Monte, Ca, After one year at the 155th Maint Bn. I returned to the 1394th DSB & was activated on 2 Feb2003.

On April 7,2004 my enlistment ended on my 60th birthday and I retired with 26years 8mo. l7days of service. During my military service I was awarded: (1) Army Achievement Metal (2) Good Conduct Metal (3) Army Reserve Components Achievement Metal (4) Armed Forces Reserve Metal with Device (5) NCO Professional Development Ribbon (6)Army Service Ribbon (7) Overseas Service Ribbon.

 
 
STARBUCK, Ron
 
Enlisted in the US Navy March 1966 and went to Great Lakes for boot training. Graduated as an E-3 from boot camp and was selected for A school in Memphis, Tennessee. He graduated Avionics Fundamental School, on January 13, 1967 and TRADEVEMAN (Training Devices), on March 17, 1967. On graduation he was transferred to the Fleet Avionics Training Unit Pacific, Naval Air Station Moffett Field, California. He was promoted to Petty Officer Third Class on 16 December 1966 and selected to attend P3A (Operational Flight Trainer) school Maintenance and Training for the Naval Training Device 2F69B, at NAS Brunswick Maine. He graduated from the course and returned to NAS Moffett Field. He took and passed the 2nd Class Test and was promoted to Petty Officer Second Class and out in charge of the day shift for the 2F69B Operational Flight Trainer. He passed the First Class examination in November 30, 1969 and was promoted to First Class in the Naval Reserve. He served and additional 4 years in the Naval Reserve at NAS Alemeda, CA Starbuck received the Good Conduct Metal and National Defense Metal. He also received an Associates Degree while in the service.

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