David B. "Tom" Thompson USMC Military Service  
 
---1966----1967------1967-----1968------1968------1969------1969-----1969-----2004-------2019

                           Last Updated: April 5, 2024

    Photographs from Other People and Sources - State Side  
< Updated  06-10-2021
   General Photographs - State Side
< Updated:  06-10-2021
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Classroom Desks and A Lesson    A true story with a good message . . . . and reminder!     <  <  <  A good Lesson!

Kyle WATTS author of USMC stories visit his site  BATTLESIGHT ZERO  <  <  <  Worth the Visit to his site!


               What's New    <-- Click this link to see listing of changes  < < Updated 5-18-2023


Certificates and Citations
    (For Dave Thompson)  
< < Updated 3-21-2020

General Photographs of Individuals
  (Vietnam SEE Stateside below)   
<< Updated 04-02-2024 Added 2 more names

ID These Individuals  (Vietnam SEE Stateside below) 
< < Updated 3-20-2021   < < < HELP ID these 

ID These People in Teams and Groups (Vietnam SEE Stateside below) 
< < < HELP ID these  << Updated 03-31-2024

In Honor and Memory  Updated 10-25-2022
     In Honor and Memory of Individuals  << Updated 2-26-2020
         CARVER Samuel D.                     << Added 3-16-2019
         DORSETT Roy G.                       << Added 3-9-2019
         GRIGGS Thomas Halbert "Tom", Jr.
         HUGHES Robert Larry                 
         JENSEN Alan Theodore              << Added 2-26-2020  Updated 10-25-2022
         LYNN James L.                       << Added 8-26-2022
         LYONS Joseph Walter "Joe"           << Added 2-23-2019
        
MURPHY Patrick James                
                    PUPUHI Rodney H. "Pu"                                 << Added 3-20-2019

Operations Orders - First Force Recon     
<< Updated 1-26-2019

Photographs From Other People and Sources  (Vietnam)
<< Updated 4-9-2019
              Adams
       Baker
       Buba
       Finlayson 
       Fleming 
       Jensen    
<< NEW 3-2-2020
       Lyons      << NEW 3-21-2019
       Quigley    << Updated 4-9-2019
       Rubenfeld
       Vogel
       West   
<< Updated 3-21-2021
       Wilkins

PRESENTATIONS and PAPERS
     Presentation for Sgt Buba July-2023 Camp Pendleton CA Meeting     << NEW 6-8-2023

ROSTERS and LISTS
     Commanding officers of 1st Force Reconnaissance Company
     First Force Recon ROSTER Phu Bai February-1968
     First Force TEAMS and OPERATIONS Jan-1968 Feb-1969
     Listing of Patrols for - David B. THOMPSON 
<< Updated 3-21-2021 
     ORGANIZATIONAL DATA 1st Force Recon from Jan-1968 to Feb-1969

ScrapBook-Collections-Miscellaneous
     Aircraft Tanks Vehicles and Related  
Pending
     Badges Patches Ribbons and Ranks   << May 15, 2021 Added POW Medal
     Cards Clippings and Stories
     Clothing Boots and Uniforms   
Pending
     Guidelines Instructions Procedures and Related
     Weapons Equipment and Miscellaneous Items
           Weapons
           Equipment
           Miscellaneous


State Side 1966-1967
     BOOT CAMP        BOOT CAMP-Pvt D.B. Thompson
     5th ANTI TANK ONTOS REPAIRMAN
     5th FORCE RECON COMPANY
< < Updated 6-10-2021
            Airborne, Pre Jump and Jump Related
            Amphibious Reconnaissance School  LFTC PAC
            5th Force Recon Company PHOTO 1967 
<  Updated 6-10-2021    < < HELP ID these
                     
            5th FORCE RECON COMPANY PHOTO 1967 Roster  < < Updated 6-10-2021
            Forward Observer and Artillery School
           
Miscellaneous Photos and Items   < < NEW 10-16-2019
                       5th Force Reconnaissance Company "Dependants Day" November 4, 1967.
                    
DIVISION SPECIAL ORDER NUMBER 367-67 Hazardous duty pay-parachute  May 10, 1967
            Mountain Warfare School
            NCO Leadership School   Pending
            Scuba School and Dive Related
            Staging Battalion   
Pending
    
     General Photographs State Side
     ID These Individuals State Side 
< < < HELP ID
     Photographs from Other People and Sources - State Side  < Update 06-10-2021 
     TEAMS and Groups State Side  
< Update 06-10-2021  < < HELP ID 

  
Viet Nam 1968-1969
      An Hoa Dec1968-Feb1969 
<< Updated 3-20-2021
      Hue City February-1968     << Updated 2-19-2019
      Rappelling Demo An Hoa Jan-Feb 1969
      SIMMONS Ladder An Hoa Jan-Feb 1969 
< < Updated 1-26-2019
      TEAMS and Groups             << Updated 03-31-2024  < < HELP ID

Links Books and Miscellaneous

                       L I N K S
      LEATHERNECK Magazine of the Marines
     
LEATHERNECK Magazine - Author: Kyle WATTS    Battlesight Zero    www.bzohistory.com   < < New 6-26-2018
      1st FORCE RECON ASSOCIATION        1st FORCE RECON ASSOCIATION  on Facebook < Updated 5-12-2021
      1st RECON BATTALION ASSOCIATION   << New July 7, 2018
   
   Texas Tech University Virtual Vietnam Archive
      1ST FORCE RECON CO - COMMAND CHRONOLOGY from Texas Tech University
     
How to View and Download documents from Texas Tech -instructions for above link.
       1ST RECONNAISANCE  BATTALION - COMMAND CHRONOLOGY  1966-1971
         B O O K S   < < Updated 6-15-2018
       U S Marine Reconnaissance Related


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