Jim Ellis:
CLASS OF 1967
Rex Putnam High SchoolClass of 1967
Milwaukie, OR
Marylhurst UniversityClass of 1991
Marylhurst, OR
Jim's Story
Life
Retired from the phone Company with 30 years-retired from the Oregon Army National Guard with 27 years.
Married to Gail 46 years
My military career
US NAVY Bootcamp San Diego, Company 410 1967
SERE Training, Whidby Island, WA. 1967
Signalman A school, Ford Island. 1967
IUWG 1, Unit 5, Vung Ro Bay, Vietnam. 1968-1969
USS Chemung AO 30. 1969-1970
US NAVY RESERVES. 1971-1974
OREGON ARMY NATIONAL GUARD. E4. 1975
OFFICERS CADET SCHOOL. E6. 1975-1976
OREGON ARMY NATIONAL GUARD. 2LT. 01 1976
Infantry Officer Basic School
Infantry Officer Advance School
1/186th Infantry Company, 81MM Mortar Platoon Leader. 1976-1980
1LT. 02 1978
WASHINGTON ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
303rd Armor Combat Service Company 4.2 Mortar Plt Ldr 1980-1982
CSC Company Commander. 1982-1984
CAPTAIN 03. 1982
OREGON ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
1/162 INF HQ Supply Officer S4. 1984-1986
Camp Rilea Training Officer. 1986-1988
741st Service and Support Battalion - Personnel Officer. S1 1988-1989
1210th Trans Company was placed on the bubble to go
IRAQ. Their company commander was in Europe.
They asked me to prepare them for War handlingall personnel
and Supply issues. Onc...Expand for more
e I finished found out 1210th commander
refused to return an possibly go to war. He was relieved of
command, I was ask to take over as commander.
1210 Transportation Company - Company Commander. 1989-1991
41st Infantry Brigade Equal Opportunity Officer. 1991-1992
Major 04. 1991
8th ARMY HQ temporary position Force Integration
Equipment Officer. 8 months. 1992
Oregon Army National Guard
741st S&S Battalion Training Officer S2/S3. 1992-1994
Troop Command Brigade Intelligence Officer S2. 1994
RETIRED ARMY MAJOR TRANSPORTATION. 1994
2005 at 57 years old was asked to come out of retirement
to go with the 41st Combat Brigade to Afghanistan in 2006.
FT JACKSON, North Carolina activated to full time service
March 2006
April 2006 transferred to 41st Combat Brigade in
Camp Shelby Mississippi for training to go to
Afghanistan
Task Force Phoenix V, Kabul, Afghanistan. June. 2006-2007
Laison Officer 205th Corps HQ Kandahar
RETIRED ARMY Major. July. 2007
My Kids
Son Doug 5 years in the navy now works in the real world
Dtr Becky living in West Linn
Dtr Jill Living in Portland
Military
Left bootcamp to Ford Island Hawaii for Signalman A school went to IUWG-1 Vung RO Bay Vietnam 68-69 transferred to USS CHemung AO-30 got out July 70 went into the Oregon Army National Guard retired with 27 years as a Major in 97 recalled in 2006 to deploy to Afghantistan. Back home 2007 with all my limbs still in tack. Thank you Lord!!!
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