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1SG Jimmy Bacon

Army | Field Artillery Senior Sergeant

Dates of Service: no date specified

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Bio

Retired as Acting First Sargent assigned to HHB 1st Bn/78th FA TRADOC Command, Fort Sill, Oklahoma

Military Experiences

Jan 1986 - Aug 1992

Field Artillery Tactical Data Systems Specialist

1st Bn 78th FA | Fort Sill

Senior Instructor USAFATC Fort Sill, OK

Nov 1978 - Nov 1979

Nuclear Weapon Technician

Unknown | Istanbul

M5 / M6 qualified

Deployments

(7 years, 7 months)

Sep 1982 - Feb 1988

Germany

CFB - 6th Bn 29th FA - Strassburg, West Germany

Nov 1978 - Nov 1979

Turkey

Nuclear Weapon Tec/Plt Cpl/M5-M6 qualified and area site Sniper.

Mar 1972 - Feb 1973

Vietnam War

Truck Driver 64C

Military Credentials

Professional Development Schools

Jul 1983 - Sep 1983

Senior Leaders Course (SLC formerly ANCOC)

Sep 1973 - Oct 1973

Advanced Leaders Course (ALC formerly BNCOC) Phase 3

Individual & Special Skill Schools

Mar 1978

8" Atomic Projectile Prefire Course

Certifications

1992

TSBI Clearance

Foreign Language Skills

1983

German (3/0)

Security Clearance

Top Secret

Academic Degrees

1979

Cameron University

None

1967 - 1972

Troy High School

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