SFC Harold Benton

Army | Cannon Crew Member

Dates of Service: Dec 1976 - Sep 1998

RETIRED

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Mar 1997 - Sep 1998

Inspector

Training Brigade HQ | Fort Sill, OK

Where DS go after the trail. I drove around checking on training at various basic training sites. Did 90 days at Post HQ as SDNCO. Retired on 30 Sep 98.

Mar 1995 - Mar 1997

Senior Drill Sergeant

D BTRY, 1-79 FA, 434th FA BDE, USAFACS | Fort Sill, OK

I went to DS school Jan-Mar 95 at Ft. Leonard Wood. Joined the Battalion in March. Performed one new guy cycle with A Battery, moved to E Battery for a summer cycle overseeing reservist DS. Moved to Delta for the remainder as Senior Drill SGT. The battalion reflagged to 1-79th FA during my time. The training brigade did not have a number then as it does now.

Jan 1994 - Jan 1995

Platoon Sergeant

A BTRY, 3-18th FA | Fort Sill, OK

Firing Platoon Sergeant.

Feb 1992 - Jan 1994

S-2 Intel Sgt

HQ BTRY, 5-17 FA | Fort Sill, OK

I became the S-2 Intel Sgt shortly after arriving in Ft. Sill.

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Deployments

(3 months)

Jan 1991 - Mar 1991

Operation Desert Shield/Storm

Gunnery Sergeant, 5/18th FA. I joined the battalion with about 100 other soldiers from my battalion in Germany, 5/17th FA. After the fighting ended, we were sent back to Germany as the 5/18th moved to a port to embark for CONUS.