Sergeant Walter L. Arnold
Anti-Tank Company, 329th Regiment
83rd Infantry Division
Sgt. Walter L. Arnold, a website honoring his service in WWII, hosted by his family.
Contact Rev. Arnold at peteandjean@windstream.net
Or the webmaster at bill_arnold@insightbb.com
Sergeant Arnold's Grandson
Alexander J. Arnold, USMCRecruit Photograph
March 2010
Private Alexander J. Arnold, USMC
May 2010
Mother's Day
May 9, 2010
LCpl Arnold's
Marine Corps Timeline
December 1, 2009
Enlists at Military Entrance Processing Station, Louisville, KY.
February 8, 2010
Ships out to Recruit Depot Parris Island, SC. A week later, placed in 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, PLT 3034.
April 2, 2010
Scores 235 in Table One/Firing Week at the Parris Island rifle range.
May 7, 2010
Graduates from Parris Island, SC, having earned the title "United States Marine."
May 17, 2010
Ships out to Camp Geiger, a satellite facility of Camp Lejeune, NC, for School of Infantry. Placed in Charlie Co., Infantry Training Battalion.
July 16, 2010
Graduates from SOI, Camp Geiger. Drops into 2nd Division, 2nd Battalion/2nd Marine Regiment, Easy Co., Camp Lejeune, NC.
August 2, 2010
Promoted to Private First Class, Camp Lejeune, NC.
March 21, 2011
Deployed with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, as part of the United States maritime forces supporting U.S. and international contingency planning associated with the crisis in Libya.The 22nd MEU is comprised of the USS Bataan, USS Mesa Verde, and USS Whidbey Island warships. PFC Arnold serves on the Combat Cargo detail for the Whidbey Island, and as an M-16 rifleman in a fire team with the 2nd platoon, 2/2 Easy Company.
April 6, 2011
On April 2, 2010, Rifle Qualification Day, Recruit Arnold scored 235 in Table One/Firing Week at the Parris Island rifle range, earning the "Rifle Expert Badge." His score was highest in his platoon (PLT 3034), highest in his series, and tied for highest in M Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion. 
Enlisted, December 1, 2009
Got the Eagle-Globe-Anchor shirt!
Semper Fi!
AJ takes the Oath of Enlistment
"I, Alexander J. Arnold, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God."
LCpl Arnold's first decoration. The NDSM is awarded to any member of the US military who serves honorably during a designated time period of which a "national emergency" has been declared. The "War on Terrorism" officially began September 11, 2001, and continues to the present day. 
In August, 2010, LCpl Arnold earned the GWTSM. This decoration recognizes those military service members who have performed service in the War on Terror from September 11, 2001 to a date to be determined.Sgt. Walter L. Arnold, a website honoring his service in WWII, hosted by his family.
Contact Rev. Arnold at peteandjean@windstream.net
Or the webmaster at bill_arnold@insightbb.com
