Roy Mark was
Post 12074’s Quartermaster for three terms; 2020-21 through 2022-23. He served
as Post Service Officer for part of the 2022-23 term. He is currently the
Post’s Junior Vice Commander, District Five Quartermaster, and Cootie Pup Tent
Six "Tight Wad,” i.e., Trustee.
USMC 1963 - 1967
MOS:
2533 – Radiotelegraph Operator
1st Anti-Tank Battalion
1963-1965
The M50 Ontos (Greek for "Thing”) was the weapon of 1st Anti-Tank
Battalion. Mounted on the Ontos were six 106 mm recoilless rifles that could be
fired in rapid succession or as a salvo against single targets to guarantee a
kill.
Marine Communications
Detachment
USS Mt. McKinley (AGC-7)
1965 - 1967
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USS Mount McKinley (AGC-7) was the lead ship
of the Mount McKinley class of amphibious force command ships. She was named
after the highest mountain in North America. She was designed as an amphibious
force flagship, a floating command post with advanced communications equipment,
and extensive combat information spaces to be used by the amphibious forces
commander and landing force commander during large-scale operations. The Marine
Communications Detachment’s mission was to provide communications between the
Commanding General on board the flagship and his commanders on the beach.
Roy Mark is retired from a career in the Oil and Gas
Industry. He worked in Alaska and the Bering Sea, Norway and the North Sea, the
Java and Bali Seas, and the Gulf of Mexico. His duties varied, but included
drilling mud supervision, rig-site supervision, and blowout prevention
training. He retired from Atlantic Richfield Indonesia, Inc. in 1994. He has
lived in Southeast Asia since 1988 and in Chiang Mai since 2001.