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词条 Henry H. Black
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  1. Biography

  2. Awards and honors

  3. See also

  4. References

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|name= Henry H. Black
|birth_date= {{birth date|1929|2|9}}
|death_date= {{death date and age|2012|8|24|1929|2|9}}
|birth_place= Imperial, Pennsylvania
|death_place=Fredericksburg, VA
|placeofburial=
|placeofburial_label= Place of burial
|image= Black HH.jpg
|medal=USMC-E9-SGMMC.svg
|caption= 7th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (1975-1977)
|nickname=
|allegiance=United States of America
|branch= United States Marine Corps
|serviceyears= 1948-1977
|rank= Sergeant Major
|commands= Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps
|battles= Korean War
Vietnam War
|awards= Silver Star
Bronze Star (3)
Purple Heart
}}

Sergeant Major Henry H. Black (9 February 1929 – 24 August 2012), USMC retired, was the seventh Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (1975–1977).

Biography

Henry Black was born in Imperial, Pennsylvania, on February 9, 1929. A high school graduate of Findley High School in 1947, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on April 12, 1948 and underwent recruit training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina. He was assigned to the 2nd Marine Division at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina after completing boot camp and served with Company C, 1st Battalion 8th Marines, and later, with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion 6th Marines.

Ordered to Korea in 1950, Black joined Company H, 3rd Battalion 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division as the commanding officer's driver. As a private first class, he was awarded the Silver Star and Bronze Star for heroic actions at the Chosin Reservoir. His brother, Albert H. Black, also served in this campaign with him.

He returned to the States in May 1951, and was assigned a member of the security force at Marine Barracks, Dahlgren, Virginia. He completed Recruiters School at Parris Island in July 1953, and was assigned as the Noncommissioned Officer-in-Charge, Recruiting Substation, Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Black served as a Platoon Commander of a heavy machine gun platoon with 1st Battalion 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division in the Western Pacific area from August 1956 to November 1957 when he was ordered to Parris Island to attend Drill Instructor School. Upon completion of the course, he served consecutively as a junior drill instructor, a senior drill instructor, and finally, as a chief drill instructor in the Recruit Training Regiment.

In August 1960 he was transferred to Wheeling, West Virginia, where he served as Noncommissioned Officer-in-Charge of the Recruiting Substation for the next four years. He served as a Company First Sergeant with Company D, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division from August 1964 to November 1965, and landed with the Marines sent to the Dominican Republic during that period.

Ordered to South Vietnam in January 1966, Sergeant Major Black served as First Sergeant of Company A, 1st Battalion 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division until February 1967. He was then assigned as First Sergeant of Casual Company, and later, as Sergeant Major, Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corps Development and Education Command, Quantico.

Sergeant Major Black began his second Vietnam tour in June 1969, serving as Sergeant Major of the 2nd Battalion 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was awarded his second and third Bronze Star Medals during his tour.

Returning to the States in April 1970, he was assigned as Sergeant Major of the Recruiting Station in Richmond, Virginia. He remained in that billet until August 1972, when he was transferred to Bremerton, Washington, as Sergeant Major of the Marine Barracks there.

Sergeant Major Black was ordered to Iwakuni, Japan, in November 1973, as Sergeant Major of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing until November 1974, when he returned to the Marine Corps Development and Education Command as Sergeant Major of that command until his selection as Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps. Black assumed the post of 7th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps on June 1, 1975.

He died at his home in Fredericksburg, Virginia on August 24, 2012.[1]

Awards and honors

His military decorations include:[2][3]

{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Silver Star ribbon.svg|width=106}} {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Legion of Merit ribbon.svg|width=106}} {{Ribbon devices|number=2|type=award-star|other_device=v|ribbon=Bronze Star ribbon.svg|width=106}}
number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Purple Heart ribbon.svg|width=106}}number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Navy and Marine Corps Achievement ribbon.svg|width=106}}number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Combat Action Ribbon.svg|width=106}}number=4|type=service-star|ribbon=United States Navy Presidential Unit Citation ribbon.svg|width=106}}
number=7|type=service-star|ribbon=Marine Corps Good Conduct ribbon.svg|width=106}}number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Army of Occupation ribbon.svg|width=106}}number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}number=4|type=service-star|ribbon=Korean_Service_Medal_-_Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}number=4|type=service-star|ribbon=Vietnam Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Presidential Unit Citation (Korea).svg|width=106}}number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Vietnam gallantry cross unit award-3d.svg|width=106}}
number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=VNCivilActionsRibbon-2.svg|width=106}}number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=United Nations Korea Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Vietnam Campaign Medal ribbon with 60- clasp.svg|width=106}}number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Korean War Service Medal.svg|width=106}}
1st RowSilver StarLegion of MeritBronze Star w/ valor device & 2 award stars
2nd RowPurple HeartNavy and Marine Corps Achievement MedalCombat Action RibbonNavy Presidential Unit Citation w/ 3 service stars
3rd RowMarine Corps Good Conduct Medal w/ 7 service starsNavy Occupation Service MedalNational Defense Service Medal w/ 1 service starKorean Service Medal w/ 4 service stars
4th RowArmed Forces Expeditionary MedalVietnam Service Medal w/ 4 service starsKorean Presidential Unit CitationVietnam Gallantry Cross unit citation
5th RowVietnam Civil Actions unit citationUnited Nations Korea MedalVietnam Campaign MedalKorean War Service Medal

See also

{{Portal|United States Marine Corps}}
  • Former Sergeants Major of the Marine Corps

References

1. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.marines.mil/unit/hqmc/Pages/Former-Sergeant-Major-of-the-Marine-Corps-Black-dies-at-83.aspx?pid=frontpage_onpoint_Black#.UD4XfUSDpRE |title=Former Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Black dies at 83 |work=marines.mil |date=28 August 2012 |accessdate=29 August 2012}}
2. ^{{cite book |last1=Chapin |first1=John |title=Uncommen Men - The Sergeants Major of the Marine Corps |date=1993 |publisher=Burd Street Press |location=Shippensburg, Pennsylvania 17257-0152 USA |isbn=0-942597-45-1 |page=338 |edition=1}}
3. ^{{cite web |title=Republic of Korea Korean War Service Medal |url=https://www.afpc.af.mil/About/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/421898/republic-of-korea-korean-war-service-medal/ |website=Air Force's Personnel Center |publisher=U.S. Air Force |accessdate=10 October 2018}}

{{Marine Corps}}

  • Official Marine Corps biography
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5 : 1929 births|Recipients of the Silver Star|Sergeants Major of the Marine Corps|American Marine Corps personnel of the Vietnam War|2012 deaths

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