James E. Bulman

Born and raised in Connecticut, Marine Master Sergeant James E. Bulman enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1968 and served until 1992. He “started with Vietnam and ended with Desert Storm.”

Duty Stations:

1968 Recruit Training (Private-Recruit), Parris Island, SC

1968 -1969 Infantry Training Regiment (Private First Class-Trainee), Camp Geiger, NC

1969 Avionics “A” School (Lance Corporal-Student), Naval Air Station Memphis, TN

1969-1970 Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron-30 & Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron-36, Marine Corps Air Station-Helicopter, Santa Ana, CA

1970 Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron-16(Lance Corporal-Avionics Technician), Marble Mountain Air Facility, Republic of Vietnam

1970-1971 U.S. Naval Hospital (Lance Corporal-Patient), Saint Albans, Queens, NY

1971 Brooklyn Navy Yard (Lance Corporal) Temporary Duty pending reassignment), Brooklyn, NY

1971-1972 Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron-2 (Lance Corporal/Corporal/Sergeant-Supply Clerk), Marine Corps Air Station-Cherry Point, NC

1972-1973 Avionics “B” School (Sergeant-Student), Naval Air Station-Memphis, Millington,TN

1973-1976 Marine Air Reserve Training Detachment (Sergeant/Staff Sergeant -Instructed Reservists), Naval Air Station, Willow Grove, PA

1976-1977 Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron-1 (Staff Sergeant in charge of Squadron Avionics Shop), Marine Corps Air Station, Futenma, Okinawa, Japan

1977-1989 Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron-26 (Avionics Staff Sergeant in charge of Communication/Navigation Shop, Gunnery Sergeant Avionics Instructor, Master Sergeant in charge of Squadron Quality Assurance, Master Sergeant in charge of Squadron Avionics Division), Marine Corps Air Station (Helicopter) New River, NC

1989-1992 Marine Air Group–49, (Master Sergeant-Group Maintenance Chief), Naval Air Station Atlanta, Marietta, GA

His military awards include:

Meritorious Service Medal

Navy/Marine Corps Commendation Medal (2)

Combat Action Ribbon

Good Conduct Medal (8)

Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal

National Defense Service Medal (2)

Vietnam Service Medal

Southwest Asia Service Medal

Kuwait Liberation Medal (from Saudi Arabia)

Kuwait Liberation Medal (from Kuwait)

Sea Service Deployment Ribbons (6), and numerous unit awards.

Marine Master Sergeant Bulman has lived in the Atlanta area since 1989 when he was transferred to the Naval Air Station in Marietta, Georgia, where he served as the Aircraft Maintenance Chief for Marine Air Group-49. He retired soon after returning from Operation Desert Storm.

Upon retiring from the Corps, the author worked as a consultant, developing industrial training programs for a variety of companies. Currently fully retired, the author is focusing on his family and his writing.