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MAPP-JEROME

JEROME  WESCOTT MAPP

Rate/Rank
MC1
Service Branch
USN 3/1979 - 3/1982
USN 12/1985 - 12/1988
USMCR 7/1990 - 9/1992
USNR 10/2001 - 9/2014
Speciality
MASS COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST
Born 06/07/1956
BROOKLYN, NY
Jerome is a 26-year Veteran of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps. In addition to his military career, he was a newspaper reporter, is an actor, and served for 20 years as a writer and broadcaster with the federal government.
SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS
U.S. NAVY PUBLIC AFFAIRS-EAST AFRICA DETACHMENT, CAMP LEMONNIER, DJIBOUTI
NAVY VISUAL COMMAND, PENTAGON/ COMBAT CAMERA, NORFOLK, VA
JOINT TASK FORCE GUANTANAMO PUBLIC AFFAIRS, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA
REGION MID-ATLANTIC RESERVE COMPONENT COMMAND, NORFOLK, VA
NAVAL MEDIA CENTER, WASHINGTON, DC
NAVY COMBAT DOCUMENTATION DETACHMENT 206, WASHINGTON, DC
CHIEF OF NAVY INFORMATION, PENTAGON
4TH SUPPLY BATTALION, 4TH MARINE DIVISION, NEWPORT NEWS, VA
USS INCHON LPH-12, NORFOLK, VA
NAVY MOBILE PUBLIC AFFAIRS DETACHMENT - SAN DIEGO
NAVY MOBILE PUBLIC AFFAIRS DETACHMENT - NORFOLK, VA
U.S. NAVY PUBLIC AFFAIRS DETACHMENT, MCMURDO STATION ANARCTICA
USS HENRY B. WILSON DDG-7, SAN DIEGO, CA
ASSAULT CRAFT UNIT ONE, NAVAL BASE CORONADO, CA
SIGNIFICANT AWARDS
JOINT SERVICE ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL
NAVY & MARINE CORPS ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL (3)
NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION (2)
NAVAL RESERVE MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL (4)
GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL (2)
MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION (2)
NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDAL (2)
SERVICE MEMORIES

Jerome's naval service took him to the South Pacific islands, the South Pole, and all places in between.