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Larry Pinson Sr.
Larry Pinson was a civilian employee at the Postal Service from 1995 to 2009. Pinson served in the U.S. Army for two years, from 1967 to 1969. From 1971 to 1989 he was active in the Illinois Nation...view moreLarry Pinson was a civilian employee at the Postal Service from 1995 to 2009. Pinson served in the U.S. Army for two years, from 1967 to 1969. From 1971 to 1989 he was active in the Illinois National Guard, and became a Second Lieutenant in 1974 (graduating from Fort Bennett, Georgia). He became a First Lieutenant in 1977, a Police Company Commander in 1980, and retired as a Captain in 1989. In 1989, Pinson became inactive in the Illinois National Guard and was promoted to a Major.
Larry Pinson’s decorations and awards are:
• Reserve Component Achievement Medal (20LC)
• Good Conduct Medal
• Army Commendation Medal
• Armed Force Reserve Medal
• Army Service Ribbon
• Humanitarian Service Medal
• Bronze Star Medal
• Vietnam Service Medal
• Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Long and Honorable Service Ribbon (10 Years)
• Military Attendance Ribbon.
Larry Pinson was born in Newnan, Georgia, and moved to Chicago at age six. He attended six military schools: Basic Combat Training in Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri, Advanced Individual Training in Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, Infantry Officer Candidate School in Ft. Benning, Georgia, the Military Police Officer Basic Course in Ft. McCullough in Alabama, Military Police Officer Advanced Course through a correspondence course, and Command and General Staff College (Phase One) through a correspondence course.
Pinson attended four elementary schools in Chicago in the Greater Lawndale community: Harzel, William Penn, Mason, and Charles Sumner Elementary School from which he graduated in 1963. Pinson attended Marshall High School in Chicago and graduated in 1967. He attended Mercer County Community College through a correspondence course, majoring in General Studies.
Pinson’s civilian work experience was: Assistant Driver and Salesmen for Central Distributors and C&K Distributors in Chicago, and was First Cashier Clerk, Field Auditor, Personnel Clerk and Receiving Clerk at A&P Food Store in Chicagoland for Illinois, Indiana and Iowa.
Larry Pinson’s hobbies are basketball, baseball, travel, and fine dining.view less