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Master Sergeant Luis O. Arce
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Master Sergeant Luis O. Arce enlisted
in the Marine Corps in July 1977 and completed recruit training at
Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego in November 1977. After graduating from the
Basic Music Course at the Armed Forces School of Music, Norfolk,
Virginia, he was assigned as a trumpet player with the
1st Marine Brigade Band, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii until his
honorable discharge in 1981.
Corporal Arce then served in the Marine Corps Reserves as an
Aircraft Mechanic with Marine Air Group 41 in Glenview,
Illinois.
In May
1983, he returned to active duty as a trumpet player and with
assignments to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Band, San Diego,
California; the III Marine Amphibious Force Band, Okinawa, Japan;
and the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing Band, New Orleans,
Louisiana. He then served as the assistant Drum Major with the
Marine Corps Band, Quantico, Virginia.
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After graduating from
the Intermediate Course at the Armed Forces School of Music in 1993,
he was transferred to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Band, Parris
Island, South Carolina where he served as trumpet section leader and
assistant Drum Major.
Selected for Drum Major in 1997, Gunnery Sergeant Arce was
assigned to the 1st Marine Division Band, Camp Pendleton,
California. In April
2000 Master Sergeant Arce was transferred to the III MEF Band,
Okinawa, Japan and he assumed his current duties the Drum Major with
Marine Band San Diego in March 2001.
His professional
schools include the Non-Commissioned Officer’s School, the Staff
Non-Commissioned Officers (SNCO) Academy and the Advanced SNCO
Academy. Additionally,
Master Sergeant Arce possesses a Bachelor of Science degree in
Computer Information Systems and Business Administration from Park
College, and has been inducted into the Pinnacle Honor Society for
exceptional academic achievement.
Master Sergeant
Arce’s personal awards and decorations include the Meritorious
Service Medal, the Navy Commendation Medal with Gold Star, the Navy
Achievement Medal, the Meritorious Unit Citation with two Bronze
Stars, the Good Conduct Medal with five Bronze Stars, the National
Defense Medal, and the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with three
Bronze Stars.
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