Department of Montana
1991 Herb Livingston 418 2011 Monique Damuth 620
1992 Francis Powers 418 2012 Mike Lawson 724
1992 Jim Heffernan 620** 2013 Jim Borner 418
1993 Norm D'Esteree 620 2014 Carol Casteel 688
1994 Ron Rice 688† 2015 Jim Benner 688
1995 Art Armstrong 418 † 2016 Rick Davis 620
1996 Leo Myers 688† 2017 Maurice Morin 1041
1997 Roy Dalrymple 418 2018 Kevin Strickler 1050
1997 Marvin Parker 937** 2019 None Awarded
1998 Dick Boettcher 688 2020 Tom Lowry 418
1999 Francis Powers 418 2020 Dan Ritter ** 1050
2000 Lenny Johnson 620†
2001 Bert Gigoux 418
2002 Steven Hilton 688
2003 Bill Van Wieren 418
2004 Roy Mears 937
2004 Robert Fears 408 ** †
2005 Carl Nissen 418
2006 Jim Delaney 903
2007 Ron Banks 620 †
2007 Marvin "Doc" Brewster 688 ** †
2008 Vernon "Red" O'Leary 620 †
2009 Larry Malby 688
2010 Kit Johnson 620
2010 John Miller 1041 **
Past Department Associate of the Year
Past Department Marine of the Year
Department Awards Chair
Scott P. Dunlap
406-281-1271
spdunl01@gmail.com
Year - Name - Detachment
** Department Commandant Awardee - † Deceased
Year, Name and Detachment
2012 Robert Hames 688
2013 Wally McManigler 688
2014 Viola Johnson 620
2015 Allen Casteel 688 2015 Marcia Snyder 620
2016 None Awarded
2017 James Porter 688
2018 Gary Sonsteng 724
2019 None Awarded
2020 None Awarded