COMPANY t,A,t *
IWO Jim ANNIVERSARY
Next Tuesday, February 19th, will
mark the 18th anniversary^ of the
MarinesT landing on Iwo Jima* The
landing resulted in one.cf the blood
iest battles ±1 the Pacific, but also
provided a landing base for our crip
pled planes returning from devastat
ing raids on Tokyo and the Japanese
Mainland*
The most famous pictures result
ing from World War H was taken here*
There currently stands an Washington,
D. C.,* a depiction of this famous
picture and is 'the raising of the
Colors on Mt* Suribachi* The picture
was taken by Joe Rosenthal and the
100 ton statue cast in bronze by
Felix de Welden*
Fleet Admiral Chester W. NLmitzsaid
of the Marines ,rUncommon valor was a
common virtud"*
JOININGS
Joining Marine Barracks, 8February
1963, was Sergeant John F* WILT JAMS*
Sergeant WILLIAMS joined us from "E”
Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp
Pendleton, California, where he per
formed duties cf 105mm Section Chief*
Sergeant WILLIAMS* wife is presently
residing in Albany, Oregon,and hopes
to join him in the near future.
Also joining Marine Barracks 8
Feb was PPC Thomas D. MCCLAIN from
Headquarters Company, 7 th Marines
Camp Pendleton, California,where he
was an assistant machine gunner*
Welcome aboard,men,and hope you have
a fine tour of duty oil Adak*
SPORTS
Friday, 8Feb63> Company’'’A’1 was of
ficially presented the NayCommSta
Captain*s Trophy during the ahnual
sports banquet* The Captain's Trophy
became the permanent possession of
the Company for wiiming the trophy
for 3 consecutive years* Also pre
sented Were the 1962 major .. sports
awards; tie Company received trophies
for the- following events: 1st Place
Softball, 1st and 2nd Place-Volley
ball and 2nd Place for Basketball*
ORDERS
MSgt A. A. JASKULSKI has received
orders fbr transfer to Ft Meade, Mary
land for duty with the National Se
curity Agency.
SSgtRC. RAPER.will he transferred
to toe ]st Marine Composite Radio Com
pany, Hawaii. Both are due for rota-’
tion during June 1963*
PROMOTIONS
The Jbllowing personnel \ere JBcently':
promoted Id their present rank with a
date of rank of 1 February 1965*
TO CORPORAL
C. DEL PLATO, Jr. J. L. WILSON
TO LANCE CORPORAL
E.
J.
L.
A.
P. MJLDOWNEY
WAIKNIS.
R. WILGOSZ
I'. KANNE III
C. W.
J. E.
K. E.
C. w.
BISH
BROWN
BOYCE
CARTER
DEPARTURES
Cpl K R. KANNE & LCpl T. A. GAUGHAN
departed 2Feb, tiey will be reporting
to tie U.S. Navy Language School, Wash
ington,D.C, ibr tie Vietnamese language J
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MARINE RBPOHTER-Cpl Jerry H. LIDYARD