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MARINE BARRACKS
SUMMER CRUISE
Four men from the Marine Barracks,
LCpl’s C. D. CSPHUS,' J. G. COYNE and
J. W. MAY1IARD along with RFC A... V.
MIBDENDOKP, had the opportunity of
making the "Summer- Run” on the USCGC
.CLOVER up the West Coast of Alaska.
Embarking froin Adak' on 11 July, the
first stop was Eu3cuk, Alaska,, at the
mouth of the Nushagak River where,, a
30 foot Day Marker aid Range Light
were erected.
The first liberty., call went in
Dillingham, a * small town of. .about
1,000 population. Continuing North
ward,. frequent stops were '.made at
small villages,where the Eskimos pri
mary income is derived from fishing
and- ivory from walrus tusks.- The
group finally.arriving in Nome where
liberty call went f<~.v 3 days s souve
nir hunting and seeing the sights
were mad? the plan or the day. Start
ing to return on the 3rd day, seas
were too rough' for the return trip
and necessitated a 2-day layover be
fore being able to return to the
' CLOVES. .. .
After passing through the Bering
Straits, the Arctic Circle was
crossed and crew and passengers en
tered the Realm of Boreas. Ship
* ' and. crew " traveled Morth to Point
Hope, Alaska, and then started the
return trip South.
. Home was revisited for 3more days
and everyone enjoyed themselves very
much in a liberty town, something
unfamiliar to Adak personnel. Leav
ing Home, the International Dateline
was crossed aid all hands entered the
Realm of the G-olden Dragon. Stopping
at St. Paul Island in the Pribiiofs,
hundreds of seals were seen. This
location, incidentally, is one of the
leading breeding spots in the world
for seals.
Returning to Adak on 21 August,
the Marine complement was happy to
see the 01* Rock once more.
Finally, 4 Marines making
the trip wish to . take this oppor
tunity ...to extend their heartiest
thanks to the .Officers and Men of
the CLOVER for a very memorable trij*
one enjoyed by all, and an oppor
tunity to see the workings of a Coast
Guard Cutter'.
. AWARD ■
Lance Corporal Timothy A. KEIRXEGv
received his first Good Conduct cer
tificate and Medal on 21 August 1962
from Major R. D. WHIM, Commanding
Officer, Marine Barracks. .
PROMOTIONS
The hard work of the Marine pays
off again. PRC's Douglas D. DAUBER
and Arthur LEWIS,. Jr. were promoted
to their present rank on 21 August
19b2c. PFC LEWIS was transfered on
22 August 3.9o2, for duty with the
1st Karine Division, Camp Pendleton,
Ca'.Ufornr.a.
ID THE FIELD
The Starboard Platoon of Marine
. Barracks had their live-firing prob
lem in the Thumb Bay area last Thurs
day night. If you recall, the weath
er was anything but cooperative and;
the problem turned, out to be a
‘'soaking" success. General David M,
GROUP, the' Commandant of the Marine
Corps, has expressed a desire that
Marine Commanders carry out a policy
of field training regardless of the
local weather forecast. • Battlesare •
not called, off nor postponed by rea
son. of poor or inclement weather
conditions prevailing.
No "casualties" resulted from this
trip to the .field, however, spirits
were considerably, dampened by the
h^avy downpours throughout the night
with no appropriate shelter from the
elements.
To the personnel of the Barracks
participating in this exercise^ a
"Job Well Done" is extended and the
old addage of "It's the training
that counts” shall once again pay off
should the occasion arise under act
ualconbat conditions.
MARINS RSPORTBR-LCpl Jerry H. LIDYAED