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TRIP ON CLOVER
LCpl G. 0. MARTIN, PFC S. G. RO
DRIGUEZ, PFC E. L. WOOD, and PFC
E. H. YAZZIE returned to Adak. on
23 January 1962 after a short ship
ride on the USCGC CLOVER W292. The
following is an itinerary of their
trip.
They departed Adak bound for Am
chitka at 1600 on 18 January, Arr
iving at Amchitka at 0900 on ^Ja
nuary, they went ashore and deact
ivated a land marker under the su
pervision of Ensign LARSEN. Upon
return to the ship they departed
for Attu,
Enroute to Attu a lookout on the
bridge sighted a volcanic eruption
on the North Eastern Shore ofKiska
Island. Passing Kiska Island on
the ships port- side at 2200 on 19
January, the molten lava was flow
ing into the water, causing a gre
at deal of steam, which hid a maj
or portion of the volcano. It was
still a sight to see and the Mari
nes aboard the CLOVER considered
themselves extremely lucky to beh
old this act of nature.
At 1100 on 20 January they ser
viced a few Channel Buoys off the
island of Attu. Upon debarking at
Attu they unloaded various ' small
store supplies for Loran Station.
That evening they attended a movie
on Attu.
They left Attu at 0900-on 21 Ja
nuary and arrived at Adak at 1010
on 23 January.
The personel of Marine Barracks
wish to extend their sincere than
ks to the members of the USCGC CL
OVER W292 for making this a most
enjoyable trip.
COMPLETION OF MCI COURSES
The following named Marines ha
ve satisfactorily completed the
indicated Marine Corps Institute
Coursesi
Cpl W. L, LADUKE - Tactics of
the Marine Rifle Squad
LCpl R. H. KIELMAN - Tactics of
the Marine Rifle Squad
LCpl J. L. LLOYD - Corrections
LCpl G. 0. MARTIN - Corrections
PROMOTION
Sgt E4 G. R. ROSS was promoted to
the rank of Sgt E5 at commanding
Officer’s formation on 25 January.
COMPANY ”A»
EDUCATION
LCpl R. A. CARD and.LCpl W. M.
RATCLIFFE have completed the Mar
ine Corps Institute course, the
Marine Non-Commissioned Officer.
SSgt R. F. BERNDT has enrolled
in the Marine Corps Schools corr
espondance course, Officers Basic
Extension Course.
Cpl D. D. ZLABEK has enrolled
in the USAFI course, Fundamentals
of Electricity.
BASKETBALL
Both Platoon teams lost their
opening games in the CommSta Ba
sketball League. The 2nd Platoon
went down, to defeat before Spec
ial Operations Section #4* with a
final score of 29 t« 35 in a very
hard fought game.
The 1st Platoon also fell to de
feat before the Radio City n21”
Club team, 41 bo 47.
RETURNING TO COMPANY "A"
Captain C. S. DELONG Jr., Com
pany "A”. Commanding Officer, just
returned from TAD in Washington
D.C. The trip was quite success
ful and much was accomplished in
Company and also in Marine Corps
matters•
Marine Reporter - Cpl Jerry Cook