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MAJOR R. I). WINN TAKES COMMAND
Major R.D. WINN arrived on Adak on
the 22nd' of.June and assumed command
as Commanding' Officer, Marine Bar
racks on JO June 1962.
The Major enlisted in the Marine
Corps’ in March of 1942• He served
almost all cf world War II In the en
listed ranks. During this period, he
served as a Drill Instructor at Ma
rine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego,
California, and also with a Defense
Battalion on Johnson island in the
Pacific.
Major WINN was commissioned as a
2d Lieutenant in June of 1945 and at
the end cf World War II was stationed
with Marine 'Forces at Guam.
From,1946 .'until’1§50 He served a
boarcL ships and with the 1st Marine
Division.' The Major landed with the
1st Marine Division at Inchon and
participated in all of the early
Korean campaigns.
Upon .transfer' from Korea, Major
WINN was assigned duty with a Reserve
Unit at Columbus, Ohio. . From Colum
bus, he moved to Marine Corps Supply
Center at BarstoV, California for. a
short period ,prior to returning to
Fleet Marine Force 'duty with the
Marine Division located on Okinawa.
In 1950» he attendee the Officer's
Junior School at tyUahtico, Virginia.
The Major'was'transferred to a cross
training aviation assignment with a
helicopter group at Marine Corps Air
Station, El Toro,Santa Ana, Califor
nia, in 1959* *
Returning once more to the 1st Ma
rine Division at Camp Pendleton,Cal
ifornia, Major WINN has been serving
the past two years as S-4 Officer
(Supply-Logistics) of the 7th Marine
Regiment and cs Commanding Officer of
the 1st Battalion, 5th Marines.
Both the Major and his wife are
from Walla Walla, Washington. Mrs.
Winn and Bob, their seventeen year
old son, are presently residing in
Fallbrook, California.
- LEST- v/ISKES •
I’he officers end enlisted personnel
of Karine Barracks desire to take
this opportunity Id extend their best
wishes to Major H. W.. EENZSL on the
eve of his departure to the Karine
Corps Schools, Quantico, Virginia..
' Semner Fidelis!
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Dignitaries at the. -Hail and Fare
•well Farty, conducted at Tundra Ta
vern on 28- June,, were Major H. \4*
HENZEL being "Farewelled" and Major
R. D. WINN being "Hailed". . .
Captain C. S. BELONG acted as the
Senior : Host while Captain - J. L.
O’TOOLE acted as Coordinator. IstLt
W. L. M.LRTHT -was in charge of the
Cocktail arrangements and IstLt G.C.
HEARN was in Gharge of dinner.
COMPANY- "A"
The Commandant of the Marine Corps
has approved two requests, for exten
sion of tours with. Company "A".Staff
Sergeant R.E.BaILEY has been granted
a four month extension.. Sergeant
BaILEY wa,s due to leave .the Company
and Adak in December of this year
- but with the extension he will not
rotate until April, 1965* Staff ser
geant K. C.-RAPER has been granted
a six month extension. Like Sergeant
BaILEY, -Sergeant RaPER was due for
• rotation- in December of this year
but the extension will keep him on
1 /Adalc until June, 1963* There.;' must
be something about Adak! I.! Sill
There are two new USaFX.. enroll
ments this month. LCpl D. W. LIaTXYNS
has enrolled in' Beginning Algebra I
and PFC J. F. NEMETH has enrolled in
English Composition I.
LCpl 3. P. RIDGE was awarded a
Good Conduct Medal and Certificate
by the Commanding Officer on 29
June. It is LCpl RIDGE’s first
award.
MRIN3 KDITOR - CPL JERKY L. COOK