MINE BARRACKS
AND
COMPANY "A” MARINE SUPPORT BATTALION NSC HOMO
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MARINE- BARRACKS
JOININGS
.Arriving on 5 April 1963> from the
"lower 48" in time to begin the next
class in "Tree Trimming" were the
following Marines:
LCpl P. G. HILL
LCpl C. D. HORN
RFC J. D. BAILEY
PPC . L. J. CRAMMER
PFC D. A. CROCKETT
PFC D. C. MAYNARD
PFC M. J. NEWBY
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LCpl HORN, PFC BAILEY and FFC
CROCKETT joined us from 1st Force
Service Regiment, HP, CampIfendleton*
PFCfs CRANMER, MAYNARD aid NEWBY came
from 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marin©
Division, Camp Bundle ton, California*
LCpl HILL joinesiB from Marine Corps
Base, 29 Palms, California, where he
was a member of the Band and Drum and
Bugle Corps*
We of Marine Barracks are proud to
have you aboard* Put your all and
your best in your work and you will
have a fine tour of duty on Adak*
DEPARTURES
After completing their overseas1
tour of duty on Aaak, the following
Marines departed, Saturday, 13 April
1963, Ibr Marine Barracks, Bremerton,
Washington and release from active
duty:
Cpl J. J. ENRIGHT
Cpl G. R. JENKINS, Jr#
Cpl L. S. MONK
LCnl A. A. OLSON
FFC G. ANDERSON
PEG R. A. WARD
Also departing Aaak the 13th of
April was LCpl D. H. HAMMER and Pvt
R. E. KOHN." LCpl HAMMER will be
spending 30 days leave at home in
Mt. Periy, Ohio, before reporting to
the 1st Marine Division for duty.
Pvt KORN will be spending 30 hays
leave at home ii Butler, Pennsylvania,,
before reporting&r duty with Marine
Corps Schools, Quantico, Virginia.
AWaHD
Staff Sergeant Alfred RODRIGUEZ,.
Jr., joined Marine Barracks the 3rd
of April and awaiting him was aletter
from the Commandant of the Marine
Corps congratulating himcn being one
of the winners in the 1962 Freedoms
Foundation Letter Writing Contest.
The contest was open to active duty
personnel, and based on submission of
100 to 500 word letters on ihe theme
of "3ty Freedoms and Vsy Responsibili
ties." For this outstanding task,
Staff Sergeant RODRIGUEZ received a
check £>r $50 and tie George Washington
Honor Medal•
The personnel of Marine Barracks
would like to take this opportunity
to congratulate Sergeant RODRIGUEZ
on a "JOB WELL DONE".
marine of this month
Selected for the Marine of the
Month award for March 1963 was PFC
T. H. MICKS. Having been selected
for his performance cf duty, personal
appearance and knowledge of military
subjects, PFC MICKS has demonstrated
an attitude and characteristics cfesired
in all Marines. 'Hie other Marines
nominated and interviewed for the
Marine of the Month award were: LCpl
R. D. VANFOSSEN, LCpl P. L. WISEMAN,
LCpl B. E. BAY, PFC II S. CHIARAVALLI,
and PFC G. PASCO. Congratulations
are in order Jbr all Marines concerned.
HISTORY
15 April 1865-—Marines, commanded
by Captain Ebank MONROE, from tie Navy
Yard at Washington, D. C., took over
the guardc£ those accusedcf conspir
acy in the assassination of President
Lincoln.
15 April 1861-The official date
of tie opening of the War Between the
States, wherein the greater part of
the Marine Corps was to serve aboard
the ships of the Union fleets.
MARINE REPORTER
Cpl Jerry H. LIDYARD