The Official Publication of the 1st Marine Division...

Vol. LIX Vol. LIX ww No. 1No. 1 January-February-March 2010January-February-March 2010

The Official Publication of the 1st Marine Division Association, Incorporated

O Guadalcanal O E. New Guinea O New Britain O Peleliu O Okinawa O North China OO Korea O Vietnam O Kuwait O Somalia O Afghanistan O Iraq O

Please turn to REUNION on page 7

By Lance Cpl. Benjamin Harris,Headquarters Marine Corps

ARLINGTON, VA — It’s been almost

55 years since the Marines of Company D,

2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, left

the Korean peninsula after cold days and

long nights of combat. In the years since,

those same Marines have gotten together,

holding reunions off and on.

Meeting this time for a more solemn

occasion, three Marines of “Dog

Company” came together at Arlington

National Cemetery Jan. 15 to pay their

final respects to their company command-

er, retired Col. Alvin Mackin.

Mackin passed away Sept. 24, a week

after his 88th birthday.

The Cleveland native enlisted in the

Marine Corps Dec. 8, 1941, the day after

the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. After

completing boot camp at Marine Corps

Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Mackin

was selected for an officer program.

In World War II, he served as a naviga-

tor in a B-25 Mitchell, and later served as

an infantry officer in the Korean War as

well as a regimental commander during

the Vietnam War, before retiring in 1972.

His awards included the Silver Star and the

Bronze Star with a combat distinguishing

device for valor.

His service in Korea, which has been

claimed as the “Forgotten War,” was what

Jacqueline Mackin-Hartman (center), the daughter of retired Col. Alvin Mackin, and her husband,Robert Hartman, watch as Marines place Mackin’s remains in the funeral caisson at Arlington NationalCemetery in Arlington, Va., Jan. 15, 2010. (Photo ByLine: Lance Cpl. Benjamin Harris)

One Last Time

Korean Vets Gather toSalute Fallen Commander

Please turn to MACKIN on page 10

2010 San AntonioReunion

It is time to WELCOME you back toSan Antonio. Join us at the ElTropicana Hotel on the famous San

Antonio River Walk. Enjoy our unique

city and the historic Alamo.

Planned Activities:

National Museum Of The Pacific WarEnjoy a scenic ride to Fredericksburg

to tour the National Museum of the

Pacific War which is dedicated to every-

one who served in the Pacific under

Admiral Nimitz. The Museum includes

over 34,000 square feet of indoor exhib-

it space including the George Bush

Gallery, Admiral Nimitz Museum, Plaza

of Presidents, Veterans’ Walk of Honor,

Japanese Garden of Peace, Pacific

Combat Zone, and the Nimitz Education

and Research Center. A 43,000 square

foot expansion is new in 2010! Explore

the impressive display of Allied and

Japanese aircraft, tanks, guns and other

artifacts made famous during the Pacific

War campaigns and enjoy lunch at one

of several restaurants or delis located on

Fredericksburg’s downtown Main

Street. There is shopping nearby on

Main Street.

City TourFrom the earliest Spanish

Missionaries in 1691 to today’s travel-

er, San Antonio’s appeal continues to

draw attention. Relax and enjoy a fully

The Alamo Chapter WelcomesThe 63rd Annual 1st MarineDivision Association Reunion:August 23- 29, 2010

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January-February-March 2010January-February-March 2010 The Old Breed News

OfficersPresident

Mike J. Carone “Carol” 493 Sunset Dr., Village of Lakewood, IL 60014(815) 477-8063

Vice PresidentW. Denny Weisgerber “Marianne” 195 Casper St, Milpitas CA 95035 (408) 262-1776

Deputy Vice President, EastElmer J. Hawkins 450 Basin St, Daytona Beach FL 32114 (386) 679-3814

Deputy Vice President, CentralLee Rux “Judy”15111 Sun Spur, San Antonio TX 78232 (210) 499-0707

Deputy Vice President, WestEdward G. Brundage “Barbara”4019 Via Serra, Oceanside CA 92057(760) 721-0914

SecretaryMarlin D. Gill “Patricia” 424 Yale Dr, San Mateo CA 94402 (650) 615-6976

TreasurerJerry P. Reed “Debra” 21307 Cypress Rose Hill, Tomball TX 77375(281) 357-1584

Assistant TreasurerJames S. Dolan, 4662 DunrobinLakewood CA 90713 (562) 421-3258

Legal OfficerDavid M. Franklin “Martha”PO Box 3253, Palm Desert, CA 92261-3253(760) 568-1585

ChaplainMonsignor Walter C. Murphy7200 Douglaston Pkwy.,Douglaston NY 11362(718) 229-2301

Sgt-at-Arms Richard (Moon-Man) B. Mooney “Gloria”25 Park Place, Floral Park NY 11001 (516) 352-9203

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Association Staff• Col Leonard C. Hayes USMC (Ret)

Executive Director• SgtMaj Juan Duff USMC (Ret) – Office Manager• June Cormier – Membership Coordinator

403 N. Freeman St.Oceanside, CA 92054760-967-8561 FAX: 760-967-8567

Editor, The Old Breed NewsArthur G. Sharp152 Sky View Dr., Rocky Hill, CT [email protected]

PublisherFinisterre Publishing Incorporated3 Black Skimmer Ct., Beaufort, SC 29907(843) [email protected]

The 1st MarineDivision Association

The Executive Committee has beenconducting weekly teleconferencessince late August 2009 to deal with the

Association financial problems. We tar-

geted January 1, 2010 to measure the

effects of reducing staff hours and other

office expenses and our plea for dona-

tions. I’m pleased to report that we have

increased the General Fund by meeting

our financial goals as of January 1, 2010.

Member donations, annual dues, and the

life member assessments continue to

move the Association to a more stable

financial condition. Also, the Association

was named in the estate of Sgt. Chester S.

Marsh of A-1 Engrs, WWII and received

$11,885. God bless Marine Marsh for his

generous gift.

The 1st Marine Division Association

attended the 69th Division Anniversary

February 1-3, 2010 at Camp Pendleton.

We held the Chapter Rep, Director and

Scholarship meetings on February 1. The

directors concurred with the life member

assessment of $25, but eliminated the raf-

fle of a % of the paid assessment. Note

that the life member assessment will be

considered paid if donations made in 2010

plus assessment total or exceed $25. The

Executive Committee, in their meeting of

March 19, 2010, approved a blue diamond

patch for all life members who pay their

assessments.

The 69th Anniversary, with 147

Association members in attendance, total-

ing 502 guests, was a great success.

Executive Director Colonel Len Hayes

was placed in charge of the Association’s

involvement, and he coordinated with the

division staff to make it a memorable

event. Division Commander Major

General Richard P. Mills was a gracious

host, and he mingled closely with

Association members.

The Anniversary was dedicated to the

WWII Association members. Part 1 of

“Pacific” was presented and shown by

technical advisor Captain Dale Dye, a for-

mer Marine, at the division banquet. He

previewed the HBO series which started

in March 2010.

I presented a plaque from the

Association to General Mills at the ban-

quet, recognizing the hospitality dis-

played by him and his staff to Association

members. The Anniversary was also a

financial success, providing over $7,000

for the Association.

New office space for the Association

has been reviewed and approved by the

Executive Committee. The new space will

cost slightly more, but it will improve

office efficiency and morale. The lease

contract was reviewed and approved by

the Financial Review Committee, our

Insurance Committee, and our Legal

Officer, Dave Franklin. The move to 403

Freeman Street, Oceanside, CA 92054

was completed in April 2010.

President’s MessageMichael J. Carone

Member donations,annual dues, and thelife member assess-ments continue to move the Associationto a more stable financial condition.

Deadlines OBN Material: 2010The new quarterly publication schedule dictates that we change deadline dates by

which we must receive material. Here is the schedules for the next issue:ISSUE PERIOD DEADLINE

1st Quarter Jan/Feb/Mar 16 Feb 20102nd Quarter Apr/May/Jun 15 May 20103rd Quarter Jul/Aug/Sep 16 Aug 20104th Quarter Oct/Nov/Dec 20 Nov 2010

Please submit your material to OBN Editor, 152 Sky View Drive, Rocky Hill, CT 06067, oremail it to [email protected].

The Old Breed NewsThe Old Breed News January-February-March 20109January-February-March 20109

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The First Marine Division AssociationRemembering our fallen heroes...serving our living heroes

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Thanks for your help

Thank all of you whoresponded to the pleafor help to support theOld Breed News.

Thanks for Supporting the Old Breed NewsMembers are invited to help underwrite the publications costs of The Old Breed News. All contributions, in any amount, are welcome.

Mail your donations to FMDA, 403 N. Freeman St., Oceanside CA, 92054. All contributions will be acknowledged, unless the donor specif-ically requests to remain anonymous.

If you have an “In memory of” (IMO) request, include that as well. We thank you for your generous support.

Our financial condition is steadily

improving. The January-February-March

2010 Old Breed News was discussed inFebruary 2010, but it was considered

financially prudent to delay publication in

March. The first quarter 2010 Old BreedNews was therefore rescheduled for April2010 delivery.

The camaraderie of this Association

has brought us to where we are today. We

are all brothers, young and old, working

towards a common goal. With your help

and continued dedication and commitment

to the 1st Marine Division Association

that began in 1947, we will continue to

grow and prosper in the future.

Semper Fidelis,

Michael J Carone

FMDA Has A New Address

Effective immediately, the FMDA has anew address: 403 N. Freeman St.,Oceanside, CA 92054.

The telephone and fax numbers andemail address remain the same, i.e., 760-967-8561 (telephone), 760-967-8567(fax), [email protected] (email).

Chester March LeavesSignificant Legacy to FMDA

FMDA President Mike Carone

recently settled the Certificate of

Deposit “Pay on Death” CD for Life

Member Sgt. Chester Marsh. Over the

years, Sgt. Marsh was a steady contrib-

utor. His final contribution was signifi-

cant. The Association received a

Cashier’s Check for $11,885.45,

payable to the 1st Marine Division

Association General Fund.

Marsh, a veteran of Guadalcanal and

Cape Gloucester, served in A Co., 1st

Engineer Bn. during those campaigns.

Ironically—and fittingly—he died in

California on 10 November 2009.

Chester was one of the members who

kept this Association alive for so many

years, and he will always be remem-

bered.

Simply put, “Chet was always faith-

ful.”

In Memory of Harry DonoianThe Association received a very gen-

erous $1,000 donation from Mrs. Harry

Donoian (Lorraine) and her son Stephen

P. Donoian in memory of husband and

father PHM 3/C Harry Donoian, who

passed away on August 23, 2009.

Harry, who was a Life Member of

FMDA, served on Guadalcanal during

WWII. He last attended a Reunion in

2000 at San Diego.

Significant Donations Received at FMDA

“New” Yorck Commissioned Thanks to FMDA Scholarship

Peter Yorck will be commissioned a 2nd/Lt out of Princeton University on 1 June2010. He was assisted by an FMDA SF Scholarship.His father, David, served in Vietnam. He achieved the rank of LtCol. And, Peter’solder brother, Captain David Yorck, was also an FMDA Scholarship recipientfrom 2001-2005.Your scholarship contributions do indeed work well.

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st Marine Division Association guests is

currently $9 plus tax (currently 8.125%) per night, based on current parking charge of $14.00 – subject to change without notice. Check-in is at 4:00pm and check-out is at 12 noon. Expreso serves your favorite Latte, Mocha or smoothie, and also offers breakfast and lunch in a cozy environment. Mangos, serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner, gives guests a great place to relax and enjoy the great cuisine of the area. Tiki Bar, offers guests live entertainment and specialty drinks. Room service is also available from 6:30am to 10:00pm. SA Trans (210) 281-9900 provides shuttle service from the San Antonio International Airport to the Holiday Inn. Shuttle tickets are sold at the baggage claim area, at Terminal 1 and Terminal 2. The shuttle runs from 7:00am to 1:00am and approximately departs the airport every 15 minutes. Currently, the rates are $18.00 per person one-way; $32.00 per person round trip, prices are subject to change without notice. Please call to verify pricing and to make reservations. The hotel has limited parking for RV’s. It’s $40 per night. Should you require full hookup service, please call Fiesta Campground at (210) 821-6494 or Alamo KOA San Antonio at (210) 224-9296. Ask for information, reservations, and directions to determine which is the most convenient for you. Should you need to rent a wheelchair for the reunion, ScootAround rents both manual and power wheel chairs by the day and week. Please call their toll free number at (888) 441-7575 for details.

Vendors, Schedules, and Prices are subject to change. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUT HERE AND MAIL TO THE HOTEL -------------------------------------------------------------------------

FIRST MARINE DIVISION ASSOCIATION - HOTEL RESERVATION FORM REUNION DATES: AUGUST 22-29, 2010

NAME ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS______________________________________________________________________ ZIP_______________ TEL. NUMBER (_________) ___________________________HOLIDAY INN PRIORITY #________________________

ARRIVAL DATE ______________ APPROX. TIME ______________ DEP. DATE ______________ ________# OF ROOMS NEEDED ________# OF PEOPLE IN ROOM ________HANDICAP ACCESS

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RATE: $105 + tax (currently 16.75%) CUT OFF DATE: 07/22/10. Rate will be offered 3 days before and 2 days after reunion dates, based on availability. Late reservations will be processed based on space availability at a higher rate. CANCELLATION POLICY: Deposit is refundable if reservation is cancelled 72 hours before arrival. Call (210)223-9461. Adjustments to departure date after check-in, resulting in a shortened length of stay, will result in an early-departure fee.

All reservations must be guaranteed by credit card or first night's deposit including tax, enclosed.

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MAIL TO: Holiday Inn El Tropicano Riverwalk, 110 Lexington Ave, San Antonio, TX 78205 **Attn: Reservations**

FMDA 2010 Reunion


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1st MARINE DIVISION ASSOCIATION REUNION ACTIVITY REGISTRATION FORM Listed below are all registration, tour, and meal costs for the reunion. Please enter how many people will be participating in each event and total the amount. Send that amount payable to ARMED FORCES REUNIONS, INC. in the form of check or money order. Your cancelled check will serve as your confirmation. Returned checks will be charged a $20 fee. You may also register online and pay by credit card at www.afr-reg.com/1stMarine . All registration forms and payments must be received by mail on or before July 22, 2010. After that date, reservations will be accepted on a space available basis. We suggest you make a copy of this form before mailing. Please do not staple or tape your payment to this form.

Armed Forces Reunions, Inc. OFFICE USE ONLY 322 Madison Mews Check # ________ Date Received _________ Norfolk, VA 23510 Inputted _________ Nametag Completed ____ ATTN: 1st Marine

CUT-OFF DATE IS 07/22/2010 Price Per

# of People Total

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EVENTS & MEALS MUSTER AND MINGLE (All three nights included- Wed., Thurs. & Fri.) $25 $ THURSDAY: MARIACHI BAND CONCERT $18 $ SATURDAY: LADIES LUNCHEON & STYLE SHOW $45 $ SATURDAY: BANQUET DINNER (Please select your entrée) London Broil $60 $ Chicken Cristini $60 $ Oven Baked Salmon $60 $

MANDATORY REGISTRATION FEE The Registration Fee includes the primary registrant & one guest, spouse or significant other. $50 $50

REGISTRATION FEE FOR ADDITIONAL GUESTS (Price is per person) $15 $ LATE FEE- Required in addition to registration fee for all forms received after July 22 $10 $

DONATIONS TO THE DIVISION OPERATIONS $ SCHOLARSHIP $

Total Amount Payable to Armed Forces Reunions, Inc. $ PLEASE PRINT NAME AS YOU WOULD LIKE IT TO APPEAR ON YOUR NAMETAG

FULL NAME ______________________________________ SPOUSE NAME _______________________________________

UNIT (Ex: India 3/7) ____________________________ Check one if applicable: SURVIVING SPOUSE SURVIVING CHILD

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DISABILITY/DIETARY RESTRICTIONS_______________________________________________________________________ (Sleeping room requirements must be conveyed by attendee directly with hotel)

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EMERGENCY CONTACT_____________________________________________ PH. NUMBER (______)______-___________

For refunds and cancellations please refer to our policies outlined at the bottom of the reunion program. CANCELLATIONS WILL ONLY BE TAKEN MONDAY-FRIDAY 9:00am-5:00pm EASTERN TIME (excluding holidays). Call (757) 625-6401 to cancel reunion activities and obtain a cancellation code. Refunds processed 4-6 weeks after reunion.

REGISTER ONLINE AND PAY BY CREDIT CARD! www.afr-reg.com/1stMarine

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Quests & Queries Anyone left from 549th Platoon, 1943?

I am wondering if any of my boot camp platoon members

are still alive. I was in the 549th Platoon, San Diego, 1943.

Our DIs were Sgt M. D. Robertson and Cpl W. M. Griffy. (I

am the end man on the right, second row from the bottom in

the photo below.)

I will gladly correspond with anyone who was in that pla-

toon.

Incidentally, I was assigned to L-3-5 after boot camp.

Fred Warblow, 45281 Van Born Rd.

Belleville, MI 48111, (734) 697-7230.

Elmer Byokawski I am looking for information about my father, Elmer

Byokawski. I requested his records and got a unsuccessful

response back. My problem is I have limited info on him.

Everyone who would have any is dead. All I know by look-

ing at a picture I have of him is that he was in the 1st Mar

Div, 5th Marines.

I assume he was in during

WWII, as he was on

Guadalcanal. I understand he

was wounded at Peleliu, but I

don’t remember who told me

that.

On my birth certificate, he

is listed as Elmer Byokawski.

There is no middle initial.

One of the pictures I have is

my dad and his aunt. She told

me when I was 11 or 12, and

after he had died, that the pic-

tures were taken after he got

back from the “Canal.” He was a corporal in the pictures, in

which he was wearing his dress blues with a 1st MarDiv

patch on his sleeve with Guadalcanal through it. This is all I

have to work with.

Are any Marines left alive who might have known him?

Any help would be appreciated.

Mike Byokawski, 320 Mulligan Way,

Athens, GA 30607, (706) 201-2741,

[email protected]

R. CondonMy Marine husband was a veteran of

WWII, where he survived Iwo Jima, Korea,

and Vietnam. When I was putting away his

dress uniform, I found in a pocket a set of

“dog tags” with the name of R. Condon.

I would like to locate the Condon family

and give them the dog tags.

Please contact me if you have any infor-

mation about R. Condon.

Irene Van Hook, 22625 W. Bluff Drive,

West Linn, OR 97068, (503) 305-8305

John MoffittCan you assist in locating a former

Marine? My OCS CO was Captain John Moffit, later OIC

of Marine Corps Drill Team 8th & I.

Nick Bibby, (318) 869-1800

17th Infantry Bn. (Reserve)I am searching for fellow members of Detroit’s 17th

Infantry Bn. (Reserve) activated for the Korean War.

William E. Alli, 2803 Baker Ln., Bowie MD

20715-2411, (301) 464-5664

[email protected]

Anthony (“Tony”) Frisina I am looking for anyone who may remember my grand-

father, Anthony “Tony” Frisina. He served with the 1st

Marine Division on Guadalcanal. He was an airplane engine

mechanic.

I have attached a scanned copy of the part of his service

record showing he was in Guadalcanal and when.

Unfortunately, when the records

department copied his records for

me they did not remove the fold-

ed paper covering up the informa-

tion regarding his journey on the

USS President Jackson.Julie Bromley, 103 Condor Ct.,

Fayetteville, NC 28306, (910)

875-0927, [email protected]

NOTE: Here is an explanation ofthe entries below Mr. Frisina’s

549th Platoon, San Diego, 1943

Elmer Byokawski Anthony “Tony” Frisina


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photo. ARS/SS = Air Regulating Squadron/ServiceSquadrons. ARS1 was formed in San Diego on 1 Aug 1942and assigned to the 1st MAW (Marine Air Wing). They werepersonnel processing units organized to take over thesquadrons’ personnel processing duties.

“Shorty” Downs I am in touch with a WWII Marine in Ohio who wants to

contact the family of Marine “Shorty” Downs (or Downes),

father of four, KIA June 19, 1945, K/3/5, 1st Marine

Division. He was a Tennessee native. Shorty’s real first

name is not known.

Downs was killed on Kunishi Ridge in Okinawa. We’ve

done some digging, and Eugene Sledge was in K/3/5. The

Downs in question may be Harold L. Downs (very tenta-

tive) who was KIA on Okinawa.

Hopefully, someone has access to casualty lists and

newspaper articles, etc., that would identify this man.

If Mr. Downs had children who are still alive, they would

be around 70 years old.

James “Jay” Drescher, Esq., 1720 West End Ave,#

300, Nashville, Tennessee 37203, (615) 425-7112,

(615) 425-7110 (fax), [email protected]

Service Record: Anthony Frisinaremarkably exciting narrative of one Marine’sKorean War experiences, combining “total recall”

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~ R.R. Keene, Leatherneck Magazine“WE CLAIM THE TITLE ... is an honored additionto the library of your Commandant.”

~ C.C. Krulak, General, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret)Former Commandant of the Marine Corps

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AREUNION from page 1

TheOld Breed NewsThe Old Breed News (USPS 599-860) ISSN: 0745-287X is pub-lished four times a year during the months of March, June,September, and December by the 1st Marine Division Association,Inc., 403 N. Freeman St., Oceanside, CA 92054; Phone: 760-967-8561; FAX: 760-967-8567. Email [email protected]; WebSite: www.1stMarineDivisionAssociation.org.Periodical postage paid at Oceanside, California and at additionalmailing offices.This publication may be quoted without permission if the 1stMarine Division Association is credited. The Association requests acopy of any such use.

narrated tour of San Antonio’s unique blend of rich heritage,

traditions and natural beauty.

Points of interest include stops at the San Jose Mission, an

active church, part of the National Park service, and the

largest of the missions; the Alamo, the city’s first mission;

San Fernando Cathedral, the original church of the Canary

Island settlers. From there, enjoy some time at the San

Antonio River Walk. Enjoy lunch on your own, possibly at

Casa Rio, the first Mexican restaurant on the River Walk. Its

beautiful location and colorful umbrellas symbolize the

serenity and romance of the San Antonio River Walk.

Enjoy shopping in the many shops or at the Rivercenter

Mall. Consider boarding a barge for a cruise down the river

(fee to be paid by the individual). At least 2 shuttle times will

be offered, based on your hotel location.

Mariachi ConcertEven better than 1997!!

Local Attractions:

• Historic Ft. Sam Houston, home of the 5th Army.

• Explore the San Antonio River and downtown by boat

from the hotel.

• Visit the Institute of Texan Cultures on the site of the

1968 HemisFair.

• Buckhorn Saloon and El Mercado (Mexican Market).

• Sea World of Texas

• Fiesta Texas

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Having just returned from our Division69th Anniversary at Camp Pendleton, Ithink it is appropriate to report on some of

the activities. We were able to attend some

units even though the Division is in a state of

flux preparing to deploy to Afghanistan in

March. We were advised by MajGen Mills,

Division Commanding Officer, that the date

of 23 January 2010 was an important event.

That was the day the Marines were pulled

out of Iraq. The Army will take over the tran-

sition to Iraqi security forces. The Marines

have a skeleton crew policing up the brass

and getting the equipment home.

We had a great Anniversary dinner. There

were over 400 people in attendance. Two

retired General Officers of the Marine Corps,

MajGen Hoffman, Guadalcanal veteran, and

MajGen McMonogal. Two active duty

General Officers, MajGen Mills and MajGen

Jackson, were also in attendance.

General Hoffman gave a splendid talk on

his time on Guadalcanal and his capture of a

Japanese bugle. He is an accomplished musi-

cian and treated us with a bugle call or two.

We had a great review of the first hour of

the ongoing HBO series, “The Pacific.” I

urge all who possibly can to watch and enjoy

the series.

The theme of the Anniversary was to

honor our WWII veterans, especially the

Guadalcanal veterans. If you were not there,

you missed a spectacular event. The

Anniversary celebration was shorter than

usual, but well organized and beneficial to

those in attendance.

The Reunion Site Destination Committee

decided, and the Board of Directors

approved, to seek the 2011 Reunion in

Arlington, VA. on the Potomac, near the

Marine Corps Historical Museum and other

special places in and around Washington,

DC.

This is my message to the membership.

Every one of us has, at one time or anoth-

er, been asked the question, “What is the

First Marine Division Association?” The

answer may vary, depending on the ques-

tioner, the context, and the time available.

The shortest and simplest answer is that the

First Marine Division Association represents

the oldest and most decorated Division in the

Corps. This is, of course an accurate, but nec-

essarily incomplete, response. Any true

understanding of the Association must

include an explanation of how we in FMDA

strive through our service to achieve more

than the goal of each individual project.

By working together, we strive to estab-

lish the simple foundation of a better friend-

ship, trust, honesty and hope. The mission of

FMDA is to represent the best of what our

Corps stands for; Marines and Sailors who

now serve or who have served come togeth-

er as a “Family of Warriors” and share that

unexplained quality that makes us stand

apart, known as “Esprit de Corps.”

Our annual reunions and anniversary cel-

ebrations provide a venue for all generations

of Warriors to gather and enjoy the Family of

Arms that our beloved Division represents.

We honor our past heroes and salute the cur-

rent generation that is writing history in Iraq

and Afghanistan today and on unknown

shores tomorrow.

Our Outreach Program pledges that we,

the “Older Brothers” of our family, stand

ready to mentor our younger brothers and

sisters and assist their children with our

Scholarship Program and a helping hand

from our local chapters. We stand ready to

help them relocate after their active service,

find employment, and receive benefits of

service that have been promised.

These programs help shape responsible

citizens for better communities – enhanced

by opened eyes and open minds. Active duty

Marines in the 1st Division and those who

have recently completed their tour will be

indelibly marked by their experiences.

Throughout their lives–both now and

later–they will not keep the benefits of these

experiences to themselves. These are the

people who will help build the kind of future

we Marines strive to create through our

every action.

We recognize the challenges before us

and our own limitations; we also recognize

our abilities and our responsibility to use

them to the fullest. If we are ever to realize

the vision for this Association again, we must

find it in our minds and hearts to recruit new

members, re-establish those who have

become delinquent in dues, strive for new

and active chapters, recharge the chapters

that are slumping, make fund raising a prime

activity, dig into our personal funds as deeply

as possible, and pull this Association back up

on its feet and off and running.

Let every one of us get behind the Blue

Diamond Foundation, the Walmart/Sam’s

Club challenge, and general recruiting of

new members. Make your chapter relevant

to every member. Make the Association rele-

vant by attending reunions and anniversary

celebrations; bring units together for each of

these. Start a Unit Chapter in your locality.

Get involved and make this the viable organ-ization that it started out being.

We are all Marines. We all are or have

been members of the great 1st Marine

Division. Let us regroup and make a move to

bring the Association back up to its great-

ness.

Semper Fidelis

Denny Weisgerber, VP FMDA

Vice President’s MessageDenny Weisgerber

Please Read the Following andLet’s Put a Plan Into Action.

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This is a letter that Mrs. Gordon Heim wroteto the Washington Post in response to its 12March 2010 review of the new HBO series,“The Pacific,” which premiered on 14March 2010. (Read the review at http://www.washingtonpost. com/wp-dyn/content/arti-cle/2010/03/11/ AR2010031104598_2.html?sid=ST2010031105120)

Reading the review will put Mrs. Heim’s

letter in perspective.

Here is an excerpt from that review:

An undoubtedly impressive effort, “ThePacific” represents HBO’s full firepower, deploy-ing a tag team of writers and directors who’veworked on the network’s “John Adams” minis-eries as well as “The Wire,” “The Sopranos,”“Six Feet Under” and, most notably, 2001’s“Band of Brothers” — to which “The Pacific” isintended as a hemispheric complement. It’s lit-erally the other side of the story, and it is beingtold because it must be told. Obligation is “ThePacific’s” essential mission.

The LetterDear Mr. Stuever,

We read your review of The Pacific,

which premieres on HBO 9 PM 14, March

2010, with great interest. My husband

[whom I met in my home country of

Australia], CWO Gordon F. Heim,

USMC[r], served in Guadalcanal [not for the

7 August D Day invasion-he arrived later],

Cape Gloucester, Peleliu and Okinawa.

Sadly, he passed away in March 2003.

While understanding some of your

assumptions about the men who served in the

First Marine Division, there are several

things you did not “get.” As everyone who

knew my husband was aware, there is a sim-

ple fact. From the day, he graduated from

Parris Island to the day he died, he was first,

last and always a Marine. What led him to do

whatever was asked of him by “the Corps”

he did with a willing heart and with great

courage.

People often asked him how it was possi-

ble for him to go through one D-Day beach

invasion landing—and then go on to do two

more D-Day beach landings. He would say,

“I did it for the other Marines. We are a team.

I look after the man next to me, knowing he

is there for me.”

A lifetime best friend who was with

Gordon on the ship into the final months of

the long campaign of Guadalcanal signed on

at age 15. Doc began his long storied career

as Corpsman Doc and retired as Rear

Admiral Kenneth C Haynes. He remains

“Doc“ to all remaining First Marines and

their families.

After the horrific fighting on Peleliu, my

husband was granted a thirty-day leave to

Melbourne, Australia with a caveat. The

caveat was that he agreed to be a part of the

next campaign. He rejoined the First Marines

in January to prepare for the next engage-

ment. Fortunately for all of us, he survived

Okinawa.

John F. Fitzgerald, Jr., cousin to President

John F Kennedy, conceived of an

Association to be called the First Marine

Division Association. The Association had

its first reunion in New York City. Thus

began our lifetime close relationship with the

FMDA.

My adult children grew up seeing many

of these Marines and their families at each

year’s annual Reunion. The Reunions and

the work of the Association, then and now,

were to allow these men who had shared the

incommunicable experience of war to rejoin

with their fellow life-long Marines, for once

and always.

In time, Gordon became Treasurer and

later President of the First Marine Division

Association. He also ran six successful

reunions. I can assure you we all looked for-

ward to these occasions with great eagerness.

(Note: Mr. Henry Shaw , a Marine Corps his-

torian, did a survey of the men of the First

Division. The average age was18, with over

50 percent of them coming from farms and

small towns.)

The last Reunion my husband ran was in

Washington DC, 7 August 1992, the fiftieth

anniversary of Guadalcanal. Thanks to the

intercession of the then Commandant of the

Marine Corp, General Carl Mundy, the occa-

sion became a national event. The anniver-

sary was held at the Iwo Jima Memorial in

Arlington Cemetery.

For the Marines there was no other place

to hold this reunion. This group, along with

other WWII veterans, had chipped in and had

made contributions to what is now the WWII

Memorial in Washington DC for decades

before it was actually built.

By 1992, the plans for the Memorial were

in place. Many of the details of the Memorial

were not known to the Marines who faithful-

ly contributed to have their own Memorial.

They paid financially for a large portion of

this, their own Memorial, in Washington DC.

Regardless how any of us feel about the

Memorial itself, the spirit and the unity of

this generation paid for it in more ways than

one.

In 1992, President George H.W. Bush laid

the wreath. There were over 4,000 people

attending that hot August day. All seats were

provided by the Department of Defense.

All the Joint Chiefs were there. General

Colin Powell went among the FMDA mem-

bership, shaking their hands. The US Post

Office issued commemorative stamps. There

were two color guards that day. The usual

one and an unexpected one, with each mem-

ber of the color guard dressed in World War

II uniforms.

We have a film of the occasion. I still get

a lump in my throat at all that transpired. The

US Marine Band, the President‘s Own,

played. In attendance were two active duty

chaplains. One was Chaplain Gearing, who

was the actual chaplain on Guadalcanal. The

other was Father Denis O’Brien, who was an

eighteen-year-old grunt in his first campaign

to Peleliu. He spoke that day.

Dr. Eugene Sledge, aka “Sledgehammer,”

came to Reunions. He was as fine as they

come, and we are grateful to him for his

book, With the First Marine Division on

Peleliu and Okinawa.

As to “doing it for Dad,“ I disagree. Not

in my personal experiences, then or now.

The group of men in WWII in the Pacific

had fathers back home who bore a lifetime of

insomnia and other medical ailments that

began while they were staying up to listen to

The HBO Mini-Series

‘The Pacific’A Marine’s Wife Responds

Continued on page 27

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the Marines in attendance remembered of

him.

“He was a breath of fresh air,” said Fred

Frankville, a former corporal who served

under Mackin. “That’s what he was.”

Mackin made sure the first day he came

to Dog Company that he shook the hand of

every Marine under his command, said

Frankville. In a time where Marines didn’t

know many people outside of their fire

teams, this made a big impression.

Frankville was so impressed that he had no

issue later serving as Mackin’s driver,

something he said he was honored to do.

This level of contact continued long

after Mackin moved on from the Marine

Corps. In 1980, he got in touch with some

of the Marines he served with in Korea,

suggesting that they meet up at a veteran

reunion the following year. Nine Marines

from Dog Company attended the meeting,

and a tradition was started. Mackin

became one of the founding members of

the Dog Seven Association, an organiza-

tion dedicated to finding the rest of the

Marines who served in the unit.

This was the same leadership the

Marines remembered him for in Korea.

Mackin had a habit of personally going out

and checking the route of a patrol before

sending his Marines, said Charles Curley,

who served as a sergeant with Mackin.

“Some people are leaders but don’t

know how to lead,” said Curley “He knew

how to lead.”

Mackin cared for everyone in the unit.

As Gonzalo Garza, a former platoon ser-

geant under Mackin explained, “We did

more for him because of his leadership.”

Jacqueline Mackin-Hartman, the oldest

daughter of Mackin, said she was amazed

at the pride the Marines had in serving

with her father. It is a feeling that she

shares.

“My pride in my father continues to

grow as the realization of his impact on

others was so strong,” said Mackin-

Hartman. “Like them, my father lived his

life like a Marine, and now I am beginning

to better understand what that means.”

Mackin led the way once more, as the

three Marines and the families in atten-

dance followed the procession to the grave

site. After the ceremony, the Marines

paused, savoring their last reunion with

Col. Al Mackin, who lays forever interned

at Arlington National Cemetery, and in

their memories.

Source: www.usmc.mil:

Col. Andrew Smith (left), the commanding officer of Marine BarracksWashington, leads a procession of Marines during a full-honors funeral forretired Col. Alvin Mackin at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Jan.15, 2010. (Photo ByLine: Lance Cpl. Benjamin Harris)

Friends and family of retired Col. Alvin Mackin walk behind the caissonbearing his remains during a full-honors funeral at Arlington NationalCemetery in Arlington, Va., Jan. 15, 2010. (Photo ByLine: Lance Cpl.Benjamin Harris)

Gunnery Sgt. William Dixon, the funeral director at Marine Barracks, Washington, gives his condo-lences to Jacqueline Mackin-Hartman, the daughter of Col. Alvin Mackin, at Arlington NationalCemetery in Arlington, Va., Jan. 15, 2010. Mackin-Hartman said she was proud to see the impact herfather had on the Marines who came to pay their final respects to him. (Photo ByLine: Lance Cpl.Benjamin Harris)

MACKIN from page 1 Mackin was remembered during this full-honors funeral bysome of the Marines he served with in the Korean War inCompany D, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment.


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The current and new missions of theUSMC, humanitarian and peacekeepingmissions, in addition to the traditional com-

bat mission, can be summed up by the all-

encompassing dictum of the Marine Corps:

“Your best friend or your worst enemy.”

Humanitarian and peacekeeping - Your best

friend; Combat - Your worst enemy.

However, in this day and age of greater

sensitivity to non-combatants, e.g., children,

women, the elderly, new tactics have been

developed. In Afghanistan, a tactic called

“Marine Combat Hunter“ has changed the

nature of “Combat In A Built Up Area,“ as it

has been called, in a village, town, or city.

Remember the way it was: 1. Hand

grenade through a window; 2. Kick in the

door; 3. Go in with weapons blazing. Now,

Marines are very aware that children,

women, and the elderly might just be cower-

ing and fearful in a corner behind that door.

So, in order to be “Your best friend” to the

civilian population, and to win their hearts

and minds, instead of going in and shooting

up a room, this new tactic has been devel-

oped.

Marine Combat Hunter means: 1.

Observe. 2. Profile. 3. Track. Because insur-

gents or Taliban often blend in with children,

women, and the elderly, Marines now first

Observe and then Profile to determine the

enemy. There can be a danger to Marines in

a split-second delay, but to be “Your best

friend” warrants this. Then again, this tactic

is an extension of “self sacrifice before self

preservation,” right from MCRD Parris

Island/San Diego.

In reflecting on this, its pros and cons, the

regard for the civilian population has a reli-

gious overtone, though unintended by the

Corps. In the New Testament Gospels, the

Lord always reached out with mercy to the

vulnerable, the fearful, the suffering, the

down-and-out people. A beautiful example

of this is the Lord‘s teaching in the Gospel of

Matthew, Chapter 25, Verses 31 - 46.

In these verses the Lord teaches mercy

and caring. In answer to a query, the Lord

teaches us, “Amen, I say to you, whatever

you did for one of these least brothers of

mine, you did for me.” II (Verse 40)

These words of the Lord from the Gospel

of Matthew ought give us much to think

about in the way we reach out with mercy

and caring to people around us. Our life is

surrounded by concentric circles of people.

We begin with the closest circle of our fami-

ly and then work out to our community and

beyond, even to those cowering and fearful

children, women, and the elderly behind that

door in places like Marja, Afghanistan.

For too many in our society, mercy and

caring for another is an unknown quantity;

too many just let the opportunity pass us by.

Realize that a return of mercy and caring

and even gratitude is not always forthcoming

from people. But, we

grow spiritually as human beings in the way

of the Lord when we reach out with mercy

and caring to others.

Isn’t this imbedded in our Marine Corps

culture in our Missions, be they Combat,

Humanitarian, or Peacekeeping?

“Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for

one of these least brothers of mine, you did

for me.”

Semper Fidelis/Oorah

Msgr. Walter C. Murphy

For too many in our society, mercy and caring for another is anunknown quantity; too many just let the opportunity pass us by.

Chaplain’s CornerMonsignor Walter C. Murphy

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February 2010 10:00 AM-12:40 PMRoll call and Quorum announced

The Directors pledged allegiance to the flag

Monsignor Murphy led the Invocation

Prof of notice Published in Oct-Nov-Dec OBN

Approval of 27 August 2009 Directors meeting

Len Hayes briefed Anniversary status:

• Registrations 147

• Buffet Dinner 139

• Banquet Dinner 485

Len Hayes stated that the deadline for the 1st Quarter 2010

OBN is 16 February 2010.

President Mike Carone presented his report:

• The Executive Committee has conducted 12

Teleconferences to monitor General Fund Status.

• He reviewed expense reductions such as moving employees

Duff and Hayes to ½ time effective 1 October 2009.

• He stressed the requirement for each Chapter to raise

money and designate a Fund Raising Representative for the

National Fund Raising Chairman (Jerry Bakke) to work with.

• He asked for Directors concurrence for a Life Member

Assessment.

On a motion duly moved and seconded, it was voted to tem-

porarily assess Life Members $ 25.00 in calendar year 2010

for OBN production/mailing. Donations of $ 25.00 or more

to the General Fund will receive credit.

A motion to designate $ 5.00 of the $ 25.00 Life Member

Assessment as a Raffle Pool was defeated.

Vice President Weisgerber presented his report:

• The Reunion Destination Committee has recommendations

for the 2011 Reunion from Arlington Virginia, Branson

Missouri and Reno Nevada.

• In the absence of the Treasurer, he submitted a brief

Financial Report.

On a motion duly moved and seconded the Directors voted to

hold the 2011 Reunion in the “Eastern Portion” of the United

States. The Event Coordinator selected for the 2011 Reunion

should negotiate the Reunion Contract.

Deputy Vice President Central reported the progress of the

San Antonio Reunion.

Commitee Reports• FUND RAISING- Fund Raising Chairman, Jerry Bakke,

briefed Fund Raising efforts planned for 2010 including a

Golf Tournament in Phoenix Arizona and the Wal-Mart

Sam’s Club Challenge.

• BYLAWS – Bylaws Committee Chairman, Lee Rux,

briefed recommended Bylaws changes


accept Bylaws changes defining the Financial Review

Committee (FRC). As required by the Bylaws, a second vote

of acceptance is required at the San Antonio Directors

Meeting.


add 2 Directors at Large with vote and appointed by the

President to the Executive Committee. The Quorum for the

Executive Committee will be raised to 8 vice 6.

• Bylaws chairman Lee Rux later noted the previous vote was

based on simple Majority but required a 2/3 majority.

John Stevens requested that the Vice President pose 4 written

questions pertaining to the relevance of the National

Headquarters to the Chapter Representatives for comment.


require Chapters to verify that all their members are also

members of FMDA

• An election of a Nominating Committee for 2011 election

of officers resulted in the following: East; George Meyer;

Central: Rex Lynch; West: John Stevens; Open (2): Mike

Galyean and Neal Michik.

Former President Pendas provided a briefing on the imple-

mentation of the “Friends of the Association” Program. He

provided examples of the Friends of the First Marine

Division Application Form with $ 50.00 Fee and FMDA

Designation Letter including an Identification Card.

Former President Pendas submitted the following informa-

tion for the record:

• During 2006-2007 Life Members were requested to con-

tribute $ 15.00 to offset OBN Mailing Costs.

• 2,740 Life Members contributed $ 70,000

• 4,650 Life Members did not respond.

• The Executive Committee voted to send the next 3 issues of

the OBN to All Life Members including those that had not

contributed the requested $ 15.00. Their decision was based

on the Life Member right to vote in the FMDA Election.

• Former President Pendas stated his opposition to the action

taken by the Executive Committee to mail the next 3 issues

of the OBN with reduced pages to ALL Life members includ-

ing the 4,650 Life Members who did not respond to the $

15.00 Request and noted that only a small percentage of the

Life Members in question voted in the Election.

• Please note; on page 21 in October-November-December-

OBN in the 4th paragraph in the article titled “As a Life

Member how can I continue to receive the Old Breed News”.

The last sentence states “Hard (paper) copies of the OBN will

be delivered to those Life Members who have sent in their

assessment fee of $25. This statement is based on the

Executive Committee teleconference in the 18 December

2009, statement #4 “The $25 temporary assessment for Life

Members will be effective 01 February 2010, assuming the

board concurs.” Former President Pendas statement regard-

ing next 3 (future) issues of OBN were incorrect.

On a motion duly made and seconded it was voted to adjourn

at 12:40.

Len Hayes, Col. USMC (Ret)Recorder

FMDA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MINUTES


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We are delighted that you have shown an interest in our Association and are Willing to help us continue our Outreach Program to home-less and jobless Veteran's and provide an arena of fellowship and camaraderie among Marines and friends of the Association.

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Annual Membership $50 per calendar year FMDA Outreach Program. As a friend of the FMDA you will be encouraged to attend meetings(with no voice or vote), Anniversary and Annual Reunions and other Association events.

CONGRATULATIONS! on becoming a member of the finest fighting Organization in the world.

Please send check or money order or credit card information to the above address For annual dues and contributions to the First MarineDivision Association and your membership card will be posted to your address.

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The Board of Directors approved a new affiliation of deserving friendsof the Association at the Anaheim reunion 2009. This affiliation is nothonorary and revenue must be forwarded with application. It is for mili-tary service members who served in units other than the First MarineDivision, as well as persons with no military service. It is for those indi-viduals who want to join us in our outreach programs for recently releasedMarines, many who are without jobs, and some homeless.

Others may want to help local Chapters of the FMDA, as well as be apart of the social activities of the Association and Chapters. Friends of the

Association are encouraged to join and pay dues to their local Chapter.

This copy of the OBN contains an application for “Friends of the FMDA”membership. Membership is based on the calendar year, and will berenewed annually. If less than 90 days exist in the calendar year, the appli-cant will receive the full credit for the following calendar year.

Mail application and membership fee ($50.00) to:

FMDA Headquarters 403 N. Freeman St., Oceanside, CA 92054

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Clip or copy this form from yourissue of The Old Breed News andmail completed form to: 1st Marine Division Association,

403 N. Freeman St., Oceanside,

CA 92054 Phone (760) 967-8561FAX (760) 967-8567 Email: [email protected]

APPLICATIONFRIENDS OF THE FIRST MARINE DIVISION ASSOCIATION

1st Marine Division Association403 N. Freeman St., Oceanside, CA 92054

Thanks to Sgt. ClarkLen Hayes acknowledges the kind

$100 donation and lunch provided by

Sgt. Paul L. Clark of Santee, California.

Paul is a veteran of WW II, North China

and Korea--and a proud member of our

Association.

Semper Fi, Sarge!

New Members NeededMake copies of the 1stMarDivAssociation Application on page31 and pass them out wherever apotential member might befound.

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MAY/JUNE/JULY9th Engineer Battalion &1st Shore Party (USMC, Vietnam), 30 May-3June. POC: Herb Shaw, 752 Harper St, Jesup GA 31546, (915) 424-9084,[email protected] Lieutenants from the 55th OCS class of 1969 and the GolfCompany Basic School Class 7 – 69, 10-12 June, Northern Virginia area.If you were a member of that officer class or want more information, con-tact Mike Galyean, (407) 740-5097, [email protected] Engineer Battalion, 3rd Marine Division (Dong Ha, R.V.N.1965 to1970: looking for Marine and Navy personnel attached and Marines of 3rdBridge Company attached), July 2010, Chicago, IL. POC: Charles Luhan, Jr.8451 So. Kilbourn Ave., Chicago, IL 60652, (773) 585-9629 (call after 7p.m.), [email protected]

AUGUSTThird Marine Division Assn., 4-8 Aug., Charleston, SC, Sheraton NorthCharleston Hotel. POC: Jeffrey Dement, 23830 W. Ottawa St., Plainfield, IL60544, (815) 436-3783 (Home), (815) 354-4555 (Cell),[email protected], or www.caltrap.com H/2/5 (RVN), 5-8 Aug., USMC Base Quantico, VA, Cross Roads Inn (OnBase), 1-800-965-951. Note: Registration must be received no later than 30JUNE 2010. Fees must accompany the registration Please either phone oremail your intent to attend and number attending so we can begin makingsolid plans. Joe Sonderman, 1182 Virginia Ave., Columbus OH 43212,(614) 294-2328, [email protected] Bay Marines, 9-14 Aug., Washington DC/Northern Virginia area,Fredericksburg Hospitality House Hotel and Conference Center. POC: JohnLaccinole, 22711 Sparrow Dell Drive, Calabasas, CA 91302, (818) 591-8916, [email protected] 2/7, Vietnam Veterans Association, 11-15 August, Pensacola, FL,Comfort Inn, Pensacola Beach, FL 32561. POC: Ron Myers, (916) 723-7324, [email protected], 1st Mar Div. (Korea 1950-53), 26-29 Aug., Washington DC andNational Museum of the Marine Corps, Quantico, VA. POC: Bill Farrell, (203)318-1889, [email protected]

SEPTEMBERC-1-1 (Korea), 8-11 Sept., Hilton Hotel, Harbor Island, San Diego, CA. POC:Al Baiocchi, C-1-1 Reunion Headquarters, 1399 Ygnacio Valley Rd., Suite35, Walnut Creek, CA 94598, (925) 933-1100, usmcc11@sbcglobal.,net K/3/7 (Vietnam) and attached units, 16-20 Sep., Portland, OR. POC: HarrySmith, (870) 489-3123, [email protected] or William Rolke, (262) 780-0993, [email protected]

OCTOBERKorean War Recon Marines, 6-9 Oct., Branson, MO. POC: Glenn A.Kasdorf, (262) 691-7505, [email protected] Recon Bn. (Vietnam), 13-17 Oct., Deadwood, SD. POC DarleneSchneider, (859) 342-6456, [email protected] or Stan (Doc)Sellers, (210) 661-2284, [email protected]

NOVEMBEREcho 2/5 (Vietnam, 1965-70), 4-7 Nov., San Diego, CA, Handley Hotel &Resort. POC: Ochal Caudill, [email protected]

2010 REUNION CALENDAR

Mail your info to the OBN Reunion Editor, 152 Sky View Drive, RockyHill, CT 06067, or email it to [email protected]. Use thisformat: Unit, Date(s), Place, Contact. Provide as much info as possibleregarding the contact, e.g., name, address, phone #, email address.Entries are posted on a “first come, first served” basis as space allows.OBN is not responsible for the accuracy of the information published

CAPT RICHARD E. ADAMS 3rd 35.00DAVID L. BACKMAN 2nd 25.00CWO4 GILBERT H. BOLTON USMC(RET.) 1st 25.00CPL LEONARD A. CALDERON 2nd 25.00SGT PAUL L. CLARK 100.002NDLT PHILIP W. COOMBE USMC (Ret) 20th 50.00SGT ERNEST M. EASLY 4th 25.00LCDR DAVID M. EBBITT MD 3rd 100.00CYNTHIA A. FRIZELLE 1st 35.00SGT KENNETH L. FRIZELLE 1st 35.00GYSGT MICHAEL T. GERDAU 1st 25.00CPL JOHN S. (STEVE). GRANDUSKY 4th 25.00PFC WADE T. HOFFMAN 8th 25.00 RALPH W. HONAKER 9th 25.00CPL RICHARD L. LARGE 3rd 15.00CPL STUART L. MACCHESNEY 1st 25.00DAVID A. MARSHALL 8th 25.00HM2 JACK E. MCCRORY USN 4th 25.00STS3 TOM R.. MCLEOD 5th 50.00LTCOL ROBERT R. MONTGOMERY USMC (Ret) 19th 25.00MSGT JOSEPH T. MYSLEK USMC(R) 10th 25.00SGT FRANKLIN T. OLIVA 25.00COL H.P. PEARCE 10th 50.00CPL LOWELL H. PINKSTON 4th 25.00CAPT RICHARD R. RAFFEL USMC (Ret) 5th 25.00SGT FRANK J. RANGEL 10th 25.00CPL JAMES M. RAYBURN 6th 25.00MGYSGT DANNY R. RUSSELL 1st 35.001STSGT LEE RUX 5th 25.00CPT NATHAN SADOWSKY USA (Ret) 18th 25.00GYSGT BRIAN W. SCHNEIDER 2nd 25.00CPL WILLIAM H. SCHNEIDER 5th 25.00

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Life Member AssessmentContributors = 41 Donations = $1270.00

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Win this 1st Marine DivisionCommemorative Colt .45 pistol!!

Tickets are only $10 each.

You don’t have to be a member of the FMDAor present at the drawing to win one of threeprizes.

The drawing will be conducted at the SanAntonio Reunion.

Don’t miss a chance to win this 1st MarineDivision Commemorative .45 serial number1MD104 plated with gold!!

Limited Edition Serial Number 1MD104 of

only 500 worldwide issued to honor the 1stMarine Division.

There are two other prizes:

O 2nd Place is a 2-night stay at the MarineMemorial Club in San Francisco and a $50Credit at “The Leatherneck Steakhouse”!!

O 3rd Place is a Visa credit card worth aminimum of $100!!

Fill in the information and mail with $10 foreach ticket to:

1st Marine Division Association410 Pier View WayOceanside CA 92054

Or

Call June at (760) 967-8561 with CreditCard information.

Ticket: 1st Marine Division Association Drawing

PRIZES: #1 Colt .45 Pistol#2 Two nights at Marine Memorial Club#3 Visa Credit Card for $100

Name: ____________________________________________________________

Address: ___________________________________________________________

Phone: ___________________________ Email: ________________________

$10 per ticket Drawing will be held at San Antonio Reunion. You need not be present to win.

1st Marine Division Association Drawing “THE SGT ED ALTMANN MEMORIAL .45”

How the FMDA acquired the pistol Not long ago, Sgt. Ed Altmann’s wife Caroloffered to donate the pistol to the FMDA inmemory of Ed and his love for ourAssociation.

Ed passed away this September in Tucson,AZ. He served in HQ-MAG15 1MAW duringthe Korean War and was an active memberin the FMDA, representing the best inMarine Aviation.

People respected him for his outspokenbelief in Marine Air and his steadfastdefense of his position during FMDA busi-ness meetings.

The Association thanks Carol for this gen-erous donation that henceforth will becalled the “Sgt Ed Altmann Memorial .45”.

Semper Fi, Ed—and thank you, Carol.

Len Hayes

1st Marine Division Association 69th Anniversary

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Welcome Aboard!New Members of the 1st Marine Division Association

NEW MEMBERSSGT JOHN JAY. ACE F-2-1 MP CO HQ 1MAR DIV VN P.O. BOX 1965, CHINO VALLEY, AZ 86323 928-636-0288 Vietnam Vets 2nd BN 1st MarSGT DALE WILLIAM. ANDERSON VMFA 314 MAG 13 VN 1080 MAPLEWOOD, JENISON, MI 49428 616-457-3388 Jerry P. ReedSGT COLIN THOMAS. ARCHIPLEY L-2-3-1 WAR FTNG LAB OIF 10085 W. LILAC RD, ESCONDIDO, CA 92026 760-670-5489 Col Len HayesSGT CARL A. ARNESEN 1 FORCE RECON 1MARDIV VN 9141 BERKWOOD DR, SPRING VALLEY, CA 91977 619-461-5065 Paul L. ClarkCPL TONY JOE. BACA H&S 5TH MEB IMEF OIF 16557 WINDCREST DR, FONTANA, CA 92337 909-357-2863 Michael MinottoPACS WILLIAM FRANK. BOATMAN RET ASSOCIATE 4027 DEBORAH DR, JUNEAU, AK 99801 907-723-2237SSGT CHARLES D. BOUSE A CO 1ST ENG KO 12427 MILLBANKS DR, HOUSTON, TX 77031 281-495-1840 Gerald D. GinnellyGYSGT DAVE BROOKS 1ST MAR 5TH MAR VN PO BOX 1164, ROSAMOND, CA 93560 661-810-2682CAPT ROBERT S. BURD USMCR WATER SUPPLY PLT 9007 S.E. 44TH ST, MERCER ISLAND, WA 98040 206-236-2211 R Edgar FergusonSSGT PEDRO GUSTAVO. CABRERA D-1 BATT 5TH MAR VN 3030 COLONIA AVE, MEDFORD, OR 97504-4419 541-773-4523 Sgt GritLCPL EDWARD GEORGE. CIMA 1-7 2-7 P.O. BOX 6233, PAHRUMP, NV 89041 775-297-2454 Sgt GritCPL RICHARD CONTI C CO 1-5 CW PO BOX 9, CONVENT STATION, NJ 07961-0009 973-517-3613MAJ PETE COPELAND DIV COMM CO CW OIF SOM 358 MOONSTONE BAY DR, OCEANSIDE, CA 92057 760-439-7025 Bill DonahueMAJ WILLIAM B. DONOHUE 1 MAR DIV G-6 OIF 30950 CUVAISON, BONSALL, CA 92003 760-525-6856 Pete CopelandMRS LOUISE DOWD OBN 5016 ILLINOIS AVE, FAIR OAKS, CA 95628 916-966-0394SGT ALPHONSO D. EDWARDS MP CO HQBN 1MARDIV VN 1321 VENTURA WAY, NEWPORT NEWS, VA 23608 757-875-1626SGT ROBERTO FARIAS HQCO 2ND LAAM YUMA 1440 KINGS CROSS DR, CARDIFF BY THE SEA, CA 92007 760-942-9182SGT FRANK FRAZIER 7TH ENG VN 3608 GAVIOTA AVE, LONG BEACH, CA 90807 562-305-3646MRS MARJORIE L. GOSSELL ASSOCIATE 14303 JUNIPER COVE, FARMES BRANCH, TX 75234 972-247-8752 MajGen William H. GossellSTEVEN B. GOULD FRIEND 7700 OLD GEORGETOWN RD # 500, BETHESDA, MD 20814 Peepsight PendasSGTMAJ JUAN M. HIDALGO JR 1ST TK BN 3D AABN OIF 15946 WINGSPRINGS DR, SAN DIEGO, CA 92127 W-760-763-5058 C-760-840-7381CPL THOMAS HUTCHINSON i-7-1MARD 6 GLENWOOD LANE, MERRIMACK, NH 03054 603-424-2334JAMES JETTON ASSOCIATE 755 PALO VERDE DR, BULLHEAD CITY, AZ 86442 928-763-6946 Larry GreenwoodCPO “JOHNNY” RICHARD JOHNSON USS SAN FRANCISCO CA 40 CHAPEL DRIVER, LAFAYETTE, CA 94549 415-264-3329 John Stevens*PFC IRA ADRIEN. JOSEPH AMMO CO 1ORD BN KO 3611 I ST N.E. #17, AUBURN, WA 98002 253-833-8051 WebsiteCOL BRENDAN PATRICK. KEARNEY 2-7 1-9 CW OIF 1558 MANZANITA AVE, SANTA ROSA, CA 95404 650-452-3072 John StevensCPL DONALD DEAN. KELLAM H&S TRK CO 3D FSR VN 2527 SW SMITH-HALFERY RD, TRIMBLE, MO 64492 Dave BarrSSGT DONALD H. KETTNER 1ST MAR DIV 11TH MAR KO 128 GRESHAM ST, GLENDIVE, MT 59330 406-377-2223 Gerald D. GinnellyCPL JAMES ELLIS. KIEHNLE VMFA 314 MAG 13 1MAW VN 9 CRICKET LANE, EAST GRANBY, CT 06026 860-651-8017 Jerry ReedMAN J. KIM FRIEND ENG GROUP KO 500 SUTTER ST #708, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102 415-987-2331 John Stevens LtCol USMC (Ret)GYSGT DONALD P. KING 1ST LAR 2ND LAR OIF 329 TIERRA BLANCA AVE, OCEANSIDE, CA 92054 760-500-2583 Tom KellyLCPL JAMES A. KOEPPER B CO 1-1 OIF 5141 HAMER LN, PLACENTIA, CA 92870 714-600-8252 Chuck WileyHERB KOPPER FRIEND 5526 CROOKED ST, BROAD ALBIN, NY 12025 518-882-9884 Peepsight PendasSGT CLINT KRUGER L-3-4 1 MAR DIV 3649 PAULY LANE, ST BONIFACIUS, MN 55375 619-237-7728 David YorckROBERT KSELMAN ASSOCIATE 7 NYACK DR, EAST NORTHPORT, NY 11731 631-261-9755FRANK LIMBAUGH FRIEND 10 MATTINA DR, NEWPORT COAST, CA 92657 949-413-6439CPL CHRISTOPHER S. LITTRELL B CO 1-1 OIF 1801 TUFFREE BLVD, PLACENTIA, CA 92870 714-814-0003 Dan Smith*SGT DOUGLAS A. MACLEAN 4.2 MORTARS 1MAR DIV KO 11620 HOLBROOK NW, UNIONTOWN, OH 44685 330-966-0132 Gerald D. GinnellyCPL PAUL DENNIS. MARTI NEZ HQ HQ 1MAR DIV CW 299 17TH STREET, SAN DIEGO, CA 92101 619-889-3973*MSGT GEORGE W. MICKLE COMM CO 1MARDIV KO CW 1501 ANZA AVE #89, VISTA, CA 92084 760-758-4641JACQUELYN MILENAC FRIEND 5755 ROCKLANE ROAD, GREENWOOD, IN 46143 317-862-4966LUCILLE MILLARSON FRIEND P.O. BOX 3045, SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866 Peepsight PendasCPL BRUCE MONACO 5TH MAR REGT D-1-5 VN 16 HEMLOCK PATH, SOUTH YARMOUTH, MA 02664 508-737-3363GLORIA JEAN MOONEY ASSOCIATE 25 PARK PLACE, FLORAL PARK, NY 11001-2105 516-352-9203 Richard MooneySGT JOSEPH POPADICH 2-7 1ST MAR DIV 2489 MOHAVE RIDGE AVE, BULLHEAD CITY, AZ 86469 928-754-5286 Casey Case*SGT DONALD EARL. PORTER H&S CO 1ENG BN 1MARDIV KO 28 MANWARING RD, NORWICH, CT 06360-6534 860-889-6304*CPL BLASE A. REGINA JR 5TH BN 11TH MAR CW 814 STATE ROUTE 146, DELANSON, NY 12053 518-872-2414CPL RONALD LEE. ROBISON E-2-1ST MAR DIV VN 6086 WHEELER AVE, LAVERNE, CA 91750 909-596-2588CPL MELVIN P. ROIGER WPNS CO 1MAR DIV 615 NICOLLET AVE APT 107, NO MANKATO, MN 56003 507-625-2822CPL JOSEPH RONALD. SALOMONE VMF 224 1ST MAW KO 215 FALLS OF VENICE CIRCLE, VENICE, FL 34292*SGT CHARLES J. SHIELDS HQ BN 1ST MAR DIV KO 1312 W. PLYMOUTH CT, ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL 60004 847-398-2316 John J. Raftery

* = Life Member; WWII = World War II; CH = North China; KO = Korea; VN = Vietnam; CMC = Cuban Missile Crisis; SWA = Sowthwest Asia (Desert Shield/Storm);SOM = Somalia; CW = Cold War; PK = Peacekeeping; WOT = War on Terrorism; OIF = Operation Iraqi Freedom;

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CPL JAMES M. TROUSDALE 1ST ENG BN H&S CO A CO 3591/2 N. HARWOOD ST, ORANGE, CA 92866 714-633-1501 Gerald D. GinnellySSGT JAMES D. TUCKER H&S 2/7 CW PO BOX 2821, LIVERPOOL, NY 13089 315-391-9700CPL EDWARD VITAL SVC BN 1LGT SUPT CO CMC 831 WEST CALIFORNIA AVE UNIT S, SUNNYVALE, CA 94086 408-773-1586COL DAVID WALL USMC (Ret) 2-11 2-5 87 PANORAMA LANE, HEBRON, NH 03241-7334 603-744-9661 Capt Ed Garr USMC (Ret)LCPL MARVIN LEWIS. WATERS E-2-7 VN 240 MT. VIEW DR S.E., CALHOUN, GA 30701 706-625-5201CPL PAUL JUSTIN. WEINER 1ST MAR 5TH MAR VN P.O. BOX 340, JONESBORO, GA 30237 404-964-1388 Harold E. WebbSSGT RON WHITCOMB USMC (Ret) H&S CO 1-1-1 2727 NORMA STREET, CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH 44223 330-923-6005LTCOL CLYDE E. WOODS USMC (Ret) A CO-1ST AT BN VN 15994 GARDEN GATE CT, DUMFRIES, VA 22025 703-680-6911 Vietnam Veterans 2nd BN 1st Mar

RENEWAL TO LIFE*SGT GUMERCINDO G. ALVARADO Jr F-2-7 KO 702 LAS PUERTAS, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78245-1272*1STSGT GERALD EARL. ANDERSON L/I CO 3BN 1MAR REGT VN CW 6246 CRYSTAL LAKE AVE, SAN DIEGO, CA 92119*PHM2 JOHN W. BAILEY Jr H&S CO HQBN WWII 1327 FOREST DR, SANTA PAULA, CA 93060*GYSGT ROBERT L. BAILEY USMC (Ret) H&S-3-5 VN CW 677 G ST SPC 107, CHULA VISTA, CA 91910-3454*PFC DONALD C. BEHRENS H&S/C-1-11 CH 644 BIRD BAY DRIVE WEST, VENICE, FL 34285*SGT WILLIAM R. BOLLINGER H-1-11 KO 3778 SWEET GROVE CT, PORT ORANGE, FL 32129*SGT ELMER G. CHAMBERLAIN 1AMTRAC KO 3408 E POINSETTIA DR, PHOENIX, AZ 85028*CPL JOSEPH R. CONE C-1-5 CH 48702 STURGIS CT, SHELBY TWP, MI 48315-4271*CPL FLOYD E. FULFORD B-1-5 KO 1 WOODRIDGE RD, PALMYRA, VA 22963-2102*1STLT WILLIAM J. GILWEE Jr C-1-7 KO UNIT 108C 23500 CRISTO REY DR, CUPERTINO, CA 95014-6520*PLTSGT JOHN W. MARMET K-3-5 WWII 5665 ST. RT. 514, GLENMONT, OH 44628-9722*SGT DOUGLAS J. MCNEISH H&S-5MAR KO 505 CHALLENGER AVE, DAVENPORT, FL 33897*CPL JOHN E. MYERS C-1-5TH REGT KO 75 SHORELINE DRIVE, HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC 29928*MGYSGT KENNETH J. POPP M-4-11 D-2-5 KO 5707 LAKE HAVEN DR, WACO, TX 76710-2817*MSGT RAYMOND C. RAU HQ-3-11 KO 1129 CENTER AVE, RICE LAKE, WI 54868-2718*1STLT ANTHONY P. SLAVEC 1CSG WWII KO 3916 E EVANS AVE, DENVER, CO 80210-4927*MSGT CHARLES L. TIDWELL E-2-7 KO 1263 POLLEN LOOP, MURRELLS INLET, SC 29576-8568SGT ELGIN W. VYVIAL B-1-7 KO 2402 CARRIAGE LN, LA MARQUE, TX 77568-5526*SSGT WILLIAM C. WALLING F-2-5 WWII KO 2329 TOMLIN LN, DES MOINES, IA 50317-3060*CPL JOSEPH K. YORK W-3-7 KO 105 COUNTY RD, KILLINGWORTH, CT 06419-1027

REINSTATED MEMBERSHM3 WESTLEY E. DELOSSANTOS E-2-1MAR 3AA OIF 3646 COLLEGE BLVD APT 16, OCEANSIDE, CA 92056WILLIAM (BILL) H.. HARDWICK B-1-5 VN 5118 POINCIANA DR, HOUSTON, TX 77092CPL MICHAEL S. MATZENBACHER 3D DIV, 5TH DIV-VN 2401 3d VIA MARIPOSA, LAGONNA WOODS, CA CPL GERALD J. MILLER G-3-5 KO 812 MCCLELLAN DR, MADISON, WI 53718-3106

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The Legacy of B Company

Enclosed is our check for $110.00 forthe General Fund from the Marines ofB CO. We were a reserve unit activated on

August 21, 1950. B CO included 227 men

and boys who served in every regiment of

the 1st Marine Division in the Korean

War.

In 2002 we built a Korean War

Memorial on the shores of Lake Superior.

The Memorial was dedicated in 2003.

Peter S. Hildre 3933 Munger Shaw Rd.

Cloquet, MN 55720

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• ALAMO CHAPTER 16th 200.00In Honor of the four years of faithful & helping service of our past President Mr. Lee Rux

• MAJ ALLAN C. BEVILACQUA USMC (Ret) 79th 50.00In Memory of my blood brother Dick Stone who left us too soon

• GYSGT LEO F. BLAIR Jr 26th 20.00• SSGT WILLIAM J. BORGIO 6th 100.00• BRIAN P. BROPHY 1st 6.00• PFC ANTHONY BUDAY 1st 75.00• CHICAGO CHAPTER 1ST MAR DIV ASSOC 2nd 1000.00

Donation from Sam’s Club• CPL RON K. CHRISTY 2nd 25.00

In Memory of LtCol L.J. Parnell• SGTMAJ HARRIS J.. CHUCK USMC (Ret) 33rd 25.00• MGYSGT LAMBERT CONSIJIO Jr USMC (Ret) 164th 20.00

In Memory of my beloved wife, Miyoko Mary• MGYSGT LAMBERT CONSIJIO Jr USMC (Ret) 165th 20.00

In Memory of my beloved wife, Miyoko Mary• MGYSGT LAMBERT CONSIJIO Jr USMC (Ret) 166th 20.00

In Memory of my beloved wife, Miyoko Mary• SGT JOSEPH A. DAILY 7th 10.00• SGT GEORGE G. DAVIDSAVER 4th 25.00• SGT JAMES A. DEARIE JR 66th 500.00• SGT EARL G. DOBRINSKA 104th 10.00

In Memory of Lloyd M. Jones 1-3-5 WWII KIA Okinawa• SGT EARL G. DOBRINSKA 103rd 10.00

In Memory of Leo B. Weiner 1-3-5 WWII KIA Okinawa• SGT JOHN O. EVERY 1st 25.00

In Memory of Michael S Gregory• SGT WILLIAM F. FARRELL 48th 25.00

In Memory of the Marines and Corpsmen who fought and died with C-1-7 50-53, Korea.

• COL ROBERT FISCHER 2nd 13.00• MSGT DAVID M. FRANKLIN 12th 100.00• NELSON FUHRMAN 1st 50.00

In Honor of Mark Bowron• CPL CRAIG M. GARRETSON PHD 13th 30.00• MR. DILLON R. GAULDING 20th 25.00• SGT DAVID R. GELB 50th 30.00

In Memory of A. Cappucci KIA Korea• COL LEONARD C. HAYES 2,000.00• CPL VICTOR H. HIX 24th 25.00• SGT RICHARD M. JONES 1st 50.00• PFC IRA ADRIEN. JOSEPH 1st 50.00• SSGT WILLIAM J. KERR USMC (Ret) 11th 10.00

In Memory of PFC Albert Schwab• CWO4 FREDERIC T. KREBS USMC (Ret) 37th 15.00• GYSGT JAY A. LINDSEY USMC (Ret) 13th 25.00

In Memory of Viron Parizo KIA Peleliu 1944• CPL JOHN C. MALAST 1st 15.00• LCPL EDDIE MARX III 521st 50.00

In Honor of Kriste Lynn Canzano• LCPL EDDIE MARX III 522nd 10.00

In Honor of Kodi Jae Morgan• LCPL EDDIE MARX III 523rd 50.00• SSGT EDWARD J. MAY 4th 5.00• SGT RONALD E. MCCARVILLE 13th 13.00• COL OTTO E. MELSA USMC(RET.) USA (Ret) 1.00• CAPT SOTERIOS (SAM) J. MENZELOS 19th 100.00• SGTMAJ GEORGE F. MEYER USMC (Ret) 149th 50.00

In Memory and Honor of those that landed Okinawa 1-April 1945• JACQUELYN MILENAC 50.00

In Memory of my late husband Stephen J. Milenac, C-1-7 KO• GYSGT JAMES W. MOLL USMC (Ret) 8th 20.00• DAVE & KRISTY MOORMAN 1st 100.00

In Honor of Monty Fisher• NAVAL WARFARE TRAINING CENTER 1st 125.00

In Memory of Susan Jean Gregory Minor• ROBERTA A. ORVIS 7th 50.00

In Memory of Amanda Lynn Bales• CAPT WILLIAM R. OTTO USMC (Ret) 159th 20.00• SGT JOSEPH POLEO Jr 273rd 25.00• SGT JOSEPH POLEO Jr 272nd 25.00• SSGT DENNIS H. POOLE 4th 100.00• SGT JOHN W. POWERS 21st 10.00• MAJ ANGELO J. SAMMARTINO USMC (Ret) 2nd 50.00• A L. SCARBOROUGH 20th 50.00• SGT WILLIAM P. SCHMAL 25.00• GYSGT HENRY R. SCHRAMM USMC (Ret) 204th 10.00

In Memory of Lt Jered Krohn KIA Korea• SGT HARRY C. SMART 10.00• JOHN P. TCHAKIRIDES 33rd 100.00• THE CENTRAL FLORIDA CHAPTER 5th 1000.00

Wal- Mart Challenge• THE CENTRAL FLORIDA CHAPTER 6th 2000.00

Wal-Mart Challenge• COL ROBERT O. TILLEY USMC (Ret) 7th 20.00• WAL MART FOUNDATION 2nd 1,000.00• CPL WALTER H. WEIDNER Jr 33rd 25.00• SGT ARTHUR L. WHISENNAND 12th 50.00• SGTMAJ JESS M. WISE Jr USMC (Ret) 8th 100.00• PVT PAUL W. WOJAHN 3rd 50.00• MRS JOSEPH WROBLESKI 65th 10.00

In Memory of my husband MSgt Joseph P. Wrobleski• CAPT TAE-YOUNG YOO 1st 100

Scholarship Fund Number of Contibutors Year to Date = 67 Total Contributions Year to Date = $ 10,008.00

Membership Report

Status Life Annual Assoc. Life Assoc. Annual Total

Active 3,132 2,234 14 111 5,491

Help! New Members NeededMake copies of the 1stMarDiv Association Application onpage 31 and pass them out wherever a potential membermight be found.

Disclaimer Re AdvertisementsThe First Marine Division Association is not responsible for the qualityof the products or services it advertises. The administration makesevery effort to make sure they are legitimate and of high quality.

If purchasers are not satisfied with the advertised products or servicesthey receive, it is their responsibility to work with the advertisers toresolve any issues.

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• CAPT RICHARD E. ADAMS 2nd 15.00In Memory of Gen Frank Loomis WWI

• CAPT JOHN S. ADAMSON 10th 20.00• CPL DONALD E. AHLGREN 8th 25.00

In Memory of SgtMaj Thomas E. Duke• RAYTHEON SPACE & AIRBORNE 1st 2,000.00• GYSGT HENRY W. ANDRASOVSKY USMC (Ret) 13th 10.00• SGT ALFRED R. APODACA 9th 25.00

In Memory of Andrew “Andy” Cordova K.I.A. Dec. 1950• SGT COLIN THOMAS. ARCHIPLEY 1st 20.00• SGT RON A. ARNOLD 13 10.00

In Memory of PFC Loren Anderson KIA Korea• GYSGT GLENN ARTIS USMC (Ret) 15th 5.00• E.A. & MARY AXTELL JR 1st 100.00• B CO MARINES 1st 110.00

From the men of B CO Marines• HOUSTON S. BAKER 8th 800.00

In Memory of all our Buddies of 1st Scout/Recon Co WWII• PFC GERALD (JERRY) L. BAKKE 1st 100.00• SGT JAMES F. BAXTER 3rd 70.00• DIANA BEDIENT 1st 25.00• CPL HARRY BEDROSSIAN 3rd 50.00

In Memory of all our Brothers (Marines)• LTCOL MATT BEGERT USMC(RET.) 1st 10.00• LTCOL MATT BEGERT USMC(RET.) 2nd 10.00• LTCOL MATT BEGERT USMC(RET.) 3rd 10.00• LTCOL MATT BEGERT USMC(RET.) 4th 10.00• CPL MALVIN J. BERGART 3rd 100.00• MAJ ALLAN C. BEVILACQUA USMC (Ret) 4th 100.00• GYSGT LEO F. BLAIR Jr 4th 20.00• STEVEN N. BOSSHARD 19th 100.00• CHARLES W. BOYLE 22nd 50.00• SGT STEPHEN J. BRADLEY 100.00• BRIAN P. BROPHY 5th 20.00• SGT ROBERT L. CALKINS 5th 25.00• SGT CHARLES C. CAMPBELL 6th 100.00• SGT MICHAEL J. CARONE 5th 100.00• COL MARSHALL N. CARTER RET 3rd 1,000.00• CHICAGO CHAPTER 1ST MAR DIV ASSOC 4th 75.00• CPL RON K. CHRISTY 7th 25.00• SGT JOHN C. COLE 4th 26.00• SGT JOSEPH A. CONCORDIA 1st 25.00• GYSGT KENNETH O. CORNWELL USMC(RET.) 43rd 25.00• GYSGT KENNETH O. CORNWELL USMC(RET.) 44th 25.00• SGT ROBERT W. COURSEY 4th 25.00• CREDIT UNION OF THE WEST 1st 400.00• SGT JOSEPH A. DAILY 9th 10.00• DALLAS CHAPTER, 1ST MAR DIV ASSN 8th 100.00• SGT GEORGE G. DAVIDSAVER 4th 25.00

In Memory of Lt Ray Godfrey KIA Boulder City July 1953• SGT EARL R. DAVISON 8th 25.00• WHITE TANK MTN DETACHMENT #1246 1st 100.00• GYSGT MAURICE A. DEVEREAUX USMC (Ret) 9th 20.00• ROBERT J. DEZARN 12th 20.00

In Honor of Norm LLoyd I-3-5 WWII• ALLIANCE BEVERAGE DIST. CO., LLC 1st 1,000.00• SGT EARL G. DOBRINSKA 7th 20.00

In Memory of my wife Beverly• MRS LORRAINE DONOIAN 1st 1000.00

In Memory of PHM3/C Harry Donoian• CPL WILLIE P. DUFOUR 60th 20.00• LTCOL RICHARD M. ELLIOTT 6th 50.00• CAPT LAWRENCE (RUSTY) R.. ERICKSON 2nd 25.00• 1STLT EANOS T. EVANS USMC 14th 100.00• COL ROBERT FISCHER 4th 20.00• SGT BARRY L. FLOYD 2nd 25.00

• HM3 TALBOT (DOC) (SCOTTY) P. FORBES 4th 50.00• ROGER & LYDIA FOURNIER 1st 100.00• CHARLES FRANKEL 9th 10.00• MSGT DAVID M. FRANKLIN 24th 101.00• 1STSGT GEORGE E. GALVAN USMC(RET.) 16th 25.00

In Memory of John Loomis• CPL CRAIG M. GARRETSON PHD 9th 20.00• SGT DAVID R. GELB 5th 30.00

In Memory of A. Cappucci KIA Korea• CPL JOSEPH GERMANO 5th 50.00• CPL JEFF F. GLAVES 1st 20.00• COL JOAQUIN C. GRACIDA 5th 26.00• CAPT JAMES R. GREEN USMC(RET.) 3rd 100.00• CAPT DONALD B. GREENLAW USMC (Ret) 2nd 25.00• MAJ JOE T. GUGGINO 5th 20.00

In Memory of Maj Ed Kelly• MAJ JOE T. GUGGINO 6th 25.00• MSGT JAMES R. GUMMOW 7th 25.00• SGT JOHN GUTERMUTH 5th 50.00• SSGT DAVE E. HAWKINS 115th 40.00• SGT ELMER J. HAWKINS 11th 50.00• SGT ELMER J. HAWKINS 13th 30.00• SGT ELMER J. HAWKINS 14th 30.00• COL LEONARD C. HAYES 1,000.00• MRS KITTY HERBSTER 5th 50.00

In Memory of Cpl Charles W. Herbster D-1-1 WWII from his grandchildren Amanda and David

• CPL VICTOR H. HIX 26th 25.00• SGT WILLIAM T. HORTON 8th 100.00

In Memory of Alvin I. Pope A-1-5 Korea 1951• SGT RICHARD L. JACK 1st 30.00• SGT RICHARD L. JACK 2nd 15.00• SSGT RAY D. JACKSON 9th 25.00• CPL ROBERT W. JOHNSMILLER 1st 13.00• SGT KENNETH R. JOHNSON 7th 30.00• SGT KENNETH R. JOHNSON 8th 30.00• SGT RICHARD M. JONES 2nd 50.00• SGT GORDON J. JORGENSEN 8th 50.00• CPL ROBERT W. JUDGE 9th 25.00• SSGT WILLIAM J. KERR USMC (Ret) 11th 10.00

In Memory of PFC Albert Schwab• SSGT WILLIAM J. KERR USMC (Ret) 12th 25.00

In Memory of PFC Albert Schwab• COL JOE J. KIRKPATRICK USMC (Ret) 1st 70.00• CPL LELAND F. KNISLEY 18th 50.00• KOREA DEFENSE VETERANS OF AMERICA, INC 1st 1,000.00• MGYSGT ROBERT RUSSELL. KRAUSE USMC (Ret) 4th 36.00• ROBERT S. KRILL 3rd 50.00• ROBERT KSELMAN 1st 50.00• CPL RICHARD L. LARGE 2nd 100.00• THE MARINE CORPS LEAGUE 1st 100.00• THE MARINE CORPS LEAGUE 1st 100.00• GYSGT RAYMOND H. LEONARD Jr 35th 50.99

In Memory of the 1st Marine Division Boxing Team KIA in Korea

• COUNCILMAN CARLOS LEONE 1st 200.00• LIBERTY BUICK 1st 100.00• FRED A. LILLIAN 6th 20.00• FRANK LIMBAUGH 1st 50.00• CAPT CHARLES S. LINDBERG 8th 25.00• GYSGT JAY A. LINDSEY USMC (Ret) 13th 25.00

In Memory of MGySgt Wilmot Wolf• SSGT FRANK E. LINDSTROM 32nd 50.00• SGT DUANE L. MAGNAN 3rd 70.00• HM3 JAMES P. MANN 30.00• SGT JOHN E. MANSFIELD 61st 22.00• SGT JOHN E. MANSFIELD 62nd 22.00• HM2 E. JOE MARQUEZ 5th 20.00• CPL ROBIN SCOTT. MARSH 2nd 15.00

No. of GF Contributions = 224Total Contibutions= $21,168.27

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Cont r ibut ions • CPL GARY P. MARSHALL 1st 100.00• LCPL EDDIE MARX III 1st 50.00• SSGT EDWARD J. MAY 9th 10.00• COL THOMAS M. MCCABE USMCR(RET.) USMCR (Ret) 2nd 5.00• SGT RONALD E. MCCARVILLE 12th 13.00• CAPT SOTERIOS (SAM) J. MENZELOS 24th 100.00• SGTMAJ GEORGE F. MEYER USMC (Ret) 145th 53.00

In Memory and Honor of those that landed Okinawa 1-April 1945

• SGTMAJ GEORGE F. MEYER USMC (Ret) 146th 50.00In Memory of Maj Everett Pope, USMC, MOH

• SGTMAJ GEORGE F. MEYER USMC (Ret) 147th 50.00In Memory of 1Sgt Fodger Gagnon, USMC (Ret)

• GYSGT NEAL P. MISHIK USMCR (Ret) 3rd 100.00• GYSGT JAMES W. MOLL USMC (Ret) 11th 20.00• CPL RICHARD (MOON-MAN) B.. MOONEY 10th 26.00• JAMES E. MOORE 2nd 25.00

In Memory of SSgt Peter S. Connor MOH• SGT WILLIAM E. MOORE 8th 50.00

In Memory of Sam Richey I-3-5 WWII• SSGT JAMES V. MOTLEY 3rd 15.00• SGT JESS O. MULKEY 10th 25.00• SSGT JOHN A. MULLAN 8th 28.00

In Memory of C-1-5 VN 67-68• JOHN M. MULLEN 6th 100.00• MSGT JOSEPH T. MYSLEK USMC(R) 11th 25.00

In Memory of MSgt Ben Vinson POW WWII• PHM3 BURNETT NAPIER 11th 20.00

In Memory of John Loomis• PHM3 BURNETT NAPIER 12th 20.00

In Memory of Jack Couglin• SGT DUANE H. NEWTON Jr 8th 100.00• LCPL GARY D. NICHOLS 1st 10.00• MGYSGT LOUIS E. NORDYKE USMC (Ret) 25th 50.00• MGYSGT LOUIS E. NORDYKE USMC (Ret) 26th 50.00• RICHARD W. OLDENBURG 6th 26.00• OREGON /COLUMBIA RIVER CHAPTER 8th 200.00• SGTMAJ JESSE L. PACHECO USMC (Ret) 3rd 25.00• SGT RICHARD L. PADGETT 2nd 25.00• MRS MARILYN PAIGE 39th 100.00• COL RICHARD A. PARTEE USMCR (Ret) 14th 40.00• GYSGT H M. PAULHAMUS USMC (Ret) 15th 10.00• GYSGT H M. PAULHAMUS USMC (Ret) 16th 10.00• COL H.P. PEARCE 9th 50.00• CAPT G. PEEPSI

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