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Friday 111111111111A11111111 a a Cqj;Whon Assumes ANINE Duties As Commander Vol Command Change At MAGNAP. Friday 111111111111A11111111 A A Cqj;WhOn Assumes ANINE Duties as Commander Vol. 17, No. 43 Marine ( orps Air Station,. Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii October 31, 1968 By MSgt. Ron Harwood r4, Colonel Alexander Wilson, who had an active part in two Marine Corps aviation "firsts" in combat, will assume command of Marine Air VMFA -235 Group-24, First Marine Brigade, Friday. In formal ceremonies on the aircraft parking area south of Hangar 101, he will relieve Col. W. C. McGraw Jr., as Group Commander. Contributesto Colonel McGraw, who has been Fighter Squadron 461 and then in the dual capacity both of MAG Materiel Officer of Headquarters 24 and First Marine Brigade Squadron 14. Happy Face commander since June 20, 1968, (See MAG-24 CHANGE, page 3) Marine Fighter Attack will continue as Brigade Commander. Squadron 235 is still making their presence felt at MCAS Iwakuni, The Change of Command Applications For ceremony is Japan, more than a month after scheduled to the unit left there to come to commence at 3 p.m. LDO Program During Kaneohe. And that presence will the Korean War, as a captain, certainly be felt for at least two Col. Wilson was a member Deadline Dec. 1 more months and probably for of the Corps' first jet squadron, years in the minds and hearts of Marine Fighter Headquarters Marine Corps has Squadron some 600 Japanese 311, to see action in announced the fiscal year 1%9 orphans. INSPECTION - Captain G. W. Lotz, K-Bay's Senior Medical officer, About the biggest combat. He served with the unit Limited Duty Officer event of the and his inspecting party, conduct a personnel inspection as part of Navy from December, 1950, to June, (Temporary) program, and has year at Iwakuni is "Operation Day events last Friday. 1951. Happy Face," to which the requested applications from In Vietnam he qualified active duty male squadron recently donated more Medal Of Honor commanded than $1,500. Marine Air Base Squadron personnel. (MABS) 12, the unit responsible A selection board will convene Operation Happy Face is an for establishing and operating the at HQMC during January, 1969, annual Christmas party given by Graham Earns first short airfield for tactical to select chief warrant officers the personnel and dependents of support (SATS) under combat and warrant officers with a the Air Station for more than 600 conditions. Under his supervision minimum of 10 and a maximum orphans from ten orphanages in Highest the system was in place and ready of 14 years active service and staff the Award Iwakuni area. for operations in the shortest noncommissioned officers with at Donations to pay for the party, WASHINGTON, D. C. in the open. possible time at Chu Lai, least 15 years but not more than give the children presents and to Captain James A. Graham, who Captain Graham formed an Vietnam, in the spring of 1965. 23 years active service for aid the orphanages through the was killed when he refused to assault unit from his small He commanded MARS -12 from appointment to limited duty year come from many sources but leave one of his men during a company headquarters and, March to September, 1965. officer. This will include the recent donation from 235 to fierce enemy attack, became the. according to the citation, "boldly Prior to his transfer here he temporary officers and warrant the Happy Face fund may be one 17th Marine to receive the Medal led a fierce assault through the was stationed at the Marine Corps officers appointed in fiscal years of the most unique yet. of Honor for Vietnam. second platoon's position, forcing Air Station, Cherry Point, N. C., 66, and 68 who have not been Formerly a cruise book fund, His widow, Mrs. Janice Graham the enemy to abandon the first where for the past seven months selected for permanent status. when the squadron departed of Forestville, Md., received the machinegun position, thereby he served as Assistant Chief of Permanent chief warrant and Iwakuni for Kaneohe before the award from Secretary of the Navy relieving some of the pressure on Staff, G.4, Second Marine Aircraft warrant officers with a minimum book was ready to publish the Paul R. Ignatius in ceremonies his second platoon, and enabling Wing. of 10 and a maximum of 14 years money remained in the custody of Tuesday at the Capital's Marine He was Executive Officer of service may also be appointed Maj. O'Neil. Operation Happy Marine Air Group-24, which he limited duty officers (temporary) Face became the beneficiary when Barracks. now commands, until that unit to the grade of first lieutenant. 'he former members of the Captain Graham died June 2, was transferred to Hawaii in These officers will have a terminal squadron who remained at 1967, while serving as March. grade of Lieutenant Colonel Iwakuni decided the printing of Commanding Officer of Company F, 2nd Battalion, Fifth Marine Colonel Wilson entered the except if selected for an MOS I he book would be impractical. Regiment, First Marine Division, Marine Corps under the pilot which terminates in the grade of Since the members of the during Operation UNION II in the training program in 1943 and was captain. squadron had been avid fans of vicinity of Quang Tin, Republic of commissioned a second lieutenant Staff NCOs with a minimum of Operation Happy Face while at Vietnam. after completing flight training at 15 and a maximum of 23 years of Iwakuni, Maj. O'Neil and the His unit was leading a battalion the Naval Air Training Command, active service may be appointed to other former squadron members assault across a clear paddy area Corpus Christi, Texas, in the grade of second lieutenant. decided to extend that support by when it came under heavy December of that year. Applicants for the LDO making the donation to a machinegun, mortar, and small Following further training, he program must not have been surprised Happy Face committee. arms fire, which immediately was assigned Marine Fighter convicted by a court-martial or Colonel Frank A. Shook, Jr., Squadron civil authorities for an offense inflicted a , large number of 314 and took part in I wakuni Commanding Officer, caualties. Company F's second the battle for Okinawa and other which involves moral turpitude, or accompanied by Col. W. C. Kellog evacuation of the wounded to a platoon was hardest hit by the 3rd Fleet Operations late in World an offense for which the Jr.. accepted the donation for more secure area." pinned down War II. maximum penalty includes death, Operation enemy fire, and was Happy Face. Although the second Between World War II and dishonorable discharge or its machinegun continued Korea, he attended the Marine Air confinement in excess of one the small group devasting fire, Infantry School at Quantico and year. held its position throughout a then served at MCAS Cherry Applications for the program fierce long afternoon of fighting. Point, N. C., from April, 1946, to must reach the Commandant of Captain Graham suffered two June, 1949. During this time he the Marine Corps prior to Dec. 1, wounds while personally minor served as adjutant of Marine 1968. accounting for 15 enemy killed. The citation continues, "With the enemy position remaining Photo Hi-Lites Page 4 invincible upon each attempt to . Entertainment Page 5 silence it, and with their supply of Distaff Digest Page 6 ammunition exhausted, Capt. DPI Feature Page 7 Graham ordered those remaining Pages 8, 9 in the small force to withdraw to Sports friendly lines, and although The Windward Marine is published by the World Wide Publish- ing Co.. a private company in no PRESIDENTIAL CITATION - President Johnson attaches the knowing that he had no chance of way connected with the Depart- chose with ment of the Navy or the Marine Corp& Opinions expressed by the Presidential Unit Citation to the colors of the 5th Marine Regiment for survival, he to remain moved publishers herein are not to be considered official expressions by the units' extraordinary heroism in action during Operations Union I one man who could not be seriousness of his the Department of the Navy nor the Marine Corps Appearance of and II in Vietnam. Brig. Gen. Kenneth J. Houghton (second from left) due to the advertising in this publication does not constitute an endorsement commanded the regiment as a colonel during the two operations and wounds." transmission by the Department of the Navy nor the Marine Corps of the farm; f.rgeant Major less E. Hayes (left) was the units' senior enlisted man. The last radio products or services advertised. Colonel Haywood R. Smith, the Presidents' military aide, assisted at received from Capt. Graham the ceremony. (See MEDAL, page 10) Page 2 *Windward Marine Oat Ober 3 1, 196 AtIEZZLUAI Letter to the Editor Dear Editor. M2gIV I have joined the ranks of the protestors. Not because it is TODAY:Noon Meal-- Soup, grilled current thing to do - but because I'm fed up. liver, fried fish portions, lyonnaised I'm sick and tired of having to continually stop Marines Here are the latest new fiction stories of potatoes, buttered mixed vegetables, Corpsmen aboard this station and correct their appearance. I'm tired Behind-the-Scene hat spiced beets, tartar sauce, sandwich and non-fiction books to arrive Covering Great New Events), line. Evening Meal - (Halloween Hocus asking, "What's the matter, Marine, is your arm broken, or is it t for the month of November. David Brown and others; Wreck of Pocus) Soup from the cauldron of the much of a bother to salute," or seeing men with their hands in th witches.
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