FUTURE DECISIVE There la still deci- ■ Leyte is the dirty fight ahead sive battle for our for Leyte, News- homeland. Gen. man Geo. —Folster. Yamashlta.— MARINECORPSCHEVRON PUBLISHED BY TH£ UniTtD STOTtt mflßints in thu sun diego aka Vol. Ih, No. 46 Saturday Morning-, November 18, 1944 1 3500 Leatherneck Vets 4th Div. Wins Unit Citation Members of the 4th Mar. Div. entire length of the island, press-- and various attached units have ing on against bitter opposition OfPeleliu Dock In S. D. been awarded the Presidential Unit for 25 days to crush all resistance Early Christmas action. at Cape Glou- tlal airs, amid cheers and shrill Citation for "outstanding perform- in the zone of Victors Peleliu, brief rest and Guadalcanal, 3551 mem- whistling of those aboard. ance in combat during the seizure "With but a period In Packages Stump cester which to reorganize and of Ist Mar. Div, veterans The men were greeted at the of the islands of Saipan and re-equip, bers the the division hurled its full fighting months of overseas service, dock by a group of WRs who Tinian," it was announced In at SO against the Overseas Marines back home yesterday. waved them ashore and then Washington this week. power dangerously nar- arrived row beaches of Tinian on July 24 SOMEWHERE IN THE PA- the big ship on which they passed out cigarets—a rare com- The citation reads: Marines of As and expanded the beach- CIFIC (Delayed) a *iffl»#e the crossing was nosed into modity these days and candy rapidly — l "For outstanding performance In continued field artillery unit preparing for Marine bands alter- bars. There was also— a goodly heads for the landing of her herth, two combat during the seizure of the and Un- combat here are bewildered but with hot jive number of Waves at the dockslde troops, supplies artillery. nftled tunes and mar- Japanese-held islands of Saipan pleased by the early arrival of greet the checked by either natural obstacles to men. Tinian Marianas from Christmas packages. Brig.Gen. Archie F. Howard was and in the or hostile fire, these indomitable June 15 Aug. 1944. also on hand to greet the return- to 1, meti spearheaded a merciless at- The Leathernecks are bewildered Japs Trapped ing heroes, who were taken to the "Valiantly storming the mighty tack which swept the Japanese because they know whether R&R Center at the Base for re- fortifications of Saipan on June 15, forces before it and ravaged all to open their gift packages now or stamps Moving outfitting, pay and arrangement of the 4th Div., reinforced, blasted oppositionwithin eight days to add wait until Christmas, as on After In furloughs. the stubborn defenses of the enemy Tinian to our record of conquest in the packages caution. There were no wounded men in undeviating advance over the these strategically vital islands." | Sgt. Joseph E. Hora of New On Palau Islet aboard the vessel. perilously rugged terrain. The unit citation ribbon with York, N. V., assistant postal clerk, As the Base band swung into the "Unflinching, despite heavy cas- star may be worn permanently 'by estimates that nearly 1000 Christ- small PEARL HARBOR (UP)—A familiar Marine Hymn, the return- ualties, this gallant group pursued personnel of the following units mas packages had arrived for the " ashore on —(Japanese force sneaked ing men cheered lustily. the Japanese relentlessly across the (Continued on Page 2) men in his outfit by mid-October.— JNgeregong Island northeast of iPeleliu in the Palau group and forced an American patrol to evac- uate its position in the first real «ounter-invasion in the Pacific war, Formation Of 6th Div. Revealed By Adm. Nimitz 'but U. S. naval units apparently trapped the enemy almost immedi- Existence of a 6th Mar. Div. was revealed last on ately, Adm. Chester W. Nimitz an- officially week the '169th anniversary of the Corps in nounced Monday. Defense Workers Marines Headed Approximately 20 0 0 Japanese a speech by Adm. Chester W. equipped with knee mortars and Nimitz, the United Press reported from Pearl Harbor. (machine guns, went- ashore on Raise Funds For For Yap Sent To ground iNgeregong under the cover of a Speaking as American jMa- iStorm on the night of Nov. 7-8, the Vet's Furlough forces and Army, Navy and Leyte Instead communique said. rine airmen struck heavy blows Ngerejgong previously had been MCAD, MIRAMAR, Nov. 18 — against the enemy in the Far As the result of a last minute occupied by a small U. S. Marine Sgt. Joe Heider, veteran of three Western Pacific, the admiral com- change of plans, some Marine- units 'patrol. years of fighting in the Pacific, memorated the anniversary with are now fighting on Leyte in the As the Japs moved in—probably expects to leave for his Kansas the fervent phrase: "Well done. Philippines instead of on Yap, it jfor the purpose of protecting their City furlough shortly — thanks to Carry on." was revealed in Washington this (northern Palau holdings several the generosity of a group of' San Reviewing the heroic work of week by CoL William E. Kastner, took the Marine patrol— off Diego defense workers. Leathernecks, whose bloody ex- USA. JLCIs ploits since Guadalcanal have won [the island without casualties, When he landed in San Diego At a press conference, Col. Kast- an American foothold in Japan's (Nimitz reported. last Sgt. Heider lost $300 he ner said that the 24th Army Corps week, front yard, Adm. Nimitz warned Two U. S. gunboats and dc- had saved for the trip, along with was one day out of Honolulu for ! one the Japs that Marines are headed then blocked the Denges his wallet containing identification Yap when it received orders chang- for their homeland. passage north of Ngeregong where papers. The story of his plight ing its destination. The change in The admiral paid tribute to five IStroyerJapanese apparently in. reached the news and as plans, he said, was made at the the came columns separate Marine divisions and three American units later bombarded a result, sympathetic war workers recommendation of Adm. Halsey, | separate Marine air wings in the the island Nov. and U. S. planes responded with donations which who believed that it was not neces- 9, saying that the "cities of bombed an number of have now reached a total that will Pacific, sary to secure Yap before invading undisclosed Japan will feel the metal hail from barges. enable him to make the trip. the Philippines in view of severe Marine wings. They will feel the Brig.Gen. SHEPHERD Jap fleet and plane losses. tread of Marine feet." ... in new 6th Div. Artillery of the 24th Corps in- Adm. Nimitz revealed the forma- cludes both Army and Marine bat- tion of the 6th Div. while detailing Brig, famed Marine talions. The Corps, which was to the exploits of the various Marine included invaded Oct. Raider units. One of the Raider have Yap 5, received divisions. He said the 6th, "made orders changing directions Sept. up of veteran raiders and Eniwetok groups under Lt.Col. Evans F. Carlson made the famous hit-and- 15 and participated in the Leyte invaders, fought through Guam invasion Oct the United run raid on Makin and later har- 19, Press with the 3rd Div." dispatch reported. At the time of the Guam opera- rassed the Japs on Guadalcanal. tion, it was announced that the Another group under Col. Harry Ist Prov. Brig., under Brig.Gen. Liversedge made a brilliant march Georgia's jungles. Quarters of Base Lemuel Shepherd, was operating through New with the 3rd Mar. Div. and the The 22nd Mar. Regt. presumably Photo Shop Moved 77th Army Div. The Ist Brig, made is the unit referred to by Adm. Base Photo Shop moved this up two of the three regiments Nimitz as the "Eniwetok Raiders" week to the southwest corner of which became the 6th Div., still included in the new division. This Bldg. 1, giving the shop an en- under Gen. Shepherd, the UP dis- unit took Engebi island in 4 hours trance cm the archway. The shop patch reported. and Parry island, Jap headquarters, now occupies part of the space for- While the Guam fight progressed, in 10 hours during the Marshalls merly used for the Cooks and dispatches revealed that the Ist invasion. Bakers School mess hall. S. D. Naval Affairs Group Views Base Ceremony On 169th Birthday Of Corps Formal ceremonies at the Base, Highlighting the ceremony were' as well as informal celebrations special marching exhibitions by the here and at other stations in the drill teams of WR Bn. and the Sea School and numbers by the' Activities End area, marked Marine observance Base band. last Friday of the 169th anniver- Brief addresses were given by sary of the founding of the Corps. At Pine Valley G, Aubrey Davidson, chairman of The formal ceremony here was the Naval Affairs committee of CAMP PINE VALLEY—AH of the activities here terminated viewed by a group guests. Brig. Chamber of Commerce, and Vice Corps the date on which Gen. Archie F. Howard, command- Adm. C A. Blakely, former com- Wednesday, MCB's lease on this training ing the Base, introduced Congress- mandant of the 11th Nay. Disk site Ed. Izac the command. expired. A CCC before man Y. to and a member of the local Naval camp the Other for the the camp had been used civilian guests cere- Affairs committee. war, bjr mony and luncheon which followed Motor Transport School and Sig. Lt.Comdr. Seth W. Russell, Base included the mayor of San Diego, Bn.