MARINE CORPS HISTORICAL SEP 9 1965 ARCHIVES &S LIBRARY Vol. 14 -- No. 34 Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Boy, Hawaii Friday, August 27, 1965 Servicemen To Receive Fatter Checks Next Month as Pay Bill Becomes Law K-Bay servicemen will have much coordinating, directive This new amendment ap- fatter pay checks next month writing and other planning re- plies immediately to Viet- as the new pay bill becomes mains to be done. nam. It could be applied in any effective Sept. 1. Along with the passing of area which President Johnson In addition to the basic pay the pay bill. the President designates as a combat zone. raise, retirement pay, com- added an amendment provid- The mail can go free to any bat pay, re-enlistment bonus- ing free mailing privileges for person in the United States. es and widows' benefits will men in combat areas. including Puerto Rico. go up. All enlisted men with two Formerly with 1/5 or more years service will notice an 11 per cent increase, while officers and warrant of- LtCol. W. R. Affleck Assumes ficers with more than two years active service will re- ceive a six per cent raise. Station Comptroller Duties For enlisted men under two years active service, a 17.3 LtCol. William R. Affleck Officer on Marine Corps Mat- per cent increase will be add- assumed duties Monday as ters to the Vice-Chief of Naval ed to their present salary and the Station Comptroller re- Operations. officers and warrant officers lieving LtCol. J. G. Bass Jr. When the Korean Conflict will experience a 22 per cent The new Comptroller's pre- broke out, Colonel Affleck was gain. vious duty station was Head- stationed at Parris Island. In In addition. the new pay bill quarters Marine Corps where January 1953 he was transfer- he served in the Fiscal Di- red to Korea and joined the vision for three years., lstBn, 5th Marines. See Pay Scale Colonel Affleck joined the While in Korea, the Comp- Marine Corps in January 1944 troller was awarded the On Page 3 at Beaufort, S.C., and was Bronze Star Medal with Com- bat "V" for his actions at PROPER TECHNIQUE-A member of the 24th Special Forces, instructs raise retired pay im- Maryland Outpost. Colonel Af- 1 stLt. D. E. Craney on the proper technique of turning a parachute mediately, by as "much as 4.5 fleck was then serving as CO in the air. Lt. Craney was one of 10 1stANGLICO Matines graduated per cent; change the retired A-1/5. from the Army Reserve-operated jump school. pay formula so that retired people can keep up with the At Schofield Barracks increases in cost of living: raise combat pay from the present $55 a month to $65: increase re-enlistment bonus- 10 K-Bay Marines Complete Jump School es five-fold for certain en- listed men; require an annual study of military pay; and re- Conducted by 24th Reserve 'Green Berets' quire a full-scale study of the Ten Marines of 1stANGLICO test they began ground train- The students jumped twice entire military compensation LtCol. William R. Affleck turned a page of Hawaii Ma- ing. During the two-week Aug. 17, twice Aug. 18 and structure every four years, commissioned a second Lieu- rine history when they gradu- period they practiced landing made their final jump Aug. 19. beginning next year. tenant in August 1944. ated from the Army Reserve falls, mock door exits, swing All jumps were conducted at will be a However, there A veteran of World War II, Special Forces-operated jump landings, suspended harness the Tunga Drop Zone at Wai- delay in paying the new vari- the Colonel served with the school at Schofield Barracks landings bonus. and then jumped pio. They were made from the able re-enlistment 21st Marines on Guam. Duty last Friday. from the 34-foot tower. H-21 helicopter at 1200 feet. officials said at in with 10th Pentagon Japan the Ma- This is the first time a Early in the second week of Graduation ceremonies least six weeks will pass be- rines, 3rd 12th that and Service jump school has been run by training the airborne students were held last Friday after- fore details of the new bonus Battalions followed. began their qualifying jumps. noon in Schofield's Theater system are approved. Assignment the 24th Special Forces, U.S. to Headquar- Army Reserve in Hawaii. Each student was required to No. 4. The students had their The services and the De- ters Marine Corps was next in make five jumps while in silver jump wings pinned on fense Department are identi- line for the Marine Officer, The ten Marines graduated school. (See ... Anglico, Page 8) fying the skills that will be where he served as the mili- were cited for their physical eligible for the bonus but tary secretary for the Liaison fitness by the Senior Instruc- tor, Master Sergeant Louis F. Kalahui. "If all of the troops were in the same physical condition we wouldn't have had any drops from the school." Prior to journeying to the two-week school at Schofield Barracks the Marine jumpers were put through a six-week conditioning course at K-Bay. Their pre-jump school at K-Bay also included safety measures, proper jumping techniques and correct land- ings. Once the Marines reached Schofield they had to take the Airborne Physical Fitness ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR-U.S. Navy Dental Corps personnel Test which included chin-ups, celebrated their 53d Anniversary as LtCdr. J. T. Clynes, Senior GETS TEETH CHECKED-Julie Carlson opens her mouth wide as Lt. push-ups, sit-ups, deep-knee- Dental Officer ( 3d from left), and DN. R. L. Beaubien, Dental Tech- 1. H. MacPherson, Dental Officer, examines her teeth for cavities bends and a mile run. All of nician (4th from left), cut the ceremonial cake. Gathered around during the pre-school physicals given at the Station Dispensary the exercises were over a the table waiting to "sample" the cake are ( l-r); Lts. J. H. Mac- this week. Julie, five-year-old, will start kindergarten at Mokapu timed period. Pherson, L. F. Hodes, A. D. McCaghren, and R. D. Miller, all Dental Elementary School next week. (Photo by PFC W. C. Norman) After passing the fitness Officers. ( Photo by PFC W. C. Norman) Friday, August 27, 2 Windward Marine 1965 "KING" for a day. Air Station Newest Exchange Store Features Hobby, Snack, MCX Items K-Bay's newest Marine Exchange facility, Store No. 2, now features more than $45,000 worth of merchandise, states SSgt. Arthur W. Fon- taine jr., store manager. ' The new store, which open- ed its doors last week, stocks some of the merchandise formerly found in the Com- missary Annex, Hobby Shop and Main Exchange. Open seven days a week un- til 8 p.m., the store gives K- Editorial Bayites a place to pick up those forgotten or last minute items. The store opens at 10 a.m. Monday through Satur- Labor Day Salutes Skill, day and at noon Sundays. From the Commissary An- nex, the new store has brought Strength of U.S. Workers in snack items including as- Americans, Labor Day is simply the last sorted cheeses, canned foods, To many milk, bread and pastries. This holiday of the summer season. Since it always involves a three - section of the store also fea- observe it by jamming the na- day week-end. millions of people HOBBY SHOP SECTION-In the new Exchange facility store, tures soft drinks and barbe- fun- the tion's highways, trying to have as much last-minute hobby shop sales section offers something for K-Bayite's off-duty que specialties. in-the-sun'. as possible before the approach of winter. hours. (Photo by Sgt. L. L. Kinne) Atthe other end of the store The true meaning of Labor Day is all but lost to many of is the hobby section with paints, models, tools and TV us. That is unfortunate, because Labor Day has a deep signif- and radio tubes. Also the icance for all Americans. shutter-bugs can pick up and So let's refresh our memory. Let's take a quick look ai turn in film here. the history of Labor Day, and the American heritage it reprc The center portion of the sents. store features Main Exchange Labor Day is a working man's holiday. Observance of articles. Everything from By Chaplain H. E. Austin when there arose a terrible it began in 1882 when the Knights of tabor, a workers' cigarettes to chewing gum is The writer of the 121st thunderstorm. on the shelves. organization of the time. sought to name the first Monday in "It is no use to go on," the Psalm was an exile far from K-Bay's newest exchange 11 gentleman said. "We cannot Septet,: her Labor Day. orking people throughout the nation home. Though he was living in was opened to improve the asked /or state laws to make it a legal holiday. Oregon. in Babylon, the most gorgeous see the sunrise in the midst of this fearful storm." base facilities and better util- 1887, was the :firs, to act. Other stales quickly fidlowed city of antiquity, the hills of "0! Sir," said the guide. ize man-power. suit. Congress declared it a notional holiday in Amu it home were calling to him. 180. Those hills were deep dyed "we will soon get above the is a legal holiday throughout the 1 tam' Slates and Canada as with memory.