SiV ßLbwi^l I EUROPE The time has come Under those flow- i for devastating j fcers are 80,000 1 blows In the west— * k minesl Field Pravda. MARINE CORPSCHEVRON Marshal Rommel.— ' Mutump m m mm sums RHMMts m m vm wt«o ma Saturday Morning, May 13, 1944 Vol. 111, No. 19 1 Unit Citations Mother's Day 1944 A complete list of all ufUts and New Moves ships which have received the Presidential Unit Citation to The Chevron Salutes a date, together with latest Infor- mation from. HQMC on this Planned award and a resume of the regu- lations governing its wearing Fleet Commanders Marine will be found on page 8. On Many Marines are wearing the Meet Strategy citation ribbon who are not en- Of Pacific Blows titled to it. Some men of the Plans for greater blows 3rd Div. particularly under against are the Japanese the Mother the impression their unit was in Pacific were in the making this week, cited. Check the list this is- following in a conference of admirals of sue—and DON'T the top Day will bring uniform wear that rib- the U. S. Navy. Mother's bon unless you rate it! thoughts to five Marines and thoughts of Adm. Ernest J. King, command- Marine uniform to Mrs. Martha Also published again for Ma- er-in-chief of the U. S. Fleet, Adm. her five in rines' information is the list of Trapp Buchanan, Mich. Chester W. Nimitz, commander of of authorized engagements for the Pacific and The five Marines who will turn their thoughts Fleet, Adm. Will- which stars may he worn on iam A. Halsey, Mrs. Trapp her sons, Corp. Charles W. commander of the to are Area ribbons. South Pacific PFC. Arthur Trapp, PFC. Marne Fleet, met in San Trapp, 20; P. 27; Francisco Pvt, Trapp, 18, and last week-end, the Navy W. Trapp, 25; Richard H. disclosed. her daughter, Sgt. Martha Y. Trapp, 22, of the Battle Stripes Women's Reserve. PRESSING ASSAULT IN Mother's Day—and every day—Mrs. Trapp is Headquarters BuiIftin for May PACIFIC GETS FAVOR "proud of all my boys and the outfit they're in." reports "that the "Cape Glouces- Though the Navy did not indi- There were 11 sons and daughters and no ter" battle stripe, pictured in the cate the nature of the planning, Marines in the Trapp family until May, 1942. Chevron Apr. 15, has been dis- Adm. King is known to feel that Then Charles, now serving in the Pacific, enlisted approved by HQMC and may not the Pacific fight must be pursued at South Bend, Ind. He started a trend which be worn. The stripe was pro- to the fullest even while Allied Trapps posed as part forces are has made Marines of all other in the Mrs. Martha Trapp of the Ist Mar. massing for the crush- service. Div. shoulder patch. ing assault on Western Europe. This Arthur followed his younger brother into the ball, baseball and track. Their father is not According to HQMC, ttie basic week's activities in the Pac- Corps in August of the same year. He has seen living. A young brother, Earl, 14, and sister, design as recorded and approved ific centered on repeated air as- saults against action with the 4th Raider Bn. Martha enlisted Edwina, 12, live with their mother. Two other by the senior Marine officer in the Japanese and the occupation the Women's Reserve in April, 1943, and after brothers and two sisters are married. the theater of war will remain of the Cape Hoskins, in north training at Camp Lejeune, N.C., reported for duty Mrs. Trapp enjoyed a trip to San Diego re- permanently without any altera- central coast of New at the Marine Procurement office in Chicago, cently and a visit with her son Marne. She was tions or additions. airdrome by Marines. A spokesman for where she now is stationed. saddened, however, to arrive a few hours after General Doug- said Richard, 18, enlisted in October, 1943. Marne, Richard, her youngest Marine, had departed for las MacArthur the airdrome was occupied by Marines only member of the family not to enlist at South duty overseas. Shoulder Patches Monday. Cape itself Bend, joined the same month at Detroit. He now On this Mother's Day, The Chevron salutes Hoskins was abandoned Individuals who have been au- several weeks ago. No sign of the is stationed at Camp Pendleton. Mrs. Trapp and all the mothers who are prayer- thorized to wear distinctive enemy was found on the airfield. Mrs. Trapp's five Marines were graduated fully awaiting the day of victory and the return shoulder insignia of combat units Booby traps provided the ob- from Buchanan High where all the men of their sons and daughters who have gone only School, to may continue to do so at stacles to occupation. letters in the nation. MCB, the were active in athletics, winning foot- serve the Commanding General an- this AMERICAN CASUALTIES nounced week. Wearing of LIGHT AT HOLLANDIA ' the patches is optional with the Tift individual. See page 8. spokesman also stated that Letters Brings only 28 Americans were killed in Cauldwell New Flood Of »uy Wm Be_«* the big Hollandia invasion while 697 Japanese dead were counted. CG Of Training 10-YearDrought To End Contracts Awarded Ninety five Americans were For Marine Camps wounded- or injured. The good old USA is a very friendly place, MTSgt. Devastating blows were rained against Command Here Raymond (Butch) Morgan, Guadalcanal Award of contracts totaling $92,- Jap bases along North- C. veteran, has re- western New ELLIOTT—Brig.Gen. Os- -017 for additional facilities and Guinea by the sth CAMP discovered. AAF last week-end, resulting oar Cauldwell, who recently ar- Following stories in The Chevron and daily papers to improvements at Camps Pendleton in R. and Matthews was the destruction of at least nine rived here from overseas duty, has the effect that he had not received announced this not quite understand week by enemy interceptors and extensive keen assigned as commanding gen- any mail in 10 years, the sergeant how the 11th Naval Dist. damage sergeant, an orphan and a Flotation Systems, to airdromes, supply areas of the Training Command, San immediately went on the mailing veteran Inc., of Los and eral of many years service .Angeles, was on troop concentrations in the Diego Area, FMF. list of many sympathetic Califor- in the Corps, low bidder an $82,- correspon- Schouten Island and the Wakde Gen. Cauldwell previously served nia civilians. could be without any -291 contract for construction of a Islands-Sarmi commander of the 3rd dents whatsoever. She hinted that combat training tank at Camp sector, the strongeEi as assistant More than forty letters were re- enemy holdings the perhaps his frugality was the rea- Pendleton. Improvement of the immediately to Mar. Div., which landed on Bou- ceived during the first few days. northwest of captured son and suggested he invest a water Hollandia on gainville. While on an inspection More are arriving daily. The ser- in supply at Camp Matthews New Guinea. few stamps. (She said she was a was authorized a $9,728 tour of Camp Elliott TC in March, geant, pleased, plans to answer as in contract Elsewhere, Navy and Army Silver Star redhead). The sergeant is think- to the Kenneth Fraser Co., of San Li- he was presented the many letters as possible during the —*— ing hard about the investment. B» Courteous medal for "conspicuous gallantry" hours he is not supervising MCB Diego. (Continued on page 2) Nov. 7, 1943. Mess 141. EDITOR WRITES Stand Sreot EVEN — Among the letters was one from Range Leading the copy editor who wrote the Two Decorated story and headline about him ap- pearing in the Long Beach Press- Base Units In Telegram. In Ceremonies A school child felt very sorry Bond for the poor Marine who wasn't Purchases being remembered by the mail man (See editorial comment on page 4) Held On Base and long letter wrote a very to MCB, which has been steadily William Hyde jr., of May- remedy the Sgt. F. matter. inching toward the goal set by the One thing, however, could bank, Tex., and Pvt. Thomas O. young Commandant of 90 per cent par- Washington, Jones of D.C., were ticipation of all Marine and Naval decorated Thursday in ceremonies personnel in War Bond allotments, conducted on the MCB parade Father May Take led all Marine Corps activities in L, ground by Lt.Col. Jesse Perkins, the purchase of bonds during CO Gd. Sgt. Hyde received of Bn. Orders From Son March, it has just been announced. the Silver Star and Jones the Pvt. Civilian personnel of the Base "I'm only his explains Bronze Star medal. dad", Pvt. participated 100 per cent during When his squad was pinned down Virgil Dickerson, 37, of Stephens- March. by heavy enemy machine gun fire ville, Tex., when he proudly dis- Capt. Melvin H. Hass, War Bond crawled cusses the or- at Tarawa, Sgt. Hyde possibility of taking officer, this week announced the of level ders from his Marine Sgt. across 20 yards open, son, following totals of allotments and ground to completely knock out a Carl Dickerson, who has been percentage of personnel carrying pillbox. Later he pitched hand serving somewhere in the South them for Base organizations: grenades from a shellhole seven Pacific during the past 18 months. Total yards front of the The elder under- in enemy. Dickerson, now Allots. Pet. Wounding forcing two of them and going recruit training at MCB, lifle Range 660 93 retreat, after they had pene- and all: a points out to one "A Ma- REALISTIC TRAINING.