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Col. Dooley Takes Waimanalo Side of the Peak by a Helicopter Team from Airfield Operations MARINE COITPSrofipIer5:03rRIcAUCALG.L 9 2 1961: ura to o K Say ASR Helicopter Airlifts loy To Safety From Mountain Little 91a year old Scott Douglas Mason, son of Hawaii's Di- rector of Economical Development, was rescued Tuesday from the cliffs of Mamma Peak in Windward Oahu, through the com- VC)L. X No. 30 MARINE U.S. CORPS AIR STATION. KANEOHE BAY, HAWAII August I I, 19611 bined efforts of Marines of the Airfield Operations and Motor Transportation Sections. PHOTO ON PAGE 8 Scott sea air-lifted from the Col. Dooley Takes Waimanalo side of the peak by a helicopter team from Airfield Operations. Captain T. A. Halle piloted the aircraft and GySgt. Group Command D. Q. Ward was co-pilot. Cpl. D. M. Dutton was the crew chief. Colonel George E. Dooley, hold_ 1942 won him the Distinguished The Mason boy was picked up er of the Silver Star and Dis- Flying Cross. at approximately 10:10 a.m. by the tinguished Flying Cross, assumed During the Korean Conflict. he heli-team and delivered to a command of Marine Aircraft was alternately operations, execu- waiting ambulance at 10:17 which Group-13 Tuesday during formal tive commanding officer of Navy in turn rushed him to St. Fran- ceremonies at Platt Field. He re- Composite Squadron-6, moving cis Children's Hospital. lieved LtCol. R. L. Janson, Group from Patuxent, Maryland to Port The Air Station was first Commander since July 3 of this Lyautey, French Morocco, San alerted of the accident Monday year. Diego, California and Atsugi, Ja- afternoon; however attempts by T'S OFFICIAL - Major General R. G. Weede, Commanding pan. General, 1st Marine Brigade, was advanced to his present rank On hand to welcome the col- helicopter then failed, due to high onel into his new command were Senior School at Quantico, Vir- winds and oncoming darkness. Monday after his selection was approved by President John F. Ken- Major General C. H. Hayes, Dep- ginia. and duty as Assistant Chief Personnel of the Motor Trans- nedy. Lieutenant General Alan Shapley, Commanding General, uty CG, FMFPAC, and Major of Staff, G-3, 2nd Marine Air portation Section were called on FMFPac, and Mrs. Weede, pinned on the second star during in- General R. G. Weede. CG, 1st Wing at Cherry Point. N. C.. fol- to furnish light to speed rescue formal ceremonies held at FMFPec Headquarters. Marine Brigade. lowed before he moved to the workers in bringing the boy Colonel Dooley came to Ka- Division of Aviation, HQMC. in down the steep slopes of the neohe Bay early this month from 1957. mountain. Cpl. R. R. Minor, duty the National War College in Wash- dispatcher and LCpl. D. W. Chris- Physical Examinations A 'Must' ington, D. C. Before attending the tin answered the call and within college, he served with the Di- Capt. R. Morrisey minutes located themselves in a For liawailan. School Fir'st Term'ers vision of Aviation. Headquarters banana field near the peak. They Marine Corps, from May 1957 had a stake truck, generator unit your ciiiid iii Aug. 21 through Friday, Are you entering through July, 1960. Named New ISO and six flood lights to operate. a time Aug. 25. public school for the first St. Mary's Col- Scott Mason icli 111, home at this year' Or has it been three The examinations will be given A graduate of Captain Robert B. Morrisey be- lege in Moraga Valley. California, came the air station Informational 1604 Uluanlana Place, 0:amana. years since he or she began at- in the rear of the Dependents Colonel at about noon Monday on a hik- lending Oahu? Clinic, Station Dispensary. Every Dooley entered the Ma- Services Officer Monday report- classes on rine Corps in 1939 as a cadet in ing trip with two other boys. If so, then you MUST have effort will be made to make this ing here from the Division of In- the Marine Aviation Cadet Pro- formation. Headquarters Marine Glenn, his brother and Tommy them examined by a physician program as easy as possible for Lam. a 9 year old neighbor. the mothers and children. gram. He was commissioned a Corps. prior to registration. second lieutenant in June, 1940. The boys paused for lunch dur- According to officials of K- Physical examinations of a Capt. Morrisey, who served as The colonel is a veteran of the Press Officer at HQMC, succeeds ing their hike and Scott opened 1.1:iy's Medical Department, a spe- more extensive nature required Pacific Campaigns of World War his lunch bag and an orange fell ial medical section will be set by college and private schools will Captain Robert W. Arsenault. The II, and was awarded the Silver two officers actually traded po- out. As he reached for it, he .p to handle pre-school physicals be performed on an appointment Star for "gallantry in action slipped, fell, and came to rest .n a non-appointment basis from basis only. against an armed enemy" while some 50 feet below in a clump of Parents are-asked to cooperate participating in the carrier-based bushes. He suffered severe cuts with dispensary officials by bring_ on the head and arm. Both his ing their children raids on Hamamatsu. Japan, in to the dispen- February 1945. brother and Tommy crawled to sary in accordance with the pub- Kindergarten His torpedo hits on enemy bat- him, one wrapping Scotts head in lished alphabetized schedule his T-shirt and the other running which lists the tleships and cruisers while com- dates. time and of VMTB-131 in for help. This was at approxi- surnames of individuals to be ex- manding officer Registrations amined. (See Rescue. Page 8) MONDAY - AUG. 21 BULLETIN 0830 A thru Andes Due By Aug. 26 0900 Ane thru Bar The selection board for Col- BrigGen. T. F. Riley Registration for K-Bay's Child 1000 Bas thru Bli onels and Lieutenant Colonels, tare Pre-Kindergarten School is 1100 Blo thru Browne which was previously postponed, Named Corps IG now underway at the School desk 1300 Bru thru Cle is now in session at Headquarters BrigGen. Thomas F. Riley has located in Bldg. #579. 1400 Cli thru Davis Marine Corps. been named as Inspector General S :pool will begin Sept. 6, with 1430 Das thru Dre Presiding on the Colonel board of the Marine Corps, according classes being held weekdays from TUESDAY - AUG. 22 is LtGen. Robert H. Pepper (re- to an announcement received here t1:30 am, to 11:30 a.m. 0830 Dri thru Enr tired), and for the Lieutenant from Headquarters Marine Corps Enrollment will be limited to Colonel board is MajGen. Rich- this week. ( See Physicals, P-7) ard C. Mangrum. hildren of military dependents sitions. Capt. Morrisey will also Gen. Riley. formerly the As- ,nd dependent children of civil- perform ISO functions for the 1st sistant Inspector General, as- sans employed aboard the air sta- Marine Brigade. sumed his duties July 29. He suc- tion. Their birthdates must be be- Enlisting in the Marine Corps ceeds MajGen. James M. Masters ' .veen Jan. 1. 1957 and Oct. 1. SgtMaj. Huskey Takes Reins in April 1944, Capt. Morrisey Sr., recently assigned as Com- 1958. Deadline for registration has served as a combat correspondent manding Genes al of the 1st Ma- neon set for Aug. 28. 1961. rine Division, Marine Corps Base, The Pre-Kindergarten School (See New ISO, Page 7) Camp Pendleton, Calif. was established aboard the Air 3f MCAS Senior Enlisted Billet Station in 1958 and has been most Sergeant Major Asa E. Huskey Wing. El Toro. Santa Ana successful in the past. A regular relieved Sergeant Major John H. Calif., had been the sergeant ma- schedule geared to each age Stafford, as air station sergeant jdr for one year. He came to sta- group will be followed consisting major in change of command cere- tion from Marine Attack Squadron of rhythym sessionF. clay model- monies held Tuesday morning. 214 where he had served as the I squadron sergeant major since his (See Kindergarten, P-7) SgtMaj. Stafford. who has or- ' arrival at Kaneohe in August of i ders for the 3rd Marine Aircraft 1 1958. SgtMaj. Huskey, the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Huskey of Harris- burg, Ark., enlisted in the Ma- rine Corps at New Orleans. La., in August, 1936. He graduated from Truman High School, Tru- man, Ark., and is a former student of Arkansas State College, Jones- boro, Ark. Prior to reporting to Kaneohe Bay, Sgt. Huskey "erved with the G-1 Section, Headquar- ters Marine Corps. He is married to the former Miss Eleanor V. Bretz of Nep- tune, N. J. Among his decorat......= are the Presidential Unit Cita- tion, the Good Conduct Medal with six Awards, the Asiatic Pa- cific Medal with four stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Medal and the American Defense Medal. Sgtltiaj. Stafford, a 21 year Ma- rine Corps veteran himself, will A fly to the Mainland on Aug. 13 SERGEANT MAJOR CHANGE -- 1st Brigade Sergeant Major Alfred with his wife, Lillian, t!EW Sergeant Major John H. Stafford and his two R. Vv'eede, TOP KICK - Outgoing children, Cynthia, S. Fey, (left) receives congratulations from MajGen. G. of command" as the air station top enlisted 11, and John, turns over the "reins 6. Se. Stafford terms his stay in CG, 1st Brigade, upon tal ig over the Brigade's top enlisted billet. ma-, to Sergeant Major Asa E. Huskey. Sgt. Huskey reported to Hawaii as a "most enjoyable ex- SgtMaj.
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