3000 Marines Begin
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
;URINE CORPS HISTORICAL LIBRARY ROW ROOM 3120 ' APR 1 8 1952 MARINE CORPS AIR STATION, KANEOHE BAY, HAWAII .3000 Marines Begin Aggressor Push Today WITH THE 4TH MARINES AT Last night 150 aggressors, Any guerrillas captured will be &AMORE - Fourth Marines be- composed of Leathernecks of 'interrogated by intelligence ex- gan massing this morning for an "B" CO., 3d Antitank Bn., 106 perts who hope to gain vital in- all -art offensive against aggressor Recoilless Rifle Platoons, 1st formation to transmit to friendly guerrilla units hidden in the wilds and 241 Bns., and a detachment forces within the 4th Marines. here in northesn Oahu. of communicators from the regi- With the ..'ompletion of the Today's battlefield timetable ment's Communications Platoon, encirclement and possible cap- calls for extensive aerial and initiated a "hide and seek" har- ture of aggressor forces Sunday, tround reconnaissance in the rassment, using blank ammuni- small units will be sent out training area where the tat tion to increase realism of the during the night to begin the Brigade infantrymen yesterday exercise. last phase of "mopping up" the kicked off their four-day Opera- Today, helicopter raiding forces enemy. tion "Toe Hold." (The name employing the Corps' latest verti- Toe Hold is a simulated prob- was changed from "Shikari" cal assault techniques will attempt lem with the primary objective in final planning.) to make contact with the "enemy." of training the regiment in all Early yesterday, more than 3000 By tomorrow, complete encircle- aspects of anti-guerrilla and combat-loaded Marines boarded ment of the aggressor force is counter-guerrilla warfare relating trucks and helicopters of HUM- expected. to the tactical employment of a 161 for the movement to Kahuku. When the enemy is surrounded, regimental landing team. Immediately following their ar- -feeler patrols- will be sent out LOADED LEATHERNECK Pfc. rival, they entered the "combat to locate enemy supply depots, CO, is Landing Force Com- - Ralph E. McBride, a BARman with iminent" stage of the operation. outposts and command centers. mander for the operation. Capt. the 4th Marines, darkens his face as he readies himself for action in D. C. Anderson heads the ag- Operation "Toe Hold." True to "tradition," he's one of those smaller gressor forces. Marines .tarrying the larger weapons. Colleae Classes Coming Soon The regiment is expected to McBride is 5-foot, 3 inches tall complete all phases of the opera- and weighs 134 pounds - less combat gear. In full battle garb, tion and return here Monday. he'll weigh in at more than 219 pounds. (Photo by LCpl. E. J. Bagnell) Registrations Start Monday Pick 3-12 Marines for QuIzztng For Off-Duty School Classes SecDef Advisors 'More Than Pleased' Registration for the new MCAS Books ordered for the new high high school education program school program have arrived and for personnel desiring a high upon completion of registration. school diploma will begin Mon- classes will be formed and in- With Brigade, Individual Info Efforts day. struction will begin the first week Two members of the Secretary I struction. fore 3 o'clock Monday after- The response to the program in May. of Defense's Advisory Committee Mr. Theodore W. Bran n. noon. has been so great that registra- Personnel are urged to inquire on Non-Military Instruction who prominent Los Angeles business- tion will be handled They were accompanied by at battal- of their unit Education Officer visited the Brigade last Monday man, and retired Army Reserve Army Colonel A. A. ion level, according to Jordan Jr., the Sta- as to the location of enrollment. afternoon indicated they were BGen. S. L. A. Marshall, noted of tion Education Office. following registration times the Defense Department and The "more than pleased" with com- military writer and authority, were escorted by Marine Major have been scheduled for the vari- mand efforts to provide this in- arrived at KMCAS shortly be- William F. Gately from FMFPac ous units: headquarters. 300 Explorer Monday, Apr. 16 Scouts Secretary of Defense McNa- 1 to 4 p.m. MCAS Profile of CMC Shoup Tuesday, Apr. El mara appointed the committee To of distinguished citizens Mass Aboard Air 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. MAG-13 early Wednesday. Apr. 18 In Current Magazine this year to study and advise 8 to 11 a.m. ScrvBn. him on matters pertaining to Station Next Tuesday the Armed Forces 1 to 4 p.m. 3/12 In a featured "close-up", LIFE Information Some 300 Explorer Scouts Thursday, Apr. 19 Magazine of March 23 (received and Education program. - Mr. boys 14 to 8 to 11 a.m. 1/4 in the Islands Wednesday) re- Braun and Gen. Marshall 17-are scheduled to initially guests of the Air Station next 1 to 4 P.m. 2/4 ports on Marine Corps Comman- met with the Brigade Tuesday as part of their Easter- Friday, Apr. 20 dant, General David M. Shoup. Commander, BGen. K. B. McCut- time "Rendezvous." 8 to 11 a.m. 3/4 The cheon, his staff, major Brigade six-page "salute" graphic- unit commanders and their ser- This year's assemblage of Students will be assigned to a ally depicts the Commandant as class section and a $9 tuition fee "a man geants major. scouts from all the Hawaiian esteemed by Presidents They by Gen. Islands will be collected before classes and his military were briefed is being coordinated peers for his McCutcheon and his staff on and hosted by the Navy. convene. Books will be distributed ability to get to the point in a after tuition fees are collected. de' The scouts will visit KMCAS hurry . ." (See Educators, P-8) In addition to the high school in two groups, one in the morn- HA D. R. Goosey ing and the other in the after- Program, the Education Office noon. announced that personnel with high school diplomas or GED They are slated for a tour of certificates will soon be able to K-Bay Corpsman Station facilities and demonstra- enroll in college courses. tions by Station activities. The University of Hawaii will The morning group will have open a branch here the first week Saves Local Girl dinner in Mess #L in July. From Waikiki Surf Hospitalman Apprentice David R. Goosey, H&S Co., 2/4, was credited with saving a 17-year- old Honolulu girl from drowning in the Waikiki surf last Saturday. The girl, Yvonne Saragosa, was surfing near the Outrigger Canoe Club when she said she was pushed off her surfboard by a young man. According to Life Guard Capt. Alexander "Red" Adams, Corp.:, man Goosey was near the girl when he noticed her floundering in the water about 200 yards off- shore. Adams said, "She went down once and HA Goosey pulled her to the surface and brought her to shore. GENERAL GETS NEW AIDE - Outgoing Aide-De-Camp !At, 11.2. `s, Ali Miss Saragosa was to taken Royal N. Moore Jr. (I) presents his aiguillette (symbol of aide-de- Queens Hospital where she was BIG SHOTS - 1.-Cpl. W. L. Potts gets a king-sized expert's badge treated for shock and submer- camp) to the New Brigade Commander's aide, ;silt. Carl R. Inge- for blasting the Station Rifle Range "A" Course record with a 245 sion. Her condition was an- bretsen. Lt. Ingebretsen was transferred to his new post last Tues- out of 250 score. Assisting are fellow "A" Co., 1/4 infantrymen nounced as satisfactory. day from 3/12 where he served as platoon commander of "G" LCpl. Clarence 1s4:Clure (I) who fired 242 and Pfc. R. W. Anderson HA Goosey is presently at- Battery Lt. Moore has received orders to duty with the IsIMAW in who fired 240. Former range record was 242, set in 1958. tached to the battalion's "F" Co. the Far East. 1962 2 Windward Marine April 13, Chaplains Corner COL. W. R. CAMPBELL... Commanding Officer THE ENVIRONMENT WITHIN LT. COL. A. L. CLARK . Executive Officer A. R. CAPT. R. B. MORRISEY . Informational Services Officer By Chpalain Anderson us a community SSGT. AL W. STEELE . Editor Each of lives in or outward environment. We show SGT. JIM DIBERNARDO Assistant Editor concern over this neighborhood SSGT. PHIL PHILLIPS Sports Editor This Has To Stop The Station Post Office has expressed because of its great effects upon - that has been thrown the character and happiness and concern over the excessive amount of trash The WINDWARD MARINE is published every Friday by and into mailboxes rather than trash receptacles. Mr. M. Kitano, su- welfare of the individual. by a $300 fine or one- for the personnel of the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station, Navy However, there is an inner pervisor, said that the offense is punishable No. 990, c/o FPO, San Francisco, Calif. Printed at the Royal environment which is even more year imprisonment, or both. Printers and Publishers, Inc., Kai lua, Hawaii, the WIND- important. Often I counsel with the Wind- WARD MARINE is published with appropriated funds in con- a person who says that his prob- Friends, Romans And K-Bayites - Members of furt!iity with paragraph 1720.1 MarCorMan 1961 and MCO lems will be solved, if he can Club have elected two Station employees to ward Toastmistress group 5727.3. The WINDWARD MARINE is a member of and receives move to a different place, but serve for the current term. Ruth Croft of IRO heads the the services of the Armed Forces Press Service (APPS). occasionally I have to answer, as president, and Betty Pang of the Supply Department was "Oh no, things won't be a bit elected secretary.