Property of MARINE CORI'S HIS SEP 3 8 Fleece 1-19E;otu VOL. VII, No. 35 U. S. MARINE CORPS AIR STATION, KANEOHE BAY, T. H. Friday, August 22, 1958 COLONEL M. M. MAGRUDER ASSUMES COMMAND HERE A colorful and experienced Ma- new duties at the Marine Corps Air thereby climaxing a tour of duty rine Aviator, Colo/fel Marion M. Ma- Station, El Toro, Calif. which began here in October 1956. gruder assumed command of the Air As the band sounded attention Many civic and military cligni- Station here during formal change signaling the beginning of the cere- taxies, and friends of both Col, Cram of command ceremonies Tuesday. monies, a battalion of Marines stood and Col. Magruder were present to Col. Magruder relieved Colonel at rigid attention to welcome a new witness the ceremonies. For the past Jack R. Craw who will depart for commander, and bid farewell to week, Col. and Mrs. Cram have been the mainland tomorrow, aboard their departing commander, busy attending many Aloha parties the S.S. Lurline and will assume The actual change of command given in their honor. took place when Lt.Col. Charles Prior to assuming his new com- Kimak, commander of troops for mand here, Col. Magruder served the ceremonial parade and review as Deputy Chief of Staff, Head- Fewer Inoculations gave the order, "Publish the order, quarters, Fleet Marine Force Pacific, Sir." Lt. Holly Clayson, parade ad- at Camp H. M. Smith. jutant then read the order signed Another highlight of the parade Slated For Military by the Commandant of the Marine ' and review was the presentation of Col. Cram as Corn- Marine Corps Medal okisHrNGTON Corps, relieving the Navy and - If you are a mending Officer of the Marine to Lieutenant Commander Connell man who turns a pale prom: LONG DISTANCE-Capt. Charles 0. Hiett, MAG-I3 Safety Offi- Corp; Air btation, kl,-,signating 1.1. Maguire, Chaplain Corps; USN. qt cer, and Lt. Col. Herbert the mere mention of a hypo- Col. as its new corn- Chaplain Maguire received the H. Long, Group S-3, beam elatedly after dermic Magruder needle-then this story -- mender. award for heroic conduct while serv- completing a precedent-setting flight in two North American FJ-4 for you. Following the publishing of the ing here in January 1958. Furies. The pathfinding duo departed Kaneohe last Saturday in a The services have announced orders, the parade adjutant pre- (See Change of Command photo 1 175-mile hop to Midway Island. The return trip, completed the same plans to reduce the size and Ire- se_ nted the colors to Col. Magruder, layout on Page 4). day, took two hours and 29 minutes. quency of some immunization booster shots, in new regulations which put into effect a revised TWO MAG PILOTS SET RECORD immunization program for the Armed Forces. Chaplain Connell Maguire IN MIDWAY ISLAND FLIGHT Under the old system typhoid- A paratyphoid practices called for a w a rd ed NAVMC Medal Two fast flying FJ-4 Fury pilots craft Group 13, 1st Marine Brigade, booster shot every three years. Now, Connell J. Maguire by Col. Jack R. Cram and set a precedent and record last departed Kaneohe at 12:44 p.m. only two booster shots, given at Lieutenant Commander Saturday by completing an 1175 - Saturday and began their return four-year intervals will be given to Maguire (ChC) USN, Station Cath- read in part: mile flight from Midway olic Chaplain, was awarded the Navy to Kane- trip at 5:52' p.m. the same day those who remain in the US, Can- "For heroic conduct while serving ohe, in two hours and 29 minutes. ado Alaska Hawaii. and Marine Corps Medal today for touching down here at 8:21 p.m. and Corps Air Station, This is believed to be the first Cholera and twohus vaccines outstanding devotion to duty as a at the Marine Elapsed flight time puts the hop will time a Navy-Marine jet fighter air- be given only if a person is trans- member of the Naval Service. Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Territory of craft has traveled this route. in the 500 mile-per-hour bracket. Norm- ferred to certain areas of the world. I Slim small of stature, soft spoken, Hawaii, on January 23, 1958. When ally, outbound fighter aircraft use Termed a pathfinding flight, the Once a serviceman has received with eyes that seem to mirror his a Marine, apparently gone berserk, Wake Island as a refueling stop hop was conducted to check naviga- this basic series of shots, he need inner faith, Chaplain Maguire's ex- shot an officer five times; fired sev- and land at Midway only in the tional data, communications and never get the series again. tenor appearance gives little clue to a event of an emergency. Rarely, if the feasibility cf incorporating the If a serviceman is residing in his quiet courage, eral more rounds, commandeered ever, has a Navy-Marine jet fighter long-range over-water flight in the an area designated for cholera- citation which accompanied vehicle, and barricaded himself and flown from The Midway to Oahu. regular training operations for jet typhus immunization, booster the award was presented to the driver of the vehicle, as hostage, Pilots Lt. Col. Father H. H. Long and squadrons attached to the 1st Ma- shots will not be required unless in a room at the Bachelor Officers' Capt. C. 0. Hiett of Marine Air- rine Brigade. there is an actual risk of infec- Quarters, Lt. Cdr. Maguire, apprised tion. Another change in the immuni- of the incident, immediately pro- EM PROFICIENCY PAY zation policy concerns polio. For ceeded to the door of the barricaded PLAN the first time it will be mandatory room, which was surrounded by a for all personnel under age 40 to cordon of military police. Identify- AWAITS PENTAGON DECISION have their polio shots before travel- ing himself, he talked with the Ma- ing outside the continental US. WA S HI NG TO N, D. C.-Six , rine for a few moments and man- Under the new regulations sepa- thousand enlisted in tronics, aviation mechanical, aged to gain permission to enter the Marines-5100 sup- rate immunization is not needed for critical skills and 90i' cited for out- ply, and combat fields. The list TOOM. will be published standing effectiveness-would be in after approval tetanus-diphtheria vaccine. During the next four hours, al- by the Secretary line for proficiency pay about next of Defense. The regulations also permit waiv- though face to face with an armed January under a proposed Marine The plan for fiscal year 1959 ing of military immunization re- fugitive who was at a point near Corps program submitted to the comprises the first of four phases quirements for personnel traveling hysteria, Lt. Cdr. Maguire talked Secretary of Defense for final ap- in the proposed program and will under Armed Forces auspices to gently and understandingly, grad- proval. affect a relatively small number of overseas areas on short trips.- ually winning the Marine's The plan, according to Head- qualified Marines. In future years, (AFPS) dence. Subsequently, the Provost quarters Marine Corps, is aimed the Headquarters announcement Marshal and the Commanding Offi- said, more skills and additional at improving reenlistment rates ' cer were allowed to enter the room among all Marines with empha- ranks will probably be included `Business As Usual UT. CDR. CONNELL J. MAGUIRE and, shortly thereafter, the fugitive sis on those in the most critical Those awarded proficiency pay As Nursery Moves surrendered himself. Lt. Cdr. Ma- skills. in the initial phase will receive Commencing this week, the chil- quire's cool courage and prompt an additional S35 per month. i of grave personal Included in this classification dren's nursery on this station will BIBLE SCHOOL efforts in the face will be those MOS's involving ex- Because reenlistment rates are be in the process of moving to its 'danger were vital factors in pre- pensive training, experiencing short- most unsatisfactory among first- new location in Building 579, which venting further bloodshed. His con- with ages of personnel, and showing poor termers this year's program will be was formerly occupied by the Boy ENDS SESSION,Iduct throughout was in keeping directed mainly at them. Only cor- the highest traditions of the United reenlistment rates. Also in the and Girl Scouts. Commencement ceremonies for category will be those which re- porals with two year's service, ser- The new building is of concrete States Naval Service." geants, and staff sergeants will be the graduating class of the Vaca- quire special leadership or techni- construction and is considerably tion Bible School were held last' Prior to entering the Naval Serv- cal aptitudes. eligible under the proposed plan. larger than the present nursery, Maguire Commanding officers will make Friday morning in Building 575 un- ice in July 1952, Chaplain Among the critical skills are cer- thereby enabling the nursery to ex- der the supervision of Chaplain Carl attended La Salle College before based on quotas set by i the awards pand facilities available to chil- Seminary tain MOS's in the technical, elec- Headquarters Marine Corps. In Adel. enrolling in Saint Charles dren using the nursery. in Before report- the case of critical skills, these Presentation of awards to the Philadelphia, Pa. It was the Nursery Board's de- ing here for duty, Chaplain Maguire quotas will he in terms of percen- teachers, skits by the school chil- ' Minnesota Begins vision that the nursery will con- had served at the NA1TC, Jackson- tage of on-hand strength.