"The World's Largest Manne Training Center" ~o. 1
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pOLIO DRIVE BEGINS HERE ·NEXT WEEK
OCEANSIDE, CALIFORNIA. FRIDAY. JANUARY 1. 1949
FIFTH MARINE DIVISION I. ASSOCIATION TO HOLD CONVENTION IN FALL
VOLUME VII
TOP COMMAND IFROM CAMPEN ITO SELECT GENS
Th(' rect'ntl)· {urmed FIfth Mad"" 0;0;';"" """";''';0" h"' "". lIounCf'(! its inlcnlioll 10 hold a The annual drive aJ:':tinst in- l-vnn'nlioll in Ihe norllw"stcrn Major Gl'neral G. B. Erskine, lanlile p;lr:ll)'sis :lnd thl' rt'habi· Iitnt or th(' United Slates in S<'I" Commanding Ceneral, and Brig. Illation or its \'ictims will !'t.lOn tellllJcr or this yeilr. Purpost' of adlC'r Gcneml O. T. Pteirrer, :\Ia. ~et underway. Durin.: lhe l)(>riod tht' (-oll\'enlion will bt, the ('I<'C· Irinc Barr;lcks Chlet ot Start, ha\'e .rom J;IIIU:lry 15, 1919 10 30 JtUI' Iiun or oHiccrs ;,nd ttl£' :uloption b('l'11 sele<'tC(1 :IS mC'rnb('rs o~ \Unr)', 19-19, inclusi\'(', tl1f' (l;alional ur " C1UlsUtuliun ;ll1d by·law;;. boards 10 S('ll'Ct o1(lcers for :\d. Ollndalioll for Inf,tntll<' Paral),· Li\'U1('I\,Ull 1;<,nN;t! K<'IIN E. \';lIIt'enl(~nt to the ranks or major 'Is will conduct ils ""!ouC'h or l~o\·kl'Y. Command!n,:.: GNJ('ral of 'Illd brig;HUN ~l'nernts, illl€~S" dri\"C' lu ral;;c fumts lu Fll~'t Marinl' For('(', ,\II;lIlllc, and .. "'~'fl combat inf,lIllill' paralysis. f"r1:11'r Il,.';lder of 1l1(~fall1Ous 1\la· :\,~~ Olht'r local jJ(menlls on the rilw org-anizalion, has hN'1l l'!C'el. .... _~ buard,; ar{' Major Gencral Louis ~ In ,.1 !CllN 10 Ill(' C'ornmt'Il11.1l11 i"tl l'resill('nl of Ihl' i\ssocialinll. ·-~lltt::tl!t 1::. \\·oods. Comm:lndlng General, XIJltlllllllb the url:enl 11I:,{'(1 for ti"lll'rnl I:oekl'y ;oIHIt,lm!:,'!:1 . ~ 1st !\lAW, EI "roro: Major C(,I1~ unc!.::> <luring I!H!l. 1\lr. ,R:Isil "thai Ihe :Iim of 111<' Assodallon • ~ -~~ l-'r,,1 l.eo D. lll'rmle, COmmand. ·Connor. Pr('si~ll'l1t of lhl' Foun- is In rNlIIile past 1lI('llIlwrs IIf '-iug Crllcr:tl. :\ICP.D, S.1n Di('go. aUon. has wrlll('n: lhe t-iflh l)j\'islOn ;lnd In kCf'11 :1Il11 ~Iajor Cen('rJ.1 John T. "'alk_ "At lhis tim(', when th(' 1918\11"" mur., closely lo:!<'I!ll'r in lh.' cr, Commanding Celll'ra!. TIU. ;'oIdemic of infantile "araly"ii> is ~C':lrs :lh,';nl." 1\'1'('. I':\c. ~ftlening 10 equal :Ind I~i. lile Genf'r;t1 W"1I1 on 10 sa~. The IJ:O-,rd to S<'leel major g,'n· WY exceed Utal of 19-17.lhe n(,("td~Boullll l.o,:.:Nn,'r hy lilt' Iri;ols ,of Nills \\"111 con\·C'ne on ;; Jam;.,r)' IJ>r mpdic:l1 and finanC"lal ;1~iSI. ·(...mh:ll III Ilw 1>;lsl. \q' ~IIHUIoI H£TIR£D AFTER 30 Y£AHS' ACT1VE SEHVICE, Moster Ser- and the OIl(' ror briaadicr genN· :ll!lQe for \·iclims or this tln'all I.. , h.. ItJ dOSl'I) ItIJ.:-..·thl'r lor Ih,· 9l."ant Jens Pederscn mall;:he5 hont and center as hoops of the ats. -;1ll:''6 J,IlIU:H)', Hoards of p~o cl.soasc is grl'alcr lhan ('\'N lJc· +n'''l of Ollr Ihl.!S Ihy ish;,;-illJ,: il; Filst Combat Service l.O.oup stand at atlention durin9 retirement 11'otlOU 10 Ih(' oll1('r ~r;ld ..s "",11 fore. .\s a result, the ~atiOIl:t1 ('"mmun IlI(' . ~'H 0111 lil J..(' an.\ ceremonies lost week at the First DIVision parade grounds. ("-'11\\'110.' during Ihe ftr~t htll{ (Of Fountlalion's r('ser\,e funlis for l~l~ragl'Ous spmt of lhc ~Itlh 01' • ~ • • Ih!' c:dellrlar yr:J.r 19·1!l. idCmiCS, for Irainlng ot med. \ISlOll, 11ll~ should i.ndlvlduallyj Promolion ZOIU'S \n're dNN~ cal ~,nd nursine: jlcrJiOlHll'1 anI! and c.olleClI\'eIY eunlnhllll' In lltl', I mined a~ of 1 Jalluary. by tl:o r rC!':carch ha\'e been grcally !lCC~lrlty, allli ~r£'i111l('S~ of ullr ::)t'CH'tary of th(' :':av)'. depleted and fUtllls or local dllll" nallon III the }'t'ars ahead." t('rs not in\'ol\'ed In Iht' cpl· ,,~II former !n~rnbNS of th(' Dl' POST HOUSING OFFICER demics of r\'Cenl )'ear:. ha\'e lJcl'n \"1~'UI1. art' t'llglhle fur, nll'mhN'/ used to as:"i""l Ihe les.c; forlunale-I~lllP Ul th(' :\ssocla.lion, anti Clim:\xlna thirly )'curJ>' ;tclh'e- mililary J>en'lce, Master SCrge-ant ANSWERS QUESTIONS· areas. I hoP<' lhal In this ('Iller· ,,,huuI11. send th('lr appllcallons to Jens PcdNscn, SO, of San Dle):o, retJred from the Marine Corpi> ~~enC)'. the IlC:'rsonnel of lhe Unit· the. Secretary.Treasurer. Flflh last week, after vlew:ng n formal parade and review In his honor. ABOUT PROBLEMS HERE ""d Slates M;trine Corl'So which Marine 0 I v I s Ion "Assoctallon. Three platoons of grt"en.clad IT CAPTAIN C. It, BErD In past yE'ars has been consplc- n~adquarters. Mar I n e Corps. MlirinE'S from The First Comb;t1 1 P tHIn Ofn UOUS in its generosity and sup- \~ashlnR"lo~ 25, D.C. At the same Scrvit-e Group-Pedersen's tinAI SOCIAL SECURITY FOR os OU5 9 cu port of this work will r('slKmd in 11mI'. apl>llc:lnl.s m:!)' .Indlcate unit-~'luI('d :md passed In reo MILITARY PERSONNEL IIOllsin,::: Is of ('Onl'hINable In. ,trs usual inspiring wa),." \\hC'~<, t!ley dC'''''He lhl' flr....1 (Vl\- \,j('W durlnl: ('('remrlllit'S held on ... IC'f...SI 10 all marril'd Marines.., the Dh'lsinu I.ar;ll\(- RtOllndJ>. UNDER CON~IDERATION pa~t1clllarl)' now thal at most • This !Ighl againJ>t Inrantile \'(OI111On 10 be held. ParftlYstr.:and the rehabilitation • A veteran oC two World Wan.., 1C Ute Slsl c.:ollJ:te,ss adopl" po.~ts and ~~:'~h~OUSI~~ ot Its victims IJ> It worth)' under· 113T DIVISION OFFICERS Pedersen worked as a mets ser- legislation planned. by lhe F~ !Itua~}I u . .Y-:~ \aklng and the opportunity for TRANSFERR"ED TO HQMC geant the past Iwenty yC'arli of ernl Security Agency, all memo Camp Pendleton is no except. partiCipation In the fund-raising his mlli~nry lite, ben of the Armed Forces will be- ion to thla rule althourh'we ate drive has been extended 10 nil Born In Denmark, Pedersen ar· come eligible for SocIal security lortunate in haVtn&' .)imwral')' personneL All contributions will Two lSI Marine DivisIon of!l· rived In America, June, 1917, and benefits, housing, autflcient to take care be on a voluntary basis. cers. performing dulles In the Immediately Joined Ihe U.S. Decision to Include military of almost all Marines. Uniu sacb Commanding Officers of each command post, relinquished Ih('lr Mmy, Attached 10 the. 27th personn~1 stemmed from the view time as more rental housing be. ~nit wlll prepare and Initiate a positionJ> We<!nC'Sl!;\y. ;Jnd will "N...\\.' York" Division, he was sla· thai S?"lal security protecti~.n. Is comes available In Oreanslde or • 'March of Dimes" drive wilh the Inocecd to Marine lle-lIdqu;ulers. lion~d In France during World ~sSl'lIllal t~.lhe conCC'pt of a ClI- public quarters are built at Ca'mp help ot the Special Service om- Wa~hlnJ:lon, D.C.. for admlnis· War I. 17.£'n Army. Pendleton we will be faced with. aer Who Will act as coordinator. tratlve assignments, Complellng live years with the During WOrld War H, it was the tact that we must continue Contributions received will be l' hey are Lt Army. he enlisted In the Ma· pointed oUI. several milliOn mem- to use Del Mar emergency, aetlt direct, by the Commanding Colonel George rines, June 7, 1923. Foreign bers or the Armed Forces suf- (Homoja) and Sterllna proje.ctt Ottlcer or each organization. 10 W. Killen, G-4, shore dUly at HaIti, China and fere:llossln Social security rights for all our housln n......l... , the National Foundation for In- Se<'t1on, who ex· the PhIlIppines followed. because their periods of military g ~: tanUle Paral)'s.is, Inc., 120 Broad- peels to receive ! Shortly atter the outbreak oC serv!ce were counted as unem' Homoja already h,as'~,n de~ Way, New York, New York_ furlhE'r order! World War II. Pedersen was pro- ployment so Car as old age bene- sIgnllted by the Corrurl.8ndant., __ upon arrival Ir moted 10 the rank ot Warrant fits wen! concerned. Marine Corps, as emergency WashlnJ:ton, ane Officer: later receiving commlshousing rather than transient sloned oUlC(!r status. For thirty Authority Received By housing. The meaning ot thlll IS NATIONAL CEMETERY 1st Lt Vincent E. Boyle, R e cor d consecutive monthJ> he served on Marm'• Barracks For fairly simple, as the word "trans· MIUTARY FUNERAL sectlon, selectee Samoa with the 2nd Marine Brllent" meant that people could d u t y ,with gade, being transterred stllle·slde Staff NCO Promotions only stay (or 60 days at Homoja. FOR MSGT O'CONNOR for the Pers~mne~ ·In 19'14. Santa Claua was a few days and then had to ask tor permlB, Master SC'rgant WIlliam Jam('s Department. ., The following two years, Pe- late, but nonetheless was heartily slon to stay an addltlonalle~th O'Connor. 43. was Interred De- Lt Colonel,Jo;l\-. 'Lt Col KWea de-rscn \Vas a mess ollicer at welcomed by thlny men station- ot time. Under the new desicn· cember 29th at Ihe Forl Rose· len, \V h 0 rr~~.' Camp Pendleton. lie reverted to ed here at Camp Pendleton this aUon of emerrefiCY housfn,.,the crans National cemetery In San uated from ttie University of Cal- Master Sergeant, June, 1946. week. After much scuttlebutt It length of stay ean be IndefInite Diego., tomla In 1936 is a veteran of Pedersen joined the 1st Marine was Cound to be true that author- without special permJsslon. MSgt O'CCnnor died at the 10% years with the Marines_ He Division In 1947, assuming du- lty had been fCO!lved fM tour One ot Ute most contuslnZ Santa Margarita Naval Hospital scrved with the lies as mC!ss sergeant for the men to make Master Serreant. things to the' avetage })er50n on the day before Christmas. He 3th Marine 01· First Combat ServIce Group (Me- eleven to make Technical Ser· the SterlIng wllltlnr list Is the served as NCO In charge o( the IIslon on Old- diuml. geant anti. fifteen to be promoted mysterious fashion with which Cataloging section In Mnrln~ lawa and ChI· Master Sergeant Pedersen Is to Staff sergeant. These promo- they seem to progress or retro· Corps Supply Depot. I lao Designated entltlt'd to wear the- Good Con- lions were Camp Pendleton Ma- gress on this list_ Then! Is really A veteran of 23 ycnrt service t s a W hit e duct Medal with five stars. Ma· rlne Barracks' share of a promo· no mystery concerning it, but In the Marine Corps, MSgt O'Con· r 0 use military rlne Corps Expeditionary Medal lion list issued by Marine Corps sometimes things happen in this nor' had sen'eel at many foreign dde In 1944, Lt wllh two slars, China $ervlC(! Headquarters on 26 Dt'cember. fashion: n place becomes avaU· duty •stations, including Iblll, :olonel Kill e n Medal, American Defense Medal, 1948, able at Sterling, the No.1 man Nicaragua and Chinn in his o('Cllme (amlliar Amerlc;lll Theater Medal, World • Is sick in the hospital, the No, 2 tours of duty. During World War v I t h Washing- War I Medal, World War II Vie- More Refrigerators man does not d<:!sln! 10 move be· n he was a member of the 5th on protocol at- tory Medal. C.'luse of financial difficulties. Marines, p;lrtlcipatlng In lhe bnt.endlng soc I a I • To Be Made Available the No.3 man is on temporary tie for Iwo Jlma, and a survl\'or functions and Civil Service Commission For Sterling Housing duty somewhere and his wife of the December 7th attaek on Lt Boyle meetings in an A E'· F cannot move alone. No. 4 man Pearl HarbOr. official capacity_ His replacement nnounces xommatlon or Captain G. K_ Reid, Post 1I0us- has just received orders. but the MSgt O'Connor Is survi\'ed by Ls Lt Colonel Raymond L. Murray, Administrative Assistant Ing OUteer. announces the reo No.5 man Is ready to moYe, Most ha wile, Marsaret Ethel O'Con- former Force Inspector Cor Head· The US Civil service Commls- celpt of 29 elght·cubic-Coot rcfrlg. people know who l.$ immediately. nor.. and two ehUdren, Kathleen, quarters. Marine Garrison Foft7. slon haa announced an examlna- erators from the Bureau of Yards in front ot them on ~ Jist. and J'atIle5 Michael. , Padtlc. lion Jor·probatlonal appointment and Docks for use by tenants of _ MSgtfwe.t\o(a.1ntennent: "'as V, & Boyle, oW-year.old Ma· to the poIltion o~ Adml:ntsuatlvl!' the Sterling: Housing project. :rhere(o~ the No. 6 man.tl.n4;nZ preceded. by a military requkom rine First LIeutenant from He· As:sistant, CAF·7 to CAF·ll, $3127 In addition. 18 more six-cubic· out that No. 5 ,lOad h;U mass at St. Mary's Star of the bron. Nebraska. has been In the to $485S per year. for employ· toot refrigerators will be boUeht mO¥ed Into StRrU~. I~b'; sea Catbolk Church_ CC\lPI since .November 18, 1923. ment at various federal agencies from appropriations by the Post teels that he Js No. 1 on'the tllt. Mrs.· William J, O'Connor He baa amused seventeen years' in the'States of Cautomla, ArI- Housing Ofn~. This Is a fallacy as the olber wtBhes to take this occasion to foreign shore du.ty~ Within the zona, and Nevada.· Full Infonna· , DistrIbution will commence at fout,._people could, not take adth«nIt !,the"many friends trom past two decades. Flrst'Lleuteal. tlon and necessary forms for ap· tho end of the mODth..,~ tenants vantage ,ot tbe opportunity to whom abe rteelved flowers. cardt· ant ':I. H,l WelCh,-detached trom plyln, may be obtained in .the ueeupylng three.. be4toom- units.: rnove at that time, but will .in and 1ettera of Iympathy_upon the the G-l~aectlon; 6th. MArines. ls ClvlUan Personnel Offiee- Build; The·redplentll will-be determined be given' an opportunity. to movo Pasalna.away of'ber hUsband. the new Divis10n Record Officer, Ine 24-5-9: " . by drawlne numbers. CouUDoe<l Olll"ap S
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FORMAL PARADE AND REVIEW ,I AS MSGT PEDERSON RETIRES
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