The Pendleton Scout - Vol. 4, No. 7 - Feb 18, 1946

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VOLUME 4

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CAM PEN MARINES ENTHUSIASTIC OVER ATHLETIC SESSION

Last Wednesday afternoon, hundreds of dungaree-clad Marines took part in the first session of a "supervised athletic' 'program re. cently inaugurated. Members of all units in this command participated, with only a skeleton force left on duty tus for the maintenance of camp. The sessions which will be held every Wednesday from 1300 tJO 1600 are entbusiastically approved by the men of the command. Such sports as horse back riding, 00 w 1i n g, touch-ball, softball, volleyball, and basketball, are only a few of the various recreation acilities available. Personnel may choose any sport tbey desire to participate in during the period. ••

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SAN DIEGO CAGE MEET CANCELLED Marine Corps headquarters cancelled the scheduled West Coast All American Marine elimination basketball tournament, set to get underway at San Diego today. No other date was' set for the playing of the tourney, which was to 1etermine the champion team from ~e 'west coast. A similar tournament" was schedued for the east c;oast, with the winners and runnersup of both tourneys meeting in the east to determine the Marine Championship. The CamPen cage !eam which was being whipped into .shape to take part in the tourney, will remain intact, and has scheduled a number of games with various service and college teams along the coast.

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ARINES FAVORITE CHOICE AS MATES Marines are not only regarded as th,e best fighting unit in the world, but they are also rated tops as "casanovas" by the women of the United States. According to the feature "On the Side" by E. V. Durling in the L. A. Examiner, the average U. S. Marine has during the past four years received 27 proposals of marriage from the fairer sex. Air Force Offiters have received 26; doggies (army) 21; and Navy men 19.

NUMBER 7

MONDAY, 18 FEBRUARY, 1946

OBSERVE WR ANNIVERSARY

70,000 MARINES PROCESSED BY REDISTR REel

Since going into operation here Oct. 1, 1945, Redistribution Regiment has accomplished the Herculean task of routing more than 62,000 Marines to new duties or discharge, discharging more than 18,000 and disbanding three Marine divisions.

This was revealed last week as the job of deactivating the Fiftb Amphibious Corps was well under way and slated to be completed this week. The Fifth Amphibious Corps was led by LtGen Holland M. Smith during its smashing assault against the Jap Pacific strongholds of Tarawa, Makin, Kwajalein, Eniwetok, Roi-Namur, Saipan, Tinian. MajGen Harry Schmidt led the Corps during the LtGen Holland M. Smith, commanding general, Marine Training' Iwo Jima campaign and on occuand Replacement Command, and CamPen, is shown as he sliced the pation duty in Japan. huge cake at 24-M-2, during the festivities observing the third anThe Fourth and Fifth Divisions niversary of the Women Marines last Wednesday. The "slice" 'the were disbanded here, along with General is pictured working on was presented to SgtMaj Frances K. LeWlis (Right) of the CamPen WRBn, who was also observing her third all of the Third Division. Corps Artillery units of both the Third year in the Corps. and Fifth Amphibious Corps were disbanded at this camp. Among tnose unIts disbanded were nearly every possible type of milita.ry organization ranging Marine Corps Headquarters an- from howitzer battalions to launnounced last Thursday'that effecLtCol Custis Burton, Jr., Area tive March 1, the discharge point dry platoons and from medical Recruiting Officer, states "busi- score for Marines would be re- companies to amphibious tractor ness is getting better," and backs duced to 42. The present point battalions. The billeting of tbese' up his statement with a total of score is 45. No announcement in troops and the storage and dispogear and 110 reenlistments during the past regard to Women Marines dis- sal of their comba weapons demanded great ingenweek. charge points was made. uity and efficiency. The number of reenlistments at Since beginning operations, the tbe local office has been increasing steadily with the weekly regiment has received 71,041 entotal now exceeding the 100 mark. listed men and 2,302 officers for The Commanding General has proceSSing. To date, 62,296 have announced that Holiday routine been sent to other centers for diswill prevail within this command charge or new duties, 18,235 liave on Friday, 22 February, in obser- been discharged and 408 have re"Someone's going to be sorry," vance of George Washington's enlisted in the Marine Corps. Of the smaller units discharged says the CamPen Provost Mar- Birthday. shal in regard to personnel leaving ,• , which were of special note were units of the Fourth Marine Regithis reservation ~ia other than ment which fought a rear-guard Sentry Pos~ed EXItS. The. P~ovost action against the Japs at Bataan Marshal pomted out that It IS unlawful to leave CamPen other The newly organized CamPen and Corregidor and the Twentythan through regular sentry man- cage team, led by 2ndLt A. Eighth Marine Regiment which ned gates. Brindley, former All American placed the famed flag atop Mount . Evidence shows that a number center on the Dartmouth qUintet, Suribachi on Iwo Jima. of persons have been leaving camp will take part in an Invitational With only the First, Second and via other means of exit. Anyone Basketball tournament at Bar- Sixth Marine Divisions intact, tbe apprehended in this practice will stow, Calif., February 28, March bulk of Redistribution Regiment's task is completed. be accorded severe penalties. 1 and 2.

BUSINESS GOOD AT RECRUITING OFFICE; WEEK'S TOTAL 110

DISCHARGE POINTS GO TO 42 ON MARCH 1

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FEBRUARY 22 IS HOLIDAY

LEAVE CAMP VIA PROPER EXIT

ICAM PEN CAGERS IN BARSTOW TOURNEY

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