Note: From July 1943, Duty Station was New River, N.C. (Camp LeJuene)
July 1942 Joined C Company 22nd , 22-31, Reserve Platoon Leader,
2nd Lieutenant.
Aug 1942 1-12, Platoon Leader 13-16 C.O. 17-31 Reserve Platoon Leader 2nd Lieutenant.
Sept 1942 1st Detached to Co. "B"-1-23, 5-30 C.O.
Oct 1942 1-3, Fur. 5, Detached to "C" Co. 17, Rec'd and accepted commission as
regular 17-31, Commanding Officer.
Nov 1942 1-3 and 5-30 Commanding Officer.
Dec 1942 Company Commander
Jan 1943 1-31, C.O. 20th Received and accepted commission as 1st Lieutenant. To rank
from 31- Dec-42, auth AlNav No 4 1943 ( Co. C 9-27 aboard USS Calvert fr Norfolk
to Chesapeake Bay for landing maneuvers)
Feb 1943
March 1943 1-9, C.O. 11-17 fur 18-31 Executive Officer
Apr 1943 1-16, Exec Officer 17-30 temp detached duty at Individual combat school,
MB, Courthouse Bay, Post.
May 1943 1-2, C.O., 3-31 Executive Officer
July 1943 Executive Officer. Entire company embarked aboard train at
Camp LeJeune, New River, N.C., 6-Jul-43; 6-11, enroute; 12, arrived and disembarked
at Camp Joseph H. Pendelton, Oceanside, California
Aug 1943 1-8, Executive Officer 9-31, C.O.
Sept 1943 Commanding Officer
Oct 1943
Nov 1943
Dec 1943 (C.O.) 14th emb aboard LST #270; 15, sailed fr San Diego, California;
15-16, participated in divisional maneuvers; 17, arr and disemb in the vicinity
of Oceanside, California. 30, emb aboard APA-102 (Lasalle), 31 sailed from
San Diego California.
Jan 1944 (C.O.), 1, enroute; 2, participated in landing exercises aboard USS
Lasalle at San Clemente Island, Calif; 11th, embarked aboard USS Lasalle at
San Diego, Calif; 13, sailed there from; 13-31 enroute.
Feb 1944 (C.O.) 1, arrived and disembarked from USS Lasalle. Participated in the
battle of Roi Namur Island, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands. 5,
re-embarked. 8, there from. 8-16, enroute. 17 arr. And disemb at Maui, T. H.
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