Personnel – May 1969

 

Personnel and Administration

  1. Losses and Gains

USMC            USN

Off/Enl           Off/Enl

Losses                                   5/106               0/12

Battle                                      0/45                0/0

Non-Battle                            4/19                0/9

Administrative                     1/42                 0/3

Gains                                       5/150                0/8

  1. Awards.  During the reporting period 1 Silver Star, 5 Bronze Stars, 1 Navy Commendation Medal, 5 Navy Achievement Medals, 6 Purple Heart Medals, and 15 Vietnamese Crosses of Gallantry were presented.  The following type awards were processed recommending approval.

Navy Cross                                                    1

Silver Cross                                                   4

Navy and Marine Corps Medal              3

Bronze Star                                                  14

Navy Commendation                               24

Navy Achievement                                     34

Purple Heart                                                 46

VCG                                                                      0

  1. Discipline.  The number of disciplinary cases acted upon or pending action are as follows:

Courts-Martial/Admin Discharges/Investigations

Art 32 – Pending                                             1

GCM                                                                     4 Pending

Special Courts-Martial                                3 Pending

Summary Courts-Martial                           2 Pending

Admin Discharges                                           1 Recommended

 

Non-Judicial Punishments

Battalion Commander                                        3

Company Commander                                       20

 

  1. R&R.  The Battalion utilized the following Out-of-Country R&R quotas for the month of May:

Bangkok                               16                    Penang                       0

Hawaii                                   21                    Singapore                  5

Hong Kong                           12                    Okinawa                     3

Kuala cancelled                                          Sydney                       15

Taipei                                      8                    Tokyo                            6

Manila                                     2

  1. Promotions.  During the month the following promotions were affected:

To                                       Regular                 Meritorious

PFC                                          6                                  0

L/Cpl                                     30                                  5

Cpl                                        145                                  8

Sgt                                            0                                  4

  1. Religious Activities
  2. Twenty-nine Protestant Services were conducted for the Battalion during the month of May.  The total attendance was 704 Navy/Marine personnel, with 429 receiving communions.
  3. Four Protestant Services were conducted for other units.  The total attendance was 69, with 37 receiving communions.
  4. Eight Catholic Masses were conducted for the Battalion.  The total attendance was 164.
  5. The Battalion Chaplain visited 19 men aboard the hospital ships and 12 men at 3rd Medical Battalion.

This page last corrected 7 September 2011