Personnel and Administration
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Religious Activities
- 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.
- Four Protestant Services were conducted for other units. The total attendance was 69, with 37 receiving communions.
- Eight Catholic Masses were conducted for the Battalion. The total attendance was 164.
- The Battalion Chaplain visited 19 men aboard the hospital ships and 12 men at 3rd Medical Battalion.
This page last corrected 7 September 2011