Battalion History, January 17

Today in Battalion history:

Births
1914 - Paul J. Rossi (Able / HQ Company) in New York.
1923 - Edward A. Brasus (Baker Company) in Chicago, IL.

Wartime
1938 - Olin Otho England (Dog / HQ Company) enlists USMCR.
1944 - First Battalion en route to Namur, Kwajalein Atoll, aboard USS DuPage.
1944 - PFC Leonard O. Fritze (Dog Company) discharged from hospital, returned to duty.

Deaths
1996 - Private Charles Chester Sunderland (2nd Marine Division Casual Company) in Altoona, PA. Age 69.
2001 - Staff Sergeant Jason C. Edwards (Baker Company) in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Age 80.
2005 -