Battalion History, January 20

Today in Battalion history:

Births
(none)

Wartime
1926 - John Yaniga (Able Company) enlists in USMC.
1937 - Joseph B. Cowan (Charlie Company) enlists in USMC.
1942 - Earl Richard Crom (Able Company) enlists in USMC.
1942 - William Curtis Logan (Charlie Company) enlists in USMC.
1944 - First Lieutenant Maurice J. Cavanaugh Jr (HQ Company) transferred to Camp Pendleton hospital.
1944 - PFC Jefferson H. King Jr (Baker Company) transferred to Camp Pendleton, CA.
1944 - First Battalion en route to Namur, Kwajalein Atoll, aboard USS DuPage.
1945 - Corporal Raymond S. Cable (Baker Company) discharged for disability.


Deaths
1975 - Howard L. Webber (Able Company) in Milwaukee, WI. Age 56.
2000 - Corporal John R. Stiener (Charlie Company) in Shelby, IN. Age 74.