Battalion History, January 28

Today in Battalion history:

Births
1919 - Cortes H. Kirby (2nd Marine Division Casual Company) in Galveston, TX.

Wartime
1943 - Roger W. Trimble (Able Company) enlists in USMC.
1944 - First Battalion en route to Namur, Kwajalein Atoll, aboard USS DuPage.
1944 - Philip Wood letter to mother and sister.
1945 - First Battalion en route to Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, aboard USS Hendry

Deaths
1984 - Corporal Lester Clarkson "Rugged" Kincaid (Able Company) in Glasco, WV. Age 61.
1993 - Corporal Joseph S. Patti (Charlie Company) in Hazlet, NJ. Age 70.
2003 - Corporal William M. Schultz (Baker Company) in Concord, NC. Age 81.
2008 - Corporal Clyde William Letcher (HQ Company) in Cropwell, AL. Age 87.
2009 - PFC Carl Franklin Sorrow (Charlie Company) in Springfield, VA. Age 84.