Battalion History, January 9

Today in Battalion history:

Births:
1910 - Joseph F. Clayton (HQ Company) born in Kentucky.
1916 - Herbert I. Hines (HQ Company) born in Ellsworth, WI.
1924 - Walter S. Shamray (Baker Company) born in Detroit, MI.
1925 - Robert U. Santerre (Able Company) born in Nashua, NH.
1926 - Robert James Gilbert (2nd Marine Division Casual Company) born in California.

1923 - Victor Goller (Dog Company) enlists USMC.
1940 - Francis James Gronwald (Dog Company) enlists USMC.

Wartime:
1943 - Burnett Paul Fenger (Able Company) enlists, USMCR.
1943 - Richard Lafayette McClanahan (Able Company) enlists, USMC.
1944 - Private Charles D. Horwitz (Able Company) absent without leave, 9 AM.

Deaths:
1965 - PFC Edward A. Brasus (Baker Company) died in Chicago, IL. Age 41.
1995 - PFC Donald James Rader (Baker Company) died in Martin, FL. Age 73.
1996 - Corporal Edward George Gollwitzer (Charlie / HQ Companies) died in Portage, WI. Age 76.
2003 - PFC Chandler M. Kelley (2nd Marine Division Casual Company) died in Bass Harbor, ME. Age 78.