Saipan (LHA 2) - Naval Cruise Book

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2D BATTAU0N 6TH MARINES The Second Battalion Sixth Marines were activated on,7.1f1.,JulyQ19 17 at Quantico, Va. The Battalion deployed during January and February 1 918'tof3FranceQand was assigned to the 4th Brigade of the American Expeditionary Force. 1Thet1campaigns in whiah the Battalion participatedarett, Alsne, AisneMarno,t Saint Mihiel,.Meuseg'Argonne, Toulan-Tryon, Chateau Thierry and Marabache Limey. Private John Joseph KELLY .7otQthei ,78th Company, Second Battalion received the Medal of Honor for his actionon 3 Oct'11918,Tdu ring the MeuseArgonne Operations. Corporal John Henry PRUITT also won a Medal of-,Hfonor on this same day. Gunnery Fred W. STOCKMAN was the third Battalion Marineto winning Medal Qof Honor during the World War l Campaigns. 5 A 3 A H i The Battalion later occupied the Rhineland frorn1Dec 1918 1919 and returned to Quantlco for deactivation on 20 Aug 1919. y ,J The Battalion was reactivated in San Diego, Ca. on 1 Dec '1934.c Again the Battalion was deployed in August and September 1937 to-Shanghai, China and1assignedtofSecond Marine Brigade. The Second Marine Brigade was redesignated on 1 Feb 1941 as the 2d Marine Division. The 2d Battalion, 6th Marines deployed during May to July 1941 to Reykjavik, Iceland and reassigned to The 1st Provisional Marine Brigadeand returned. during ?March 1942 to San Diego. The Battalion was reassigned to the 2d,Marine Divisionand then deployed to Wellington, New Zealand during Oct 1942. A ln World War ll the Battalion participated in The following campaigns: The capture and defense of Guadalcanal Jan-Feb 19433 the consolidation or Southern Solomons, Feb 1943: the Gilbert Islands Operation NovDec 19433 the capture and occupation of Saipan June-July 19443 the capture and occupation ot Tinian, July-Augustq19443 the assault and occupation of Okinawa, April 1945. The Battalion participated in theoccupation of Japan and was relocated to Camp Pendleton, Ca. and deactivated on 1 October 1947. The 2d Battalion, oth Marines was reaafivated 26 August 1950 and Ossigned to 2d Marine Division at compiejeune, N.C. Since 1950 the Battalion has deployed asa! Battalion Landing Team several times in the Carribean and Mediterranean and is still Pon a rotating basis. Second Battalion has participated in the Beirut, Lebanon landing in 1958 and the Cuban Mlsslle Crisis during October to December 1962. As of 1 January 1982, the Second Battalion, 6th Marines has been on an activated status for 67 years since its activation in 1917. l l

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rn-'Q -'III73 - 'Ilf LTCol TSCHAN enTered The USMC Through The NROTC Progrom of Oregon SToTe Universify. AfTer groduofing from Oregon STdTe ond receiving his Bochelor of Science degree in Psychology in June 49641, he received o regulor commission os o Second LieuTendnT in The U. S. Morlne Corps. Upon groduofion from The Bosic School ds on lnfonfry Officer, LieuTenonT TSCHAN reporTed To The 2d BoTTolion, 2d Morine Regimenf on served os o Rifle Pldfoon Leoder ln December 4965 LieuTenonT TSCHAN reporTed To lvlorine Borrocks, GuonTonomo Boy, Cubo where he commonded o guord compony. Promofed To Copfoin in lvlorch 4967, he wos Tronsferred To The Milifory Assisfonce Commond - VieTnom. While ossigned To MACV, Copfoin TSCHAN served os The Senior Advisor To The 4sT ARVN Division Reconnois sonce Compony, Senior Advisor To The 4sT Boffolion, 2d ARVN Regimenf, ond Senior Advisor To The 2d ARVN Regimenf. Copfoin TSCHAN reTurned from VieTnom in Sep Tember 68 ond wos ossigned os The Officer Selecfion Officer, Wilkes Borre, Po, where he served for Three Yeors. AfTer dTTending Amphibious Worfore School of Quonfico, Vo. from AugusT 4974 To Februory 4972, C0Dfcin TscHAN reporTed The 3d Buimiion, 9Th Morines on Okinowo in April 4972 ond served os o LIEUTENANT coLoNEL Rosem E TSCHAN COMMANDING oFFicER BLT 2 76 compony commonder, poffolion operoflons officer ond logisflcs officer Copfoin TSCl-lAN's nexT ossignmenf wos o Two yeor occomponied Tour wiTh The JolnT U S lvlilifory Assisfonce Group Koreo, os The Novol Operofions Officer on The JUSMAC-3 K sfoff ln June 4975, Tvloior TSCHAN received o Mosfers Degree in EducoTion from The Universlfy of Soufhern Colifornio ond reTurned To his Almo Moder, Oregon STdTe UniverslTy, os The lviorine Officer lnsfrucfor df The NROTC UniT Moior TSCHAN offended The lvlorlne Corps Commond ond Sfoff College from AugusT 4978 To June 4979 Following groduoflon from The Commond ond Sfoff College, Molor TSCHAN joined The 2d BoTTolion, 6Th lvlorines os The Execufive Officer Moior TSCHAN reporTed To The AssisTonT Chief of Sfoff G 4 in lvlorch of 4980 os The C- 4 Operofions Officer LieuTenonT Colonel TSCHAN wos promofed To his currenT ronk on 4 July 4980 ond ossumed commdnd of The 2d BoTTolion, 6Th Morines on 3 Dec 4980 LleuTenonT Colonel TSCl-lAN's OGCOVCITIOOS include Two Bronze Sfor lvledols wifh Combof VieTnomese Cross of G-ollonTry wiTh Polm ond Two silver sTor devices, The VieTndmese Honor lvledol 4sT Closs, ond severol uniT CITGTIODS ond compoign medols -L , Q. Wmxk S - Q su, QI' W: X, ' it 'Q in Q ,Lx I