Saipan (LHA 2) - Naval Cruise Book

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s in April 1965 and upon completion of boot capnph nd and ITR at Camp Geiger was transferred to NAS Me Aviation Operations School and subsequently transferred to Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii in January 1966. ln January 1968, Sergeant Major ROLAND joined VMF QAW, Viet Nam. Upon VMFQAWJ 235's decommissioning and recomm in as VMFA-235, Sergeant Major ROLAND was transferred to 1 in lwakuni, Japan. Returning to CONUS in February 1969, Sergeant Ma or R0 was assigned to Flight Clearance at MCAS El Toro until Ju y 1969 he reported for Drill Instructor Duty at MCRD San Diego, CA, In February 1972, Sergeant Major Roland attended the Sta commissioned Academy in Ouantico, VA. and upon completi reassigned to MCRD San Diego until September 1972 when transferred to H8tMS-37, MCAS El Toro CA In November 1973, Sergeant Major Roland was transfe MWHS-1, subunit 1 in lwakuni, Japan. Returning to CONUS in December 1974, Sergeant Major ROI was assigned as an Instructor in Aviation Operations School a Meridian, Miss. until January 1977 when he was transferred Marine Brigade, MCAS Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii and assign R. M. ROLAND HMM-262. 1980 S M RO'-AN In January , ergeant ajor D was transferr SERGEANT MAJOR VMFA-115 at MCAS Beaufort, SC. and upon bein selected to Sergeant was reassigned as Sergeant Major of H8tlX?S-31 until Ja 1981. In February 1981, Sergeant Major ROLAND was transferredl FSSG at MCB Camp Lejeune, NC. and served with 8th Engineer port Battalion and 2d Maintenance Battalion until June 1985. ln June 1985, Sergeant Major ROLAND was transferred to New River and assigned to MABS-29 until joining HMM-1 Segtember 1985. ergeant Major ROLAND and his wife, the former Margie Ellz ergeant Major ROLAND was born August 18, 1947 in A GA. He attended Americus High School and enlisted' 3 Corp ' ' ' at mp. E 59 I1 ff or he rn t t e e r M 6 a Wills of Dawson, GA have one daughter, Kelley and one son, Ronali 1 Q

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