US Marine Corps Recruit Depot - Yearbook (Parris Island, SC)

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AFTER CHECKING IN through the main gate, the first stop aboard Parris Island for the recruit is Recruit Receiving, where he turns in his orders and is assigned to a Platoon. After being assigned to a Platoon, the recruit gets a chance to meet his fellow platoon members while waiting to complete his in-processing. He also gets a first look at the spacious grounds, drill fields near the Receiving Barracks and meets his Drill Instruc- tor for the first time as the platoon' is marched to their battalion area. Recruit Receiving

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A ! COLONEL RICHARD B. SMITH, USMC Colonel Richard B. Smith, holder of two Bronze Star Medals, is now serving as Commanding Officer, Recruit Training Regiment, Parris Island, S. C. Prior to assuming his present duties on August 16, 1968, he served as commanding officer of the 9th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, in Vietnam. Colonel Smith began his Marine Corps career in 1941, when he entered the Marine Corps through the Platoon Leaders Class, while a student at Duke University, Durham, N. C. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in May 1943 following Officer Candidate School at Quantico, Va. Following his commissioning, he attended a course of instruction at the Portsmouth, Va. Sea School and served two years aboard the USS SPRINGFIELD in the Pacific during World War Il. At the con- clusion of the war, he was assigned as a public information officer and aide to the Commandant of the Marine Corps Schools, Quantico, Va., in July 1948. He remained at Quantico in a variety of assignments until ordered to Korea in January of 1952. ln Korea he saw action with l Company, 3rd Battalion, lst Marines, 1st Marine Division, FMF, as a company commander. In addition, during his tour in Korea he also served as S-3, 3d Battalion, lst Marines and later as senior liaison officer and director of the Korean Marine Corps Training Center. Returning to the states, he served with the 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N. C., as Commanding Officer, NCO School and assistant G-3. Stationed with the British Royal Marines, fhe served as exchange officer in London, England, Malta and the Middle East from September 1954 through June 1955. Following this over- seas duty, he returned to Headquarters, U. S. Marine Corps, serving for three years with the personnel department. In August 1959, the colonel reported for duty with the 3rd Marine Division where he first served as Division Adjutant and then Commanding Officer, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion. Transferred to Norfolk, Va., he served as assistant operations officer, FMF, Atlantic, and as plans officer on the staff of Commander in Chief Atlantic Command. Transferred to Camp Leieune, he assumed duties as Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3, 2nd Marine Division. Ordered to Vietnam with the 3rd Marine Division, he was assigned as Division Inspector. In September 1967, he assumed command of the 9th Marine Regiment which he commanded until his return to the U. S. in August, 1968. In addition to Colonel Smith's two Bronze Star Medals, he holds the Legion of Merit: the Joint Service Commendation Medal: Presi- dential Unit Citation: Navy Unit Commendation Medal: American Defense Service Medal: American Campaign Medal: Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two stars: Navy Occupation Medal: Korean Service Medal with three stars: World War II Victory Medal: China Service Medal: National Defense Service Medal: United Nations Medal: Korean Presidential Unit Citation: Vietnamese Cross of Gal- lantry with palm: Vietnam Service Medal with two stars: Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Philippine Liberation Medal. Colonel Smith is a graduate of Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, Bethhesda, Md., and of Duke University. He is also a graduate of the U. S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leaven- worth, Kansas. He and his wife Carol have six sons: Robert B. Ill, Richard B. Jr., Duncan S., Barton S., and twins Alan B. and Bruce S.

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