United States Navy Chaplain Corps - Yearbook

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APPENDIX A UNIT CITATIONS PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION lst Provisional Marine Brigade--- ------ ---- lst Marine Aircraft Wing One award covering three periods--- --- lst Marine Division fReinforcedj z Qlj First PUC for action in Koreag the Division's fourth PUC. Includes Marine Aircraft Group 33 and other supporting units. Q21 The Division's fifth PUC ----------------------------------- --- C31 The Division's sixth PUC. One award covering three periods ---- --- 7 August-7 September 1950 8 March-30 April 1951 18 May-30 June 1951 3 August-29 September 1951 15 September-11 October 1950 27 November-11 December 1950 21-26 April 1951 16 May-30 June 1951 11-25 September 1951 A number of smaller commands, to which no chaplains were attached, also received the Presidential Unit Citation. fSee Ciztgle and Manson, The Sea War in Korea.1 NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION lst Marine Division CReinforced1. One award covering two periods -------------- --- lst Marine Aircraft Wing ---.-- --- ------ - --- SHIPS' BADOENG STRAIT --------- ---------- - -- BON HOMME RICHARD ----- --- ESSEX --------.-.--------- --- LEYTE ---------.--- --- PHILIPPINE SEA ---- --- PRINCETON --- --- SICILY ------- -- --- VALLEY FORGE--- --- ARMY DISTINGUISHED UNIT CITATION lst Marine Aircraft Wing -----.-------------..---.-..- -- Except in the case of BADOENG STRAIT and SICILY the award covers appropriate embarked air groups. A number of smaller commands, to only one of which was a chaplain assigned, also received the NUC. That was USS HENRICO CAPA 451, for the period 15 September- 25 December 1950. CSee Cagle and Manson, The Sea War in Korea, app. IV.j -241- 11 August 1952-5 May 1953 7-27 July 1953 1 August 1952-27 July 1953 3 August 1950-1 August 1951 22 June-18 December 1952 21 August 1951-5 March 1952 9 October 1950-19 January 1951 4 August 1950--30 March 1951 31 March-31 May 1951 31 January-27 July 1953 5 December 1950-10 August 1951 15 April-18 October 1952 13 March-15 May 1953 11 June-27 July 1953 3 August 1950-1 August 1951 3 July-18 November 1951 1 January-5 june 1953 11 December 1951-11 June 1952 22 November-14 December 1950

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Mahler, W. A., USN, RC Meade, H. E., USN, RC Meehan, Daniel F., USN, RC Mulligan, Edwin C., USNR, RC McCabe, W. D., USNR, PRESBY QUSAJ Nordby, Walter H., USNR, LUTH O'Leary, Francis T., USN, RC O'Malley, Francis P., USNR, RC O'Neill, J., USNR, RC Patton, R. L., METH Paul, James W., USNR, METH Peeters, R. T., USNR, RC Pigott, C. S., USN, BAP CSD Reaves, E., USN, METH Robertson, A. W., USN, BAP QSJ Rothman, Murray I,, USNR, JEWISH Ruleman, R. N., USN, METH Salyer, O. B., USN, METH Seymour, H. A., USNR, METH Smith, James Rex, USNR, DISC Sullivan, A., USN, RC Szczesny, C. A., USN, RC Taylor, W. A., USNR, BAP CAD Weber, Oscar, USNR, LUTH Weidler, E. R., USNR, EVAN 8: REF Wolfram, E. A., Jr., USN, LUTH CMoSyj Wright, George Arthur, USN, EUB List of Purple Hea1tMedaZJ During the 3-year Korean War, no Navy chaplains were killed in action. The following 15 received Purple Heart medals for wounds as they were received: Orlando Ingvoldstad, Jr .,........... William G. Tennant ...,, .... Robert A. Bonner .u.,. .... Kevin J. Keaney ........ .... Cornelius J. Griffin Y....... .... Eugene I. Van Antwerp ,wA,-- -h-- Charles S. Pigott .......... ,... John M. Quirk ...,..... .... Joseph P. Trodd ........ .... John E. Hollingsworth ....- -... James S. Ferris ......a.. .... John P. Byrnes ........ .... Samuel Sobel .....,. .... Robert H. Willetts ..., ...C John T. Moore ...,. .... -240- 15 September 1950 22 September 1950 27 September 1950 29 November 1950 6 December 1950 26 January 1951 26 January 1951 4- June 1951 8 June 1951 20 June 1951 14 September 1951 27 February 1953 29 March 1953 11 June 1953 26 July 1953

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REPUBLIC OF KOREA PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION lst Provisional Marine Brigade .... ..... - M-, vw, 2 August-V6 S1-ptr-mbf-r 1950 ' lst Marine Aircraft Wing ..... ..-, -- -W 3 August l950g26 February 1951 lst Marine Aircraft Wing ...E,..,... .... - , 27 February 1951-11 June 1953 lst Marine Division CReinforccdj-Aa -, 15 Scptembvr-27 Septembvr 1950 lst Marine Division QReinforcf'dj-,- -- 26 Octobi-r 1950-27 July 1953 Hospital Ships: USS CONSOLATION -.... I... .... ........E... - - 1 1 August 1950-31 August 1951 USS HAVEN .......... .... ,... ....,.... - - l 8 October 1950-25 June 1952 1 USS REPOSE ...,.... -- 16 Sf'pt:'mbt'r 1950-319 July 1951 7th Fleet .,,.......,w,......,.,........... .. ,.......,.,.....I......,.,........ 1 july 1950a27 july 1953 Plus certain Task Force commands, certain Flc-ct Activities commands, Flf-et Air Wing SIX, certain Surgical'Tcams, and other smaller and specializcd units, for specified dates, QSourccs: U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Awards Manual CNAVPERS 15,790 Rcvisc-cl 1953, and further rcvisvd by current Official Change Memorandalg Caglc and Manson, The Sea War in Korea C1957l: Montross and Canzona, U.S. Marine Operations in Korea Q1954- J. i C l -242g