Whidbey Island (LSD 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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MARINE Abshire, JK Aiken, JA Alberton, ME Lake Charles, St. Louis, MO Portland, OR LA SGT CPL SGT Avelar, JD Bailey, SH Baldwin, JD New York, NY Fredncksberg, Wolcott, CT VA SGT LCPL LCPL Boomer, AA Bermudez. B Bihr, BE lkllinrni, FL Vineland. NJ Santa Maria, CA VN A A LCPL LCPL BQ BJ BOYG. BJ Bracamonte, DL Freemont. OH Phoenix, AZ Alamogordo NM CPL 1sT LT LCPL Budd, SJ Buffamante, JT Buggs DJ Findley, OH New Great y valley, NY Ann Amo M' 4 ii S of the 24th MEU CPL 1st LT LCPL Allen, TL Amalti, CP Ammar, JW Hackensack, NJ Houston, TX Sterling Heights, M LCPL LCPL LCPL Banks, LM Banks, LD Barnard, JM San Diego, CA Myrtle Beach, Owensboro, KY SC SSGT Biles, BA Valdosta, GA PFC Brady, MJ Saginaw, MI LCPL PFC Billadeau, ND Billela, SS Kankakee, lL Austin, TX CPL LCPL Braunschweig Bridgers, DS Holyoke, MA Springfield- l-A LCPL Anderson, BM AfChi6.AM Bowling Green, Reno,NV OH LCPL - LCPL LCPL Barry, DB Bart, SA Millbrae, CA Peoria, lL LCPL LCPL Blondun, BK Bocchinfuso. TC Punta Gorda, FL Cinnamins0n.NJ SSGT Brown, JL Brownlee. BK west Middlesex. Indianapolis-'N PA 4 A CPL CPL ssc-T LcPL PFC ML Bunge, BM Burdette, JG Burgos, WS Buschman, BR Bushnell, Nc Sheboygan, Wl Salaido,TX Odem,TX Str0nQSVlll6. OH Linoolmon' 86

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FIRST SERGEANT First Sergeant Willie Drains was born in Americus, GA on December 20, 1964. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in January, 1984 and attended the Basic Engineer School QBESD. He was assigned to 91' Engineer Support Battalion, Okinawa Japan in March 1984. His next assignment was to 298 Combat Engineer Battalion in July of 1985 and he was later assigned to HQ Platoon as a Supply NCD in June 1986. First Sergeant Drains next reported to Headquarters and Service Company as an instructor at Engineer Training Area and subsequently to Marine Barracks Ground Defense Security Force. Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. ln 1991, he reported to Marine Corps Engineer School as an instructor and, in January 1995, First Sergeant Drains reported to Parris island, SC as a Drill Instructor for 151 Recruit Training Battalion. After completing his Dl tour, he transfered to Camp Lejeune, NC in June 1997 with the 88 Engineer Support Battalion. ln November 2001, he retumed to Pants Island as a Limited Range Dfticer, and Platoon Sergeant. First Sergeant Drains was promoted to his current rank in March 2003 and reassigned in September for duty with Recruit Training Regiment. In June 2005, he reported to Drill instructor School as an instructor. Most recently, First Sergeant Drains was reported to his present duty station with the 15' Battalion, 8 ' Marine Regiment where lie currently served as Company First Sergeant ol B Co. BLT 1!8 with the 24th MEU tSOCi during June 2006 to December 2006. L......:i '45 85 A 5-k

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M RINE L A S of the 24th ME U l gm SSGT CPL LCPL A LCPL Byrd NW Byrd, SA Bystricky, DC Candelari, SA Capp5,JF Jacksonville, NC Philadelphia, PA Edinboro, PA Houston, TX One-ida,TN ppc LCPL PFC LCPL 1ST LT Christie,AE Cleghorn, JB Cliett, PG Cloyd, BM Collins, JR Hover HiIl,MA Kenesaw, GA Leesburg, VA Lexington, KY Toledo, OH CFL LCPL CPL SGT LCPL Cooper, JA Coppick, AS Cortez, NC Crawn, JM Croad, MJ Beaverton, OR Cambell Hall, NY Lamarque, TX Hampton, NJ Traverse City, Ml LCPL S LCPL A PFC A I-N LCPL Davis,DR Davis,ME Dawson, B Dayawon, RJ Decker, DW 'mam' NY Beaufort, so chester, TX Hazlet, NJ Bigierviiie, PA alma isisor LCPL LCPL PFC E '9UeZ. C Drains, WJ Durkaj, JT Earhart, JG Ellegood, DL Meadow, NY AmericuS, GA Lancaster, PA Lexington,SC Milt0r1,KY 87 CPL Carroll, AL Youngsville, NC LCPL Colon, W Paris island, SC CPL Cruz, RA Norwalk, CT LCPL Castellucci. JJ Tampa, FL HA Cooley, JM Ray City GA HM3 Cryer, BF Chester, TX HM3 Deering, RM Saint Louis, MO SGT Elliott, NC New Castle, DE LCPL Deese. ML Roanoke Rapids. MI CPL Enderle, JB Cairrer, MS CPL Cheek, DL Palm Bay, FL CPL Cooning, KP Phoenix AR CPl Davidson, MH Tucson, AZ SGT Deloach, TH Niceville, FL CPl. Escudero. I Bridgewater, MA A Lb