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COLONEL WILLIAM L. DICK COMMANDING OFFICER, RECRUIT TRAINING REGIMENT COLONEL WILLIAM L. DICK, a graduate of the University of Washington, was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps in 1942. He served with the 23rd Marines, 4th Marine Division, taking part in the Roi-Namur, Saipan, Tinian and Iwo Jima campaigns. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with two Gold Stars in lieu of second and third awards. In November 1945 the Colonel was assigned to Marine Corps Schools, Quantico, Virginia where he was a student and later an instructor in the Amphibious Warfare Junior Course. He then successively served as Assistant G-3, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lcjcunc. North Carolina, as Aidc-dc-Camp to the Commanding General of Fleet Marine Force, Pacific, and as Head, Officers Plans and Policies, G-l Division, Headquarters Marine Corps. Following this he was assigned to the University of Utah in Salt Lake City as the Marine Officer Instructor of the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps Unit. Subsequently he joined the 1st Marine Division at Camp Pendleton, California where he served as Commanding Officer, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines and as Assistant Chief of Staff, G-l. He was transferred to Norfolk, Virginia where he attended the Armed Forces Staff College. Following graduation he served with the 3rd Marine Division on Okinawa as Commanding Officer 1st Battalion 9th Marines and Assistant G-4. His next assignment was a second tour of duty at Headquarters Marine Corps, initially in Strategic Planning Section, G-3 Division, then as Aidcde-Camp to the Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup. He then served two years on the staff of the Commander in Chief, Pacific. He was awarded the Joint Service Commendation Medal for service during this assignment. Colonel Dick reported to Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego in August 1964, serving as Assistant Chief of Staff, G-4 until assuming command of the Recruit Training Regiment on 17 September 1965.
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