Sumter (LST 1181) - Naval Cruise Book

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CAPTAIN WIERZBICKI USMC CO OF TROOPS Captain WIERZBICKI entered the Marine Corps in February 1975 and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant upon completion of Officer Candidate School in May of that year. Subsequently, he was assigned to The Basic School, Quantico, VA for Infantry Officer Training. In December of 1975, Capt. WIERZBICKI received his first FMF assignment and was transfered to the Second Marine Division where he served as a Rifle Platoon Commander, Company Executive Officer and Company Commander of Kilo Company, Third Battalion, Eighth Marines. In June of 1978, Capt. WIERZBICKI was transfered to the Third Marine Division, Okinawa, Japan where he served as a Recon Platoon Commander in Bravo Company, Third Recon Battalion. Upon completion of his overseas tour in Okinawa, he was 6 H g :v i 'fl . 'Tv , 1 transfered to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Island, SC in July 1979. While serving at Parris Ishngl- Capt. WIERZBICKI was assigned to the First Recru1 S Training Battalion where he served as a Serif . . Commander, Company Executive Officer and Comp g Commander of Bravo Company. In July of 198?, WIERZBICKI was again transfered to Quantico, where he attended the Amphibious Warfare Scholl, Upon completion of AWS, he was transfered to Offic Candidate School, Quantico, for duty. He WHS KF ,J sequently assigned to Charlie Company where he jf, i as the Company Executive Officer. In December of jfs Capt. WIERZBICKI was transfered to First Battali Eighth Marine where he assumed command Of V92 Company on 6 January 1984. E H :3 ,lx , 3,5 'Q

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7-25 Underway Morehead City, NC 7-26 Onload Marines, Underway Rota, Spain 8-6 Rota, Spain 8-11 Algeciras, Spain 8-17 U!W Cape Teulada, Sicily 8-23 La Spezia, Italy 8-27 U!W Villefranche, France 8-28 40th Anniversary Liberation of Nice 8-30 UIW Marseille, France 8-31 Marseille, France 9-7 Personnel Inspection 9-17 Palma De Mallorca 9-21 U!W Sardinia 9-24 Display Determination 9-30 Taormina, Sicily 10-4 UXW Saros Bay, Turkey 10-13 Navy Birthday 10-17 Istanbul, Turkey 10-26 Anchor Bizerte, Tunisia LVT Launch 11-4 Civitevecchia, Italy 11-9 Marseille, France 11-12 U.S.0. Happy Days show 11-22 Thanksgiving Dinner ll-27 UXW Sierra De Retin, Spain 11-30 Rota, Spain 12-15 Brownies visit Sumter 12-19 Orphans visit Sumter 12-24 NavyfMarine Christmas party 12-25 Christmas Dinner 1-13 1-15 1-25 1-26 2-1 2-4 2-5 2-7 2-19 2-20 Uf W Mlllll, Spun Malaga, Spain UXW Fu Exercise ' Enroute Morocco, S LVT Launch nm Rota, Spain Agricultural Washdown UIW U.S. of A. Offload Marines, Morehead City Home Sweet Home