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Memorial Service
The memorial services of all First Armored Amphibian Battalion reunions
are conducted at the conclusion of these reunions. The outlay has been
the same for each reunion, which follows a set pattern with a company
representative reading the names of the known deceased of his company.
A Marine Corps Color Guard is routinely present at the memorial service
and at the conclusion of the service taps is played. The memorial service
may be enlarged to include special speeches and prayers.
The 25th reunion memorial service was conducted on Sunday, October
7, 2001. The names of those deceased read represents the known deceased
up to this date. Company A, Company
B, Company C, Company
D, H & S Company
Company A Deceased Members
Company reader--Bob Pierce
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Allison, Robert E.
Hesse, Leroy F.
Trebbe, Charles
Allison, Scott
Johnson , William A
Ward, Fr. Brian
Andenmatten, Alferd
Judd, Joe
Witherspoon, John L.
Barberi, Charles
Kelly, Gene E.
Wolf, Clayton L.
Bartels, William C.
Krueger, Louis
Wood, James
Bell, George
Kubatzke, John F.
Worden, Alec B.
Blatzheim, William
Layton, Joe
Bealdleston, Keith E.
Bohenberger, Kramer
Lillie, Owen P.
ONeil, Joseph P
Bousman, Freeman N.
Mann, Robert
Pennington, Banks B.
Brady, Eugene P.
McCartney, William T.
Peterson, Dean R
Braunn, James E
Morganstern, Harvey C.
Saville, Irwin G.
Breme, Paul R.
Mueller, Howard
Sullivan, Daniel J. Jr.
Brown, John E.
Bob Fish
Ralph Hauth
Floyd "Bud" Harvey
Roger Fullerton
Bill Aydelotte
Walter (Scotty) Scott
Joe Jaimes
Joihn Baker
Harry Broderick
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Mussenblock, Richard W.
Buttery, William G.
Nalevanko, Charles
Burns, Maurice J.
OMeara, Thomas R.
Carpenter, Calvin
Pierce, Robert G
Cosby, Fred H.
Plankers, John
Coto, Joseph M.
Pope, Ralph
Crimm Cecil L.
Pyle, Billy J
Demchuk, Harry
Quail, Thomas E.
Dettman, Russell C.
Reynolds, C.W.
Devos, John L.
Robertson, Leroy
Dowling, Oliver T.
Ryott, Bruce J.
Fielder, Donald J.
Sanders, Irwin G.
Frank, Harry D.
Savoth, Franklin M.
Frey, Lewis N.
Schwantes, Frederick W.
Garfield, Thomas Joseph
Serrone, Gerado E.
Guthrie, Otis A
Shader, William
Hatley, Whiley C.
Smith, Noel E.
Haynes, Howard W.
Spillman, Charles F.
Henderson, Lucius Q.
Swartz, Richard T.
Carl Mangum
Daniel
Maynard
Wiley
Loughmiller
William
Buttery
Howard
Mueller
Ralph
Pope
Durward
"Smitty" Smith
John
Plankers
C.W.Reynolds
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Company B Deceased Members
Company Reader - Charles Perkins
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Adams, John
Godfrey, Arwyn
Parks, Hal B.
Alexander, Jack
Goss, William
Pittman, Robert
Bodewig, Ervin
Hansard, Milton L.
Pocious, Julian
Boylan, John
Hart, Kenneth
Post, Allen
Braunn, James E.
Heibel, Rudoplh G
Quimette, Raymond
Brummond, Bill
Heine, Francis
Rice, Orville
Buchanan, George P.
Hensen, Lillard J.
Rios, Arthur A.
Buchner, I.R.
Hettenhausen, Clarence
Roberts,Travis
Campbell, Charles
Jackson, Dallas
Ryan, John C.
Cash, George
Kalmar, Stephen J.
Ryan, Robert C.
Catalfano, Candiloro
Kearney, Frank W.
Sellers, Albert
Cathcart, William
Kirk, Charles
Simmons, Bernard P.
Cheek, Robert S.
Kiser, Thomas
Smith, Leo E.
Conrad, Robert
Michael Notaranglo
Glen Vaughan
John McRae
Forrest Skeesick
Pat Greene
Gottlieb (Bud) Spoerle
Jim Dyer
Kemp Winchester
Lee Stephens
James Wabeck
Thomas Pate
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Kitch, Lloyd
Spencer, Robert
Constance, Robert P.
Kozlowski, Henry
Steele, James
Corcoran, Tom
LeClair, Armand
Stevens, Russell
Cruice, James
Long, Harlan
Stockwell, Francis W.
Duchaine, Allen
McClain, Calvin Jr
Terry, Avery H.
Dempster, Donald
McIntyre, James R.
Tilden, Leroy
Durrance, Sim J.
McCrory, Ralph
Trapp, John
Evans, Harvey B.
Neal, Louis J.
Vickery, Robert G.
Ferson, Ellery
Neilan, Robert E
Woolf, Richard
Flinn, Robert
Netherland, Wesley
Yates, Coy
French, Ford M.
ONeal, Robert M.
Yslas, Armendo
Frey, Lewis
Orlowski, Melvin
Nicholson, Charles
Frisone, John
Outlaw, Joseph L.
Gamble, James
Owens, Charles
Dexter Burnham
Bill Cowgill
Gale Calhoun
Jim Cruice
Harlan
Long
Robert
Conrad
Raymond
Quimette
John
M. Adams
Robert
Constance
Guy
Tomlinson
Irwin
R. Buckner
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Company C Deceased Members
Company reader- Bill Carter
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Andrews, Howard
Caldwell, Alvin
Shneid, Cy
Becker, Lenard
Christensen, Billy Joe
Smith, Lenord
Butcher, Don
Ewoniuk, Alex
Sigmond, Victor
Calhoun, Charles
Granlee, Harry
Struthers, Mel
DeTrolio, Rock
Mucci, Pete
Swieglr, Harry
Freeman, Ken
Johnson, Don
Trarp, James
Gregory, Lbert
Leonard, William
Turnipseed, Victor
Milton (Milt) Wirth
Bill Eubank
Henry
Oltmanns
Tom
Oyler
Bob
Carrol
Merlin
K. (Bud) Miller
Grady Farmer
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Hasson, Bill
Ellis, Dale
Wallace, Pat
Holder, Harold
Morrall, James W.
Zator, Walter
Lucek, John
Osteczonck, Joe
Parkhurst, Art
Mayrhofen, Ted
Pollard, Herman
Carroll, Bob
Oxner, Clyde
Ray, William
Oyler, Tom
Rogan, John
Pannell, James
Riggs, Bill
Poole, Jack
Sallis, James Jim
Beauford Galien
Harry Neeley
Harold Grothem
Elmer Heppner
Gene Lillie
Chick Cutright
Earl Quiel
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H & S Company Deceased Members
Company readerAl Vogel
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Averges, Nick
Moss, Ted
Zuccaro, Louis
Baldwin, Floyd T.
Page, William
Bobbit, Ken
Becknell, Noah
Peterson, Sophus
Fremont, Chesley
Bethea, William
Rogers, James
Spangler, George
Biala, Joe
Rusk, Joe
Hedges, Herbert
Burch, Luke
Sorrels, Vona
Vrba, Jim
Retired Lt.General Louis Metzger
Leroy J. Hubrich
Frank Szymanski
Joseph Biala
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Crosby, Thomas
Townsend, John
Komaroski, Tom
Denny, Robert
Umbenstock, Frank
Scherick, Wendell
Gatreaux, Sidney
Wanders, Raymond
Holmes, Paul
Ward, Brian
Kalmer, Stephen
Webb, Samuel
Kennoy, John
Witherspoon, John
Luckett, Loren
Wurl, Jack
Mitchell, Marvin
Yahr, Theodore
Jack Wurl
Wendall
Sherick
Dr.
John J. Keenoy
Chesley
O. Freemonth
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D Company Deceased Members
Company Reader- Joe Baumback
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Barthuli, Robert
Koketko, George
Spry, Carl
Bielat, Chester
Kreider, Kenneth
Spurlock, Norman
Brooks, Roger
Lybarger, George
Strother, Sherman
Christopolis, George
Manfred, Nicholas
Stillwell, Robert
Davis, Robert
Manning, Richard P.
Swedlund, Don
DeAngelo, George
Matowitz, Walter
Sweeney, John
DeSantis, Paul
Miller, Harold
Taber, Ralph
Downey, James
Montieth, J.W.
Thomason, Art
Dupree, James
Murphy, John
Theriot, John
Edmondson, Barney
Nolan, Leo
Trosper, Edward
Ed Huet
Joseph O'Brien
Gary Kazanjain
Virgil Viles
Carl Renhard
Robert Charton
John McKay
Milton Curtis
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Engelmann, George
Otto, Robert
Vandello, Richard
Grantham, Marvin
Perry, Lester
Wells, John
Green, Hal
Powers, Albert
Wigsten, Paul
Greenblat, Harold
Regentz, John
Williams, Eddie
Greene, Richard P.
Roberts, George
Willis, Harry
Hahn, Seal
Scharf, Donald
Wylemski, James
Houdek, Orville
Schnitzer, Art
Yde, George
Iles, John
Seifert, Lowell G.
Zitnick, Howard
King, Wayne
Smith, Ario
Zorkos, Raymond
Knox, James
Sorrell, Bufford (Zakarzany)Charles Moore
Howard Van Kessel
J.R.Wallace
Donald Scharf
Harry
Willis
Bob
Barthuli
James
Downey
Jesse
B Oswalt
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Deceased Marines of the First Armored Amphibian Battalion are listed
above according to companies. This listing probably does not list all
deceased but list those known to be deceased. Advent of e-mail and Internet
capabilities has greatly increased the findings of deceased Marines.
We honor those known deceased at our Memorial Services at each reunion
and pray for the deceased that remain unknown. God bless them all.
Grady Coker
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