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Best Friends SSGT D. J. O'CONNOR SGT Claude HOOPER SGT Ralph GOOCH SGT Red O'CONNELL SGT Dave WATSON SGT John COBB SGT Cornelius SCHIFFERT
Best Moment 26 NOVEMBER 1949. THE DAY I WAS PROMOTED TO SSGT. I PACKED UP MY GEAR,LEFT "H" BARRACKS AND MOVED INTO THE SNCO MESS WITH A PRIVATE ROOM.
Worst Moment 22 MARCH 1949. MY ENLISTMENT WAS UP AND ALL THE NECESSARY PAPER WORK WAS DONE FOR MY REENLISTMENT. I WAS PLANING ON SHIPPING OVER SINCE BEING PROMOTED TO SGT.(1 DEC 1947)
I WAS TOLD BY THE BATTALION RECRUITING OFFICER THAT CMC INFORMED HIM THAT I WAS NOT TO BE REENLISTED BECAUSE OF A CIVILIAN CONVICTION OF AUTO THEFT. WELL, THAT KNOCKED MY SOCKS OFF! IT TOOK A LOT OF CONVINCING FOR ME TO GET HIM TO MAKE A CALL TO WASHINGTON, WHICH HE FINALLY DID. AFTER A FEW HOURS THE REPLY CAME BACK THAT SGT LEATHER COULD BE REENLISTED. IT SEEMS THAT THE REPORT WAS ERRONEOUSLY FILED IN MY RECORD (EVERY THING WAS FILED BY SERIAL NUMBER).HE WAS TOLD THE CRIME REPORT HAD THE LAST DIGIT OF THE SERIAL NUMBER DIFFERENT FROM MINE (604431). SO EVERY THING GOT SQUARED AWAY AND I WAS SWORN IN FOR ANOTHER HITCH. I NEVER FOUND OUT WHICH ONE OF THE MOTLEY CREW I ENLISTED WITH DID THE DEED. IT COULD HAVE BEEN 604430; 604432; 604433; 604434; 604435; 604436; 604437; 604438; 604439;. BUT IT DEFINITLY WAS NOT 604431!!
Other Memories Reported aboard August 1946 as Private. Left March 1950 as SSGT.
I remember at the noon chow formations in front of "H" Barracks where all the BRIG RATS convicted by Courtmartial and sentenced to BCD or Dishonable Discharge,stood at attention while the proceedings of the court were read. Then, flanked by two MP's, they were immediately escorted to the main gate and kicked out of our Corps. At that time we had the "Rocks and Shoals", not the UCMJ. THINGS WERE DIFFERENT IN THE OLD CORPS!!
