Det 4, Headquarters 4th Marine Division - Chicago Marines
Thursday, May 15, 2014
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Craig Wood's interment and celebration of life
The events will occur on Monday, June 2nd. The interment will be at 11:00 at the cremation walls in Barrancas Cemetery which is on NAS Pensacola. You enter the base at the Navy Blvd entrance.
After going through the gate, go straight on Duncan St. Turn right on Taylor and then take the first left on John Towers Drive and then the an immediate left into the interment court. You will see the walls and a large American flag.
The reception is immediately after at the Grand Marlin restaurant on 400 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach.
Please share this with Craig's Marine Corps friends.
See you then.
Phyllis
Memorial Service for Colonel Craig Wood
Naval Air Station
1 Cemetery Road
1 Cemetery Road
Pensacola, FL 32508-1054
Phone: (850) 453-4108
Cemetery Info cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/barrancas.asp#di
Thursday, April 03, 2014
General Carl Mundy
-----Original Message-----
From: Mundy Col Timothy S
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2014 7:57 AM
To:
Subject: Status Update, Gen Carl Mundy
My sister, brother, and I wrote the note below. So, unfortunately, I can verify its accuracy. We're all with my father now, making the most of his final days and hours.
Feel free to distribute this. In fact, because you have likely the most complete list of Auburn comrades, please pass it along that circuit as well. I'd like friends to be aware of what's happening and while we've been in contact with close friends like the Davis' and Bianca's, I realize we're missing many who will eventually see this.
Thanks and Semper Fidelis,
Tim
Col. T. S. Mundy
Chief of Staff, MCCDC
From: Mundy Col Timothy S
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2014 7:57 AM
To:
Subject: Status Update, Gen Carl Mundy
My sister, brother, and I wrote the note below. So, unfortunately, I can verify its accuracy. We're all with my father now, making the most of his final days and hours.
Feel free to distribute this. In fact, because you have likely the most complete list of Auburn comrades, please pass it along that circuit as well. I'd like friends to be aware of what's happening and while we've been in contact with close friends like the Davis' and Bianca's, I realize we're missing many who will eventually see this.
Thanks and Semper Fidelis,
Tim
Col. T. S. Mundy
Chief of Staff, MCCDC
*******************
From: CMundyJr@aol.com
Date: April 1, 2014 1:30:41 PM EDT
Subject: Status Update
Our father asked that we send you a compassionate update. So using the metaphor of his first email we write to inform you that the fire support provided by recent chemotherapy did not achieve the desired result. Although it hit the target, the Merkel Cell proved to be quite resilient, and the disease rebounded quicker than expected. It has now gained a position of overwhelming strength. Sadly, our father does not have a possibility of surviving in his current defensive position. He nonetheless draws hope knowing that in due time he will withdraw to a new position, a position of unassailable strength, and link up with the legion of Marines who have gone before him, and together they will march in glory and victory to a banquet set by the King of kings.
Friends, our father is deeply appreciative of the hundreds of you who have called and sent a steady stream of cards, letters, and emails. Unfortunately the disease has progressed to a point where he is sleeping most of the time. While very small windows of alertness surface each day, he is simply no longer able to respond, but we read and relay your thoughts, prayers, and special anecdotes as joyous reminders of the people in his life.
We cannot thank you enough for your constant support over the past year, especially these last few weeks. Your thoughts and prayers have sustained the entire Mundy family while we face this challenge.
Going forward, please know that you remain in our own thoughts and prayers because of the special place each of you holds in our father’s life as beloved family and life-long friends. We—Betsy, Sam, and Tim—will continue to communicate as events unfold over the upcoming days and weeks and appreciate being able to draw from your ongoing love and support during these difficult days.
Friends, our father is deeply appreciative of the hundreds of you who have called and sent a steady stream of cards, letters, and emails. Unfortunately the disease has progressed to a point where he is sleeping most of the time. While very small windows of alertness surface each day, he is simply no longer able to respond, but we read and relay your thoughts, prayers, and special anecdotes as joyous reminders of the people in his life.
We cannot thank you enough for your constant support over the past year, especially these last few weeks. Your thoughts and prayers have sustained the entire Mundy family while we face this challenge.
Going forward, please know that you remain in our own thoughts and prayers because of the special place each of you holds in our father’s life as beloved family and life-long friends. We—Betsy, Sam, and Tim—will continue to communicate as events unfold over the upcoming days and weeks and appreciate being able to draw from your ongoing love and support during these difficult days.
Carl Epting Mundy, Jr. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Epting_Mundy,_Jr.
Brigadier General Carl E. Mundy, III - Marine Expeditionary Force
www.imef.marines.mil › Leaders
General Carl E. Mundy Jr., USMC - The Marine Corps University ...
www.mcuf.org/bio_mundy.html
Gen Carl E Mundy, Jr - Marine Corps University
https://www.mcu.usmc.mil/historydivision/Pages/.../M.../mundy_ce.aspx
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Memorial Service for Colonel Craig Wood
A Memorial Service for Colonel Craig Wood will be held in Monday June 2, 2014 at the:
Barrancas National Cemetery
in Pensacola, Florida.
Naval Air Station
1 Cemetery Road
Pensacola, FL 32508-1054
1 Cemetery Road
Pensacola, FL 32508-1054
Time and details will be published ASAP
Phone: (850) 453-4108
Cemetery Info cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/barrancas.asp#di
Thursday, February 20, 2014
General Louis Conti
General Conti was born on November 28, 1919 in Philadelphia, PA. He graduated from Cornell University in June 1941. While attending Cornell, he played guard on the outstanding Cornell football teams in the 1938-1940 seasons. He also participated in the famous "5th down" game in 1940 between Cornell and Dartmouth where Cornell lost by forfeit. He was selected to play in the 1941 East-West Game.
His military career commenced in August 1941, when he enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve as a Seaman, Second Class. From this period until the end of World War II, he joined Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 243 (VMSB 243), Goleta, CA, in January 1943 and went with that squadron to Ewa, Oahu, Hawaii, in February.
During combat operation he was attached to the following: Marine Fighter Squadron 211 and Headquarters Squadron, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Base Defense Wing (VMSB 236), serving on Palmyra from March to July, 1943, Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 236, as a pilot and material officer of these squadrons at Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, Guadalcanal, Munda, Bougainville, and Green Island in the Solomon Islands. He participated as a dive bomber pilot in four campaigns during this period.
In May of 1944 he returned to the United States and joined Marine Photographic Squadron 354 until March 1945 when he returned to the Central Pacific with this Unit and was assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 24 on Guam in the Marianas. He was then assigned to the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing on Okinawa as commanding officer of the photo detachment in support of air operations on Okinawa and photo missions over Japan.
In March 1949, General Conti resigned from the Regular Marine Corps to accept a position on the Football Staff at Cornell University, and at the same time he accepted a Reserve Commission in the United States Marine Corps Reserve. He then joined Marine Fighter Squadron 441 (VMF 441), Marine Air Reserve Training Command, Niagara Falls, NY, as its executive officer.
From August 1952 until April 1953, he served as operations and executive officer of Marine Photographic Squadron 1 (VMJ-1), Marine Aircraft Group 33, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, Korea, completing 102 combat missions. In
1956 he resigned from Cornell University to accept a position with General American Transportation Company (GATX) in Chicago. He was elected a Vice President of the corporation in 1967, director in 1969, President of GATX Terminals Corporation in 1975, and Sr. Vice President of GATX Corporation in 1976. GATX spun off Marine Transport Lines (MTL) in 1983. He took on the role of Chairman and CEO of this new company until his retirement in April, 1985. While serving on the GATX and MTL Board of Directors, he served as a Director for Emerson Electric Company, Roadmaster Corporation, Roadmaster Industries, Inc., and ESCO Electronics Corporation.
He was inducted into the Cornell University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1983. He was inducted as Cornell University's honoree into the Ivy Football Association in 2007. While furthering his civilian career, General Conti continued to be active with the USMCR. In 1958, he participated in the formation of the first Marine Air Reserve Group at Glenview, IL and served as its commanding officer through 1960. He subsequently served as Commanding Officer, Headquarters, Marine Air Reserve Training (Reserve) from 1962 until 1964.
After his elevation to Major General in 1973, he was reassigned as Assistant Director, Marine Corps Reserve. He then became a special assistant to the Deputy Chief of Staff for I&L at Headquarters Marine Corps. He was President of the Marine Corps Reserve Policy Board from 1974-75. He was also appointed to the Reserve Forces Policy Board in March of 1974.
In 1977, he was appointed by the Secretary of Defense as the civilian Chairman of the Reserve Policy Board and served until 1985 in this capacity. In addition to the Distinguished Flying Cross and five Air Medals, he received the Presidential Unit Citation, the Navy Unit Commendation, the American Defense Service Medal, the American Campaign, Medal, the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal with one silver star in lieu of five bronze stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal with three bronze stars, the Armed Forces Reserve Medal, the Organized Marine Corps Reserve Medal, the Marine Corps Reserve Ribbon, the United Nations Service Medal, and the Korean Presidential Unit Citation.
He is survived by five children: Paul L., Bruce A., Barbara A., Suzanne M. Saint Germain, and Michael S. A son, 1st Lieutenant Robert F. Conti, USMCR, was killed in the Vietnam War in November 1969. Major General Conti has ten grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Memorial Mass, 9:30 AM, Monday, February 24, 2014 at St. Theresa's Catholic Church in Palatine.In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Robert F.Conti '68 Scholarship, Lafayette College, 307 Markle Hall, Easton, PA 18042. Funeral information and condolences
www.GlueckertFH.com or (847) 253-0168.
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Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Our Proposed Date Works For Most People, Now We Need the Hotel
Doug Barney Feb 5
Craig, the dates are OK, but my health is iffy. Lynn Wardlow
Works for me.
Robert Dart
Could the birthday cause a conflict for your meeting?
Andrew Davis Feb 5
Dates are good for me. SF Drew
George Braun Feb 5
That date looks ok from here and now. George and Cathy-send From:
William Holahan Feb 5
Close to Marine Corps Birthday....do we attend the one in NOLA?
Larry Anderson Feb 5
Good for us. S/F LOA
John Wilkes Feb 5
Works for me. I abstained because I didn’t really care where it happens, but ...
Terry Sebold
It works for me. Terry Sebold
Larry Magilligan Feb 8 (4 days ago)
Craig - I like NO but the dates are problematical - since we work Early Voting
Raclaw, Bob (17 hours ago)
those dates work for me.Wednesday, February 05, 2014
Det-4 Military Symposium
By a slight margin Det 4 Members preferred New Orleans for our next Military Symposium. Now we have to choose a date and then a hotel.
It will of course be hard to get a date that works for everyone.
How does November 14-16, 2014 work for everyone? If not propose an alternate date. And we can always push it to the spring of 2015.
Vote early and often, the Chicago way.
It will of course be hard to get a date that works for everyone.
How does November 14-16, 2014 work for everyone? If not propose an alternate date. And we can always push it to the spring of 2015.
Vote early and often, the Chicago way.
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