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Founding Members Meet Our Chapter Members Meet Our Valued Chapter Support Member
By-Laws Chapter Statistics
The Chapter is a great way for Marines and Sailors of all generations to come together and share their experience and to honor our fellow Marines and Sailors, and also to continue Marine Corps traditions.
Membership Eligibility:
Membership in the 1st Marine Division Association, is open to anyone who at anytime honorably served in, is now serving, was attached to, or in support of the 1st Marine Division.
How to join
Regular Membership is open to those who served in the 1st Marine Division at any time since its formation in 1941, to include those serving with attached or supporting units, such as Corpsman, aviation units, Seabees, ships, other regiments, battalions and companies.
FREE Chapter dues: for Active Duty/Reserve personnel assigned to,
or in support of the First Marine Division.
Membership application and how to join, and information update:
Chapter Support
Chapter Support Members are non-voting members.
You may submit any information updates online: Contact us
Donation request from the OC Chapter application.
If you have any questions please contact the Chapter Membership Rep:
sha @ occfmda. org
Update your: contact information and status
Regular Membership is open to those who served in the 1st Marine Division at any time since its formation in 1941, to include those serving with attached or supporting units, such as Corpsman, aviation units, Seabees, ships, other regiments, battalions and companies.
Join the Orange County, California Chapter First Marine Division Association (OCCCFMDA) by submitting application and annual dues of $25.
FREE Chapter dues: for Active Duty/Reserve personnel assigned to,
or in support of the First Marine Division.
Membership application and how to join, and information update:
***Chapter application is currently being updated***
Chapter Support
Chapter
Support Members are our valued volunteers. To be a Chapter Support
Member it is absolutely FREE. Simply complete the Regular OCCCFMDA
Membership application.
The Chapter Support Member is open to anyone, civilian or Military, spouse, siblings, parents, friends, etc. who want to be part of the Chapter.
They are welcomed to attend our meetings and all events.
The Chapter Support Member is open to anyone, civilian or Military, spouse, siblings, parents, friends, etc. who want to be part of the Chapter.
They are welcomed to attend our meetings and all events.
Chapter Support Members are non-voting members.
Mailing address:
OCCCFMDA
3252 Florista Street
Los Alamitos, CA 90720
You may submit any information updates online: Contact us
Donation request from the OC Chapter application.
If you have any questions please contact the Chapter Membership Rep:
sha @ occfmda. org
Update your: contact information and status
Orange County Chapter Founding Members
| Honorary President Colonel Mitchell Page, Medal of Honor |
| President Bob Wolfenstein |
| Vice President Hugo Calaci |
| Secretary Sel Handler |
| Treasurer Ed Gillaspy |
| Jack Alexander |
Medford Grantham |
Ray Pacheco |
| Ronald B. Cameron |
Earl Halberg |
Albert J. Perry |
| Jose L. Castillo |
James P. Harris Jr. |
Bob Ricks |
| Ralph D. Crouch |
Joe Jaime |
Bud Rose |
| Luis J. DeLeon |
Joseph Kucik |
Augustus Studdard |
| Dominic A. Fiorane |
David Marshall |
Thomas Williams |
| Al Fleury |
John McCormack |
James H. Zeigler |
| Ron Fukuoka |
Roy D. Milligan |
John Shaugnnessy, SgtMaj |
| John Gilbert |
Lawrence Moore |
Former Chapter Presidents
| Bob Wolfenstein 1979-1980 |
| Dave Marshall 1981 |
| Hugo Calaci 1982 |
| Bud Rose 1983 |
| Bob Wolfenstein 1984-86 Back to top |
| Earl Halberg 1987-88 |
| Cal Hetrick 1989 |
| Walt McLoon 1990 |
| Thomas Houlihan 1991-96 |
| Robert E. Palmquist 1996-97 Vietnam War Veteran Back to top |
 John Tevebaugh Master Gunnery Sergeant/Ret. 1998-2003 Visit TAPS page |
| Bill Romans 2004 |
| John Tevebaugh Master Gunnery Sergeant/Ret. 2005-07 Visit TAPS page |
| David Lopez 2007 |
| George Tobin 2008-09 |
 John Allen 2010 Vietnam War Veteran |
| Robert E. Palmquist 2011 Vietnam War Veteran |
 Sergeant Scott Montoya Navy Cross Recipient Iraq War Veteran 2013 - Present |
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  Tom Evans, 1st Lieutenant World War II, China and Korean War Veteran Silver Star/w star, Bronze Star w/V, Purple Heart/2 stars, Navy Commendation/w V, Presidential Unit Citation w/2 stars, Navy Unit Commendation w/2 stars, French Frogier Epaulet, Asiatic – Pacific w/2 stars, Korean Service /w star Photo Album Freedom Committee of Orange County Read Tom's book: Hold Your Head High, Marine Visit Social Cite OC Breeze, 11/2011 |
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 John Doogan US Coast Guard |
Carmen Lugwig |
| Richard "Whitey" Williams |
| Gloria Wurthman Widow of Master Gunnery Sergeant Patterson Wurthman |
Debbie Proffitt |
Orange County Chapter Statistics
Members 102
Chapter Support 7
| World War II |
WW II and Korea |
Korea |
WW II and Vietnam | Korea and Vietnam |
Vietnam | Vietnam Era |
Grenada Era |
| 17 |
10 | 50 |
1 | 3 |
31 |
14 |
2 |
| Gulf War |
Gulf War/Somalia/Iraq/ Present-Reserves |
Somalia | Afghanistan | Iraq |
Present-Active Duty |
Present-Reserves |
| 3 |
1 |
1 | 0 | 2 |
0 |
1 |
Era: means served during the period but not deployed to theater.
The statistics is from available information of 95/102 current members and 1/2 Chapter Support Veterans.
as of 1/31/2014
