From:    Director, Naval Communications

To:      Commanding Officer, Headquarters Battalion U. S. Marine                                       

         Corps, Henderson Hall, Arlington, Va.

Subj:    Letter of Appreciation

REF:     (a) Dir, Chief Navy MARS ltr ser 47552P94 of 24 March 1964

1.  Reference (a) requested the services of Marine Corps personnel to assist in the U.S. Navy’s exhibit for the Eighteenth Annual Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association National Convention held in the Sheraton Park Hotel, Washington, D. C. on 19, 20 and 21 May 1964.

2. This year’s exhibit consisted of an operational Military Affiliated Radio System (MARS) station and an amateur radio station.  This station, K4NAA/NAV was located in the lobby of the Sheraton Park Hotel and had three operating positions.  The exhibit was open approximately 18 hours a day throughout the convention during which time the booth was visited by senior officers of the Armed Services, important civilian representatives of the communications-electronics industry, and Association officials who attended the convention.

3.  Please extend my appreciation to First Sergeant Kinsman G. Boso, 567405, USMC and Gunnery Sergeant James H. Irwin, 545675, USMC of your command who contributed directly to the success of this exhibit through their exemplary conduct while representing the United States Marine Corps at the MARS portion of the display and while assisting with the operations of amateur radio station K4NAA.Their services made possible a demonstration of inter-service cooperation in MARS and amateur radio matters.

 State of Oklahoma

Vocational Rehabilitation Division

STATE BOARD OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

508 Will Rogers Building

State Capitol Complex

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105

April 30, 1965

Boso W4NTR

U.S. Marine Corps Hqtrs.

N.B. Bldg. 1,

Henderson Hall

Arlington 14, Virginia

Dear Boso:

I have been aware of your most valuable service to humanity for a long time. I certainly feel that you are to he commended for your help on the traffic net as well as your help with the eye bank net. I have heard you many times handling the net in a real fine fashion even though circumstances were quite exasperating.

I do want to thank you greatly for your recent help in attempting to arrange heart surgery for the little girl in Santa Domingo. I know you, as well as I, feel that service to one's fellow man is one of the greatest things an individual can do, and I certainly feel that many, many people owe you a real big indication of thanks, so let me be among the number to say thanks and wish you the best of everything.

Sincerely yours,

SERVICES TO THE BLIND

Travis Harris

Travis Harris, Chief