September 1957
MACS-1 Radar Assignment
After arriving in Japan, Oswald was assigned to Marine Air Control Squadron 1 at Atsugi as a radar operator.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Atsugi in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
After arriving in Japan, Oswald was assigned to Marine Air Control Squadron 1 at Atsugi as a radar operator.
A privately owned .22-caliber pistol discharged from Oswald's locker on October 27, 1957, wounding him in the left elbow.
Oswald faced a court-martial on April 11, 1958, for possessing an unregistered privately owned weapon in violation of orders.
Lee received a sentence including reduction to private and financial forfeitures following his first Marine court-martial.
Oswald was court-martialed a second time on June 27, 1958, after an altercation with a noncommissioned officer.
Lee remained confined following his second court-martial until August 13, 1958, after earlier suspended confinement was reinstated.
Provenance
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