Colonel Robert A. Scherr's Duty Assignments
October 27, 1920-April 1, 1984
| 1942-1943 | Guadalcanal 1st Marine Div. |
| Oct 9 - Dec 23, 1943 | Oro Bay New Guinea |
| Dec 26, 1943 - April 30, 1944 | Cape Gloucester, New Guinea |
| May 3, 1944 - November 20, 1944 | Pavuvu, Russell, Island |
| April 1, 1945 - July 25, 1945 | Okinawa Shima, Ryukyu Retto |
| September 1945 - August 1953 | Various assignments & schools |
| 1951-1953 | Legal Officer Camp Pendleton |
| Aug 29, 1953 - July 24, 1954 | Japan, Korea 3rd Marine Div. |
| July 23, 1954 - July 14, 1956 | FMFPAC Camp Smith, Hi |
| September 1957 - May 1958 | JAG School UVA |
| 1958 - 1964 | HQMC Head of DK
Branch, Discipline Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps |
| 1964 - 1965 | Iwukuni, Japan; Da Nang, Vietnam 1st Marine Airwing |
| 1965 - 1969 | Office of
the Judge Advocate General of the Navy: Chairman of Board of Review #1, Navy JAG Washington Navy Yard |
| 1969 - April 1, 1984 | US Postal Service - Asst. General Council for Transportation |
| April 1, 1984 | Died, 39th anniversary of landing on Okinawa |
| April 5, 1984 | Burial Full Military Honors, Arlington National Cemetery |
Col. Scherr receives honors, Fort Myer Chapel (Photo: USMC)
Col. Scherr being removed from Caisson, Riderless Horse (Photo: USMC)
"If the Army and the Navy
Ever look on Heaven's scenes;
They will find the streets are guarded
By United States Marines."
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