Beaufort’s Louis Schleuger, 81, joined the United States Marine Corps in Brill, Iowa, in 1960. After Boot Camp in San Diego he trained to be a Voice Radio Operator. His first assignment was at MCGACC Twentynine Palms, CA, He next served in Okinawa and then as a security guard in Subic Bay, Philippines. Next he trained as an Electronic Technician for ground radar systems which led him to MCAS Beaufort. After that tour he returned to Okinawa followed by a tour in Vietnam at Chu Lai.
He returned to Okinawa for another tour before service at MCAS Cherry Point. He was selected for a two-year college program leading to an Associates Degree from Palomar Community College, Escondido, Calif., after which he returned to Twentynine Palms for Advanced Electronics School. Then it was back to MCAS Beaufort before duty at MCAS Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. While there he earned a BA degree in business. He then then returned to Okinawa for his fourth tour there. His final active duty station was at the Marine Corps logistics base in Albany, Ga., from which he retired in 1980 as a Master Sergeant. He returned to Beaufort and completed an MBA and began work as a government employee at Parris Island. In 1997 he moved to Washington, D.C., as an auditor in the DoD Inspector General’s office. He then spent 10 years in Yokosuka, Japan followed by an assignment back in DC then back to Yokosuka. In 2002 he retired as a GS-13 with 17+ years of civil service. He’s been married for 56 years during which he’s moved 14 times.
