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June 1, 2017 Grunt.com Admin

Nick Names

In the early 60’s at P.I. the battalion nick names were:

1st batt.—“Dodge City”
2nd batt.—“The Twilight Zone”
3rd batt.—“Disneyland” (the new brick buildings)

I have no idea when these nick names started or if they have been changed over the years only other Marines can answer that so all you alumni from P.I and S.D. from the “Old School” to today send in the nick names they were using when you were in boot and list either P.I. or S.D. and also what year you went to boot and the Women Marines must have some nice nick names for your batt./company also.

LCpl Joe Lacey
PLT 127 P.I.
May-Aug 1961

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Comments

bob lake - April 16, 2020

Company “nick names” ???.We were simply Platoon 283[PI 1957] ..For 12 weeks my whole universe was” Platoon 283″ do this or that and never as fast or to the satisfaction as our DIS , so a lot of times we did it over and over again.Looking at my Graduation picture we were identified as 2nd Recruit Battalion Platoon 283 .To my memory a Company designation was never referred to in any way.

Dave Baum - April 16, 2020

Was in 1st Batt, Plt 126, May-Aug 1961. Fond memories of “Dodge City”.

Billy W Gortney 1966-1970 - April 16, 2020

Was in 1st Batt. “Dodge City” at P.I. , Platoon 1024. The barracks were all wood. Figured this lead to the naming.

JF Curtis III (E-5) - April 16, 2020

Plt. 373, 1962 – Disneyland!! Nicknamed Tarzan by Sr. DI, Sgt. T P Adcock while “stationed” at Disneyland!!

GYSGT. Danny Marso - April 16, 2020

I Graduated from PI in 1962, Platoon 262. We called 3rd BN ,Disney Land, but don’t remember any nick names for 1st and 2nd BN. Women Marines were nicknamed BAM’s but not to their face,LOL !

Alan Matthew Clark - April 16, 2020

I was in bootcamp at MCRD Parris Island in 2007/2008 and I don’t recall any nicknames for each battalion but there was a little rhyme that was said while I was there and it went “1st Batt. Makes Marines 2nd makes men and 3rd makes machines.

Paul W. Annetts - April 16, 2020

In reply to Norm Spilleth, Cpl., 60-64.
I agree with Norm; I was in Platoon 301 in Dec. 1961………….Paul, Cpl.

W.R Nicoll 155**** 1955–1959 - April 16, 2020

San Diego August 1955. No nicknames, but we had Quonset Huts surrounded by sand. It was always called “Grass”and we had to water it with our buckets in the evening and rake it in precise lines and edges in the morning. Woe to the person who stepped on it.

W.R Nicoll 155**** 1955–1959 - April 16, 2020

San Diego August 1955. No nicknames, but we had Quonset Huts surrounded by sand. It was always called “Grass”and we had to water it with our buckets in the evening and rake it in precise lines and edges in the morning. Woe to the person who stepped on it.

LtCol, USMC (RET) - April 16, 2020

In January, 1969 3rd Battalion brick barracks were called Disneyland. Probably because they were the newest on the island. Heard that they were recently torn down to make way for new facilities.

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