TBS 2-67 Cruisebook_Updated_7Jan23

Second Platoon
3 Future Marines: Kenny Moore,
Pat Carroll, Pete Hesser 1965
Marrone, Hesser, Campaigne
Robert Hickerson
Nickname: Bob
My Life Before Attending TBS: I was born in Fort
Smith, AR, when my dad was mustering out after WWII,
but I was raised in LaGrange IL, through high school. I
competed for a regular NROTC slot and was assigned to
the University of California, Berkeley, beginning
September 1962. I majored in physiology, which was
mostly biology and chemistry. I graduated in June
1966. I decided to try for the Marine Option, mostly
because I was favorably impressed by our Marine
Instructor, a Major Dunleavy (probably misspelled).
My Memories of TBS: I had to complete my Bulldog
cruise after graduation due to enrolling in summer
school between my Junior and Senior years. For that
reason, I was part of a small group of midshipmen that
was sent to start TBS before being commissioned. This
allowed us to avoid a long delay between the NROTC
cruise and the start of Basic Class 2-67. I believe we
were only in that status for a couple of weeks (memory
is vague), but it made for a very different beginning
experience at the Basic School. Qualifying with the M14
rifle was another interesting TBS experience. I shot a
low marksman score and had a very hard time
explaining that to my father. He was an infantry officer
in the National Guard in the 1930s and had been
assigned to the All-National Guard shooting team for
several years. Due to his influence, I was very active in
international-style rifle competition throughout high
school and college. I even held a few national records
for a period, and due to that, my father had a hard time
understanding my low qualification score. I blamed the
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