Awarded Members
Awards and Achievements
Here is a partial list of the awards and achievements of our detachment and members.
Marine of the Year
Recipient | Award Date |
Victoria Cobbett | 2022 |
None Awarded | 2021 |
Emanuel Bucur | 2020 |
George Bormann Jr. | 2019 |
Larry J Olson | 2018 |
Richard J Schie | 2017 |
Jack McInerney | 2016 |
Roger Gaden | 2015 |
Donald Kenyon | 2014 |
Gary Cobbett | 2013 |
Victoria Cobbett | 2012 |
Javier Martinez | 2011 |
Rita O’Reilly Kollias | 2010 |
John Olejnicki | 2009 |
Robert Hess* | 2008 |
William Marks | 2007 |
Ralph Fleischman* | 2006 |
Lawrence Hageland* | 2005 |
Wesley Young | 2004 |
Charles Wingard | 2003 |
George Kubal* | 2002 |
Raymond Lindner* | 2001 |
Roland Johnson | 2000 |
William Barta | 1999 |
Roger Carson | 1998 |
Joseph Perry | 1997 |
John Meschi | 1996 |
Joseph Kelly* | 1995 |
Robert Kent* | 1994 |
Ralph Kastel* | 1993 |
Melvin Perry* | 1992 |
Michael Peters | 1991 |
Dan Igrisan | 1990 |
Daniel Herrera, jr | 1989 |
Daniel Herrera, jr | 1988 |
Salvatore J. Scifo | 1987 |
Howard T Olson* | 1986 |
Roy M. Winters* | 1985 |
Howard T Olson* | 1984 |
[unknown] | 1983 |
[unknown] | 1982 |
[unknown] | 1981 |
[unknown] | 1980 |
William C. Bertelle* | 1979 |
Walter R. Newlander* | 1978 |
Illinois Department Marine of The Year
Recipient | Award Date |
Victoria Cobbett | 2021 |
William B. Barta | 2015 |
Donald L. Haines | 2012 |
Charles L. Prosek | 1997 |
Associate Member of The Year
Recipient | Award Date |
2022 |