After eight weeks of training we were a lean, mean fighting machine. We were BM1 Bell's first recruit company and he darn near killed us to show what a great company commander he was. Though at the time I really disliked him, he was great, and so were we after eight weeks of his training.

This was the roster of recruits in company Romeo 63:

Anthony "Sir" J. Amoroso 2066 729 - Reservist - from Portland, ME - to 1st CG District, Boston, MA
Gordon "Gordy" R. Anderson 367 600 - to DC School, Groton, CT
Felix "Supe" T. Aruslewicz Jr. 367 028 - to EN School, Groton, CT
John "Augie" A. Augustyn 366 792 - from 3134 S. Racine, Chicago, to 9th CG District, Cleveland, OH
Danny B. Bailey 367 888 - to CG Band, Washington, DC
Richard L. Banke 366 511 - from 4103D Alameda, Baltimore, MD - to RM School, Groton, CT
Karl I. Barber 364 733 - from Tallahassee, FL - to 5th CG District, Portsmouth, VA
Earl M. Bass 366 950 - From Rt. 4 Paw, MI - to 17th CG District, Juneau, AK
Joseph W. Beane, Jr. 366 528 - reverted to KTH Company - to CGC Absecon
Gary A. Beller 2071 669 - Reservist - reverted to Alpha Company - from Miami, FL
John T. Bennett 366 955 - from 5030 Fair Green, Toledo, OH - to CS School, Groton, CT
Edwin B. Bickford Jr. 364 550 - from Miami, FL - to CGC Blackhaw, Honolulu, HI
Richard A. Bonney 367 890 - from Levittown, PA - to EN School, Groton, CT
Leonard "Alice" D. Bourret 367 547 - discharged before graduation
Donald B. Boyd 364 548 - from Hialeah, FL - to 5th CG District, Portsmouth, VA ffa CG Group Baltimore, MD
Lewis H. Brackett 368 763 - reverted to Uniform Company
James E. "Breeedges" Bridges Jr. 364 730 - from 2075 Katherine Street, Ft. Myers, FL to 17th CG District, Juneau, Alaska. Jim served 30 years on active duty and retired as a CWO4 in June 1996. He passed away at the age of 66 on January 12, 2013 in Dunnellon, Florida. RIP Jim!
Garry L. Bucher 367 692 - from RD5 Lebanon, PA - to 5th CG District, Portsmouth, VA
Geoffrey R. Bucher 367 705 - from 412 Crestwood Ave, Luadsworth, OH - to 14th CG District, Honolulu, HI
John F. Byron Jr. 365 705 - from 3 Anthony, Rutland, MA - to 14th CG District, Honolulu, HI
Richard A. Canfield 367 593 - to CG Band, Washington, DC
Peter F. Carlyle 368 147 - to CG Band, Washington, DC
Robert E. Carruth 368 094 - to CG Yard, Baltimore, MD
Peter D. Colvin 366 787 - from 270 N. Mann St, Walworth, WI - to RM School, Groton, CT
Thomas C. Convey 2063 878 - Reservist
Robert J. Cooper 367 598 - discharged prior to graduation
William I. Craig 2068 185 - Reservist - from 4016 Fargo Drive, Winston-Salem, NC - to CG Training Center Yorktown, VA
Ronnie L. Dollar 366 539 - from Rt. 3, Graham, NC - to CG Yard, Curtis Bay, MD
Thomas P. Donahue 366 868
Roy W. "King Romeo" Driver 367 693 - to USN Sonar School, Key West, FL
Billy J. Dunn 367 863 - Recruit Company Commander - from Oklahoma, to 14th CG District, Honolulu, HI
Alexis F. Dupont IV 366 526 - from Box 3943, Greenville, DE - to 14th CG District, Honolulu, HI
Patrick J. Dwyer 367 964 - to 17th CG District, Juneau, AK
Walter A. Dziekan 2067 805 - Reservist - to Governors Island, NY
Calvin G. Egger 367 977 - from Blackfoot, ID - to 9th CG District, Cleveland, OH
Kenneth W. Engel 366 594 - Asst. Recruit Company Commander - to CGC Chincoteague, Portsmouth, VA
Robert P. Forrester 367 432 - to Aerographer School, NAS Lakehurst, NJ
Robert "Fat Fang" M. Gauthier 368 867 - from 149 Plain Rd, Nabnassett, MA - to USN Sonar School, Key West, FL
Donald P. Gellin 2028 495 - Reservist
Williah H. Gewirtz 2063 877 - Master at Arms - Reservist - from 1003 Wateredge Place, Hewitt Harbor, NY - to 8th CG District, New Orleans, LA
Frederick B. Graham Jr. 2068 261 - Reservist
Thomas A. Gutai 366 527
Bernard "Half Cent" J. Halfpenny Jr. 2067 864 - Reservist
Leo M. Hammer Jr. 366 540
Richard L. Hansen 2064 881 - Reservist
Daniel H. Hartzell 367 659 - from 1243 Otis Place, Bethlehem, PA - to 5th CG District, Portsmouth, VA
Roger W. Hayes 367 034
Daniel E. Heidelberg 367 976 - to Presidential Honor Guard, Washington, DC
Ronald L. Hoadley 366 867 - to ET School, Groton, CT
James "Horny" R. Horner 367 887 - to 1st CG District, Boston, MA
Louis J. Horsley 366 527 - reverted to XTN Company
Merle F. Hunsaker Jr. 368 096
Roland "Scrounge" R. Inscho Jr. 364 552 - from Ocean Reef, FL - to ET School, Groton, CT
Randall "Female" G. Irving 368 146 - from St. Paul, MN - to ET School, Groton, CT
Paul W. Jacobson 365 827
John J. Jarosz 367 981 - from Pittsburgh, PA - to RM School, Groton, CT
Lawrence D. Jeffcoat 364 591 - from 430 Barron Street, West Columbia, SC - to Charleston, SC
Michael J. Joyce 367 596 - from New York - to Governors Island, NY
Gary K. Keen 367 031 - from Erie, PA - to 1st CG District, Boston, MA
Gene M. Keith 367 983
Dennis M. Kelley 367 974 - from Ideal, SD - to 9th CG District, Cleveland, OH
Thomas J. Kennedy 365 778 - reverted to Alpha Company
Peter D. Keseric 2071 189 - Reservist - from Chicago, IL - to 1st CG District, Boston, MA
Michael A. Klekovic Jr. 366 793 - from Chicago, IL - to USN Training Center, Great Lakes, IL