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. He was great, and so were we after eight weeks of his training. Click on ORIGINAL below for the largest version of the image.

This was the roster for 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 for his entire enlistment
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 - retired in 2000 as CWO4 (PERS) in USCGR
Lewis H. Brackett 368 763 - reverted to Uniform Company; served on CGC Evergreen, QM School and CGC Escanaba during four-year enlistment. Now living in San Diego, CA.
James "Jim" E. "Breeedges" Bridges Jr. 364 730 - from 2075 Katherine Street, Ft. Myers, FL to 17th CG District, Juneau, AK - retired in 1996 as a CWO4(ENG) at Base Miami Beach. Jim passed away on January 12, 2013, in Dunnellon, Florida after a five and a half year battle with cancer. 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 ffa CGC YAKUTAT (including Vietnam tour) - retired in 1996 as a Master Chief Boatswain's Mate in the Pittsburgh area
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