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Entry: 49495
US MARINES CORPS REFERENCE READING LIBRARY
WHAT IT TOOK TO MAKE A MARINE
RONALD D. MCKINNEY wrote on March 10, 2005


CITY AND STATE: SEMINOLE FL

UNIT: RAIDER PLT. H-S COMPANY 3RD BN, 1ST MARINES

SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: MARINE VETERAN - KOREA

Comments: Ron McKinney, aka Old Mack, has a web log where he's posting stories. Http://old-mack-tales.crimsonblog.com/
and
http//OldMacksTales.com/
You might enjoy "San Diego, Before the War"
Watch for Korean War stories, they are in the mill.


Keywords: The OPLR, Bunker Hill, The Hook, Op2. Lt. John Watson, MSgt John Clark, Ssgt Billy Goodman, Ssgt Bill Mason,Joe Caldeira, Arturo Vega, Joe Caid, Emil Evosovich, The rest are resting as far as I know.

 
Entry: 35071
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CAPT.N.A.CANZONA..WHEREABOUTS
CAL LOWRY wrote on June 24, 2003


CITY AND STATE: LUBBOCK TX

UNIT: H/S CO MARINE BKS,PEARL HARBOR,TH

SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: FRIEND OF VETERAN

Comments: I have just finished reading ..MARINE..by James Brady and found Capt.Nicholas A.Canzona's account of USMC operations in Korea listed in the cited materials....as a 19 yr old Marine Corporal,I thought Lt.Nick Canzona was an out standing officer and coach,and was an exemplary Marine ,in the highest traditions of the Corps.

It would be a privilege and honor to hear from him,by e mail or any other way...I WOULD LOVE TO THANK HIM FOR HIS GALLANT SERVICE TO HIS COUNTRY AND THE INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP he gave this grunt gyrene.

Sincerely,exCpl,Cal D.Lowry,574841,USMC


Keywords: Lt.Nick Canzona was my football coach ,Pearl Harbor Marines.1947,and was the CO OF the SPIT AND POLISHED Main gate Guards

 
Entry: 30375
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WOULD LIKE A COPY OF A BOOK
PAMELA AND DUEL N. JEANS wrote on December 13, 2002


CITY AND STATE: NORTH FORK IN

UNIT: 1ST BRIGADE, B COMPANY ENGINEERS

SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: MARINE VETERAN - KOREA

Comments: Looking for a book written by William Prosser (or Proctor)entitled "Tell It To My Son". William Prosser was a heavy equipement operator for the 1st Engineers. The book was finished by someone else as William was killed.

Keywords: attached to Able Company

 
Entry: 15675
US MARINES CORPS REFERENCE READING LIBRARY
USMC TANKER'S KOREA
ROGER G. BAKER wrote on March 28, 2001


CITY AND STATE: PENSACOLA FL

UNIT: 3RD PLATOON, ABLE COMPANY, FIRST TANK BATTALION, F

SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: MARINE VETERAN - KOREA

Comments: I am in the final process of having my Korean War Memoirs published. I was first a loader and then a gunner on tanks A-34 and A-32 with 11 months of combat during the Korean War.

My Korean War Memoirs will be entitled as follows:

USMC TANKER'S KOREA
Letters, Sketches and Photo's Sent Home
Author: Roger G. Baker

This will be a hard book publication with a dust jacket. Should you be interested, once it is published it will be available for $29.95 and may be ordered directly from me or my Publisher Elderberry Press and perhaps on Amazon.com and the Korean War Project.

Semper Fi,

Roger G. Baker



Keywords: July 1951-July 1952 3rd Platoon, Able Company, 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division serving during the Korean War.

 
Entry: 12051
US MARINES CORPS REFERENCE READING LIBRARY
H/3/1 MARINES IN KOREA
PAUL GULICK wrote on September 29, 2000


CITY AND STATE: OWENS CROSS ROADS AL

UNIT: H/3/1

SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: MARINE VETERAN - KOREA

Comments: The book, "H/3/1 Marines in Korea" is a detailed history of the activities of the Company while in Korea. It is not available in hard-back and paper-back but is available in computer files. Anyone with a wordprocessor can access the files and read about the day-to-day activities of the Company as well as their combat actions. Contact Paul Gulick to obtain a free (via email) copy of the book.

Keywords: H/3/1 Marines in Korea book

 
Entry: 5913
US MARINES CORPS REFERENCE READING LIBRARY
RE: BATTLE REPORT THE WAR IN KOREA
NEAL HAMMON wrote on December 29, 1999


CITY AND STATE: SHELBYVILLE KY

UNIT:

SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: -

Comments: Authors: Capt Walter Karig, Com Malcolm Cagle and Lt Com Frank Manson.
Title: Battle Report The War in Korea
Rinehart and Company, Inc 1952 New York- Toronto

Very excellant book on navy and marine corp part in Korean War, 1950-51


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