My father was a late China Marine 1940 to 1941. He was on his way back from China to the US when the Japanese invated the Philippines. He was captured on Corregidor. It took him 3 1/2 years to get back home. He believed that the Corp was the reason he made it through the prison camp when others didn't.
He was always a hero to me. He is the reason that I joined the Corp in 61. Being in the Corp was the one experience that we both shared.
Semper Fi
Tom Nevans (Cpl)