Picture and Story of VMA 332 in Korea 1953
CPL Ed Zelaskey
Category: Marine Corps Stories
Gene Lang Carvings
How do you order one of his carvings, maybe you should add to your catalog ???
A China Marine
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.
Locate Friends
Looking to contact members of PLT 231 San Diego. Graduated 1Nov1955. Senior DI SSgt J.F. CODY, Junior DI M.R. Kowalsky
Harold Gee MgySgt (Ret)
geehlaj@q.com
Another Ontos
Greetings Marines,
Here is a picture of an Ontos I took in Sept 66, in the Mo Duc region of Quang Ngai. We used to say they would fuse sand behind them when they fired all six. I rotated a month later to Pendleton.
Sgt. A. Stokes
G 3/11 FDC
more ontos pics
Just thought I would add my own pictures of the Ontos,
Bob Haller
Semper Fi Tommy Batts
Sgt. Grit,
Before I proceed on the subject about which I'm writing to you, I would like to assist fellow Marine Kent Yates. In his story found in the Sgt Grit newsletter dated October 20th, he was trying to remember the ITR camp at Camp Pendleton. That would be San Onofre or 52 area. In the 80s and 90s it still had the old corrugated steel Quonset huts. The only camp farther north of it is Camp Mateo (62 area). The home of 5th Marines and 1st Combat Engineers. I was in 2/5 when we made the move from Camp Margarita (33 area) to Camp San Mateo (62 area) and 7th Marines moved out to 29 Palms.
Highway 17
Sgt Grit,
Wanted to forward this picture along. It was taken back in 1983 somewhere in the bush on Lejeune. I am far left. The others are buddies Thor Dellerson second from left, Efren Mercado in the front and Danny Wilson far right to the rear. The picture was taken by my other buddy Tim Wheeler who incidentally still keeps in touch with me to this day. Buddies Pete Foss and Narvel Hesson were also there but not in the picture. All of us were 0331's with Weapons platoon, Lima, 3/8.
Marine Cartoons
I have a customer Nat Berman. WWII Marine, 1942-45.
He sends me cartoons occasionally. I thought I would share a few with you.
Sgt Grit
1930 China Marine wood carving
Nov. 20,2011 news letter ref: L/C Richard Jenkins note ref: 1934 China Marines.
This is a wood carving of a 1930 era China Marine. I do wood carving as a hobby and I have Marines in Tropical uni’s, Blues and WW11 herringbone.
Gene Lang