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John,
As I told you Ted Hetland and I, from Rhode Island were in Boot Camp in 1957 together.We were also honorary members of the WWII, DI’s. Our friend Mike Portella, is one of the few members left. His old uniform is on display at the DI school, as you can see in this picture. Mike is a veteran of Guadalcanal, and wanted Ted to take him back to PI one more time to visit what he calls, “his room.” So Ted volunteered to take him back. They were there last week.
This is my Senior Drill Instructor, S/Sgt (in 1962) William Way and his two Marine brothers. He is on the right, the shorter of the three. He retired as a GySgt in 1968. The picture was taken on the Marine Corps Birthday in 1989.
On the left is his older brother, Ernest Way. Ernest served in the Corps in WWII and received a purple heart.
Candas,
My Father AND Mother both served in the Air Wing during WWII, both stationed with Air Base Group -2 out of NAS North Island and MCAS El Toro. Both graduated from Boot Camp in 1944, Father from MCRD San Diego and Mother from Camp Lejeune. Yes, during WWII, WMs trained at Camp Lejeune and not Parris Island. My Mother is still active in the Women Marine Association and attends Squadron reunions annually. If you would like, you can contact me at jhowards [at] yahoo.com and I can provide contact information for her to you. Me, yep, another old Marine.
April 5 – 2009 Honor Quilt presentation for USMC WWII pilot Del Carlton
Sgt Grit, I know this is a Marine forum, hopefully you can include this about a Seabee.
It is with great sorrow that I have to announce the passing of LT. Commander Peter S. Marra (133rd NCB) 4th Marine Division (Iwo-Jima) at age 90. Peter was the Heart and Soul of the Presidential Unit Citation issue for the 133rd N.C.B. at Iwo Jima – He singlehandedly pursued this for years in deteriorating health, and deserves a medal alone for his ‘Herculean’ efforts. He will be sorely missed. Peter S. Marra 6/15/18 – 4/27/09
Marine Jack Rosenau, who will be 90 in November, was the honored guest at the Tallahassee Highland Games on May 16, 2009. He later served in the Army, the Air force & the Coast Guard Aux. but remains a proud Marine. His late wife, Jean, was also a WWII Marine. He?s wearing a kilt in the Leatherneck Tartan Jean made for him. In the group shot, I?m to Jack?s right, and Joe Lindsay Haley is on the left.
Memorial Day -2009
My Father and his Marine Corps buddies, a 60 year timeline, and never forgotten encounters are what follows in a little written capsule I would like to share on this Memorial Day 2009. My father Robert E. Vogel served in WWII as part of the 4th Marine Division, 20th Marines (Engineers), 23rd Marine Regiment, Company ?A? with the tour through the Pacific including Roinamur, Saipan, Tinian, and Iwo Jima. My Father passed away in 1960 at 36 years of age when I was 10 months old. Though my mother retained many of my father?s records, letters, and photos from the war, there was a time to seek insight from those who may have served with my Dad. On Veteran?s Day 1998 I started the search on the internet for information regarding my Dad?s service. About 5 months later on April 1st, 1999, an amazing thing happened. An email was sitting in my inbox with the subject line ?Your Dad ? My Buddy? with the message beginning with words ?It?s a small world?.? Wow! A message from one of my Dad?s buddies was waiting for me. His name was Roy Strickland and to this day I still have the email in a scrapbook. I soon realized this was definitely no April?s fool and our family is forever grateful of making contact with Roy.
