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08-20-09, 06:39 PM
Thread: Captain Frederick (Rick) Grunsby
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I used to live in Lycoming County and a Marine...
I used to live in Lycoming County and a Marine vet asked me if I knew him. I told him I did not, but would see if anyone else did. He referred me to a website listed below. Seems he may not be who...
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08-19-09, 08:32 PM
Thread: Captain Frederick (Rick) Grunsby
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Captain Frederick (Rick) Grunsby
Looking for anyone who knew Frederick (Rick) Grunsby. Served in Vietnam with Hq Co, 1st Mar Div from 16 October 1966 to 20 April 1967 and from 6 June 1970 to 2 February 1971 with 1st Mar 1st Mar...
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04-10-08, 07:30 PM
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Seeking info B/1/1 and H&S 2/5 Operations (June 1970-April 1971)
I am doing some research for a biography and am looking for any connection
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05-08-05, 07:17 PM
Thread: A Terrible Omission
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Thanks, yellowwing, for setting the record...
Thanks, yellowwing, for setting the record straight.
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03-15-04, 01:58 PM
Thread: Trying to ID Unit
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Thanks, Ricardo, I do have a photo of the...
Thanks, Ricardo,
I do have a photo of the gravesite, such as it is, and have been in contact with the cemetery folks, as well as the VA, to see if I can get a marker placed. I have all of the... -
03-15-04, 05:52 AM
Thread: Trying to ID Unit
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Hi MillRatUCMC, The Marine I am researching is...
Hi MillRatUCMC,
The Marine I am researching is Albert Ralph Campbell. He enlisted in the Corps in 1897, served in Cuba, the Philippines, China (awarded the CMH), and went back to the Philippines... -
03-14-04, 05:45 PM
Thread: Trying to ID Unit
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Thanks for clarifying that for me. I understand...
Thanks for clarifying that for me. I understand now.
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03-14-04, 03:20 PM
Thread: Trying to ID Unit
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Hi dibob, Thanks for your reply and your...
Hi dibob,
Thanks for your reply and your information. That's interesting information about the Korean War replacement system, too. I had never of heard of a unit called the "Replacement Draft." ... -
02-09-04, 09:25 PM
Thread: Trying to ID Unit
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Thanks for the reply, Gary. He didn't serve in...
Thanks for the reply, Gary.
He didn't serve in Korea. He died in 1964.
covan is just a handle. It means "advisor" in Vietnamese. That's what I was. Probably shouldn't admit this on a Marine... -
02-09-04, 08:41 PM
Thread: Trying to ID Unit
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Can I e-mail you the short essay I've written on...
Can I e-mail you the short essay I've written on my Boxer Rebellion Marine? (that one is not about my uncle). I am still researching but I keep writing to keep my thoughts together.
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02-09-04, 08:24 PM
Thread: Trying to ID Unit
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Thanks, John I have contacted them on other...
Thanks, John
I have contacted them on other questions and thought that I would throw this one out to the real experts here on the list.
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02-09-04, 11:23 AM
Thread: Trying to ID Unit
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Thanks. Do you know what kind of unit it would...
Thanks. Do you know what kind of unit it would be?
When I first read it I thought it possibly said 29th Repl Dpt but it definitely reads "Dft."
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02-09-04, 11:03 AM
Thread: Trying to ID Unit
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Trying to ID Unit
I have been given some letters from an uncle who served in World War II. The return address on some of the letters is: 29th Repl. Dft, C/O S.F., Calif. The mail originated on Okinawa in April 1945....
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01-18-04, 04:47 PM
Thread: Were Marines Paid in Gold?
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marinemom: looked at the Treasury website and...
marinemom: looked at the Treasury website and came up dry and I haven't seen anything on the web, at least, where the respective QM's have any relevent information.
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01-18-04, 10:11 AM
Thread: Were Marines Paid in Gold?
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TracGunny: These are some great tips. I will...
TracGunny: These are some great tips. I will try to contact R.R. Keene through the MCA and see if he can tell me anything.
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01-18-04, 04:56 AM
Thread: Were Marines Paid in Gold?
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Thanks for the leads TracGunny covan
Thanks for the leads TracGunny
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01-17-04, 09:36 PM
Thread: Were Marines Paid in Gold?
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In an January 2002 article entitled "Where 'Even...
In an January 2002 article entitled "Where 'Even monkeys fall from trees'" appearing in Leatherneck Magazine R.R. Keene the author stated that the Marines in the Philippines were paid $12.80 per...
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01-17-04, 07:52 PM
Thread: Were Marines Paid in Gold?
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Were Marines Paid in Gold?
During the Spanish-American War were Marines paid in gold?
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Ghost Of Iwo Jima
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