KonaPaul
Marine

About KonaPaul

First Name:

Paul

Last Name:

Prosise

Rank:

E-4

Do you own a business?:

No

Where did you attend bootcamp?:

MCRD San Diego

What date did you graduate bootcamp?:

Sept. 1958

What was your bootcamp platoon number?:

349

Duty Stations:

29 Palms CA

Year Entered Marine corps:

1958

Year Exited Marine Corps:

1962

Military Biography:

MCRD San Diego (Platoon 349), 1958 - Marine Corps Base in 29 Palms, 1st 75mm Anti-Aircraft (SkySweeper) Battalion that was disbanded in 1960 and re-formed as the 1st Light Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion or 1st LAAM Battalion replacing the 75MM guns with the Hawk Missile. *TAD - In 1960 I participated in Operation "Blue Star," Taiwan (Formosa) a joint Navy, Marine, Air Force amphibious operation, the largest amphibious operation in the Western Pacific since the landings at Inchon, Korea. I was in 1st LAAM until 1962.* Part of the time I was TAD* to Base Special Services teaching photography until I left the Marine Corps.

Current City:

Kona Hawaii

Current State:

Hawaii

High School:

Millikan,Long Beach, CA & McKinley HS,Honolulu, Hawaii

Gender:

Male

Occupation:

Retired Photographer

Colleges Attended:

Classes at UCLA & Art Center School of Design