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Entry: 81583 FMAW	SMALL PIECE OF HISTORY
ANTHONY MERJANO wrote on January 2, 2012 City and State: AUBURN CA Unit: Service or Relationship: OTHER Comments: I recently found a Prince Lighter, engraved with 1st marine air wing, Korea, 1953 on one side and a red backing with white wing raised insigna on the other side. just thought some vet may be interested in it, rather than trying to sell it. contact me via email if it has any interest to you or if you can direct me to somebody who would have an interest in it. Keywords: 1st Marine Air Wing, Hedron, Korea, 1953

Entry: 52354 FMAW	LOOKING FOR INFO ON VINCENT MANZO
JASON BREWSTER wrote on July 30, 2005 City and State: Unit: Service or Relationship: FRIEND OF VETERAN Comments: My mom wanted me to look on the internet for info on this gentleman. Does anyone have any info on him? She's just curious if he made it back from Korea. Keywords: Vincent Manzo, MAG-13, USMCAS UMF-451 ElToro Santa Ana, California

Entry: 51998 FMAW	F-84 FIGHTER SQUADREN
FRANK STOKES wrote on July 12, 2005 City and State: TAYLOR AZ Unit: 136TH FIGHTER SQUADREN/KOREA Service or Relationship: FAMILY MEMBER Comments: Keywords: 136th fighter group. F-84's

Entry: 50387 FMAW	KOREAN WAR VETERAN
LEOCADIO ARRUZA wrote on April 25, 2005 City and State: MARY-D PA Unit: FOX CO.7TH MARINES 1ST MARINE DIV. Service or Relationship: MARINE VETERAN - KOREA Comments: Looking for anyone in those outfits. Leo Arruza Keywords: ATco 7th Marines 1st Marines Div.10 Jan. 1953 to 28 March 1953...Fox Co. 29 March 1953-7 April 1953 ATco 7th Marines 1st Marine Div...8 }April 10 April 1953...Bco.1st Bn. 7th Mar.1st Mar. Div. 11 April- 31 JUly 1953

Entry: 40256 FMAW	R4Q
TOM SUTER wrote on January 25, 2004 City and State: Unit: Service or Relationship: MARINE VETERAN - KOREA Comments: vmr-253 AD R4Q Keywords:

Entry: 38718 FMAW	BENNY P O'GUIN, MAIL CLERK
RANDY O'GUIN RUSH wrote on November 26, 2003 City and State: Unit: Service or Relationship: FAMILY MEMBER Comments: Looking for anyone who remembers my dad, or has any information on these units. Benny P O’Guin, joined USMC 1942, age 18 from St. Louis Mo. MOS: mail clerk 056 Pvt. with MAG-13 on Tutuila, Aug ’43 to Feb ’44; Cpl. with MAG-13 Funafuti and Majuro Feb ’44 to Oct ’44. Navy FPO 10648 Navy #3234 Sgt. with MAG-41 MCAS El Toro Jan ’45 to Sep ’45 M/Sgt with HQCO HQBN 1st Marine Div Korea Mar ’53 to Apr ‘54 M/Sgt with 3rd MAW MCAS Miami ‘54 M/Sgt with 3rd MAW MCAS El Toro ‘55 M/Sgt with HQCO HQBN 3rd Marine Div Okinawa ‘58 Camp LeJeune in ’59-’61, MB US NAVACTS Naples Italy ’61-’62, El Toro ’62-’65, Okinawa ’65, DaNang Vietnam HQBN 3rd Div ’65-’66, El Toro ’66, HQBN Quantico ’66-’67, DaNang VN HQBN (Rein) 1st Div FMF ’67-’68, Okinawa ’68-‘69, M/GySgt Camp Pendleton HQBN HQRgt ’69-’70, HQSVCBN FMF PAC Pearl Harbor ’70–’73 Retired 1973 as Postal Chief of the Fleet. Keywords: Postal, mail, Tutuila, Funafuti, Majuro, Korea, Viet Nam, El Toro, LeJeune, Quantico, MAG-13, MAG-41, 1st Div, 3rd Div, MAW, MCAS, HQBN, Da Nang, Okinawa, Naples, Pearl Harbor, Navy FPO 10648 Navy #3234

Entry: 35155 FMAW	FMAW(FLIGHT LINE) HEDRON-1
RICHARD HASTINGS wrote on June 29, 2003 City and State: BROOKFIELD NH Unit: U.S. MARINE CORPS (RET) Service or Relationship: MARINE VETERAN - KOREA Comments: I was a SSgt A/C RECIPROCATING ENGINE MECH 6413AT PUSAN K-1 with thwe first MAW (flight lline). We had 6 R4Ds,4 TBMs and 2 SNBs. Our Modex was AZ. Dec. 1, 1951 we moved to PO-hANG-Dong(K-3) I rember most of the guys ,Thaddius JF.BONKOWSKI, RICHARD M. TEDDER, hUGH GASAWAY, Keywords:

Entry: 32517 FMAW
ELTON BYFIELD wrote on March 5, 2003 City and State: STOCKTON KS Unit: HMR-161 Service or Relationship: MARINE VETERAN - KOREA Comments: richard covington sgt. stationed in oppoma,japan Keywords:

Entry: 27428 FMAW	OBITUARY - EDWARD F. WRIGHT SR.
FREDERICK MILLER wrote on August 6, 2002 City and State: BALLSTON SPA NY Unit: NAVY Service or Relationship: INTERESTED PERSON Comments: Wright, Edward F. Sr. WATERFORD -- Edward F. Wright Sr., of 4th Street, passed away at home, surrounded by his loving family, on Sunday, August 4, 2002, after a brief but courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. The oldest son of the late Clarence and Mary Veronica Kelly Wright, Edward Wright was born December 15, 1924, in Troy. He was a lifelong communicant of St. Patrick's Church, Troy, was a resident of Waterford, NY for over 35 years. A 1942 graduate of Catholic Central High School, he worked briefly at the Watervliet Arsenal until his 18th birthday, when he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. He proudly served in the World War II Pacific Theatre from 1943-46 as an airplane mechanic with the VMF 224, and was honorably discharged with the rank of Sergeant. He was employed for 38 years at GE Silicones in Waterford, retiring in 1990. Prior to that, he worked as a patrolman with the Troy Police Dept. and as a dispatcher with The Federal Bureau of Investigation in Albany. After retiring from GE, Mr. Wright was an avid volunteer for the Catholic Central High School Phonathon and enjoyed traveling to his Marine Corps reunions each year in Pensacola, FL. Mr. Wright was a member of the J.W. Ford Hose Fire Company #2 since 1968 and served as its president from 1995-2001. He was a member of the Troy Lodge of Elks and was a life member of the VFW Post #5800, Waterford. He was the loving husband of Violet Wager Wright and the father of three sons, Edward F. Wright Jr. of Cicero, NY, Joseph Wright of Waterford and Thomas Wright and his wife, Melinda, also of Waterford. He was the widower of Jean Stebbins Wright, who predeceased him in 1984. He was the beloved brother of Marie Stowell of Troy; the Honorable Roy Wright, Rensselaer County Legislator of North Greenbush and Paul Wright, also of Troy. He was predeceased by two brothers, the late John J. Wright Sr. of Troy and the late James Wright of Myrtle Beach, SC. He is also survived by four grandchildren, Eric, Lacey, Lindsey and Zachary Wright, 27 nieces and nephews, and numerous great-nieces and great-nephews. Funeral services will be Thursday at 8:45 a.m. from the Philip J. Brendese Funeral Home, 133 Broad St. (Rt. 32), Waterford, thence to St. Patrick's Church where at 9:30 a.m. the Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated. Interment, with full military honors, will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Waterford. Calling hours will be Wednesday 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to J.W. Ford Hose Co. or the American Cancer Society in care of the funeral home office. Keywords: The following obituary was published in today's (08/06/02) edition of the Albany (NY) Times Union

Entry: 14493 FMAW	DEAR MARINE FRIENDS
YOUNGOK AHN wrote on January 21, 2001 City and State: SEOUL IN Unit: MAG-12, FIRST MARINE AIR WING Service or Relationship: MARINE VETERAN - KOREA Comments: It will be great if some one can tell me the addresses of the people mentioned above. Keywords: I was the youngest Korean interpereter when MAG-12 set up the base at K-1. I was assigned to work at the Lavor Office with Capt Savage and Cpl Bradburn. People who helped me greatly are M/Sgt Anderson and Cpl McDonald. It will be good to tell them that I eventually went to the States and received a Ph.D. from Iowa State University. I returned to Korea after studying and working in the US from l955 to 1969.

Entry: 12299 FMAW	SMS-12
ED SAUER wrote on October 12, 2000 City and State: TEXAS CITY TX Unit: SMS-12 MAG-12 FMAW Service or Relationship: MARINE VETERAN - KOREA Comments: Anyone still around that remembers "El Besero" ? It was an airstrip located just north of Puson..The FMAW operated out of there from Nov 1950 till ???..Several squadrons were based there and were moved north from there thru the chinese spring offensive in 1951..I was an ordnanceman recalled to active duty and sent over with the first replacement draft."El Besero" (the little bull) was our little brother to "El Toro".. Also served in VMF-224 , VMF-311 , B Co. 14th Infantry Btln. , 11th Special Infantry Company and 3RD Amrracs...Ed Sauer/GySgt/USMCR.. Keywords: El Besero

Entry: 11612 FMAW	LOOKING FOR OLD MARINE BUDDY
RICHARD D. ALEXANDER wrote on September 10, 2000 City and State: JOLIET IL Unit: 1ST MAW MAG-33 VMF311 Service or Relationship: FAMILY MEMBER Comments: Would like to contact,Pat Patterson.we worked on the flight line as refulers,for the old f9f's we were their,from 1952-1953. Richard D Alexander Semper Fi Keywords: A old Marine buddy

Entry: 10484 FMAW	GCA UNIT 37-M, K-18 SEP-DEC 1950
WILLIAM JACOBS wrote on July 20, 2000 City and State: HEMET CA Unit: GCA UNIT 37-M, MAG 33, MAG 12, MAG 212 Service or Relationship: MARINE VETERAN - KOREA Comments: From US Montegue, landed Yellow Beach, Womido, Inchon, Korea. Participated in capture of Kimpo Airfield Radio Code #K-18. Operated Airlift and Air Operations out of Kimpo Airfield from about Sep 21-mid-Dec 1950 when relieved by USAF. Nickname "Jake." Served with TSgt. Eldon Greby and Capt. Lee C. Ritter. Need to contact either or both. Keywords:

Entry: 5550 FMAW	MWSS1 - SEARCHING REUNION
HERMAN DUHE wrote on December 9, 1999 City and State: GRAMACY LA Unit: 1ST MARINE AIR WING Service or Relationship: AIR FORCE VETERAN - KOREA Comments: Looking for information about an Association Reunion for the 1st Marine Air Wing- Korea - 1950-52. Keywords: Korea - 1st Marine Air wing -sqdn 1- MWSSI-1950-52

Entry: 3835 FMAW	HD. SQ. FMAW
ROBERT J. SCHWARK SR. wrote on October 31, 1999 City and State: CAMERON LA Unit: HD.SQ.FMAW KOREA Service or Relationship: MARINE VETERAN - KOREA Comments: Looking for anyone in Hd.Sq.FMAW (AZ SQ.) Who was at K1 and K3 from a July 51 to Aug 52. I was on the 18th draft...S/Sgt..Aviation Metal Smith... Keywords: 18th Draft, HQ Squadron

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