13Th Draft 1951
Marine Corps Messages posted to this BBS:
| Entry: 1750 |
13TH DRAFT 1951 |
CHARLES WONSEWITZ wrote on May 24, 2003
Comments:
I was in the 13th draft to korea in 1951,was put into F-2-5,1st div. 2nd platoon,when i arrived there were 11 men in that platoon left,ibeleve every man had a purple heart.in nov. 51 i also had a purple heart.i have forgotten a lot that happened& a lot of the guys,but as far as i"m concerned they were all hero"s.
| Entry: 1702 |
13TH DRAFT 1951 |
RICHARD A. SUAREZ wrote on April 25, 2003
Comments:
INFORMATION REQUESTED ON ONE OF YOUR MARINE DEBOOM, KENDALL PHONE NUMBER IS IL. 847-615-1711 THERE IS A GELDMAN, G. ALSO FROM IL 773-761-9815 NOTHING ON KARP OR OLIVER. DO YOU HAVE THE FULL NAMES OF ANY OF THE OTHERS? BEST RICK SUAREZ I-3-7 KO CF 50/51
| Entry: 1701 |
13TH DRAFT 1951 |
RICHARD A. SUAREZ wrote on April 25, 2003
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| Entry: 1690 |
13TH DRAFT 1951 |
RICHARD ANDERSON SUAREZ wrote on April 11, 2003
Comments:
THANKS FOR THE-UP DATE ON THAT ADDRESS AFTER FIFTEEN YEARS I'VE BECOME A LITTLE SLOPPY ON MY INFORMATION. I JUST PLUG ALONG TRYING TO LOCATE THOSE MARINES THAT HAD SERVED IN ITEM COMPANY 3RD BN 7TH MARINES FROM THE YEAR JULY 1950/JULY 1953. I ORIGINALLY JUST WANTED TO LOCATED THOSE MARINES THAT SERVED IN MY SQUAD FROM DEC 4, 1950 TO SEP 10,1951 WHICH WAS MY PRIMARY INTEREST, BUT AS I STARTED TO LOCATE OTHER MARINES FROM OTHER TIME PERIODS AND UNITS IT DAWN ON ME THAT OTHER MARINES WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM I WAS AND THAT WAS HAVING THE FULL MAME OF THAT PERSON THAT SERVED WITH IN THE UNIT, SO THAT IS WHY I WENT BACK TO HQ IN DC AND GOT A ROSTER OF MY PLATOON. WITH OUT THE MIDDLE INITIAL IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO LOCATE (PASS ON THE JONES, WILLIAMS, THOMPSON, SMITHS) A PERSON PLUS TRYING TO FIND THE CITY AND STATE THEY WERE FROM, THAT'S WERE THE SERIAL NUMBER HELPS IT PIN-POINTS WERE THEY ENLISTED. THEN I WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE ACQUIRE THE 1951/1952 WIA LISTING FROM THE MARINE CORPS LEATHERNECK THEY STOPPED PRINTING THE LISTING FOR THE YEAR 1953, I GUESS, I WAS TOLD THEY DIDN'T WANT TO REPORT THE MIA'S AND WIA'S AND THAT STARTED ME OFF BEING A ONE FINGER NERD AND LOCATING OVER 3000 MARINES 981 FROM "FIGHTEM WITH ITEM". ITS SLOW GOING IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, HAVEN'T PUT THAT MUCH EFFORT INTO TRYING TO LOCATE OTHERS, MAYBE I JUST GOT BURT OUT. STILL HAVE A MOTHER AN FATHER ALIVE BUT BOTH ARE IN THE PROCESS OF DYING. I HAD TO PUT ONE OF MY DOGS DOWN BACK LAST DEC 23RD AND THAT WAS THE HARDEST THING I EVER HAD TO DO, DAD LAUGHED AND SAID I'M GOING TO HAVE IT EASY WHEN THEY DIE. TO THOSES OUT THERE THAT HAVE THEIR MUSTER ROLLS KEEP PUNCHING AWAY WITH ONE FINGER ON THAT SELECT PHONE CD AND YOU TO WILL ALSO KNOW THE HAPPYNESS OF MEETING YOUR OLD BUDDIES FROM FIFTY-YEARS AGO AT THOSE REUNIONS, JUST DON'T GIVE UP, "I HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN" BEST TO ALL. RICK SUAREZ I-3-7 KO CF 50/51
| Entry: 1686 |
13TH DRAFT 1951 |
RITA E. BUTT wrote on April 10, 2003
Comments:
I wrote to the address you gave to obtain a muster roll but my letter came back as undeliverable. So I called the phone number you gave and the following is the NEW address: MARINE CORP HISTORICAL CENTER, 1254 Charles Morris St. SE, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC 20374-5040
| Entry: 1452 |
13TH DRAFT 1951 |
RICHARD A. SUAREZ wrote on October 3, 2002
Comments:
MY NAME IS RICHARD A. SUAREZ SERVED IN ITEN CO 3RD BN 7TH MAR 3RD PLT 2ND SQ. HAVE LOCATED 969 MARINES FROM ITEM CO. IF YOU WOULD WRITE TO: MARINE HISTORICAL CENTER BLDG#58 WASH NAVY YARD 901 M ST. SE WASH, DC 20374-0580 OR FAX 202-433-4691 REF: SEC, (HDH-2)THEIR PH IS 202-433-3483 AND REQUEST A MUSTER ROLL DATE, TIME, AND YEAR THEY WILL SEND YOU ONE FREE MUSTER ROLL ONE A YEAR THEN IT'S UP TO YOU TO LOCATE YOUR BUDDIES. WITH OUT A FULL NAME AND A SELECT PHONE CD YOU'LL NEVER LOCATED THOSE BUDDIES OF YOURS, WILL TAKE A MONTH OR TWO THEY HAVE A SMALL STAFF, IT'S FREE BUT SEND THEN SOME COFFEE CHANGE.IF I CAN HELP LET ME KNOW. RICK SUAREZ KO CF 50/51
Dedicated To - Arthur Donald DeLacy - 1st Lieutenant - USMCR - MIA POW - 10/07/1951 - Heartbreak Ridge