VMC 1 - Marine Composite Squadron 1

Marine Corps BBS

Marine Corps Command Records

Legacy Messages - 1995-1999

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Andrew Ryland wrote on May 30, 2024

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City and State: BAY CITY MI

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Comments: My grandfather, John M.O. Ryland or “Jack” as many called him flew with the VMC-1 in Korea during the years of 1953-1954 and before that with the VMR-352 out of El Toro. He previously flew in WWII as well. I would love to connect with anyone who might have known him as he didn’t share much with the family. Thank you all for your service.
Andrew David Ryland

Keywords: Pilot, Korea, Ryland

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Richard A. Newell wrote on October 24, 2022

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City and State: ALTAMONTE SPRINGS FL

Unit: VMC-1 & VMA-332

Service or Relationship: USMC 1951-1954

Comments: I served in VMC-1 from December 1953 to July 1954 at K3 Korea. I had served in VMA-332 during the war and when the squadron was sent back to MCAS Miami I was transferred to VMC-1. I was an aviation electronics technician (MOS: 6613) and got some flying time as an ECM operator in our AD-4N’s. Is there anyone left out there who served in VMC-1 during my time period?

Keywords: Anyone who served in VMC-1 from December 1953 to July 1954.

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Rick Bohn wrote on December 3, 2018

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Comments: current email rcrkbohn@att.net

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Sid Hanson wrote on April 3, 2016

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City and State: LITTLETON CO

Unit: VMC-1

Service or Relationship: Marine Veteran

Comments: 3767 W. Grand Ave.
still looking for former members of vmc-1, mew e-new e-mail

Keywords: plane captain - roger mike 3

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Roger Peterson wrote on March 5, 2014

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City and State: YPSILANTI MI

Unit: VMC-1

Service or Relationship: Marine Veteran

Comments: Served tour in Korea as Aviation Electrician in VMC-1 at K-3, then went to mars-17 at Itami, Japan

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Don Exelby wrote on February 18, 2013

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City and State: GRAND RAPIDS MI

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Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran

Comments: There is now on display at the Battleship Alabama
Museum in Mobile, an original AD-4NA that has been
repainted in color/insignia of VMC-1. It was fully
operational with all armaments when forfeited to US
Govt recently.

Keywords: Douglas Skyraider AD-4NA

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George Davidson wrote on November 16, 2012

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City and State: SOMERSWORTH NH

Unit: VMC-1

Service or Relationship: Marine Veteran

Comments: SEARCHING FOR VMC-1 SQUADRON MEMBERS DURING THE TIME PERIOD OF NOVEMBER, 1954 AND OCTOBER, 1956

Keywords: NIROBIS

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Henry Frieh wrote on December 31, 2011

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City and State: JOLIET IL

Unit: VMC ! MAG 13

Service or Relationship: Marine Veteran

Comments: I served as an aircraft electian in VMC1 in 1957 and
1958 at Kaneohe MCAS in Hawaii and would like to be
in contact with anyone sho also served with VMC1 at
that time

Keywords: Douglas AD5n Skyraider

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Sid Hanson SR. wrote on November 22, 2010

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City and State: LITTLETON CO

Unit: VMC-1

Service or Relationship: Marine Veteran

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Sid Hanson SR. wrote on November 22, 2010

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City and State: LITTLETON CO

Unit: VMC-1

Service or Relationship: Marine Veteran

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Don Kincart wrote on February 20, 2010

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City and State: BURLINGTON KY

Unit: PLANK HOLDER--V.M.C.1

Service or Relationship: Marine Veteran

Comments:

Keywords: I WENT TO Korea in july of 52. at 18 years of age.
We were commisioned ,at k-3.We had about 3 Ad,s.I had a real honor being the PLANE CAPTAIN OF OF RM1 ,FLOWN BY COL. FOXX.

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George Davidson wrote on February 13, 2010

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City and State: SOMERSWORTH NH

Unit: MARINE COMPOSIYE SQUADRON 1

Service or Relationship: Marine Veteran

Comments: WOULD LIKE TO COMMUNICATE WITH ANYONE WHO SERVED WITH VMC 1 AT K3 IN KOREA OR AT MCAS KANEOHE BAY, OHAU HAWII FROM NOVEMBER 1954 TO OCTOBER 1956.

Keywords: NICKNAME,SQADRON - NIROBIS
AIRCRAFT - DOUGLAS AD5N and AD5NL
UNIT - FIRST MARINE AIRWING FMF PAC
BASED - K3 KOREA
PERSONAL FRIENDS -ANDERLIN,LaPORTE,MCARTHY,LILJA,
ERICKSON,KRIDER.
SHIPS - DEPLOYED ON MSTS USS GENERAL MORTON RETURNED ON USS AIRCRAFT CARRIER WASP

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Rick Bohn wrote on April 27, 2005

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City and State: SCOTT CITY MO

Unit: VMC-1

Service or Relationship: Family Member

Comments: My father T-SGT Richard Bohn served in VMC-1 in Korea as an electronic countermeasures operator from Feb 1953 to Feb 1954. He then was sent to a recon unit in Opa Locka, Fla. (where I was born) then rejoined VMC-1 in Feb 1956 in Kaneohe, Hawaii until his death in a Skyraider accident in July 1957. I still have his flight log book which documents all the missions he flew in Korea as well as many pictures. I shared some of these with members of the Marine Corps Aviation Reconnaissance Association and would like to hear from anyone who served with my father.

Keywords: LONESOME POLECAT

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Mark Tercsak wrote on August 9, 2004

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City and State: PITTSBURGH PA

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Service or Relationship: .........

Comments: After leaving the Marine Corps Dad returned to
Pittsburgh and in 1958 joined the Pittsburgh Police his rookie year was almost his last was
ambushed in an alley and was severly pistol whipped, he went on to become a Gold Badge Detective, went back to school and obtained his
masters, he retired in 1985 and started a private
investigative firm and in 1987 he was on the T.V.
series Unsolved Mysteries, in 1993 he passed away.

Keywords: Dad was in Korea I believe 1952-1953 I know he was a corporal and before he left there he was a
sergent and left the marine corps a staff sergent
serial number was 1298715, i believe he was with
vmc-1 but donot know he did mom said she thinks
he was trained in radio's, I know he flew on one
flight in a radar variant of AD Skyraider, mom
says he flew more than ounce. the family would
like to find what he did and was vmc-1 the only
unit he was with or where there others, in 1967
we were at the worlds fair in canada a man came
up from behind and approached dad and said goddamn
he used nickname "stosh", I know the back of that
head anywhere I followed it all over korea!
Thats why we wonder was he with vmc-1 the whole
time also we have a squadren photo and we cant see
him in it.

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Garriott V. (Gary) Wallbridge wrote on August 24, 2000

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City and State: COTTONWOOD AZ

Unit: MWSS-1

Service or Relationship: Marine Veteran - Korea

Comments: Looking for anyone who I may have worked with both before and after being reassigned to Korea.

Keywords: Recip Engine Shop-MWSS-1 1952, Flight line VMC-1 K3 1952.

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Braxton Bradford wrote on July 18, 2000

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City and State: TAMPA FL

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Service or Relationship: Interested Person

Comments: looking for name of pilot and photos of plane
and vernon/pilot for dfc mission 6/16/53 when
vernon directed downing of bogie. thanks in
advance for your help. best, braxton

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Sid Hanson wrote on May 29, 2000

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City and State: LITTLETON CO

Unit: VMC-1

Service or Relationship: Marine Veteran - Korea

Comments: I was a plane captain in May '52, when VMC was formed. We had a few AD's, mine was Roger Mike -3, looking for anyone else in the outfit between May - '52, and May - '53.

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