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March 30, 2016 Grunt.com Admin

3rd Battalion Barracks At PI

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I would like to send a photo and brief description of the old 3rd Bat. barracks at Parris Island that are being torn down. I was there two weeks ago, they are partially demolished, the bricks are being preserved and sold by the base museum to raise funds. The barracks were used from 1960/61 until three years ago. A new Bat. area is located a short distance away. I took some pictures of the shells of these buildings while standing on the old parade deck, many memories came to me there in the silence. Thought many old 3rd Bat. Marines would like to see what has happened to the barracks. I was there in 1961, they were brand new, and jokingly referred to as Disneyland by the 1st and 2nd Bats.

B.R. Whipple, Sgt

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Thomas J. Gougeon - July 13, 2020

I was 3rd.Blt. Platoon 339 March 1969, SDI SSGT. Jones, ADI SGT. Snowman & SGT. Beeman, Great times, they taught us well.

Cpl. Bob Mnzi USMC retired - July 13, 2020

I was at PI In the 3rd Battalion in1958. Platoon 341was in those Qounset huts. Stood many fire watches. I saw those barracks being torn down last November. Played a little golf while there. Lots of memories! I remember our DI’s were Henderson, Schaffer and Coulter. Semper Fi

Donald J McKeon - July 13, 2020

I believe we were in the same platoon – 167, graduated oct 2, 1958. Donald (Jerry) McKeon, from the Detroit area.

Franklin Peepas, Plt. 340 R Company June-Sept. 1962 - July 13, 2020

I can remember being herded over to our barracks like it was yesterday. Our Sr. D.I. was S.SGT R.A.Wilson that I remember, he was tough but fair. The cafeteria was to our port side as you looked out the back of the barracks and the chapel was to our starboard side.It was one of the hottest years, 25 days over 115 deg.’s.It was one of the best choices I made in my life, and would do it again if I could. Gung Ho and Semper Fi

Glenn Fleming - July 13, 2020

Was in Plt 3019 Aug 68 and SSgt Starr was our senior……..oh, the memories!!!!!

John Wanat - July 13, 2020

Platoon 3025 Late Nov. 65 thru Jan 66. Still remember running up the cement steps. Senior Drill Instructor was Sgt. Brown, Junior was Sgt. Sargent, Junior Junior was Cpl. Brown. Remember serving as a waiter on the Officer/NCO side of the mess hall on Christmas Day. Had fire watch on Christmas Eve. Memories and more memories.

Bobby Smith - July 13, 2020

Any one plt.399 12/03/1963. Smithbobbyj@gmail.com

William Freeman - July 13, 2020

I was in 3rd Blt plt 320, August 1958. In Quonset huts. Fond memories. Another old grunt.

Don w. Terry - July 13, 2020

Don W. Terry arrived Parris Island FEB 1964 First BAT Platoon 119 Drill instructors Johnson, Kurts, Plummer. What an experience.

J.Donn Hughes - July 13, 2020

Yepper…….PI in July, 1967, Plt 2017, when the black flag came up our DI made us do PT inside those old wooden barracks with the windows closed. My sweat was in those floors along with many others who served from WW II, Korea and Vietnam. I felt privileged to be in them and it saddens me that when I went back to PI in July 2007, forty years later for a little visit… they told me the Corps saw it fit to tear those beautiful old wonderful barracks down…….seems nothing is sacred anymore. Semper fi my brothers…….

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