Great comments by all. Would love to hear from any who served with me in Platoon 47, 2nd Recruit Training Bn., Parris Island, SC, April – June 1947. In addition to our Platoon picture I have (that I’m unable to post here), I also have individual pictures of some of fellow recruit Platoon 47 Marines that I’d be glad to share. Here are their names (by their “position” in the Platoon Picture), last name in Capital Letters:
Top Row: NASH; BLAND, Robert L.; KING, Ivan R.; MC DAID, R.; MC CALLISTER, Paul L.; REDMAN; LIPSYNSKI; SHOTTS; BARNHARDT; HALE; SCHILLING, Felix; JONES, George T. Jr.; HOWARD, Edward J.; MARLIN; EDWARDS J. E.;
2nd From Top: CHAPMAN, Bill; SHOMAKE, David R.; VAN CLEEF, Donald M.; SAUER; CARLSON; BAGLEY; RAY, Walter E.; WOOD, Arthur W. Jr.; COUSINS, James R.; PURNELL; BASSO; ALLISON, Robert L.; O’BRIEN, Jerry T.; MERNA, Gerald F.; BINGHAM, George P.;
Middle Row: PETERS, Joseph R.; GARDNER, Howard H.; SCOTT; BEATTY, Richard J.; GILBERT, S.L.; JECHENTAAL; MAC LEOD, Edgar B.; HOFFMAN, Gene; YEOMAN; MC ALLISTER, Paul L.; BALLINGER, Bob; LEWIS; LACINA, J.J.; WARD, Charles R.; MORAN, James;
2nd From Bottom: PERRY; ROUSH; MEECE; ENGLE, Ed; MC PEEK; WILLIAMS; WEIGLE; LANDRY; PARKER, H. A.; ANGERSTEIN, Otto C.; IPPOLITO, George; MEADOWS, David W. Jr.; BARNHILL, Earnest H.; WEST, Samuel J.; AMMERMAN, Blair T.;
Bottom Row: LUTTRELL, Thomas H.; EASTIN, Albert C.; RICKABAUGH, William H.; BROWN, J. K.; PETRONZIO, Paul A. (He also has a Nephew who was Colonel Paul A. Petronzio); SGT SCHMID, Paul (DI); SSGT ALBRING, J. (Sr. DI–he was killed at the Chosen Reservoir while serving as a Gunnery Sgt); PVT JENSEN (Jr. DI); WINGROVE, Robert C.; KEENAN, Jim; KYLE, B. H.; OVERY, Robert; THOMPSON, Frederick L.
Above names provided by Gerald F. Merna, 1stLt USMC Ret., (Mustang-MGySgt; Retired 2Oct68).
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