9 January 1952

Unit Operations

Parris Is. S.C. (Recruit Trng. Plt. 38), NAD Hingham, Mass., Boston Navy Yard,

Camp Pendleton, CA., E-2-7 1^st Mar. Div. Korea (June – Oct ’53), Chorwon Valley – OP E. Berlin – Boulder City, S-2 Sect. H&S-2-7 October ’53 – August ‘54, MP Co. Camp Lejeune, N.C., Base G2 Section, CLNC

Reserve Units: Rochester, NY, Ft. Schuyler, NY, Washington, DC, Greensboro, NC

Awards/Badges

Korean Campaign including Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct

Any comments or anecdotes you’d like to add

Joined E-2-7 in June ’53 at Camp Indianhead near the Imjin River in Chorwon, shortly after we moved up to the MLR to the East of Boulder City adjacent to the Commonwealth troops. One night I was sent out with another Marine to a “listening post” in a crater in the middle of “76” alley, just before dawn an artillery duel started and we lost our phone and ended up staying in the hole (half full of water) for approximately 24 hrs. We managed to find our way back to the MLR after dark, (almost blew ourselves up crawling over a booby trapped bunker where the trench ended in the rice paddy). I was ordered to report to the Company CO to give a report and the only thing he said was glad you’re O.K. and why aren’t you clean shaven!

Most Memorable Moment

     NCO-in-charge of saluting battery at CLNC for “Chesty” Pullers retirement.   

Career After USMC

Went to work for AT&T in Rochester, NY. in their telephone central office. Moved to White Plains, NY in 1964 in the engineering dept. and moved to Washington, DC in 1965, Promoted to 2^nd Level Engineering Manager in 1966. Transferred to the Western Electric Co. division in Winston Salem, NC in 1969. Moved into WECO International in 1977 and spent 2+ years in Saudi Arabia building a microwave radio system. Upon return to the U.S. I moved into a group building telephone switching systems in Taiwan and S. Korea. Moved to New Jersey in 1980 with AT&T International as an Engineering Manager for Taiwan/S. Korea/Singapore and Japan. Retired in 1985 from AT&T International (later became Lucent Technologies). Worked in Michigan with Northern Telecom (now Nortel) for two years under contract to EDS. Moved to Kansas City in 1986 with Sprint. Retired in 2002 as a Principal Network Engineer. I worked in engineering standards for 10+ years traveling throughout the U.S., Canada and a number of countries including England, China, Brazil, Venezuela, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and all the Scandinavian countries (was able to spend approximately two months a year at the UN International Telecommunications Union in Geneva, Switzerland). Currently retired at home in New Hyde Park, NY.

Current Affiliations

 VFW, FRA, AMVETS, American Legion, American Military Society

Family Information

Married twice – 6 children with first family and a Step-daughter with my present Wife. Our family is a 3-generation Marine family – my Father served in Panama (was there when it opened) and the so-called “banana wars” prior to WWI. Served with Col. Smedley Butler. My oldest Son served in the air wing in the early 70’s.

Hobbies

Hiking and camping (served as a Scout leader for approximately 15 yrs.) Computers

Degrees/Schools

Attended U. of Maryland, Oakland Community College (Mich.) and Johnson County Community College (Kansas) (Diploma in Computer Science)

Current Address

1101 Lowell Ave., New Hyde Park, NY 11040

Email: jim.lord@lordjim.us or Lord615JRL@aol.com