Unit Operations

Ridgeway’s plan, audacious campaign.

Awards/Badges

Korean serv. Medal w/4*, U.N. serv. Medal, Korean P.U.C. and the National Defense Service medal.

Most Memorable Moment

Plt. Patrol behind enemy positions. Patrol lead by Lt. Lilley.

Any comments or anecdotes you’d like to add

I was fireteam leader at the time of the above patrol and Clair Campbell was my B.A.R. man. Lt. Lilley was told to engage the enemy before returning to our own lines. We went back as close to our own line as possible. It was my good luck to assume the point position at this time. Clair  and myself got to visit with the north Koreans in their own trenches.

 A more enjoyable time was winning the Christmas beer ration from the machine gun platoon in a drill competition in 1951 while in reserve.

Career After USMC

Driver for Greyhound bus lines. Then a tractor-trailer driver for a cryogenic co. .

Current Affiliations

V. F. W

Family Information

Married with 3 sons and 1 daughter. 2 sons in the navy 1 hitch each, 1 son in the army 1 hitch.  My daughter is a school teacher.

Hobbies

Golf and also flying in a T-6 WW2 training plane with top gun pilot.

Degrees/Schools

Hudson Valley C.C.. Math & Science degree

Current Address

25 Manning Ave , Troy N.Y. 12180

(518)273-5075