Duty, Honor & Privilege: (The Making of a Marine Mustang)Gene Bowyer was born and raised in West Virginia and was the second of eight children. Gene enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1949 at the age of 17. This was the result of World War II and his dream of becoming a Marine. Over the next twenty-one years he served in several stateside duty stations and various overseas assignments. Gene served with the 3rd Amphibian Tractor Battalion, 1st Marin Division, FMF, in Vietnam in 1967-68 and was involved in the Tet offensive in January - February 1968. Gene enlisted as a Private and was fortunate to have worked his way through the ranks and retired with the rank of Captain in 1970. This is a brief description of some of the events he experiences during his career while in the Marine Corps and subsequently upon his retirement. It also touches on his affiliation with the Marine Corps League, a veteran's organization which he now is able to maintain some of the camaraderie once experienced when on active duty. Gene is also a member of the Marine Corps Mustang Association and was elected a Director at the 2009 annual Muster held in Albuquerque NM in September 2009. |
Contents
chapter 17 | 67 |
chapter 18 | 69 |
chapter 19 | 71 |
chapter 20 | 93 |
chapter 21 | 97 |
chapter 22 | 101 |
chapter 23 | 105 |
chapter 24 | 111 |
chapter 9 | 29 |
chapter 10 | 31 |
chapter 11 | 33 |
chapter 12 | 39 |
chapter 13 | 43 |
chapter 14 | 49 |
chapter 15 | 55 |
chapter 16 | 61 |
chapter 25 | 113 |
chapter 26 | 117 |
appendix | 127 |
Duty Stations Duty Assignment Locations | 129 |
Department Of Defense Medals Ribbons Authorized | 131 |
Marine Corps League Medals Ribbons Authorized | 133 |
Author Biography | 135 |
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Duty, Honor and Privilege: (the Making of a Marine Mustang) Bernard G. Bowyer No preview available - 2009 |
Duty, Honor and Privilege: (the Making of a Marine Mustang) Bernard G. Bowyer No preview available - 2009 |
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