Famous Marines
"Once a Marine, Always a Marine"
"...the strength of the Corps is the Marine, the strength
of the Marine is the Corps."
- Gen. J. L. Jones, USMC, Commandant
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Famous Marines "Once a Marine, Always a Marine" "...the strength of the Corps is the Marine, the strength
of the Marine is the Corps."
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This list is comprised of
people whose main fame comes from their life OUTSIDE their military service,
and
should not be confused with "Noteworthy Marines", although the two are not
mutually exclusive.
My father, his brother, and three uncles were in the Army.
My husband and an uncle were in the Navy.
Only my great uncle, Bill, was in the Marines.
But when I was two years old, I fell in love with the Corps.
Next to a newborn baby and a few select brides, what could be as gloriously
beautiful as a Marine in his dress blues?
Not much!
NOTE: This page is in the process of
being separated into smaller sections. This will allow for greater
stability,
ease of updating, and much faster uploading for you. Three of the four
sections are now laid out.
I have a long list of additions and corrections to add once this process is
completed. It's both tedious
and time consuming, and I apologize for any errors that may creep in during that
time period.
Thanks for your patience.
- Carol Buckley Harty, 02/13/05
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UPDATED 06/05/08 | ||
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Famous Marines - Part II : Additional Marine Corps Sites, Images, Backgrounds, and Stories
Al Simms' Visit to the
National Museum of the Marine Corps
and Heritage Center - 07/04/07
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_famous_U.S._Marines
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Joe Madagan (Joseph Andrew Madagan, Jr.)
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8 Nov 1939 Charlotte, NC |
Living |
* Newport News High School,
Class of 1957 * Served in USMC from 9 Sept 57 to 10 Sept 60 on active duty * Self-employed * My Swimming Instructor - Summer 1957 * My Dear Friend
USS BOXER (LPH-4) was built
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| July 1943 - Newport News, VA |
Newport News
High School, Class of 1957 |
July 1959 - Graduation from
Sea School, getting ready to go to USS Boxer (LPH-4) |
Sept. 1959 - Home from Cuba on leave | ||||||
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Nov.
1959 - Portsmouth, VA, preparing to depart for the West Indies, while
serving as Captain's Orderly |
Nov. 10, 1959 - Hangar Deck of USS BOXER (LPH-4) while at anchor in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - L/Cpl Hoffman and Joe Madagan |
Feb. 1960 -
Norfolk Naval Base, Norfolk, VA - L/Cpl Madagan - Color Guard detail for USS BOXER Change of Command Ceremony |
July
1960 - Open Bridge of USS Boxer (LPH-4) - Captain's Orderly |
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Aug. 1960 -
Quantico, VA - Schools Demonstration Troops. Far Left: L/Cpl
Madagan,
Far Right:
Julius Berman, VMI, USMC. Refused a commission in the Corps. Said he was
no politician.
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Sept. 1960
- U. S. Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, VA |
1962 - Platoon Sgt. Joe Madagan (R) Conducting Refresher Bayonet Training with Cpl. Jimmy Parker (L) |
1964 - Sgt. Joe Madagan
Preparing for Military Funeral, Fallen Marine Vietnam Casualty from Peninsula |
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Lee Marvin | 19 Feb 1924
New York City, NY |
29 Aug 1987
(heart attack) |
* Actor |
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Ed McMahon | 6 Mar 1923
Detroit, MI |
23 June 2009 Los Angeles, CA |
* TV
Personality |
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 1960 |
Steve McQueen | 24 Mar 1930
Beech Grove, IN |
7 Nov 1980
(lung cancer) |
* Actor |
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 Fall of 1963 |
Sid Melton (Sidney Melton) |
20 Mar 1946 Newport News, VA |
Living |
* Newport News High School, Class of 1964 * My Friend |
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Zell Miller (Zell Bryan Miller) |
24 Feb 1932 Young Harris, GA |
Living | * Senator from GA (D) | ||
| 1945 - Miller as a 13 year-old Boy Scout |
Miller
served in the Marines from 1953-1956. |
Miller had earned the rank of Sergeant when he left the Marines in 1956. | 09/01/04 - Speaking Before the Republican National Convention | ||||||
 Fall of 1961 - Junior Year, Hampton High School, Hampton, VA |
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Chandler Nelms (Chandler Clinton Nelms) |
23 Jan 1945 Hartsville, SC |
Living |
* Hampton High School, Class of 1963 * East Carolina College, Class of 1968 * DARPA |
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Chad Nelms (Chandler Stephen Nelms) |
08 Sep 1970 Naval Hospital, MCAS Cherry Point, NC |
Living |
* Chandler's Son * Tequesta High School, Tequesta, FL, Class of 1988 * Naval Academy Prep School, Newport, RI * United States Naval Academy, Class of 1993 |
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Ollie North (Oliver Laurence North) |
7 Oct 1943 San Antonio, TX |
Living |
* United States Naval Academy,
Class of 1968 * Actor * Author * Inventor * Businessman * Columnist * Television News Show Host |
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Ken Norton | 9 Aug 1945
Jacksonville, IL |
Living |
* Boxing Hall
of Famer |
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Yolanda Orozco |
29 Dec 1961 San Francisco, CA |
Living |
* Daughter of Virginia and
Gustavo Orozco * Horace Mann Jr. High * J. Eugene McAteer High School |
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Jimmy Parker (James Wallace Parker)
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14 Feb 1944 Newport News, VA |
Living |
* Newport News High School, Class of 1962 * Policeman – Newport News AND Hampton, VA * Fireman – Newport News, VA * Private Investigator * Attorney * Pilot * NASCAR Driver * My Dear Friend * My Favorite Marine
nnhs65.00freehost.com/
angelfire.com/va3/65nnhs/ |
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Easter 1949 -
age five |
Spring 1949 -
age five |
Newport News
High School, Class of 1962 |
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| 1962 - Conducting Refresher Bayonet Training |
@ 1964 -
Newport News Police Department |
@ 1999 | Sat., Oct. 28, 2000 - Hampton, VA | ||||||
 Fall of 1969 |
 1973 |
 2005 |
Tim Parsons |
7 Dec 1954 Newport News, VA |
Living |
* NNHS Class of 1973 * My Friend |
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Sam Peckinpah | 21 Feb 1925
Fresno, CA |
28 Dec 1984
(heart failure) |
* Director
geocities.com/Hollywood/
artandculture.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/ |
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| George Peppard | * Actor | ||||||||
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Tony Perkins | Living |
* Police Officer * State Reprentative, LA (R) * Author * Family Research Council, President, 2003 - Present |
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L. Tom Perry | 5 Aug 1922
Logan, UT |
Living |
* Apostle for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter--day Saints, 1974 - Present |
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 Newport News High School, Class of 1962 |
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Monty Phillips | 18 Apr 1944 | Living |
* Newport News High School, Class of 1962 * My Friend |
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 Newport News High School, Class of 1962 |
Max Pollard (Carmel Max Pollard) |
1944 Waynesville, NC |
16 Sep 2000 Salt Lake City, UT (heart attack) |
* Newport News High School, Class of 1962 * My Friend |
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Tyrone Power |
5 May 1914 Cincinnati, OH |
15 Nov 1958
(heart attack) |
* Actor |
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Artimus Pyle (Thomas Delmar Pyle) |
15 July 1948 Louisville, KY |
Living | * Musician - DoubleBass Drummer with Lynyrd Skynyrd | |||||
 Newport News High School, Class of 1963 |
Butch Ragland (Henry Marvin Ragland) |
5 Oct 1945 | Living |
* Newport News High School, Class of 1963 * My Friend |
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 1953 - Parris Island, SC - age 22 |
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Dan Rather |
31 Oct 1931 Wharton, TX |
Living |
* CBS Anchorman
cbsnews.com/sections/
cbsnews.com/stories/2002/02/25/ EXPLANATION FOR INCLUSION WILL FOLLOW ON PAGE TWO SOMETIME SOON... |
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| Garland Rigney | Living |
* NNHS Class of 1967 * My Friend * USMC 1969-1970 |
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Charles S. Robb |
26 June 1939 Phoenix, AZ |
Living |
* Lt. Governor
of VA, |
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Pat Robertson (Marion Gordon Robertson) |
22 Mar 1930 Lexington, VA |
Living |
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Attorney * TV Evangelist |
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Bob Rohrer (Robert Lee Rohrer) |
2 July 1939 Morristown, NJ |
Living |
* Marketing and Sales * Marketing and Sales Coach and Consultant * My New Friend
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May I recommend
Lt. Colonel Harold W. "Indian Joe" Bauer, USMC (Deceased) for the Famous Marines
page.
He was killed in action during World War II, so he was not given the opportunity
to become famous after his service to our Nation.
He was awarded the Medal of Honor. His body was never recovered in
the Pacific.
He is a USNA graduate and played football there.
Here is a photo of him in uniform as a Captain.
- Joe Madagan
('57) of FL - 08/21/04
Certainly, Joe - thanks!
May I recommend that you consider former Secretary of State George Schultz, who also served in the USMC.
- Joe Madagan
('57) of FL - 08/21/04
Of course! Thanks, Joe!
Dear Carol.
Thanks for the great website. I
am looking for people who would like to help donate or raise awareness
of the
building of a
Fisher House at Palo Alto VA Hospital in California.
We are in need of $2.5 million
to accomplish this task. At this moment we have 5 Marines and many other
military members
who have served and were wounded during Operation Iraqi Freedom as well as
other conflicts.
If you know of anyone who would
like more information, please let me know. We are also looking for donations
for a
fundraising event held on May 14th in San Jose, CA which will benefit our
Fisher House project.
Blessings,
Mary Ellen Salzano, Realtor,
C-21 Premier
Your "Caring and Sharing" Realtor
408-779-6916 or 408-489-0911
Proud Mom of LCpl. Ethan Salzano, USMC
www.yourmorganhill.com for
letters to our wounded.
www.morganhilltimes.com for my "Caring and Sharing" article.
Ask me how you can support your military.
Thanks, Mary Ellen! We wish you well with your efforts. Hopefully you'll hear from some of our subscribers.
The United States Marine Corps Hymn
Words: L.Z.
Phillips (?) (1919)
Music: Jacques Offenbach from Genevieve de Brabant (1868)
From the Halls of Montezuma To the Shores of Tripoli; We fight our country's battles In the air, on land and sea; First to fight for right and freedom And to keep our honor clean; We are proud to claim the title of United States Marine. Our flag's unfurled to every breeze From dawn to setting sun; We have fought in ev'ry clime and place Where we could take a gun; In the snow of far-off Northern lands And in sunny tropic scenes; You will find us always on the job-- The United States Marines. Here's health to you and to our Corps Which we are proud to serve In many a strife we've fought for life And never lost our nerve; If the Army and the Navy Ever look on Heaven's scenes; They will find the streets are guarded By United States Marines.
"Marine Corps Hymn" lyrics courtesy of http://www.fiftiesweb.com/usa/marine.htm "Marine Corps Hymn" midi courtesy of http://www.f11view.net/usaflag/midmusic/marine2.mid
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If you (or a family
member) served our nation as a member of the United States Marine Corps,
and would consent to being included on this page, please send your full name, date and place of birth, other occupations, and any images (those in dress blues are always treasured!) of your choice to the Web Mistress: Carol Buckley Harty of NC: cluckmeat@nc.rr.com Thank you. |
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