CT3 Thomas Ray Thornton
1944-1967
Eugene Allen Hackman Eugene Allen Hackman
January 30, 1930 – February 18, 2025
Company K (Corry Station)
Marine Support Battalion
A new era is beginning for Company K and the Marine Corps. On December 29th, Pvt Heather Hagen, our first Woman Marine arrived at Corry Station. A native of New England, Pvt Hagen was born in Boston, Massachusetts and later moved to Tray.
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CT3 Duane Marggraf
January 27, 1945 – June 8, 1967
Paul Leonard Newman (January 26, 1925 – September 26, 2008)
Among the crew of USS Hollandia celebrating the surrender of Japan August 14, 1945 years ago is Paul Newman (he is the jubilant sailor in the back of the photo). Newman wanted to be a naval aviator but was rejected because of his colorblindness. He served as an aviation radioman in the Pacific theater during the war.
Continue reading “Remembering ARM3c Paul L. Newman, USN”
By Jim Stewart
They were always the last to leave the ship. It meant waiting up to an hour in the noise and heat while a backwash of jet fumes filled the fat old plane, gently rocking it in the night.
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