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Are you looking for your old
Red Boot Camp Platoon Book? No guarantees, but go to www.ebay.com
and place the following in the search box surrounded by the yellow border:
The best returns seem to come
by typing in: MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT or MARINE CORPS BOOK
Most of the time, there will be 2 - 4 Marine Corps Boot Camp Platoon
Books listed. The usual opening suggested bid is about
$5.00 to
$1.50
to $4.00
freight.
If you are interested, but unfamiliar with
bidding on e-bay, contact me. Happy Bidding!
Some other Marines have
suggested the following ways to look
for books and photos:
You may be able to get them from the Marine
Historical Society.
If you graduated from MCRD in San Diego, you can contact the following:
MCRD Museum Historical Society
1800 Henderson Ave.
P.O. Box 400085
San Diego, CA 92140-0085
or call them at (619) 524-4426
If you graduated from Parris Island, you can contact the following:
Parris Island Historical
& Museum Society
P.O.Box 5202
Parris Island, SC 29905
or call them at (803) 521-9017 or (803 525-2951
You might even check to see if they have copies of the yearbooks.
Or Call (838) 228-3302 ext. 7355 or 7356.
They should be able to tell you if your yearbook is available
ANOTHER GREAT SOURCE OF BOOT
CAMP ALBUMS IS http://pweb.jps.net/~edsims/.
I currently am in possession
of the following books for which you may make me an offer - - Start high:
PLTN |
CO |
BN |
M.C.R.D. |
MO |
YEAR |
SENIOR
DRILL INSTRUCTOR |
ASSISTANT D.
I. |
ASSISTANT
D.I. |
225 |
/ |
2 |
PARRIS
ISLAND |
MAR |
1970 |
GY/SGT
K. E. GRIFFIN |
SGT
M. G. CHADWICK |
SGT
G. L. STEEL |
235 |
/ |
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PARRIS
ISLAND |
APR |
1972 |
S/SGT
R. CZONYKA |
S/SGT
T. W. FARMER |
SGT.
L.R. FRANKLIN |
264 |
/ |
2 |
PARRIS
ISLAND |
MAY |
1966 |
S/SGT
H. KACZYNSKI |
S/SGT
R. L. MINTZ |
SGT L. L. SCOTT |
273* |
/ |
2 |
PARRIS
ISLAND |
SEP |
1959 |
SSGT
R. SMITH |
SSGT
T. J. WATKINS |
SGT
G. R. ANDURS |
273 |
/ |
2 |
PARRIS
ISLAND |
AUG |
1976 |
SSGT
G. W. EDWARDS |
SSGT
P. J. SEYMOUR |
SGT
T. R. PURCELL |
274 |
/ |
2 |
PARRIS
ISLAND |
MAR |
1966 |
SGT
R. D. COX |
SGT.C.G.CHRISTOVIC |
CPL
M. D. HOGAN |
278 |
/ |
2 |
PARRIS
ISLAND |
NOV |
1974 |
S/SGT
P. STEBNISKI |
S/SGT
J. EZELL |
SGT
R. F. PEAKE |
299 |
/ |
2 |
PARRIS
ISLAND |
OCT |
1971 |
SGT.
L.R. McCRACKEN |
SGT.
J.W. RUTLAND |
SGT
W. PARRIS |
2008 |
/ |
2 |
PARRIS
ISLAND |
NOV |
1996 |
SSGT
T. R. WEBER |
SGT
D. J. HOLLMAN |
SGT
T. R. TAYLOR |
2079 |
/ |
2 |
PARRIS
ISLAND |
SEP |
1971 |
S/SGT
CLINE |
SGT
CLEMENTS |
SGT
MAZENKO |
310 |
/ |
3 |
PARRIS
ISLAND |
JAN |
1970 |
S/SGT
D. R. STRAWN |
SGT.
P. A. PINEL |
SGT.
R. E. LAMB |
399 |
/ |
3 |
PARRIS
ISLAND |
DEC |
1963 |
SGT
C. H. PALMER |
SGT.
D. H. COOPER |
CLL
C. T. WADE |
3320 |
/ |
3 |
PARRIS
ISLAND |
OCT |
1977 |
S/SGT
J.K. ORRIS |
S/SGT
W.J. PERRY |
CPL
C.F. DORRE
CPL. P.M. FLOOD |
21
PLTS |
/ |
2 |
PARRIS
ISLAND |
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1951 |
189,
191, 192, 195, 199, 200, 203, 205, 212, 214 |
225,
232, 233,
242, 247, 250 |
253,
254, 260,
262, 266 |
444 |
/ |
2 |
PARRIS
ISLAND |
NOV |
1953 |
CPL
F.D. HUTCHESON |
PFC
L/R/ ROYCRAFT |
PFC
L.J. DYKAS |
465 |
/ |
2 |
PARRIS
ISLAND |
DEC |
1953 |
SGT
L TROSCLAIR |
PFC
H.B. BONDURANT |
PFC
F.T. DAVIS |
X6 |
/ |
2 |
PARRIS
ISLAND |
/ |
/ |
130,
133, 137 |
140,
143, 146 |
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*Actor Brian Denehy was in this Platoon
THE FOLLOWING MARINES HAVE VOICED AN URGENT
DESIRE TO LOCATE A COPY OF THEIR RED BOOK.
ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
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