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

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!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_famous_U.S._Marines

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PHOTO				NAME	BIRTH	DEATH	OTHER CLAIM TO FAME

				John Gary (John Gary Strader)	29 Nov 1932 Watertown, NY	4 Jan 1998 Dallas, TX (cancer)	* Singer johngary.com

				Frank Gifford (Francis Newton Gifford)	16 Aug 1930 Santa Monica, CA	Living	* Football Half Back: 4-time All-Pro (1955-57,59); NFL MVP in 1956; led NY Giants to 3 NFL title games; * TV Sportscaster, beginning career in 1958 while still a player tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/ PersonDetail/personid-26414 sportsstarsusa.com/ football/gifford_frank.html hickoksports.com/ biograph/giffordfrank.shtml

John and Annie Glenn Married April 6, 1943 - New Concord				John H. Glenn, Jr. (John Herschel Glenn, Jr.)	18 July 1921 Cambridge, OH	Living	* Astronaut * U.S. Senator (D) from OH, 1975-1999 jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios /glenn-j.html lib.ohio-state.edu/arvweb/ glenn/glennchron.htm

				Wayne Goff (Wayne Denver Goff)		27 Mar 2014 Norfolk, VA	* Newport News High School,, Class of 1961 * U.S. Marine Corps Reserves; 1966 to 1972: Attached to the HQSVC Co 4th Supply Bn in Newport News, VA

				Mike Gordon (Michael Jay Gordon)	28 July 1950 Glendale, CA	Living	* Dentist * LDS Bishop * My Friend

				Lewis W. Green (Lewis Wallace Green)	21 Mar 1932 Haywood Co., NC	24 Oct 2008 Fairview, NC	* Author * Investigative Journalist * Editor-Publisher * My Friend ioa.com/~lgreen/ obituaries.citizen-times.com/obituaries/obit.php?id=57868 lowly.blogspot.com/2009/03/ rip-lewis-green-or-excommunication.html

				Gene Hackman (Eugene Allen Hackman)	30 Jan 1930 San Bernardino, CA	Living	* Actor * Producer 149.pair.com/marilynn/ hackman.htm digitalhit.com/cr/genehackman http://www.conelrad.com/ index.php

				Wade Hancock (Wade Emory Hancock)	05 Sept 1937 Newport News, VA	17 Nov 2011 Hampton, VA	* Newport News High School, Class of 1956 http://nnhs65.com/11-20-11- NNHS-Wade-Hancock.html

				Edgar Harrell (Edgar A. Harrell)	10 Oct 1924 Turkey Creek, KY	Living	* Owner and Operator of Pella Window Co., Inc., Rock Island, IL http://www.indysurvivor.com/

				"J" Harrison (John Jacob Harrison, Jr.)	11 Sept 1940 Newport News, VA	Living	* Newport News High School, Class of 1958 * Active Duty:1959 - 1963: Marine Detachment, USS Independence (CVA-62), moreover served the Commander, Carrier Division 2, when the Flag was aboard this carrier; Fleet Marine Force in the 2nd Marine Division; Marine Security Forces, U.S. Naval Base, Guantanamo, Cuba; NCO Leadership School, Camp LeJeune, NC.
Newport News High School, Class of 1958

				Gustav Hasford	28 Nov 1947 Haleyville, AL	29 Jan 1993 Aegina, Greece (complications from untreated diabetes)	* Author * Screenplay Writer short-timers.com/

				Bobby Hedrick (Robert F. Hedrick)	11 Sept 1940 Silver Springs, MD	31 Aug 2009 Chesapeake, VA	* Newport News High School, Class of 1958 * Marine Detachment, USS Valley Forge * 2nd Recon Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Camp LeJeune, NC * worked for the US Navy as a Contracting Officer, Naval Station, Norfolk, VA * CEO of Sprinkle Masonry, Inc., Chesapeake, VA .nfib.com/object/IO_23759.html nnhs65.00freehost.com/08-31-09- NNHS-Bobby-Hedrick.html

				Adam Herrera		Living	* My Oldest Son's Brother-in-Law * My Friend

				Herb Hice (Herbert Homer Hice)	22 Oct 1924 Johnstown, PA	18 Apr 2008 Macomb, MI	* Carpenter * My Dear Friend http://www.shermiewiehe.com/ vets/vets001.html http://nnhs65.com/04-20-08- NNHS-Herb-Hice.html
About April 22, 1925	1943	1944 - Roi-Namur

1944 - Roi-Namur			Nov 2002

03 Apr 1974				George Roy Hill	20 Dec 1922 Minneapolis, MN	27 Dec 2002 New York City, NY (complications from Parkinson's disease)	* Director * Actor * Writer * Producer washingtonpost.com/wp dyn/articles/A44183-2002 Dec27.html

				Bill Hockstedler (Earl Olaf Hockstedler)	18 Oct 1921 Hopkins, MN	23 Oct 1989 Bowling Green, KY	* Writer * Editor, Daily Press nnhs65.00freehost.com/10-20-09-NNHS-I-Wonder-Whos-Kissing-Her-Now.html nnhs65.00freehost.com/obit-Bill-Hockstedler.html

				Dennis Holbrook (Dennis Allen Holbrook)	18 May 1946	23 Jan 2003 Yorktown, VA	* Newport News High School, Class of 1964 * Banker * My Friend nnhs65.com/memoriam64.htm
Newport News High School, Class of 1964		Fall 1965 - Old Dominion College

				Doc Hudson (Leonard Myles Hudson)	05 Jan 1942 Newport News, VA	24 Apr 2010 Hampton, VA	* Warwick High School, Newport News, VA, Class of 1960 * Husband of Catherine Slusser (Newport News High School, Class of 1964) * Retired Newport News Police Officer nnhs65.com/04-27-10-NNHS -Doc-Hudson.html

				Don Imus (John Donald Imus, Jr.)	23 July 1940 Riverside, CA	Living	* Broadcast Journalist wfan.com/bios/local_bio_ imusdon_html/

				George Jones (George Glenn Jones)	12 Sept 1931 Saratoga, TX	26 Apr 2013 Nashville, TN (fever, irregular blood pressure)	* Musician wordiq.com/definition /George_Jones

				Bob Keeshan (Robert James Keeshan)	27 June 1927 Lynbrook, Long Island, NY	23 Jan 2004 Windsor, VT	* TV Actor, Producer: "Captain Kangaroo" tvparty.com/lostterrytoons. html timstvshowcase.com/ kangaroo.html

				Harvey Keitel (Harvey Johannes Keitel)	13 May 1939 Brighton Beach, NY	Living	* Actor * Producer members.aol.com/morgands 1/closeup/text/keitel.htm desires.com/2.4/Performance/ Harvey/

				Brian Keith (Robert Alba Keith)	14 Nov 1921 Bayonne, NJ	24 June 1997 Malibu, CA	* Actor * Served from 1941 - 1945. Pacific Theater * Attained the rank of Sergeant * Served as an air gunner (he was a Radio-Gunner in the rear cockpit of a two-man Douglas SBD Dauntless dive-bomber in a U.S. Marine squadron) * Received Combat Air Crew Wings, Air Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, World War II Medal. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Keith

Ray Kelly - Vietnam				Ray Kelly (Raymond Walter Kelly)	04 Sept 1941 Manhatten, NY	Living	* Attorney * Under Secretary for Enforcement at the U.S. Treasury Department, 1996-1998 * Vice President for the Americas of Interpol, 1996-2000 * Director of the International Police Monitors in Haiti * Commissioner of the U.S. Customs Service * Senior Managing Director, Global Corporate Security, at Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. * NYPD Commissioner, 1992-1994, 2004-Present veteransadvantage.com/top vets/ raykelly.html

				Terry King (Terry Goodloe King) (aka Terry D. Goodloe)	03 Dec 1961 Nuremberg, Germany	Living	* Casino Security Officer

				Frank Kovacs (Frank J. Kovacs)	09 Nov 1936 Sewickley, PA	Living	* Served in USMC and USMCR from 1953 to 1992 * Parris Island Drill Instructor * Law Enforcement Officer with the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Department * My New Friend

				Judge Mills Lane (Mills Bee Lane III)	12 Nov 1936 Savannah, GA	Living	* NCAA Welterweight Champion, 1960 * Boxing Referee * Attorney * Prosecutor * District Attorney * District Judge * TV Personality geocities.com/southerner writers/ judgemillslane.html gocarolinas.com/partners/ action64/mills.html

1955 - 2LT Jim Lehrer				Jim Lehrer (James Charles Lehrer)	19 May 1934 Wichita, KS	Living	* PBS Executive Editor and News Anchor pbs.org/newshour/aboutus /bio_lehrer.html

				Al Loreth (Alfred Frank Loreth)	14 May 1936 The Bronx, NY	Living	* Served in USMC for 26 years, including three tours in Vietnam, retiring as a MSgt * My New Friend "He was the most Marines' Marine I ever met." - Bob Rohrer, USMC bobrohrer.com/friends.html Gunnery Sergeant Al Loreth's Commendation - 27 Sep 1972 Al Loreth's Sea Stories
Specialty: Interrogation / Translator	Gunnery Sergeant Al Loreth heading for Vietnam	Cyndi and her grandfather, Al Loreth	11 May 2003 - Delores and Al Loreth

				John Llewellyn (John Stanley Llewellyn, Jr.)	30 Mar 1931 Newport News, VA	Living	nnhs65.com/08-07-10-NNHS- No-More-Mr-Nice-Guy.html http://nnhs65.com/10-06-11-NNHS-Beep-Beep.html

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Famous Marines - Part II : Additional Marine Corps Sites, Images, Backgrounds, and Stories

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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"Once a Marine, Always a Marine"

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@yahoo.com

Thank you.

07/22/01