A platoon of US Marines poses with their Springfield M1903 rifles, Parris Island, 1932.The Marine at
A platoon of US Marines poses with their Springfield M1903 rifles, Parris Island, 1932.The Marine at the far left end of the top row is my great uncle Frank (short for Francesco). Born in Italy he emigrated to the United States while an infant with my great grandparents in 1900. In 1917 he enlisted in the US Army and fought in World War I. He continued his career in the military as a peacetime soldier until he was honorably discharged in 1928. In 1932 he enlisted in the US Marine Corps and served on the battleship USS Arkansas. In 1936 he finally retired from the military. He passed away in the early 1990’s, living to a very old age. -- source link
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