John Endicott

He enlisted in the Marine Corps on February 9, 1942 and by April was undergoing basic training at Parris Island, South Carolina.  By July of that year, as a Private, he was with the First Separate Tank Company, in New River, North Carolina.  By October, 1942 he was with the same unit, part of the 22nd Marine Regiment and “in the field.” 

 

          In July, 1943, now a Corporal, Don was with Company C, Third Tank Battalion, Third Marine Division and again “in the field.”  He was still in the field in April, 1944.  In October, however, he was transferred to Company I, Marine Barracks, Klamath Falls, Oregon.

 

          Between July, 1943 and October, 1944 the 3rd Tank Battalion fought on  Bougainville and Guam. 

 

          In April, 1945, Donald was back in the United States,  with Aircraft Engineering Squadron 12, Marine Air Station, Quantico, Virginia.  In October 1951, muster rolls show him as a Private First Class serving at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, California.  In January, 1952, he was in the Enlisted Volunteer Reserve in Chicago, Illinois.  But by April of that year he was in Kyoto, Japan.