James (Jim) Bansley: Guardsman faced enemy fire and wrath of the sea
MicheleZander2020-10-02T09:56:04-05:00Guardsman faced enemy fire and wrath of the sea
Guardsman faced enemy fire and wrath of the sea
Navy Corpsman At Home with the Marines
“I thought we were going to take part in the invasion of Tokyo,” he says. “Then we got notice we had bombed Nagasaki, and a few days later we heard about Hiroshima.
When the Marine Corps asked for soldiers to volunteer to fight in Korea, Bill stepped forward. He and approximately 5,000 other Marines boarded a Merchant Marine vessel and headed to Korea.
Korean War veteran Frank Colin turned a youthful indiscretion into an opportunity that led him down a pathway he now remembers with pride.
Bill Lillwitz flew 210 missions, received the Bronze Star and 3 Distinguished Flying Crosses. He was shot down once and had to bail out twice.