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Middle Camp Fuji, Sayonara Marines

Mar 27, 2009

Photos: 42

Sayonara Marines, Japan 1957

We were at Middle Camp Fuji, Weapons Company, second battalion, 9th Marines. A hard-charging, combat-ready outfit led by NCOs who had fought in Korea. We trained hard and played hard. It was a great time for an 18 year old.

Aug 9, 2007

Photos: 56

Okinawa, 1957-58, Weapons Company, 2nd battalion, 9th Marines

We were the last U.S. ground combat troops to leave Japan after the occupation. We boarded trains in Gotemba in Oct. 1958 bound for Yokosuka. We sailed for Okinawa but were delayed by a huge typhoon that blew away our tent camp. We were re-deployed to Camp Bishigawa, near Kadana Circle for a few months and then replaced the 3rd Marines at modern Camp Sukiran (an army base) and they moved into Bishigawa.