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Marine Cpl Stanley Nowak, Jr. (Stats).
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Casualty Info
Home Town North Tonawanda
Last Address North Tonawanda, NY
Casualty Date Jun 11, 1951
Cause KIA-Died of Wounds
Reason Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location Korea, North
Conflict Korean War
Location of Interment Elmlawn Cemetery - Town of Tonawanda, New York
Wall/Plot Coordinates Evergreen Section D Lot 203 Northwest Grave
Dad served as a member of the 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Marine Brigade at MB, Quantico from 2 Feb 1946 to 19 Mar 1946 when he was discharged at the "Convience of the Government" (C of G) and was immediately reenlisted as a "Regular" for a period of 3 years with immediate transfer to Hq. Sq., USMCAS, Cherry Pt. NC.
At this web site - "http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USMC/V/USMC-V-III-3.html" - I found the following information regarding the 1st Special Marine Brigade:
Victory and Occupation (History of U.S. Marine Corps Operations in World War II by Frank Shaw - Historical Branch - G-3 Division - Headquarters - U.S. Marine Corps), Chapter III-3 - Return to the Islands
On 22 January 1946, the Commandant directed the Commanding General, Marine Barracks, Quantico, to form a special infantry brigade to be prepared for expeditionary service and maintained in a state of readiness. The headquarters and two battalions of the 1st Special Marine Brigade was formed at Quantico, and the 3d Battalion was formed at Camp Lejeune. The following month, on 4 February, administrative and operational control of the brigade passed to the brigade commander, Brigadier General Oliver P. Smith. Four days later, General Smith was directed to maintain his command on two weeks readiness, and to report to the Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet (CinCLant), for planning purposes. Although organized along the basic lines of a FMF team, the brigade was not part of the Fleet Marine Force. In May 1946, it conducted the only major Marine Corps training mission undertaken during that fiscal year, a joint amphibious exercise in the Caribbean area. At the end of July, General Smith was directed to disband the 1st Battalion at Quantico on 10 August. The brigade headquarters and the 2d Battalion, which had joined the 3d Battalion at Camp Lejeune in March, were disbanded on 31 August 1946.