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Sgt Michael Morgan (Pappy)
to remember
Marine Cpl Ones LaVerle Parker.
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Contact Info
Home Town Dike, TX
Last Address Saint George, UT
Date of Passing Apr 03, 2014
Location of Interment Saint George City Cemetery - Saint George, Utah
Cpl Parker was assigned to 3/7 H Co. He was on the MLR from January 1953 until he was wounded in action 25 july 1953 receiving
mortar shrapnel and a burst of 8mm from a Chinese Tommy gun while a forward observer on the morning of 25 July. His last outpost
was Boulder City/The Hook during the last Chinese offensive of the Korean War. Toughest Man I ever knew and he never called me
his "Stepson". A Marines Marine to the end of his life. Doctors stated his dementia was likely brought on by the shrapnel still lodged
in his skull from his injuries in Korea. I joined the Marines, not because I wanted to be like him but to get out of his house. He was a tough man to live with and laughed when he discovered I joined the Marines to get away from him. Semper Fi Marine
Other Comments:
Nuclear event participant - Participated in Exercise DESERT ROCK V, Operation Upshot-Knothole
Inactive membership automatic upon verification of nuclear event participation. ((has been verified by USMC unit diary))
Chain of Command Jan 12, 1953 - Jan 19, 1953 participated in Exercise DESERT ROCK V, Operation Upshot-Knothole - one of 8 nuclear detonations in Nevada.
