Parris Island The Cradle Of The Corps

Author : Eugene Alvarez
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1514455331
Total Pages : 775 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Parris Island: "The Cradle of the Corps" written by Eugene Alvarez and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2016-05-21 with total page 775 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The original 1983 manuscript written by Eugene Alvarez, who is the primary author of this book, included the years 15621983. The current and revised manuscript was edited and updated by Leo J. Daugherty III, PhD, in cooperation with the primary author, and covers the years 1997 to 2015, including chapter 6, dealing with recruit training in the 1920s and 1930s, which was a part of his doctoral dissertation at the Ohio State University. Since this work was first completed, Parris Island has undergone numerous changes in buildings, the base layout, and recruit training. The training philosophy has been altered as society demands. Thus, past training situations and methods should be observed as recorded in the chronological approach of the text to present times.

Author : Eugene Alvarez Ph.D.
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439629188
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Parris Island written by Eugene Alvarez Ph.D. and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2002-06-05 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Located near the Palmetto States historic city of Beaufort, the United States Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina is one of the worlds most famous military bases. Having trained Marine recruits since World War I, the base is the oldest major post of the Marine Corps. It is also the first base commissioned exclusively to train United States Marines, and therefore may truly be called The Cradle of the Corps. Parris Island takes the reader on a visual journey through documented photographs that highlight the bases touchstones. Before the American Revolution, the island was partially owned by Col. Alexander Parris, who became the islands namesake. Plantations flourished on Parris Island until the end of the War between the States. A small detachment of Marines first arrived in the late 1800s. It was not until 1915, however, that the Marines arrived for good. Since then, the base has rapidly expanded, first during World War I and more so during World War II. Over the years, much of the physical appearance of the base has changed; yet, through this collection of photographs, former Parris Island Marines will have a chance to relive some of their memories while new recruits can watch the progression of their base unfold.

Author : Eugene Alvarez
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781514455340
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Parris Island written by Eugene Alvarez and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here, for the first time, author and former Parris Island drill-instructor Eugene Alvarez records the training and tough physical and mental challenges that have helped to churn thousands of Marines out of Parris Island, South Carolina for nearly a century. Drawn from first-hand accounts of recruits themselves, the memories and recollections in these pages are humorous, sad, profane and enlightening--describing a training program that, on first encounter, often appears insane. But the results are clear: a disciplined Marine with a proud history that he or she carries proudly in peace time or war.

Author : Eugene Alvarez
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Parris Island, "the Cradle of the Corps" written by Eugene Alvarez and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Elmore A Champie
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Brief History of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina, 1891-1962 written by Elmore A Champie and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Elmore Champie
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781482324303
Total Pages : 30 pages
Book Rating : 4.0X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Brief History of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot: Parris Island, South Carolina 1891-1962 written by Elmore Champie and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-01-31 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work is part of the Marine Corps Historical Reference Series. It details the recorded history of what is now the Parris Island Marine Corps Recruit Depot which dates from the sixteenth century, and figured in the colonial rivalry of Spain and France in the New World.

Author : Elmore A. Champie
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Brief History of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina, 1891-1962 written by Elmore A. Champie and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Parris Island (S.C. : Recruit depot)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina, 1969, Platoon 214 written by Parris Island (S.C. : Recruit depot) and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John C. Stevens
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 9781570037030
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Court-martial at Parris Island written by John C. Stevens and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the night of April 8, 1956, marine drill instructor Matthew McKeon led Platoon 71 on a forced march through the backwaters of Parris Island in an effort to restore flagging discipline. Unexpectedly strong currents in Ribbon Creek and an ensuing panic led to the drowning of six recruits. The tragedy of Ribbon Creek and the court-martial of Staff Sergeant McKeon became the subject of sensational national media coverage and put the future of the U.S. Marine Corps in jeopardy.

Author : John C. Stevens III
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 1643364251
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Court-Martial at Parris Island written by John C. Stevens III and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2023-06-30 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive account of a tragic episode in U.S. Marine Corps history and its aftermath On the night of April 8, 1956, marine drill instructor Matthew McKeon led Platoon 71 on a forced march through the backwaters of Parris Island in an effort to restore flagging discipline. Unexpectedly strong currents in Ribbon Creek and an ensuing panic led to the drowning of six recruits. The tragedy of Ribbon Creek and the court-martial of Staff Sergeant McKeon became the subject of sensational national media coverage and put the future of the U.S. Marine Corps in jeopardy. In this definitive account of the Ribbon Creek incident former marine and experienced trial lawyer and judge John C. Stevens III examines the events of that night, the men of Platoon 71, and the fate of Sergeant McKeon. Drawing on personal interviews with key participants and his own extensive courtroom experience, Stevens balances the human side of this story with insights into the court proceedings and the tactics of the prosecution and defense attorney Emile Zola Berman. The resulting narrative is a richly developed account of a horrific episode in American military history and of the complex characters at the heart of this cautionary tale.