Eleven Galenians Enlist in USMC on August 26, 1953-- Part 1

From the August 21, 2013, Galena (Ill) Gazette Opinions by P. Carter Newton, publisher.

This was accompanied by a photo of the 11 in civilian clothes, probably taken at the time. I would have liked to see a picture of them in Marine uniforms and one of the ones still alive taken from now.

"For a group of Galena men, some of whom are now deceased, August 26, 1953, 60 years ago, was a significant life-changing event.

That's the day Charles 'Chick' Schleicher, Jim Rosenthal, Wayne Holland, George Kenyon, Guy Crow, John Miller, Don Curley, Don Bohnsack, Joe Greibe, Bob Green and Jim Piquette crossed the Mississippi River and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps."

I would imagine they were all recent high school graduates and friends. The Korean War was still on at the time with the Marines doing a lot of the fighting.

A Few Good Men, No Doubt. --DaCoot