Hero of the Pacific
Hero of the Pacific
“He was strong, tireless, not homesick, and for once, eager to learn. Once the drill instructor realized the young boot wasn’t just brown-nosing, he took note of and encouraged the lad. Basilone’s first outfit was Company D of the 16th Infantry stationed not on some hostile frontier or distant military post, but perched right out there in the middle of New York harbor, on Governor’s Island at Fort Jay. According to retired Marine Colonel John Keenan, editor of the Marine Corps Gazette, in the Un...ited States Army between the world wars, and specifically in the thirties, there was little or no formalized recruit depot or boot camp such as in the Marines. Recruits were usually assigned to an existing regiment of the regular Army, there to be trained and then incorporated into the ranks of the regiment, depending on its needs and the new soldier’s aptitude and skills, if any. This, on Governor’s Island, was to be whatever recruit training he would receive.
Jim Proser quotes Basilone as delighted with Governor’s Island, comparing the place to a country club, noting that it even had a small golf layout where he might hit a few balls.MoreLess
Jim Proser quotes Basilone as delighted with Governor’s Island, comparing the place to a country club, noting that it even had a small golf layout where he might hit a few balls.MoreLess
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