Talk:List of famous U.S. Marines

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[edit] Keith James McDonald - not verified

  • This name has been posted by an anon IP. Have not been able to verify. One date initially posted by anon IP was 1991. Records show that only two Marines received the Navy Cross in the appropriate time period - McDonald was not one of them. Consequently, I deleted the entry (see edit note). The same anon IP again reposted the name today. I requested via User talk for verification. A good reference for Navy Cross recipients is Home of Heroes, which admittedly is incomplete. However, Keith James McDonald is not on the list. I am deleting again. — ERcheck @ 18:19, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Thomas, Erlene

Erlene Thomas


Chief Warrant Officer 2 Erlene A. Thomas joined the Marine Corps on January 26, 1973. She served from 1973 to 1985, seven years active and five reserve, during which time she participated in many "firsts" for female Marines. She was the youngest Woman Marine Drill Instructor to serve on the field, as well in the first class of women candidates at the elite Drill Instructor Academy at Parris Island in 1975.

In 1979 then Sergeant Thomas was admitted to and graduated from the Search and Rescue Academy in Jacksonville, Florida. Sgt Thomas was the first woman to fly as a crewmember for a CH46 Sea Knight, as the SAR Swimmer. Sgt Thomas graduated in 2nd place in the prestigious school separated by one tenth of a point for first place. In 1979 women were not authorized to wear Crewmember (Flight) Wings, but Sgt Thomas did qualify for the coveted award.

Before exiting the Corps, Sgt Thomas did a tour on Okinawa, Japan. She was "deep selected" and promoted to Warrant Officer in the USMCR (active), with only eight years service, Sgt, as a Crash Crew Officer. CWO2 Thomas was respected and well thought of by her Marines, and she was extremely honored to be a United States Marine. She was quoted "Old Corps. New Corps. There's only one corps!" [edit]

[edit] Donald Dunne entry

Entry deleted - unable to find any verification for Dunne's role. Could be returned if verified: Unverified: *Donald Dunne — organized and co-founded American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) —ERcheck @ 00:19, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Chuck Connors - not verified as Marine - refs say Army

I removed Chuck Connors from the list. All references in show he was in the U.S. Army during World War II. Please add back if verification is found. —ERcheck @ 03:00, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Manny Saldivar - unverified

Reverted contribution by User:71.103.80.87 (04:12 UTC, May 31, 2006) — unverifiable entry on Manny Saldivar, UPS. If can verify this person and notability, can be re-entered. —ERcheck @ 04:32, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Vincent Capodanno

Vincent R. Capodanno was Navy, although he was serving with the Marines. Not sure if that qualifies him to be on this list. Jwillbur 18:45, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

Have removed Capodanno from the list. Jwillbur 22:37, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Honorary Marines

Would it be possible for someone to start an article for individuals who have earned the title of "Honorary Marine"? I'm not sure how many people have earned this title, but I do know that Lon chaney, Sr. and Bugs Bunny would both be on the list. Orville Eastland 00:19, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Pat Conroy-famous Marine?

Pat Conroy's father was a famous United States Marine but, to my knowledge, Pat Conroy never served in any branch of the armed forces. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Brstvns (talk • contribs) 05:46, 17 December 2006 (UTC).

Apparently this is true. I will remove Pat Conroy's entry. Alcarillo 21:48, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hussein Mohamed Farrah

I know who he is, but is he really a "famous" U.S. Marine? Alcarillo 18:44, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

One more to add: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pappy_Boyington


[edit] Bugs Bunny, fictional character whom "officially" was a U.S Marine?

Does it push to far to put Bugs Bunny in the list? After all he was officially "discharged" with a rank of Master Sergeant as a U.S Marine mascot during second World War. hanchi 2007 March

[edit] Paul Reubens

Paul Reubens, aka PeeWee Herman, was recently added. However, there is substantial doubt as to whether this is true versus a widely promoted urban legend. See this snopes.com discussion. A definitive (not Imdb, yahoo.tv, etc, but official source) source needs to be found if this is to be added back. — ERcheck (talk) 15:46, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Proposal

I propose that this list should be free of redlinks. If a person is notable enough — "famous" — they can have a Wikipedia article. If there are notable people who served in the Marine Corps, who an editor feels should be on the list, they can create an article on that person (suitably referenced, of course). I'll wait for a week to get feedback, then, if there are no objections, I'll proceed (and leave a comment on the edit page). — ERcheck (talk) 15:57, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

Current redlinks (as of 18 March 2007):
  • James Lee Barrett — author, screenplay writer.
  • Gregory Burgess — Silver Medal, Swimming, Men's 200 m Individual Medley, 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain
  • Buster Drayton — world boxing champion
  • John A. Eastman - NFL football player, actor, writer, motivational speaker
  • Greg Hahn — comedian
  • Joe Lisi — actor
  • Ben Reed — writer
  • Gerald L. Shaffer — created Leatherneck.com
  • Buzz Williams — author of Spare Parts: From Campus to Combat
— ERcheck (talk) 16:03, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
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