Posted on Dec 17, 2014
The elusive Marine Gunner. Do you have a favorite?
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In my (extremely biased) opinion, no military Rank or Occupational Specialty commands the same aura as the Marine Gunner. With that being said they seem to be a secretive bunch, and stories about them are almost impossible to find.
I want to hear your from anyone who has a favorite Gunner from history. My own two favorite are Gunner Henry L. Hulbert, the first to ever don the busting bomb of the Marine Gunner, a Medal of Honor recipient and WWI casualty who hailed from the same area in England as me, and Gunner Alexander P. Ruskewitch, a WWII and Vietnam veteran who began his Marine Corps career as I did, as a Parachute Rigger.
I want to hear your from anyone who has a favorite Gunner from history. My own two favorite are Gunner Henry L. Hulbert, the first to ever don the busting bomb of the Marine Gunner, a Medal of Honor recipient and WWI casualty who hailed from the same area in England as me, and Gunner Alexander P. Ruskewitch, a WWII and Vietnam veteran who began his Marine Corps career as I did, as a Parachute Rigger.
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Sgt Mervyn Russell
You are talking about the 26th Marines, I was on hill 881 north at Khe Sanh for a short time before my hearing went bad.
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CWO3 (Join to see)
bursting bomb, as in ordnance, the only other USMC rank that wears it is MGySgt that is technical vice admin that would be Sgt Maj
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That’s correct my friend. They started up the Gunner program during Commandant General Alfred Gray’s timeframe. I met a couple of the many years later before I retired. They are the true Gunners. The only other Gunner I met was CWO4 James E. Carter, USMC, I & I Staff, Armed Forces Reserve Center, Greensborough, North Carolina, duiring our India Company Warrant Officer’s Mess Night on May 8, 1986. He was the only Marine Gunner that was a Communicator by MOS, and the last one of his era.
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Gunner Marks was stationed in Okinawa, Japan in 2013 and was qualifying on the range he had a perfect table one score until he ejected his last round and simply stated "I guess we will never know" then he got up and walked off.
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Gunner Roake razzed me up and down until graduation and then became a life long brothe
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Gunner Richard Muth, he was my plt. Sargent in 1977 with 81's plt. H&S Co. 1st. Bn. 4th. Marines
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My favorite Gunner was from my first Unit in 29palms. Gunner Ebby taught us a lot and always said to be great at the basics. I remember hours of magazine change drills in the wash and blind folded.
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