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Lt.-Col. Philip N. Pierce
LT.-COL. PHILIP N. PIERCE, U.S.M.C. was a U.S. Marine Corps writer and personal friend of Astronaut John H. Glenn.
Born in Gardiner, Maine on September 20, 1917, he enlisted in the Marine Corps as...view moreLT.-COL. PHILIP N. PIERCE, U.S.M.C. was a U.S. Marine Corps writer and personal friend of Astronaut John H. Glenn.
Born in Gardiner, Maine on September 20, 1917, he enlisted in the Marine Corps as a private in 1942. Spending two years with various combat units in the Pacific Theater during WWII, he was promoted to captain in 1944. Following WWII, he served at various posts in the States before returning to combat duty with the advent of the Korean War. He was promoted to major in 1951, and lieutenant-colonel in 1955. A qualified Russian interpreter, he served with Naval Intelligence and was a graduate of Strategic Intelligence School. After the Korean War, from 1951-1958, he served at many posts and stations throughout the States, the Pacific and Asia.
From 1958 until his retirement, he was Director of Media at Marine Corps Headquarters in Washington, D.C. His articles and feature stories were published in national magazines and newspapers, including Bluebook, Argosy, Navy, Marine Corps Gazette, Leatherneck, and the Encyclopaedia Britannica. He was also the author of The Compact History of the U.S. Marine Corps (1960). He died in New Hampshire on February 4, 1985, aged 67.
KARL SCHUON was a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. Born on November 26, 1913 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Schuon joined the Marines shortly before the end of World War II and became an artist on the staff of The Marine Corps Gazette. After war end, he was named Managing Editor of Leatherneck Magazine, which began life as a newspaper published by off-duty Marines at Marine Corps Base Quantico in 1917. After 30 years with Leatherneck, he retired as Editor-in-Chief in 1977 and began operating a business manufacturing specialized inks used by the Navy. Schuon was the author of ten books and wrote many short stories and several plays. He died in Colonial Beach, Virginia on November 16, 1984, aged 70.view less