They don’t mention that he was wounded twice in Korea, and served in the Merchant Marine at age 16 during World War II. The Merchant Marine had a higher fatality rate than any branch of the service, including the Marines.
One of my dad’s Korea stories was some of the days he spent in recovery beside Jim Garner after they had both been half blown to hell.
and purple heart! RIP JG
Mike
Captured by the Chi-coms and pulled off an amazing escape in real life.