Garand Picture of the Day
Posting for Mark
"Silhouetted against the late afternoon Korean sky, Marine PFC Wm. E. Lunsford, ..., scans suspected Communist ground for signs of enemy activity. Cease fire rumours do not slow down the U.S. Marines in their relentless drive to secure bloody 'Punch Bowl' Valley in Korea."
Photograph and caption released by Commander Naval Forces, Far East, under date of 2 July 1951.
Note tripod-mounted camera in the background, binoculars and M1 rifle.
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More info in Cpl W. E. Lundsford
Born September 16, 1932 in Shreveport, William joined the Marine Forces Reserves in October of 1950 and was called up for duty in Korea. He landed at Pusan and served in an intelligence scouting team in the Fifth Marine Regiment, First Marine Division. While on patrol on September 16, 1951, two buddies near him stepped on two "Bouncing Betty" mines at nearly the same time. William was hit by both blasts. Although badly wounded, he was the only one on his patrol who could walk down from the hill for help. He was sent first to a hospital ship, and then to Kobe, Japan for "a month or so." He was soon returned to San Diego for release from service. William spent most of his career working for Sears, Roebuck & Company. He retired retiring in 1985, and then became a ranger with Cypress Black Bayou Recreation Area.
