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These Pages Are Intended To Honor
And Pay Tribute To All The Brave Men
And Women Who Served In The Military
For Our Country. "God Bless Them All"
"Gunnery Sergeant Gene Dixon"
1946-1966

Top: Ribbons & Medals
Good Conduct w/1 silver service star for 6th award
WWII victory; National Defense w/1 bronze service star for
2nd award; Korean Service w/1 silver star for 5
Engagements; United Nations ROK War Service.
Bottom: Ribbons-Combat Action Ribbon; Presidential Unit Citation w/3 bronze service star for 4th award
Korean Presidential Unit Citation.

Record Of Service United States Marine Corps
Sworn into the United States Marines on 20 December 1946 to Marine Corps
Depot, San Diego for recruit training. Graduated from recruit training and
assigned to Field Telephone Course #24 graduating 20 June 1947,promoted to
PFC. Assigned to Communications, Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, NC.
Promoted to Corporal in 1948.performed duties as Telephone Installer-
Repairman until June 1949. Assigned to Marine Corps Institute as instructor,
Air Pilot's Course. Promoted to Sergeant in September 1949.Reenlisted on
December 1949 and assigned to security at the U.S. Naval Ammunition Depot,
McAlester, Oklahoma. June 1950 was assigned to 1stBn5thMar1sProvMarBrig,
embarking in July 1950 for Korea. Arrived Pusan, Korea 2 August 1950 and
leaving Korea 21 June 1951. Engagements: Combat operations against North
Korean Forces, 3 August 1950 to September, Assault and Seizure of Inchon,
Korea, 15 September 1950 to 16 September 1950, Capture & Seizure or Seoul, Korea, 17 September1950 to 7 October 1950, Wonsan-Hungnam-Chosen
Campaign 29 October 1950 t0 12 December 1950; Operations against enemy
forces in South and Central Korea 12 December 1950 to 10 June 1951.
returned to the States July 1951 and promoted to SSgt,assigned to Naval
Communication Station, Washington DC. In March 1952 to Recruiters School,
Parris Island, SC. then assigned to Recruiting Duty in the San Mateo and
Stockton, CA sub-stations. Promoted to T/Sgt. March 1952.
In Summer of 1953 assigned to 1stBn3rdMar3MarDiv in Japan. In 1954
assigned to 6thMar2ndMarDiv, Camp Lejeune, NC. December 1955 assigned to
Recruiting Duty, Traverse City, MI. December 1958 to Communications Chief's
School, San Diego, CA. Promoted to GySgt. July 1959. assigned to
2edBn6thMar2MarDiv,Camp Lejeune, NC. September 1961 assigned to
1stEngBn3rdMarDiv, Okinawa. September 1962 assigned to I&I Staff
Marine Corps Reserve Center, Rochester, NY. Selected for MSgt
(Not accepted due to 2 year requirement, Retirement plans made)
July 1, 1966 Retired after 20 years of active duty.
Quote; From Gene Dixon
"Going into combat is never a pleasant outlook and I can say that my
feelings were one of apprehension, yes and fear. I know others have said
they had no fear, but I would be suspicious of that statement.
Combat is an unknown until you face the enemy and know he wants to take
your life.Then and only then do your true fellings appear."

Gunnery Sergeant "Gene Dixon" is a Korean War Veteran of the
United States Marine Corps
"WE SALUTE YOU  GUNNY GENE"
AND THANK YOU FOR SERVING YOUR COUNTRY
WHEN IT NEEDED YOU MOST.

"God Bless" "Semper Fidelis"

Respectfully Former Cpl Howard Kopelic
United States Marine Corps
 

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