Posted on Aug 29, 2023

Remembering a Veteran: Pvt. Ove Emanuel Mortensen, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines

MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D.

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Remembering a Veteran: Pvt. Ove Emanuel Mortensen, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines

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MSgt James Parker

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MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. thank you for sharing.

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MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D.

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If you want to read a great book about WWI Marines, check out: Suddenly We Didn't Want to Die: The Memoirs of a WWI Marine by Elton E. Makin. Makin was a Pfc. in 2/5 and fought from Belleau Wood all the way through the night crossing of the Meuse River on the night of 10-11 Nov. 1918. He started out as a rifleman and then became a battalion runner--one of the most dangerous jobs on the battlefield. He was wounded a couple of times (refusing evacuation) and received both the Army DSC and the Navy Cross.

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