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Kan. He served from 1950 to 1970. A Mustang officer, he was a master sergeant before
being commissioned. He was a veteran of the
Korean and Vietnam wars and served as an
electronic communications specialist. He became a patrolman for the Salina Police Depa
rt-ment. He also was a gifted photographer and
stained-glass artist and a ham radio operator.
MSgt William J. Skillman Jr., 83, of Middletown, R.I. He was a veteran of WW II and
the Korean War who worked as a department
head for Sikorsky Aircraft for 25 years and
was a member of the MCL.
Raymond F. Staup, 76, of Dayton, Ohio.
He was a veteran of the Korean War.
Donnie “Gene” Stogner, 77, of El Paso,
Texas. He was a Korean War veteran and later
was inducted into the El Paso Softball Hall of
Fame.
PltSgt Charles H. Sullivan, 87, of Medfield,
Mass. He was a 2dMarDiv WW II veteran of
the Pacific. He retired as director of purchasing and fleet manager of Factory Mutual Engineering in Norwood.
Sgt William A. “Bill” Titus, 64, in Omaha,
Neb. He served six years and was a Vietnam
veteran who earned the Bronze Star with combat “V” while serving with 1st Radio Bn at
Dong Ha Combat Base.
John F. Tomyl, 75, of Tampa, Fla. He was
a Korean War veteran.
Lester B. “Les” Turner Jr., 77, in Riverside, Calif. He joined the Air Force and then
enlisted in the Marines in 1951. He did community work in San Diego and was instrumental in getting numerous baseball fields built on
school land. He coached Little League Baseball.
Sgt Leslie Warner, 77, of Lyndhurst, N.J. He
was a Korean War veteran who served with
Wpns/3/7, 1stMarDiv at the Chosin Reservoir.
He also was a member of the New Jersey Chapter of The Chosin Few.
Cpl Richard L. “Ric” Warren Sr., 60, of
Riverside, Ohio. He was a Vietnam veteran
who was awarded the Purple Heart.
Albert E. “Al” Weaver, 85, in Ocala, Fla.
He was a WW II veteran who served with the
1stMarDiv in the Pacific and in China. He owned
and operated Tip Top Garage and Transmission Shop in Dayton, Ohio. He also taught at
Dayton Public Schools and Northmont High
School. He repaired watches and restored antique clocks for many years.
David Wetherill, 67, in Woodglen, N.H.
James M. White, 86, of Marion, Ohio. He
was a WW II veteran of the Pacific.
Raymond C. Wichus Sr., 77, of Davenport,
Fla. He was a 30-year Marine who served two
tours in RVN and one tour in the Korean War.
Hewasinvolvedinthe Cuban Missile Crisisand
was awarded two Purple Hearts. He served as a
drill instructor and played football for the Corps.
He later retired as a security officer at the
Orlando Naval Training Center and as a security officer for Flexel and Olins in Covington,
Ind. He was a member of the Conchologists
of America and past president of the Central
Florida Shell Club.
Benjamin Zarate, 74, in Sun City, Calif. He
was a Korean War veteran.
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ARABIAN KNIGHT: Colonel Bill Eddy, USMC and the
Rise of American Power in the Middle East. By
Thomas W. Lippman. Published by Selwa Press. 317
pages. Stock #0970115725. $23.36 MCA Members. $25.95 Regular Price.
America’s Arabian Knight was Marine
Colonel Bill Eddy. Philip J. Baram, in his
seminal study of the period, “The Department of State in the Middle East,
1919-1945,” compared Col Eddyto“La
wrence of Arabia.” In the early days of
America’s involvement with the region,
Eddy’s diplomatic exertions set the stage
for our current American-Middle Eastern
policy. Eddy was a personal friend and
unofficial advisor to King Abdul Aziz Ibn
Saud, founder of the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia. He helped establish the tenuous
bond that continues today.
Born in 1896 to a Protestant missionary
couplein whatisnow Lebanon, Eddy was
fluent in multiple Middle Eastern dialects
and heartily respected the Moslem faith
and culture. In 1917, the Princeton Uni
ver-sity-educated Eddy reported for training
as a Marine second lieutenant, eventually
shipping out to France to fight with 4th
Marine Brigade.
As a member of the Sixth Marine Regiment, he distinguished himself as an audacious intelligence officer. For his daring
reconnaissance work during the battle for
Belleau Wood, Eddy wasawardeda Navy
Cross, the Army Distinguished Service
Cross and the first of his two Silver Stars.
He was wounded the day before Belleau
Wood was finally taken. When Eddy returned to duty, he became the aide-de-camp to a future Marine Commandant,
Brigadier General Wendell Neville.
By September 1918, Eddy had fallen
victimtopneumoniaduringthepandemic
that killed more people than the Great
War itself. His illness resulted in an abscess and infection in his groin area. He
recovered after nearly losing his life but
would forever walk with a limp.
As our involvement in World War II
loomed large, Eddy attracted the attention
of William “Wild Bill” Donovan, who was
building an American intelligence and espionage organization called the Office of
Strategic Service, or OSS. Eddy was posted
to Morocco in Vichy-French North Africa
and assisted in the planning for Operation
Torch. Then a Marine lieutenant colonel,
Eddybecameaspymasterandintelligence
officer in Morocco”s conspiratorial envir
on-ment. There he played a dangerous game
well worthy of the 1940s film “Casablanca.”
Standard Oil of California had disco
vered oil in Arabia in the 1930s, and Pres-
