Guest Post: Juan Marcos Tribute to John I. Unger
Guest Post: Juan Marcos Tribute to John I. Unger
Juan Marcos writes a touching article about veteran John I. Unger, Writer Beware rounds up their best 2023 blogs, ALLi makes some predictions for 2024, and more...
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Guest Post: Juan Marcos Tribute to John I. Unger
In February of 2019, I had the privilege of publishing a book (with the help of the team at 1106 Design) about John I. Unger called, The Last Corpsman. John was a Navy corpsman who served in the Pacific during WWII and later in the Korean War. He volunteered to go to Wake Island on October of 1941, as part of the Marine and Navy contingent stationed there. He was one of seven corpsmen who valiantly supported the Marines for 14 days before being overrun by the Japanese. John then supported the Marines in his capacity as a corpsman for 44 months in deplorable conditions as prisoners of war. During their captivity, they would be moved to China, then Korea, and finally Japan. John was the recipient of several individual and unit citations for his bravery and service.…
Click here to learn more about US Navy veteran John I. Unger and his biography, The Last Corpsman.
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