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April 25th, 2008 by JackOrth | FLASHBACKS | | 0 Comments
Gunnery Sergeant Aloysius Jubilation (a/k/a “AJ”) Squaredaway, USMC (Ret)
Later, in my three-year Marine Corps enlistment, 1953 in Korea, I found out who the true A.J. Squaredaway was! It was Gunnery Sgt. William Parks, and he was our “Gunny” in How Co./3rd Battalion, 7th Marines.
Oh, what a Marine he was, and is to this day. A great leader of men … fearless, and at the same time, in his own way, took care of his troops like a shepherd watching over the flock. He set the example for every Marine in our company, and was responsible for many of us living through the war, myself included. Gunny Parks, a World War II, decorated Marine, became a Sgt. Major, and retired in 1981. But, he will always be “Gunny Parks” to all Marines from H/3/7!
