G-3-1 Korea - Semper Fidelis Memorial Park VA
N 38° 32.628 W 077° 20.430
18S E 296024 N 4268750
A monument to the Marines of George Co, 3rd Battalion, 1st regiment of the Marine Corps who were KIA in Korea, stands at Semper Fi Park in Triangle, VA.
Waymark Code: WMAYCB
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 03/11/2011
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G Company from the Third Marine Battalion, First Regiment from the First Marine Division, also known as 'Bloody George', was mobilized from Camp Pendleton in 1950 and went ashore in Korea at Inchon. They went on to fight at Chosin Reservoir, Seoul, Majon-ni, and other battlefields.
The G-3-1 (G for George Co., 3 for 3rd battalion, 1 for 1st regiment) holds annual reunions and they raised $26,000 to erect a monument at Semper Fidelis Memorial Park near the National Museum of the Marine Corps
. It was dedicated at a ceremony on November 10, 2011. It is a memorial to those who died In Korea.
The granite obelisk stands along the memorial walk near the Semper Fi Memorial Chapel and bears the names of 149 Marines who killed in action while serving in Korea. A plaque on the base is inscribed:
G-3-1
KOREA
LET IT BE REMEMBERED THAT THE MEN OF GEORGE
COMPANY, 3RD BN., 1ST MARINES, 1ST MARINE DIVISION
(REINFORCED), SERVED THEIR COUNTRY WITH DISTINCTION
DURING THE YEARS 1950 THROUGH 1953 IN KOREA.
MAY IT NEVER BE FORGOTTEN THAT ALL GAVE SOME,
AND THESE 149 MARINES GAVE ALL.
SEMPER FIDELIS
Combat historian, Patrick O'Donnell, wrote Give Me Tomorrow, a book which chronicles George Co. from its landing at Inchon through the fighting in sub-zero Chosin Resevoir where they were outnumbered and surrounded by Chinese. At Chosin, a reporter asked a Marine, whose picture is on the cover of the book, what he wanted for Christmas, and he answered, "Give me tomorrow".
The museum, which includes the Korean War Gallery
and an interactive display for experiencing Chosin Reservoir, and park are a part of the Marine Corps Heritage Center in Triangle, VA and is adjacent to the Quantico Marine Corps Base. It is open daily to the public from 9 AM to 5 PM except for Christmas. There is no admission to any of the facilities.
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