Beverly 'Scotty' Bruce, came of age during World War II, then joined the Marines in 1951. By 1952 he was in Korea, assigned to the 1st Marine Division's Reconnaissance Company, a job that required him to make repeated trips into no-man's land to collect intelligence information.
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Photo of Beverly “Scotty” Bruce taken at Ft. Riley KS as a “Christmas gift for Mother.” (Narrator’s photo)Where:
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Telegram Bruce sent to his mother, Ena Wilson, on August 8, 1951, on the occasion of his shipping to California for boot camp. (Narrator’s Photo)Where:
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Private Bruce’s basic training platoon at San Diego, California, on the occasion of their graduation. Bruce is kneeling in the front, second from the right. (Narrator’s Photo)Where:
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1st Platoon, Bruce’s enlisted intelligence class #4, which he attended from November 7, 1951 to January 24, 1952. (Narrator’s Photo)Where:
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Bruce relaxes with a bit of light reading while at Ft. Riley, KS during training at the Army’s Intelligence School (Narrator’s Photo)Where:
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Bruce’s reconnaissance squad while assigned to the 1st Marine Division’s Reconnaissance Company’s 1st Platoon, at Munson-ni, Korea. Bruce is on the far left of the back row. (Narrator’s Photo)Where:
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Squad photo at Munson-ni: Beverly “Scotty” Bruce, Turner, Kraskee, Bob Bush, Frank Bennatti, and “Swede.” (Narrator’s Photo)Where:
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The foreign born members of the 1st Marine Division Reconnaissance Company, while based near Munson-ni, Korea. (Narrator’s Photo)Where:
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A “gung ho” shot of Bruce at Munson-ni, Korea. (Narrator’s Photo)Where:
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Bruce is “armed for combat” at Munson-ni, Korea. (Narrator’s Photo)Where:
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Bruce outside of Jamestown Bunker in Korea in the summer of 1952. (Narrator’s Photo) Where:
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Bruce and fellow squad-mate Adams (swinging a pick) digging trenches on the Jamestown Line, part of an intricate system of defensive positions established by UN forces. (Narrator’s Photo)Where:
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Bruce played a senorita to Miguel Alvarez’s “Bullfighter” during a Company beer party during some quite time behind the lines. (Narrator’s Photo)Where:
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“Handsome Harry” wrote Bruce of this shot of him while the Reconnaissance Company was based near Munson-ni, Korea.Where:
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“Home sweet home.” Bruce’s living quarters for nine months in Korea. (Narrator’s Photo)Where:
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Wedding photo of Beverly “Scotty” Bruce and Edna Mae (Riley) Bruce. The wedding was in Niantic, Illinois in 1956. (Narrator’s Photo)Where:
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Patches for the 1st Marine Division’s Reconnaissance Company.
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