Parris Island: "The Cradle of the Corps" (ePub)

the Jacksonville, Florida, Marine Corps Reserve.

Dr. Alvarez received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Jacksonville (Florida) University in 1961, the Master of Arts degree in history from the University of Mississippi in 1962, and the Doctor of Philosophy degree in history from the University of Georgia in 1966. Teaching and administrative duties followed at Gainesville (Georgia) College and Valdosta (Georgia) State College-University. From 1970 to 1973, Dr. Alvarez taught for the University of Maryland as a lecturer in Asia (including Vietnam), Europe, and the United States. In 1973 he returned to Georgia to serve on the faculty of Macon State College as a full and tenured Professor of History. He retired from the University System of Georgia, Professor Emeritus, at Macon State College in January 1995.

Professor Alvarez has published numerous articles in leading history and other journals, including Leatherneck magazine and the Marine Corps Gazette. He is the book author of Travel On Southern Antebellum Railroads, 1828-1860, published by the University of Alabama Press in 1974.

In 1981, Alvarez received a grant from the Marine Corps History Center to research the history of Parris Island. The result was this unpublished manuscript for the Marine Corps History Center. Realizing the need and interest for a Parris Island history, Where It All Begins: A History Of The United States Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina, was published by Gayle Publishers in 1984. An updated edition was published by the author in 1992. Interest remained for the need of a Parris Island history, and in 1996, 1998, the author commercially self-published, Parris Island: "The Cradle Of The Corps." Alvarez with Daniel Moyer published, Just the Facts, Ma’am: The Authorized Biography Of Jack Webb, Seven Locks Press, in 2001. Alvarez published Parris Island (a picture history) with Arcadia Publishers in 2002. In 2007, Dr. Alvarez published “Once A Recruit, Always A Marine.”

Leo J. Daugherty III, Ph.D., is a Master Sergeant in the Marine Corps Reserve. Born on

The Authors

Eugene Alvarez was born in Jacksonville, Florida, June 25, 1932. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on August 12, 1950, and received his recruit training in Platoon 99, First Recruit Training Battalion, Parris Island, South Carolina. Following boot camp, Private First Class Alvarez (1137622 USMC) was assigned to the Second Amphibian Tractor Battalion (1833 Tracked Vehicle MOS), Second Marine Division, Court House Bay, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, where he remained until December 1951. As a member of the 17th Replacement Draft, Korea, in February 1952, Corporal Alvarez reported to the 1st Amphibian Tractor Battalion, First Marine Division. During most of his year in Korea the unit was "dismounted" and employed as defensive machine gun companies along the Imjin River near the 38th Parallel. Alvarez later received the Combat Action Ribbon (CAR).

Sergeant Alvarez returned to Camp Lejeune for a brief tour of duty in 1953, until he received requested orders for duty at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina There, he was assigned to the Ninth Class of the Drill Instructor School. (then - 4911 DI MOS). During 1953-1954, he served as a Junior and Senior Drill Instructor in the First Recruit Training Battalion until honorably discharged from the Marines in August 1954. Two years of college ensued, while Alvarez was a member of the United States Marine Corps Reserve in Jacksonville, Florida.

Sergeant Alvarez returned to Parris Island in June 1956 as a regular Marine. After completing his second Drill Instructor School in Class 43-A, he served for nearly two years as a Junior and Senior Drill Instructor in the First Battalion.(8511 DI MOS). He ended his enlistment as the Staff Noncommissioned Officer in charge of the First Battalion physical training field for a little over one year. He was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps with the rank of Staff Sergeant in April 1959, and served for a second and short time in the Jacksonville, Florida, Marine Corps Reserve.

Dr. Alvarez received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Jacksonville (Florida) University in 1961, the Master of Arts degree in history from the University of Mississippi in 1962, and the Doctor of Philosophy degree in history from the University of Georgia in 1966. Teaching and administrative duties followed at Gainesville (Georgia) College and Valdosta (Georgia) State College-University. From 1970 to 1973, Dr. Alvarez taught for the University of Maryland as a lecturer in Asia (including Vietnam), Europe, and the United States. In 1973 he returned to Georgia to serve on the faculty of Macon State College as a full and tenured Professor of History. He retired from the University System of Georgia, Professor Emeritus, at Macon State College in January 1995.

Professor Alvarez has published numerous articles in leading history and other journals, including Leatherneck magazine and the Marine Corps Gazette. He is the book author of Travel On Southern Antebellum Railroads, 1828-1860, published by the University of Alabama Press in 1974.

In 1981, Alvarez received a grant from the Marine Corps History Center to research the history of Parris Island. The result was this unpublished manuscript for the Marine Corps History Center. Realizing the need and interest for a Parris Island history, Where It All Begins: A History Of The United States Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina, was published by Gayle Publishers in 1984. An updated edition was published by the author in 1992. Interest remained for the need of a Parris Island history, and in 1996, 1998, the author commercially self-published, Parris Island: "The Cradle Of The Corps." Alvarez with Daniel Moyer published, Just the Facts, Ma’am: The Authorized Biography Of Jack Webb, Seven Locks Press, in 2001. Alvarez published Parris Island (a picture history) with Arcadia Publishers in 2002. In 2007, Dr. Alvarez published “Once A Recruit, Always A Marine.”

Leo J. Daugherty III, Ph.D., is a Master Sergeant in the Marine Corps Reserve. Born on