From boot camp to the Naval Academy : making a Marine aviator, 1946-1949 / written by Ray B. Stice ; transcribed and edited by Robin Stice Maroney, with Jason Q. Bohm.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Stice, Ray B., author.

Contributor:

Maroney, Robin Stice, transcriber.

Bohm, Jason Q.

Marine Corps University (U.S.). Press, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stice, Ray B--Correspondence.

Stice, Ray B.

United States. Marine Corps--Officers--Correspondence.

United States.

United States. Marine Corps--Military life--20th century.

Marines--United States--Correspondence.

Marines.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxviii, 394 pages) : illustrations (some color), color map

Other Title:

Making a Marine aviator, 1946-1949

Place of Publication:

Quantico, Virginia : Marine Corps University Press, 2025.

Summary:

"Ray B. Stice was an ordinary teenager, who was dealing with the normal challenges of youth in the postwar period after World War II. This collection of letters, photographs, and historical records documents Stice's determination to continue a long family history of military service but also to make his own mark on the world. Within these pages, the reader experiences first hand the daily mental and physical challenges of joining the Corps in 1946, and it reveals the patriotism and excitement of a young man yearning to earn the title of United States Marine. As days pass, especially during boot camp, readers will see how Stice became more disciplined and focused and the correspondence reveals a growing confidence, maturity, and leadership skills. From Boot Camp to the Naval Academy presents an unforgettable portrait of what it takes to become a Marine and offers an inspiring story of spirit and valor"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Ooh Rah! : Parris Island Boot Camp Letters, 18 June-19 September 1946

Midway Islands "The Rock" : Radar School Letters, 10 October-29 December 1946

Pearl Harbor Fleet Training Center : Electronics Maintenance School letters, 2 January-27 May 1947

Back at Midway, 3 June-1 November 1947

Bainbridge Preparatory School letters, 1 November 1947-10 May 1948

U.S. Naval Academy Plebe Summer Letters, 8 June-September 1948

The U.S. Naval Academy Letters : A Middie, September 1848-March 1949.

Notes:

In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Cataloging and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-387) and index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (MCUP website, viewed June 5, 2025).

Other Format:

Print version: Stice, Ray B. From boot camp to the Naval Academy.

ISBN:

9798987336212

OCLC:

1478245078