nchistory Posted May 4, 2019 Share #1 Posted May 4, 2019 Sgt. Daniel Slapinskas or Daniel C Slapinskas, same Marine. Did something happen to him at Chosin Reservoir? Sgt. Daniel Slapinskas is showing on the rolls of Company F 2/7 1st MarDiv, dropped from unit Dec 20, 1950. 6 months later he is showing with 6th Marines at Camp Lejeune. Just trying to find his story, assuming he was in Korea. All help is greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rakkasan187 Posted May 4, 2019 Share #4 Posted May 4, 2019 He was in Korea with F 2/7.. He is mentioned in the book "The Last Stand of Fox Company" by Bob Drury and Tom Clavin. Based on information in the book, he was a Squad Leader in First Platoon. He served with a close friend of mine in F 2/7 Cpl Robert L. Gaines. Leigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nchistory Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share #5 Posted May 4, 2019 He was in Korea with F 2/7.. He is mentioned in the book "The Last Stand of Fox Company" by Bob Drury and Tom Clavin. Based on information in the book, he was a Squad Leader in First Platoon. He served with a close friend of mine in F 2/7 Cpl Robert L. Gaines. Leigh Wow, thank you Leigh for your help and validation. S/F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nchistory Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share #6 Posted May 4, 2019 He was in Korea with F 2/7.. He is mentioned in the book "The Last Stand of Fox Company" by Bob Drury and Tom Clavin. Based on information in the book, he was a Squad Leader in First Platoon. He served with a close friend of mine in F 2/7 Cpl Robert L. Gaines. Leigh Just bought the book, thanks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nchistory Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share #7 Posted May 4, 2019 Synopsis "The Last Stand of Fox Company is a fast-paced account of courage and self-sacrifice in the face of impossible odds. The authors have conducted dozens of interviews with the survivors of the episode (which ultimately produced three Medal of Honor recipients), and they narrate the story with the immediacy of classic accounts of a single battle such as Guadalcanal Diary, Pork Chop Hill, and Black Hawk Down. This book is must reading for anyone who wants to experience the heart-pounding action, suspense, and heroism of "one of the most extraordinary battles in Marine Corps history"."--BOOK JACKET.November 1950, the Korean Peninsula: After General MacArthur ignores Mao's warnings and pushes his UN forces deep into North Korea, his 10,000 First Division Marines find themselves surrounded and hopelessly outnumbered by 100,000 Chinese soldiers near the Chosin Reservoir. Their only chance for survival is to fight their way south through the Toktong Pass, a narrow gorge that will need to be held open at all costs. The mission is handed to Captain William Barber and the 234 Marines of Fox Company, a courageous but undermanned unit of the First Marines. Barber and his men climb seven miles of frozen terrain to a rocky promontory overlooking the pass, where they will endure four days and five nights of nearly continuous Chinese attempts to take Fox Hill. Amid the relentless violence, three-quarters of Fox's Marines are killed, wounded, or captured. Just when it looks like the outfit will be overrun, Lt. Colonel Raymond Davis, a fearless Marine officer who is fighting south from Chosin, volunteers to lead a daring mission that cuts a hole in the Chinese lines and relieves the men of Fox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakkasan187 Posted May 4, 2019 Share #8 Posted May 4, 2019 Your very welcome.. When ever I see posts about F 2/7 and the Chosin Campaign, I am always curious.. The book is pretty decent... Several years ago Fox Company held a reunion in Las Cruces, NM where Bob Gaines lived. He has since passed but he asked me to do an exhibit for the reunion.. I was able to meet quite a few F Company Vets and they signed a copy of my book... Leigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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