Captain Daniel M. McGurl (3rd from left), XO of Norfolk Naval Training Station posed with the 1945 NTS "Bluejackets" baseball team. Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback/tailback Ace Parker who also played two seasons of major league baseball with the Athletics is seated in the front row, far left, is wearing his grays.

Courtland 'Corky' Rueben Johnson, USMM 1944 (16 years old)

From 1944 to 1985 he served in the US Merchant Marine, US Army Air Corps, United States Marines (Korea, Inchon, Wonsan, etc), US Army, Police Departments in California, and the US Navy retiring as a Master Chief. His exceptional biography including his Korean War service with the USMC is posted here -->> Courtland Rueben "Corky" Johnson