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THE COMMANDERS

1st Bn 5th Marines 1st Provisional Marine Brigade

Left to Right: Lt Col George R Newton, Bn CO; Major John Russell, Weapons Company CO; Capt John Stevens, Able Company CO; Capt Ike Fenton, Baker Company CO(Capt J L Tobin had been wounded and evacuated, Capt Fenton became CO); Capt Walter Godenius, H & S Company CO.

WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Col Newton died in 1993(see email below:) John Stevens retired as a Lt Col and now lives in San Francisco(I communicate with him frequently). Col Ike Fenton died 11Oct1998 of natural cause(per email from Col Fenton's grandson,G P Fenton II) .John Tobin believed to have died. If viewers know any data on the rest, please send me an email and fill me in and I will post it here. Gene Dixon

Col Newton dies:
Hello,
I found your site while searching for more information about my grandfather. I found this picture on your site: http://myspecialinterests.net/usmc/korea/commanders.htm I just wanted to inform you that Colonel George Richard Newton, my grandfather, had passed away in 1993 in Mountain View, CA.
Sincerely,
Kyle Crowley
Col Fenton dies:
To the webmaster of Marines in Korea, I am the grandson of Col Ike Fenton, he passed away on 11 October 1998 from natural causes, if you wouldn't mind making that correction on your website it would be a nice gesture.
Thank You
Semper Fi,
G P Fenton II


BULLETIN!!December 18, 2004
RECEIVED THIS EMAIL MESSAGE:

Subject: Colonel Bob Taplett dies

Fellow Korean War Veterans and Friends

Regret to inform you that Colonel Bob Taplett died at 0700 17 December. A Funeral Mass will be held at the Old Post Chapel at Fort Meyer 31 January. Burial will follow at Arlington National Cemetery. I have no further details at this time but will pass them on as they become available.

Bob was one of the finest Battalion Commanders of the Korean War and participated in the Pusan Perimeter, Inchon Landing and Chosin Reservoir in 1950. He was CO of the 3dBn, 5th Marines, lst Marine Division.


28 Dec 2006. The following e-mail was received from the daughter of Major Walter Godenius... I am Walt Godenius' daughter. My father died on May 1, 1996 at the age of 80. I was recently given a book on the Korean War in which he was mentioned as the CO of H&S Company, so I "googled" his name to find out more about that time of his life and your website came up. I was very touched to see a picture of him at that age on your website. Thank you.
Gaynor (Godenius) Simmons
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