Good Monday Morning!
Over this past weekend I finally decided to set up a parallel Facebook site to this blog.
Please click this link or simply go to https://www.facebook.com/pages/My-Dad-the-US-China-Marine/1392368247661517
See you here -and there!
I started this history blog to celebrate my late father, Herbert Bingham Mead. He served in the U.S. 1st Marine Division in China 1945-1946. His wish was for me to research and publish a book on those extraordinary days when he and his comrades were stationed in Tianjin and Beijing, China. Today we salute the service and bravery of those extraordinary men -and the people of China who endured and befriended them. Semper Fi!
My Dad the U.S. China Marine
Monday, September 30, 2013
Monday, September 16, 2013
My father's Samurai Sword from World War II
This morning I stopped by the archives of the Greenwich Historical Society. Years ago I decided to donate a special gift I received from my late-father on my 13th birthday.
Dad said that he acquired the sword in Tianjin, China. It was the day the Japanese Empire surrendered. Dad was at the train station in Tianjin.
Dad said that he acquired the sword in Tianjin, China. It was the day the Japanese Empire surrendered. Dad was at the train station in Tianjin.
Friday, September 13, 2013
Friday, September 6, 2013
Paying Respects
I arrived from Honolulu to Greenwich, Connecticut last night (Thursday, September 5, 2013). This is a picture of me with my father's memorial stone. It was taken this morning, Friday, September 6.
The memorial stone was placed about a month ago in the cemetery of the First Congregational Church in Old Greenwich. My thanks goes to Halsey Tuthill and the staff of Peacock Memorials in Valhalla, New York.
I am staying in Greenwich's downtown area. I took the train to Old Greenwich, and a few minutes later I was at Dad's grave site. The design includes our family crest at the top.
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