Gunner Hulbert: 'A Real Old Corps Marine'
By Lieutenant Colonel Merrill L. Bartlett, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired)
A well-known Marine Corps historian tells the true story of a legend.
In his popular 1925 book, Fix Bayonets and Other Stories , John W. Thomason described a fictional character strikingly similar to a real Old Corps Marine. In "Special Cases," Thomason provides a snapshot of a group of officers on the eve of the assault on Blanc Mont in October 1918, characterizing "Edward Hawkes" as far more educated and polished than most of his contemporaries. A veteran of service in the ranks, Hawkes is rumored to have served in Great Britain's Brigade of Guards; perhaps he even held the Queen's Commission. Some believed dark secrets shrouded the past of this fine old Leatherneck.
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Lieutenant Colonel Bartlett is a frequent contributor to Naval Institute publications. He is coauthor with Jack Sweetman of the new edition of the upcoming Naval Institute Press book, Leathernecks: An Illustrated History of the U.S. Marine Corps.
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