… American Marine in WW2.
"Brawn is nothing without brains. When the two are put together, amazing things can happen, but when they come together in a Marine, the results can be deadly.
Tony Stein was born on September 30, 1921, in Dayton, Ohio – the "Gem City." After graduating from Kiser High School, he worked as a machinist specializing in making tools; little knowing how well it would serve him later.
The son of Austrian Jewish immigrants, the outbreak of WWII was perhaps a more personal issue for him than it was for others. He enlisted in the US Marine Corps on September 22, 1942, but it was no ordinary Marine Corps he joined.
AdvertisementStein was assigned to the Paramarines – an elite unit. He served with the Headquarters Company of the 3rd Parachute Battalion, 1st Parachute Regiment under the 3rd Marine Division…"
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