Alfred Marcy

Infobox Military Person
name= Alfred Russell Marcy
born= birth date|1900|7|21
died= death date and age|1977|5|19|1900|7|21
placeofbirth= Oneida, New York
placeofdeath= Melbourne, Florida


caption= Alfred Marcy
nickname=
allegiance= United States of America
branch= United States Army
serviceyears= 31 years
rank= Colonel
commands=3rd Battalion, 108th Infantry XO 54th Infantry Brigade, 27th Div Signal Officer HQ X Corps FECOM
unit=
battles= World War II Eastern Mandates Southwest Pacific Western Pacific Korean War
awards= Legion of Merit Legion of Merit w/ Oak Leaf Cluster Bronze Star
laterwork=
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Alfred Russell Marcy (1900-1977) was a highly decorated American Army Colonel who was the Chief of the Radio Division and Deputy Signal Officer of the Central Pacific command during WWII.

During the Korean War he was specifically selected to become signal officer by General Edward Almond of the US Army X Corps for the Inchon landings and operations in North Korea.

Early life

Alfred Russell Marcy, son of Albert Theodore Marcy and Julia Edna (Park) Marcy was born in Oneida, New York, July 21, 1900. [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=dzpBAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA177&dq=Alfred+Russell+Marcy Genealogy of the Parke Families of Massachusetts: Including Richard Parke.] ] His father worked as an industrial blacksmith and foreman for a steel company; his mother liked to write poetry and doted on crossword puzzles.

Following graduation from high school Colonel Marcy entered into the New York Guard. While in the New York Guard he worked in radio for WFBL where he eventually became Chief Radio Engineer. By 1928, Colonel Marcy had been promoted to 2nd Lt of Infantry of the 108th in the New York Guard as well as the US Army Reserve. Less than two years later he was promoted to 1st Lt of Infantry in both.

World War II

On October 15, 1940 Colonel Marcy made the move from the New York Guard to the U.S. Army with the rank of Major. At Fort Ord, California while awaiting transfer overseas, he was elevated to Lieutenant-Colonel. While in Hawaii, he commanded the Third battalion of the 108th infantry until he was shifted to the island of Kauai where he served as executive officer of the 54th infantry brigade, 27th division. He also planned and supervised installation of radio navigation aids and point-to-point joint army-navy radio stations from Hawaii to New Zealand and throughout the Central Pacific.

Colonel Marcy was promoted to full Colonel in September, 1944. He then was engaged in communication planning for assaults against Japanese base stations in the Gilberts, Marshalls, Palaus, Marianas, Bonins and the Ryukyu Islands. ["Pearl Harbor Attack: Hearings Before the Joint Committee on the Pearl Harbor Attack". Washington DC: GPO, 1946. ]

Korean War

After the war he became Deputy Chief of the Army Communications System with headquarters in Washington, D.C. From August 1947 to October of the same year he served in Turkey in support of the Truman Doctrine.

When police action broke out in Korea he was on a training mission with V Corps in Fort Bragg, N.C. He was then flown to Korea to become signal officer of the U.S. IX Corps during the Naktong river battles. He was then specifically selected by General Ned Almond to be signal officer of the U.S. X Corps for the Ichon landings and operations in North Korea. [ cite news
authors = unknown
title = Col A.R. Marcy on Terminal Leave
publisher = Auburn Citizen
date = 1948-01 ]

Dates of rank

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Awards and decorations

*American Campaign Medal
*World War II Victory Medal
*Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal
*Asiatic Pacific Theater Ribbon with two battle stars
*Legion of Merit
*Legion of Merit with one Oak Leaf Cluster
*American Defense Service Medal
*Bronze Star
*Korean Service Medal
*Air Medal
*United Nations Service Medal
*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
*9 O/S Bars
*Armed Forces Reserve Medal
*National Defense Service Medal

Further reading

*"Employment of Retired Military and Civilian Personnel by Defense Industries". Washington, D.C.: GPO, 1959.
*Wickersham, Virginia Voorheis. "Interference in American Foreign Affairs by Unauthorized American Citizens". Leland Stanford Junior University, 1943.

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