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North High School Wall of Honor
Jack Mearle Rynearson
Class of June, 1948

Research done by Claradell Shedd, Class of 1953. PAGE IN PROGRESS

Jack Mearle Rynearson

Jack graduated in the June, 1948 North High class. He was drafted in the US Marine Corps in 1952. His service number was ________. Jack's next of kin was listed as Mr. John Rynearson, 5448 Cornell Street, Des Moines, IA.

Jack Mearle Rynearson

Year		Rank		Status

June, 1948		Graduated		Graduated from North High School, Des Moines, IA.
date	x	Employed	x	Meredith Publishing Company
1950	x	Family	x	Married Norma Burgess
July, 1952	x	US Marine Corps	x	Drafted in Des Moines, IA.
1952	x	Training	x	Boot camp in San Diego, CA. Three months.
date	x	Training	x	Wire School; San Diego, CA. Three months.
date	x	Training	x	Artillery outfit; 105 Artillery outfit; D Battery (105 Howitzers) Camp Pendleton, CA.
June, 1953	x	Training/where?	x	155th Howitzer Battalion
date	x	Training/where?	x	105th Howitzer Battalion
June, 1953- August, 1953	x	Enroute/Stationed	x	3rd Marine Battalion, *12th Marine Regiment; D (Dog) Battery. San Diego to Japan. Trip took 29 days. Camp McNair, Japan, on top of Mt. Fuji, Japan
December, 1953	x	Enroute	x	Japan to Treasure Island, San Francisco, CA
January, 1954	xx	Discharged/CPL	x	At Treasure Island, San Francisco, CA
January, 1954	x	Enroute	x	Flew from San Francisco, CA to Des Moines, IA.
date	x	Employed	x	Meredith Publishing Company (returned to same job I held before enlisting in Marines). Pressman for 43-1/2 years.
1992	x	Retired	x	Relaxed for three years.
date	x	Civilian	x	Managed local VFW for five years.
date	x	Miscellaneous	x	Had two knee replacements.
date	x	Volunteer	x	Volunteered as church cook at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Des Moines, IA. 8-1/2 years.
date	x	Relocated	x	For a number of years, lived in large house on Oxford Street (south of Euclid) in Highland Park.
2004-Present	x	Relocated	x	Moved to Mercy Park in Des Moines, IA.
May 16, 2015	x	Deceased	x	Iowa Lutheran Hospital. To be interred at Glendale Cemetery.

*3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment
3/12 is a unique command, which incorporates creative training, in Artillery Support using Unit Deployed Marines (UDP) for a six month period.

At times it may have four Batteries on station within 3/12. These firing batteries come from Hawaii, California, and North Carolina. During the UDP cycle (typically six months) these Batteries can find themselves training on the northern island of Hokkaido all the way down to the lower island of Honshu.

During other times, they may find themselves conducting training with other UDP units near Mt. Fuji. Although these Batteries deploy with adequate personnel support, the Marines permanently stationed within 3/12 (HQ Battery) ensure mission success in regards to the planning and logistics of each operation

**12th Marine Regiment
The 12th Marine Regiment was activated 4 October 1927 at Tientsin, China, as the 12th Regiment and assigned to the 3D Marine Brigade. It was reactivated 1 September 1942 at San Diego, California, as the 12th Marines and assigned to the 3D Marine Division. Relocated during October 1942 to Camp Dunlap, California, it deployed during March 1943 to Auckland, New Zealand, and redeployed during July 1943 to Guadalcanal. The Regiment participated in the Bougainville; Northern Solomons; Guam and Iwo Jima campaigns before relocating during December 1945 to Camp Pendleton, California.

The Regiment was reactivated 17 March 1952 at Camp Pendleton, California, and assigned to the 3D Marine Division. It deployed during August 1953 to Camp McNair, Japan, redeployed during February 1956 to Okinawa, and redeployed from March-July 1965 to the Republic of Vietnam. It participated in the War in Vietnam, May 1965 – November 1969, operating from Da Nang, Phu Bai, Chu Lai, and Hue. It redeployed from August-November 1969 to Camp Hansen, Okinawa.

Jack Rynearson photo "in the field"		Jack Rynearson photo "in the field"
Appropriate photos of Jack Mearle Rynearson in uniform "in the field."


105mm Howitzer		155mm Howitzer

Jack Mearle Rynearson Corporal Third Marine Battalion; 12th Marine Division; D Battery United States Marine Corps
	Photo of Jack Mearle Rynearson in uniform
Examples: American Campaign; Victory Medal; Navy Expeditionary Medal; United Nations Service Medal/Korea; Korean War Medal

References

(1) Information was obtained from the Records on Military Personnel Who Died, were Missing in Action, or Prisoners of War as a result of the Vietnam War. This document can be found online at the National Archives and Records Administration at http://www.archives.gov/.

(2) The comprehensive list of names from North High's 1893-2018 graduation classes are from Claradell Shedd's North Des Moines High School website. The names of North High School graduates can be found online at: http://www.ndmhs.com/. Jack Mearle Rynearson's 1948 class page is: http://www.ndmhs.com/pages/yearclass1948(2008.60).html .

09/21/10: Currently living in IA. Died 05/16/15.

Music: "Semper Fidelis"