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 Marines sent to seize the racetrack in 1942 met some obstacles.
DEL MAR – When World War II veterans sit around telling stories, Phil Morell has a doozy: the time tanks from the U.S. Marine Corps seized the Del Mar Racetrack. In July 1942, Morell was a second lieutenant tank platoon leader in D Company in the 2nd Tank Battalion stationed at Jacques Farm, now known as Admiral Baker Field in Mission Valley. A Japanese submarine had shelled an oil field ..read more 
Introduction As a recently retired school administrator, former American history teacher and college instructor in English composition, and as one recently relocated in a retirement community, I quickly came face to face with many veterans of the American armed services. One of those veterans, John Wedel, was introduced to me on a tennis court near my new home. After our first tennis match, I learned that John had served as a marine in the Korean War and had strong ..read more 
Michael Green is a lifetime member of the MCTA and has his book “War Stories of the Tankers” available on Amazon. Mike Green’s book War Stories of the Tankers presents vivid first person accounts from generations of tank crews. Learn about tank life from men who lived it and why a veteran said a tank restoration was great but it was “too clean and doesn’t smell bad.” He also has a 16 minute podcast recorded in September of 2008 ..read more  Brad Hayes from Kapolei, Hawaii recently contacted the MCTA for help restoring and painting one of two M-60 tanks brought in for the project on May 29th ’09. One will be painted up in Marine Colors for display at the Naval Air Museum Barbers Point. The plan is to restore and clean the interior, find inert dummy ammo, find a M-85 gun and get the radios installed. The other tank will find its home at MCBH. If you ..read more |
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