HI, MY DAD'S NAME WAS RICHARD V MUSCATO
A.K.A (BUTCHY)
HE WAS THERE WHEN THEY WENT INTO THE MUDDY RIVER
IS THERE ANYONE OUT THERE THAT CAN FILL ME IN ON WHAT WENT ON OUT THERE?
HE WAS A BEARER AT THE FUNERAL ALSO OF THE MEN THAT WERE KILLED,

IS THERE ANYONE OUT THERE STILL THAT HE MAY HAVE SERVED WITH , PLEASE GET BACK TO ME, THANK YOU LISA

on Plt #71, SSgt McKeon, 1956 PISC--extensive info there...
GunnyG

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I don't remember all the specifics but I believe it was PLT 71 1957 and if you type that in a search engine you'll find a lot of info. Maybe you can share what your dad may have talked about that happened on that tragic day.

I know my father Staff Sergeant Verne Martin Jr. was there as a DI during that incident, and the DI involved was a good friend. My father left the Corps after his enrollment was up, because he did not like the outcome of the congressional ruling, and felt the congress was weakening the training. He did not talk alot about his time in the Corps.

I WAS AT PARRIS ISLAND IN MARCH OF 1956 IN PLT 191 WAS LATER STATIONED WITH SGT MC KEON AT CHERRY POINT NC HE
WAS ONE FINE MARINE.I THINK THE MARINE CORPS GAVE HIM
A RAW DEAL.
SEMPER FI ALWAYS A MARINE

I was at Parris Island in 1957. I talked to recruts of Sgt. Mathew McKeon's Plt. after the accident, who said they were being held for the Court Marshall. I was on a work party just before gradutation. They told me Sgt. McKeon was not at fault, it was just a very unfortunate accident.

I was there,although in another platoon. Sgt McQwen was the D I that marched his platoon into the swamps
out near the shooting range and some of them drowned,
I don't remember how many.

In response to your request, there are TWO (2) books written about the incident...both scarce...
They are titled:
"RIBBION CREEK...The Marine Corps On Trial" by
BGEN William B. McKean published by Dial Press 1958
Library of Congress Card #: 58-12776 in contains a list of those killed in that incident.
The second book is entitled:
"Court-Marial at Parris Island" by John C. Stevens III
published by the Naval Institute Press 1999
ISBN #: 1-55750-814-3
The Men that ied on April 08, 1958 in Ribbion Creek were
1. Thomas Hardeman,
2. Donald Francis O'Shea,
3. Charles Francis Reilly,
4. Jerry Lamonte Thomas,
5. Leroy Thompson,
6. Norman Alfred Wood...

You may find copies on Ebay or abe.com
but they are really rare...

"Court-Martial At Parris Island"

AUTHOR: John Stevens 111


PUBLISHED BY: Naval Institute Press....Annapolis Md



i believe the incident happened out in back of B range i know that i had guard duty there in the butts while at rifle range

middle of the night there was a forced march,feather merchants were in rear of platoon with packs on.ribbon creek is behind dog range at the rifle range.drill ins name was mckuen.he is reported to have been drinking.creek was up from rain and full of sink holes.most of plt.made it thru but the short guys in rear didn,t make it.mckuen was court martialed
gore.

Lisa
you never said if your dad actually made the march. i made the march into ribbon creek under my drill instructor s/sgt. m. /mckeon.i don't know what i can help you with but if you e-mail with questions i'll surely try to help. if your dad made the march and you have a plt. grad picture can you tell me where he is in the pic. its really hard after so many years to remember everyones name.
will poole

Are talking about the Ribbon Creek incident? There are three good books out about that day, and I know that the Sgt who was in charge of the march is still alive

I can help a little. I was at New River, NC, next to Camp LeJuene at the time 1955 or 1956 and Sargeant McKeon was the DI at P.I. He miscalculated the depth of the river at a certain point and 6 Marine recruits drowned. They had full field packs. He served some brig time and was busted and transferred to LeJuene.