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Jack L. Hawkins (October 25, 1916 – May 17, 2013) was a United States Marines Corps colonel employed by the CIA for the military planning, training of Cuban exiles, and the effective military command of forces in the Bay of Pigs Invasion of Cuba in April 1961.
Jack Hawkins, lieutenant of the Second Battalion (infantry battalion in the US Marine Corps) at the time, was assigned to command reinforced platoon of machine gunners covering a long strip of rocky beach. As long as they held the island, Japanese troops couldn’t enter the bay and use facilities in Manila.
The following is a list of people who served in the United States Marine Corps and have gained fame through previous or subsequent endeavors, infamy, or successes. Marines who became notable in the United States Marine Corps and are part of the Marine Corps history and lore are listed and posted in the list of historically notable United States Marines.
United States Marine Corps officers with their highest rank being colonel. Pages in category "United States Marine Corps colonels" ... Jack Hawkins (U.S. Marine Corps ...
Jack Hawkins (footballer) (born 1954), Australian rules footballer Jack Hawkins (politician) (born 1932), author and former politician from Nova Scotia, Canada Jack Hawkins (U.S. Marine Corps officer) (1916–2013), CIA senior planner of Bay of Pigs Invasion
The U.S. Marine Corps on Friday released the identities of the five Marines who were killed after their helicopter crashed while flying from Nevada to California during a routine training mission ...
Jack Dauer of Zoarville describes some of his experiences serving in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. Dauer was a member of the Fifth Marine Division, serving from 1943 until 1946.
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