Robert C. Mason

Robert C. Mason, Sgt. Major (retired), was known as a Marine's Marine. The Corps creed, “Semper Fidelis” - always faithful - was the hallmark of his professional and personal life. His courage, conduct and devotion to duty and family reflected the most valued traditions of the Corps and our nation. He rose to the top echelons of the United States Marine Corps (USMC), cited on numerous occasions for his extraordinary leadership.

He served his country in combat in WW ll, Korea, and Vietnam. In the Pacific theatre in WW ll, he was part of the legendary combat unit “Carsons Raiders”. In Korea, he took part in the Inchon landing, the recapture of Seoul and the winter campaigns against the Chinese Communist army near the Manchurian border. After the war, in 1946, he was transferred to Nanking, China, assigned to head the embassy guard there. Some of his later tours included Kaneohe Air Station, Hawaii; Camp Lejeune, NC; Danang, Vietnam, USS Taconic, Pakistan; Paris Island and finally Glenview Naval Station.

Robert Mason grew up during the Depression in a West Virginian mining town. He joined the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), during Franklin Roosevelt's Administration. In later years, one of his greatest satisfactions was to visit our U.S. National Parks where, in many, the work of the CCC “boys” still stands for generations to enjoy.

His beloved wife, Evelyn Hatfield Mason from Racine, West Virginia, died in 2006. He is survived by his two daughters, Margaret and Patricia, and son-in-laws, John and Ted. We treasure his memory and honor the values he lived. “Semper Fidelis and Keep Attacking”.