Editing Tyrone Power (section)

==Military service==
In August 1942, Power enlisted in the [[United States Marine Corps]]. He attended boot camp at [[Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego]], then [[Officer Candidate School (U.S. Marine Corps)|Officer's Candidate School]] at [[Marine Corps Base Quantico]], where he was commissioned a [[Second Lieutenant#United States|second lieutenant]] on June 2, 1943. He had already logged 180 solo hours as a pilot before enlisting, so he was able to do a short, intense flight training program at [[Naval Air Station Corpus Christi]], [[Texas]]. The pass earned him his wings and a promotion to [[First Lieutenant#United States|first lieutenant]]. The Marine Corps considered Power over the age limit for active combat flying, so he volunteered for piloting cargo planes that he felt would get him into active combat zones.<ref>p. 34 Myers, Robert H. ''Tyrone Power, Marine'' ''Leatherneck Magazine'' December 1943</ref>

In July 1944, Power was assigned to [[VMR-352|Marine Transport Squadron (VMR)-352]] as a [[Curtiss C-46 Commando|R5C]] (Navy version of Army Curtiss Commando C-46) transport co-pilot at [[Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point]], [[North Carolina]]. The squadron moved to [[Marine Corps Air Station El Centro]] in California in December 1944. Power was later reassigned to [[VMR-353]], joining them on [[Kwajalein Atoll]] in the [[Marshall Islands]] in February 1945. From there, he flew missions carrying cargo in and wounded Marines out during the [[Battle of Iwo Jima|Battles of Iwo Jima (February to March 1945)]] and [[Battle of Okinawa|Okinawa (April to June 1945)]].{{Citation needed |date=August 2024}} For his services in the [[Pacific War]], Power was awarded the [[American Campaign Medal]], the [[Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal]] with two bronze stars, and the [[World War II Victory Medal (United States)|World War II Victory Medal]].<ref>United States Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Fdn, http://www.usmccca.org/archives/category/news, News Section, "Help Put Tyrone Power on a Stamp," March 19, 2012</ref> Power returned to the United States in November 1945 and was released from active duty in January 1946. He was promoted to the rank of [[Captain (United States O-3)|captain]] in the [[Marine Forces Reserve|reserves]] on May 8, 1951.<ref name=Shettle>{{cite web |access-date=2007-06-20 |url=http://www.militarymuseum.org/Tower.html |title=Tyrone Power: Actor, Marine Corps Aviator |author=M. L. Shettle Jr. |year=2001 |work=Californians and the Military |publisher=California State Military Museum}}</ref> He remained in the reserves the rest of his life and reached the rank of major in 1957.<ref name=LAT>''Los Angeles Times'', March 30, 2003 p. 193</ref>

In the June 2001 ''Marine Air Transporter'' newsletter, Jerry Taylor, a retired Marine Corps flight instructor, recalled training Power as a Marine pilot, saying, "He was an excellent student, never forgot a procedure I showed him or anything I told him." Others who served with him have also commented on how well Power was respected by those with whom he served.<ref name=MCATA>{{cite web |access-date=2007-06-20 |url=http://www.mcata.com/June%202001%20Newsletter.pdf |title=Memories of World War II |work=Marine Air Transporter |date=June 2001 |publisher=Marine Corps Air Transport Association |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070630095958/http://www.mcata.com/June%202001%20Newsletter.pdf |archive-date=2007-06-30 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Following the war, 20th Century-Fox provided Power with a surplus DC-3 that he named ''The Geek''<ref>p. 292 Buck, Bob ''North Star over My Shoulder: A Flying Life'' Simon & Schuster January 3, 2005</ref> that he frequently piloted.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tyrone-power.com/article_tysterrifictrip.html|title=Article - Ty's Terrific Trip}}</ref> When Power died suddenly at age 44, he was buried with full military honors.<ref name=LAT/>