John Guenther enlisted in the Marine Corps in January 1948. In September 1950 Corporal Guenther landed at Inchon with the Seventh Marines. In November and December, Sergeant Guenther was in the S2 during and in the Chosin Reservoir battle.

He served other challenging/tough tours in Cuba, Vietnam, and East Germany. He was a great Marine who embodied the full measure and meaning of Semper Fidelis. John served more than thirty years in the Marine Corps and, upon retirement, continued to serve in a civilian capacity, rising to the civilian equivalent of BGen and serving as the Assistant Director of Marine Corps Intelligence.

Based on his service to the Marine Corps across six decades, which included active duty and service as the senior USMC civilian, he is credited widely as the Father of modern Marine Intelligence.

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John held almost every intelligence MOS in The Corps in his over thirty years of service. He was overly modest, smart as hell, and a pleasure to work with. He will be missed.

RIP John.

Another good one has went home, RIP

OORAW!