- Date Of Birth: January 17, 1932
- Date Of Death: February 2, 2014
- State: Maine
Sheldon M. Crocker, Master Sergeant U.S.M.C, Retired, age 82, passed away at his home in Damariscotta on the morning of February 2, 2014. Born on January 17, 1932 in Lewiston, ME, he was the son of Winford W. Crocker and Hazel M. Taylor Crocker. He attended schools throughout the state, some of which were one room school houses. He began High School in Sherman Mills, ME and graduated from Lincoln Academy in 1951. While there, he participated in the sports of cross-country, track, and baseball, earning his varsity letters in each. Upon graduation, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps, training at Parris Island and Camp Pendleton before being shipped to Korea with the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division from December 1951 to January 1953. He later served in Vietnam with MATCU 67, 1st Marine Air Wing at Chu Lai from October 1965 to December 1966. Other duty stations included two tours in Japan, Quantico, VA, Lejeune, NC, New River, NC, Cherry Pt., NC, Kaneohe, HI Willow Grove, PA, and various schools, and training cruises to Puerto Rico and the Mediterranean. While at “A” School in Olathe, Kansas, he met his wife, the former Dana Harris of Fielder Landing, CA. During duty in North Carolina, they adopted their first child, Shawn, and later in their tour in Hawaii, adopted a second son, Daniel, and their daughter Kathleen. Sheldon was proud of his service to his country and his Marine Corps. He was fun loving, a jokester, and made friends easily.
