Ron Michael grew up in East Natick; several of his neighbors had served with the U.S. Marine Corps, and that’s where he enlisted in 1956, right out of high school. He would serve three years as an amphibian tractor repairman, serving in the United States and in Lebanon.

 

 

Ron Michael points to his aunt’s name on the Veterans Wall, Morse Institute Library, Natick

 

Ron Michael with his unit in Beirut

 

Ron Michael, congratulatory letter