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James M. Yingling

A U.S. Marine Corps major who turned wartime research into clear, practical history, he is best known for writing a concise history of the 5th Marines. His work has been preserved by libraries and archives, giving modern readers a direct link to Marine Corps history.

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U.S. Marine Operations in Korea, 1950-1953, Volume 5 (of 5)

U.S. Marine Operations in Korea, 1950-1953, Volume 5 (of 5)

by United States. Marine Corps, Pat Meid, James M. Yingling

About the author

Little biographical information about James M. Yingling is readily available in major public reference sources, but library and archive records identify him as Major James M. Yingling, U.S. Marine Corps and credit him as the author of A Brief History of the 5th Marines.

That book was published by the Historical Branch, G-3 Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps in Washington, and it stands out as a compact military history written from within the service. The surviving records suggest a writer focused less on personal fame than on documenting unit history clearly for Marines, researchers, and general readers.

Because confirmed public details about his life are scarce, the most reliable picture is of a Marine officer-historian whose published work helped preserve the story of one of the Corps' best-known regiments.