The most famous is San Diego’s native son, Ted Williams, who, like Jerry Coleman, was a Marine pilot during WWII and Korea.
Swabbies called it “Dago.” San Diego has been known as a Navy town for more than a 100 years. Sprawling Naval Base San Diego at 32nd Street modestly began as a small destroyer squadron in 1922. The following year, the Naval Training Center and Marine Corps Recruit Depot opened. The Hollywood Stars baseball team relocated to San Diego in 1936 and were renamed the Padres. Playing at Lane Field, they shared the waterfront with the Navy.
chapter to request help finding all previous Padre players with military service. It became major project. president Tom Larwin and his team of researchers were surprised to discover 331 former Padres who served. The most famous is San Diego’s native son, Ted Williams, who, like Coleman, was a Marine pilot during WWII and Korea. Williams said the two things he was most proud of in his life were 'being a Marine and being in the Hall of Fame.” PCL Hall of Fame outfielder Earl Rapp was an Army sergeant during WWII.
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