Jan-Michael Vincent
Marion
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Marion “Hedge” Hedgepeth, a Marine recruit during World War II, washes out in recruit training in San Diego. He is sent home in an unadorned baby blue uniform, leftover military surplus, as most recruits sent their civilian clothes home, thus the derogatory designation Baby Blue Marine.
Sep 11, 1976 · Baby Blue Marine: Directed by John D. Hancock. With Jan-Michael Vincent, Glynnis O'Connor, Katherine Helmond, Dana Elcar. A would-be Marine fails basic training, and is sent home wearing the "baby blue" fatigues of a washout.
The movie involves Jan-Michael Vincent as a trainee in Marine boot camp in 1943. He's a member of the idiot squad, the guys who can't seem to make it. He flunks out of training and is sent home wearing a baby-blue suit that dramatizes his disgrace.
A young man joins the Marines during WWII but fails to meet qualifications so is washed out and sent home in a light blue uniform which apparently indicates his status. He meets a real war vet in a bar who wants to go AWOL because he is afraid to be sent back.
A young man has failed his basic training to become a Marine and is sent home wearing baby blue fatigues which indicate his failure. On the way, he is mugged by a Marine who is unstrung by battle fatigue, and leaves the young washout in a hero's uniform.
A World War II boot-camp reject (Jan-Michael Vincent) comes home to a mistaken hero's welcome he cannot refuse.
A would-be Marine fails basic training, and is sent home wearing the "baby blue" fatigues of a washout. En route, he is mugged by a battle-fatigued Marine Raider, who leaves him to hitch-hike home in an undeserved hero's uniform.
