John Wayne Stopped At A Fallen Marine's Garage Auction In Holbrook 1957 — Then He Paid $4,200 Cash

John Wayne Legacy

October 1957. Route 66, a few miles east of Holbrook, Arizona. A two-pump station and a one-bay garage with the name MERCER'S hand-lettered over the door. Frank Mercer painted that sign before the Marines sent him to Korea — and a Gold Star flag has hung in the window since the Chosin Reservoir took