Thank you very much for taking the time to submit such a detailed answer. ===== Bill
Thanks for your suggestion. I have seen that fine movie and am pretty familiar with what a regular infantry radioman would probably do. Since...
My dad served in the Marines during both WWII and Korea and I'm trying to find out what his duties were. I know he went to radio school right...
Mr. Sam, Thank you for your service. My father passed away years ago without ever commenting much on WWII except for some humorous things. Is...
This one has to be in the top 10 (USMC Col. Ike Fenton buries his son on Okinawa) [ATTACH]
My late father was a radioman in the Marines during WWII on Okinawa and in N. China immediately after the war. He was in the 1st Marine regiment...
I'm looking for copies of the USS Butner's ship newspaper from April, 1946.My USMC dad fought on Okinawa and then went to N. China w/the 1st...
Take a look at James Bradley's book Flags of Our Fathers.
My deceased father's "Entitlement to Awards" document says his outfit earned the Navy/USCG Unit Commendation Ribbon. During WWII he served from...
indcon1, I just did the same thing about two years ago and had a lot of fun doing so. Please make sure you write to the Military Records office in...
LWD, Thanks for the detailed info. Do you know the # of Marines in these units, the breakdowns, etc? Where do I find these tactical notebooks you...
My dad was in the Marines assigned to the Light AA Group, 2nd AA Artillery Bn, FMF Pacific. He was a radioman and on Okinawa at Yontan Field....
If you take into account that it was made in 1945, "Objective Burma" with Errol Flynn is one of the best in my opinion. No flashy special effects...
Almost every book about Guadalcanal has at least some mention of this patrol. Because of what happened to the members of this patrol shaped the...
Mr. Mace, Peleliu must have been terrible. Just to be clear, my uncle never claimed to be on the Goettge patrol, it was Sgt. Arndt that was on...
My uncle's name was MSgt. Joseph Stratmann.
My uncle was a career Marine and a Master Sgt (Guadalcanal, New Britain, Iwo, & Korea). I was going thru some of my mom's old paperwork and...
My uncle was a career Marine and a Master Sgt (Guadalcanal, New Britain, Iwo, & Korea). I was going thru some of my mom's old paperwork and found...
Kind of off topic, but my WWII Marine Dad said they would drill a hole in a coconut and add a little sugar then put a cork in the hole. When the...
All, Thanks for the prompt responses!! I have seen some of those before and maybe there isn't too much more out there that is readily available....
