HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY... THE LARGE COPPER STATUE THAT STANDS ON LIBERTY ISLAND IN NEW YORK HARBOR IS A REMEMBRANCE OF OUR COUNTRY'S FREEDOM.. ...
To Whom it may Concern: My name is Val Kahanek and I am desperately seeking information about what happened to my uncle at Iwo Jima. My uncle was PFC Willie...
MARINE VETERAN PAUL GRIFFIN, 13816 ALDERTON RD, SILVER SPRING, MD, 20906 (301) 460.4564, wants TO HEAR FROM ANYONE WHO SERVED WITH PFC WILLIAM F. GARDNER IN...
I received an e-mail this morning from Bob Mulkey asking for my help, it seems he has been trying to get on the Fifth Div.web site and has not been able to. He...
Hi, I have a copy of "The Spearhead" No. 2 published by the public relations section of the Fifth Marine Division in 1945. This magazine was given to the...
Ron, My name is Val Kahanek. My uncle was PFC Willie John Luchak. He died landing on Iwo Jima. I am trying to find information about him by any one who was...
ARMY VETERAN LEWIS "SCRAPPY" HANDY JOINED THE ARMY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR.. HE FOUGHT IN SEVERAL CAMPAIGNS, INCLUDING THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE.. AT 82 YEARS...
HARRY E. PURDY SR. LISTED BY THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS AS THE 3RD OLDEST LIVING VETERAN FROM WW1 DIED AT AGE 108.. PURDY, SON OF A CIVIL WAR SOLDIER FOR THE...
THERE ARE ONLY TWO KINDS OF MARINES, ACTIVE AND INACTIVE... THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE IS FROM THE MARINE CORPS TIMESM, AUG. 5TH, 2002 THERE WAS AN ARTICLE IN THE...
SEND INFO TO: apwatson@... ( I am a member of the 5th Mar Div WW2 Asso) HI!! I recently read an article in the "Spearhead News" pertaining to the 5th Mar...
My name is Kevin Moriarty. My uncle CORPORAL WILLIAM T> MORIARTY of Co B 1st Batt 26th Marines 5th Div. was killed in action on the island of IWO JIMA on Feb...
George, My father was a machinegunner on IWO Jima. He was in the 5th division, 1st batalion, "C" company I think (I have to ask him to be sure). His name is...
In the movie - To Hell and Back, Audie murphy who plays himself said "we're (3rd Inf. Div) the only Marines in Italy". This meaning that they- 3rd Inf. Div...
ATICLE BY: C MRK BINKLEY, REPORTER, TIMES.. CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. THE MARINES "FOUND?" A M4A3 GENERAL SHERMAN "FLAME-THROWER" TANK IN THE FORESTS BY THE SCHOOL...
Can anyone tell me about an upcoming reunion for members of the 26th Marine Regiment from WWII and Vietnam which I believe will be held in or near Washington,...
THERE WILL BE 35 TO 40 "FOX DEN" MARINES AT THE 5TH MAR DIV WW2 ASSO MERETING IN KANSAS CITY, MO.. AL KNICKREHM, IN CHARGE OF "THE DEN AND AUCTION", IS LOOKING...
My Grandfather, PFC H.L.F. Cornelius, I co. 3rd bn. 27th Marines, wounded 1 march 45, on Iwo Jima. I would apreciate any information on him or his unit....
I dont have any info on your grandfather but my grandfather was also in the 5th marine division, 27th reg, 3rd Bat.... Maybe they knew each other. What is your...
FIRST THINGS FIRST: MARINE CHARLEY ADAMS OF THE SECOND BATTALION, FOX COMPANY, TWENTY- SIXTH REGIMENT, FIFTH MARINE DIVISION WW2 WAS DECORATED WITH THE PURPLE...
FOR THE YEAR 2003..... YOU FLY YOUR FLAG AT "FULL STAFF" OR HALF-STAFF (-@-) : JANUARY 1ST...........FULL..... NEW YEARS DAY JANUARY 20TH..........FULL........
I need some help, the copy of the 5th Mardiv after action report for the battle of iwo Jima is missing, would anyone out there have a copy of page 12 from the...
THREE CHEERS, NO MAKE THAT FOUR CHEERS TO MARSHALL AND BETTY MARTIN AND THEIR STAFF AND BOARD FOR HAVING A GREAT 5TH MAR DIV REUNION IN KANSAS CITY, MO.....
Ray, I haven't heard of After Action reports either, but am eager to learn. Are they similar to the Daily Summaries? Daily Summaries for the 5th Marine ...
I am looking for any info on the 81mm motar platoon, HQ Co, 1st Bn, 28th Reg, 5th Div. Also there is a photo of a 81mm motar group firing at Mt Suribachi, I...
Hi Kevin, My name is Kevin Moriarty and my Uncle William T Moriarty was killed on Iwo Jima on Feb 23rd,1945. He was in the 1st platoon 2nd Battalion 26th...
I signed up on this list for a chance to dig up a little more info on the "Spearhead Division" --- my dad, Henry J. "Hank" Smart, was a career marine (28...
Hello, Last month I was invited to attend the Iwo Jima , 5th Tank Battalion reunion in Metropolis, Illinois. I attended and it was a very great honor for me...
