FROM: Clfm@... "for any replies... Please use my E-Mail to reply.. I am interested in finding out any facts on my father, Earl Farmer, who served in...
I am looking for information about my father's war experience on Iwo. If anyone knew him or knew what his Battalion or Battery experienced I would appreciate...
hello, I was wondering if any one here might remember my Uncle Pat. He was there at the flag raising. I don't know what his rank was but his full name was Pat...
Brenda, Was his middle name Pat? The only Ulip I find in my father's copy of The Spearhead is a Pfc. Anthony Ulip in the 5th Amphibian Tractor Battalion. Could...
Dear Brenda, Thankyou for responding to me; however, you sent this inquiry to the wrong person. I was looking for info about my dad, Earl Farmer. Thanks for...
I see there are members of this group that served with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines, 5th Division on Iwo Jima. Having recently received my...
This stencil is seen on most every herringbone utility jacket and some field jackets-worn by the Marines as they go from their transports and down the cargo...
It is rather simple. In addition to our name our jackets contained a set of stenciled letters and numbers that gave our company, battalion, and regiment in...
Sarah, Your father was NOT in F-4-13. First the 13 says your father was in the 13th Marines which was the artillery Regiment assigned to the Fifth Marine...
Mr. Keeley, You're right, of course -- I seem to have picked out what is probably the only envelope with that wrong address written on it. Apparently it got to...
My grandfather was Colonel David Anderson Stafford (later Brigadier General). I would very much like to correspond or talk with anyone who may have known him...
NOW YOU CAN SEE WHY THE WW2 GENERATION WAS WHAT THEY ARE CALLED- "A GREAT GENERATION".. MAYBE SOME OF THE FOLLOWING RUBBED OFF.. WORLD WAR 1.. SENT BY CABLE TO...
I am new to this message board. My Grandfather was wounded at Iwo. He was in a tank. Can anyone give a description of what tank warfare was like at Iwo? My...
There is a great new book out called TANKS ON THE BEACH written by Col. Neiman. He covers in detail the tank actions that took place on Iwo. Col. Neiman was...
The Japanese tanks were buried for the most part as fixed fortifications. Aggie ... ADVERTISEMENT [click here] ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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Can anyone tell me anything about the National Army? As I am told my Grandfather was in The National Army in 1917/1918. His son, my father, was in the second...
Hi, I'm a newbie and I'm in search of information that might lead me to learning about my grandfather. He served with the 5th marine division in WWII on Iwo...
I want to thank all the Troops past and present for doing a good job, and wish them all a happy Thanksgiving. An extra prayer will be said for all of you. ...
Can we start with his name? Rank, if you know it? If you will provide those, I can at least look him up in The Spearhead and give you his battalion. Thanks, ...
Say, Does anyone remember Gunnery Sergeant Grant Powers, who was "stationed" with the 13th Marines on Iwo Jima? My father wrote in his journal: Gunnery...
Looking for info on my father. He does not talk about the war. I know that he was in the second group to hit the beach, he was wounded do not know when he was...
his name was Joseph Liberti, I'm not sure of his rank. Thanks! "Many have forgotten this truth, but you must not forget it. You remain responsible, forever,...
Well, I'm sorry, but I don't find him in the unit rosters of The Spearhead. I looked through all the "L" names twice, in case they'd misspelled it. The closest...
Re Robert Walker... I found two in The Spearhead, a Cpl. Robert C. Walker in the 5th Engineer Battalion, and a Pfc. Robert T. Walker in the 5th Service ...
Is it possible he was in the 3rd or 4th Marine Division, instead? They were there, too. Most Marine Divisions have an official site... The 3rd's official site...
