CONGRATULATIONS TO: MARINE BILL ECKERSON AND WIFE BETTY HAVE BEEN MARRIED IN "WEDDED BLISS" FOR 60 YEARS. BILL ENTERED THE MARINES WHEN HE GRADUATED FROM...
Looking for anyone that might have served with my father, Paul H. Schoenbeck. He served in the Marines 5th Marine Division, 28th Marines from 1944-1946. He...
Inf = infantry FMF = Fleet Marine Force Reg = regiment Tony ... From: Mark To: fifthmarinedivisionww2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 3:21 PM ...
... Mark, My father served in the Weapons Company, 28th Regiment. He was a corpsman. If you do not have it, you should purchase Robert Allen's "The First...
I have posted the first of the google earth files for the battle of Iwo Jima at http://www.iwojimahistory.com/kml . There are links to get Google Earth on the...
Can anyone tell me about my father's service on Iwo, which started exactly 62 years ago on this date. I asked him many times about his experience. He spoke...
http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com/Article.php?Page=825 Interesting aritcle to read on your fathers leader! "cole.whitney" <cole.whitney@...> wrote: ...
I was wondering if anyone here was associated with the group called the Hogan's Goats during Iwo Jima. My Grandfather, Vincent Inge, was a corporal in Co. A,...
Dear 5th Marine Division WW2 Members: I am seeking information concerning my father, Stephen Ludwick Makuka, Burlington, NJ, who was a surviving veteran of Iwo...
Stephen, Try to locate a copy of "Mustang" by Gerald P. Averill. Like your father, he was a Paramarine who ended up in the 26th Regiment - 3rd Battalion. I...
Stephen, You need to get the book entitled The Spearhead, The World Ware II History of the 5th Marine Division by Howard M. Conner, The Battery Press, Inc....
By the way, The Spearhead book I referenced earlier lists your father's name in the Unit Roster appendix under 26th Marines as Makula, Stephen L, Pfc. I found...
Stephen, I am also the proud son of a Marine combatant who was on Iwo. My Dad was also in the 26th Marines and in weapons company. Held in reserve means a...
26th Marines, My Dad said as well that they landed in the morning around that time but I have been unable to find anything to that nature. Plese let me know...
... 26th Marines and in weapons company. Held in reserve means a particular unit was initially held back and committed as the need arose. That need arose...
Dear Cole, Thank you for your reply to my email request for information. I just ordered a reprint copy of Spearhead. My father had an original copy but its...
My father was in the 5th Marines, 28th Marines, 3rd Batt., Company K. I would like to try and find someone who served with him from 1944 to 1946 to find out...
Hi John, Your Dad was right behind my Dad. Dad was in a Higgins boat. Dad was the gunner on a 37 mm and as well as for the machine gun, water and air cooled....
Stephen, Another good book you might want to read is entitled Iwo jima Amphibious Epic by Lt. Col. Whitman S. Bartley. This was put out by the Historical...
Hi everyone, Some time ago one of the members on this site posted information about the availability of a DVD on Iwo containing extensive research information...
... a 37 mm and as well as for the machine gun, water and air cooled. My Dad's buddy, Bob Gallas who I mentioned that talked to which I did today too, was in...
I guess if I could type things would work better: http://www.iwojimahistory.com, and follow the link for details on the CD-ROM. Ray Raymond Backstrom...
Thanks Tony, I'll add this book to my reading list (which is getting longer by the day!). Please Visit www.iowjimahistory.com This web site authored by...
John, Thanks for the response. I ordered the book and am still waiting for it to arrive. I also ordered a copy of my Dad's service record. Nothing there...
Hi John, I talked to him and it was not the best memory day. I do know that his halftrack was given a name. I have it written down and will try to find it. I...
