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- Bravo Co 1st Bn 5th Marines Weapons Platoon from Desert Storm
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Im looking for my any of my fellow Jarheads from Bravo 1/5 Weapons Plt especially Mortars. Cpl Gross, Sgt Reese, Cpl Duenas, Cpl Parra...etc.... Heres a pic 6months after getting back from Desert Storm, we went to Okinawa, Japan. Mt Fuji, Japan.
- My Korean Buddies 1950-52
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I am looking for any of these guy's that were in the Motar Squad that I was in in Korea in 1950-51 Group is A CO.,1st. BN.,5TH. MAR.
- DECORATIONS
- DECORATIONS IWO JIMA Medal of Honor-15 Navy Cross-102 Distinguished Service Star-1 Silver Star-340 Legion Of Merit-11 Distinguished Flying Cross-9 Navy Marine Corps Medal-3 Bronze Star-738 Air Medal-8 Letter of Commendation-95 Purple Heart-9,925 VIETNAM Medal Of Honor-2 Navy Cross-8 Distinguished Service Start-Not Known Silver Star-81 Legion Of Merit-13 Distinguished Flying Cross-Not Known Navy Marine Corps Medal-Not Known Bronze Star-497 Air Medal-Not Known Letter Of Commendation-Not Known Purple Heart-Not Known
- MARINE COMBAT CASUALTY BREAKDOWN
- MARINE COMBAT CASUALTY BREAKDOWN IWO JIMA D-Day, Feb. 19th KIA/DOW-566 Wounded-1,755 Fatigue-99 Total-2,240 Feb. 20th-24th (Through Suribachi) KIA/DOW-1,039 Wounded-3,741 Fatigue-558 Total-5,338 Feb. 25th-Mar. 10th (Up The Middle) FIFTH DIVISION KIA/DOW-1,098 Wounded-2,974 Fatigue-220 Total-4,292 THIRD DIVISION KIA/DOW-831 Wounded-2,241 Fatigue-491 Total-3,563 FOURTH DIVISION KIA/DOW-848 Wounded-2,836 Fatigue-391 Total-4,075 Mar. 11th-26th (Mop-Up) FIFTH DIVISION KIA/DOW-638 Wounded-1,640 Fatigue-122 Total-2,400 THIRD DIVISION KIA/DOW-207 Wounded-505 Fatigue-53 Total-765 FOURTH DIVISION KIA/DOW-226 Wounded-442 Fatigue-52 Total-720 Grand Total KIA/DOW-5,453 Grand Total WOUNDED-16,134 Grand Total FATIGUE-1,986 Overall TOTALS-23,573
- Components of the Fifth Marine Division
- Components of the Fifth Marine Division IWO JIMA Headquarters Battalion 26th Marine Regiment 27th Marine Regiment 28th Marine Regiment 13th Marine Regiment 5th Engineer Battalion 5th Pioneer Battalion 5th Tank Battalion 5th Service Battalion 5th Motor Transportation Battalion 5th Medical Battalion 5th Amphibian Tractor Battalion 5th Joint Assault Signal Battalion 2nd Armored Amphibian Tractor Battalion 3rd Armored Tractor Battalion 11th Amphibian Tractor Battalion 5th Marine Observation Squadron 6th Marine War Dog Platoon 27th Replacement Battalion 31st Replacement Battalion 3rd Platoon 2nd Laundry Company VIETNAM 26th Marine Regiment 27th Marine Regiment 13th …
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