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5TH MARINES, HEADQUARTERS COMM SECTION
LOOKING TO HEAR FROM ANY MARINES IN THE COMM SECTION "2511" DURING THE VIET NAM TIME FROM 1969-1970 AN HOA, CPL. LEOTHA FORTE
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13th Engineers
Sgt Grit, For some reason all the lists of units within the 5th Marine Division never seem to mention 13th Engineers, Camp Pendleton, Calif. 1966-67. I have attached a photo. Ken Clark Sgt., '66-'69
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Bravo Co 1st Bn 5th Marines Weapons Platoon from Desert Storm
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.
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My Korean Buddies 1950-52
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.
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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 …
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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. …
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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 …
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Marine Corps Stories - 5th Marine Division
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