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- Sniping Us
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Sgt. Grit, In answer to Kenneth Coffey's message in this week's edition of your news publication, regarding the 19 Japanese soldiers that were found on Guam in 1951, in the process of being returned to Japan. I was also on Guam in the later part of 1950, and evidently in the same Guard Detachment as Sgt. Coffey, prior to my assignment in Korea, and in fact, was sent out on several patrols in attempt to locate these holdouts. We knew they were there, as we had found caves with evidence …
Read More - Four WWII Marines
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This is a picture of Four World War II Marines, it is obvious they just got out of Boot Camp and they could be anywhere because Quonset huts were everywhere at that time. I say it is obvious they are boots because they have no ribbons, They have the leather belts and two have the Sharpshooters medal and two have the Marksman medal. Sharpshooters got $3.00 a month BUT Experts got $5.00 a month. Don't sound like much today but when you were getting $50.00 a month and they took …
Read More - Japanese brought to Guard Company Marine Barracks on Guam
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Sgt Grit I was stationed on Guam in 1951-1952 with Guard Company Marine Barracks when nineteen Japanese stragglers were brought in from Anatahan. These nineteen japanese didn't know WW2 was over. I have a paper where one of the Japanese drew a picture of a soldier explaining to me his name, rank and where he was from. These nineteen were on Guam for several weeks being processed for their return back to japan. I'm enclosing a photo of the nineteen Japanese that was in the Navy Times on 1 July …
Read More - D.L. Hampton World War II Dog Tags
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I have been reading the letters from other Marines that have attached WWII dog tags. Just thought that I would send my dad's. I carry his along with mine on my key chain. He wore these in WWII and Korea. I lost my dad back in 2003, and know that there are fewer and fewer of the WWII Marines around, but I would like to hear from anyone that may have known my Dad. My Dad, Don L. Hampton, was from Sweetwater, Texas. Semper Fi Rannie P. Hampton Sgt 1969 …
Read More - Marine Dog Tags WWII
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Sgt.Grit this is the best I could do on a picture of the dog tags if you zoom in they look pretty clear. WILDER. D.L. 955090 P TYPE-O T.7/44 USMCR Mario Muniz Sr.
- World War II Dog Tags
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Sgt Grit, Enjoy your E-mails & your store. Reading this week's E-mails in regards to Mike Shaw's letter about SgtMaj Linehan. Never knew the man personally but I do know his widow quite well. She's a member of our Detachment for which the Detachment is named. I'm a 4th. term Commandant for the SgtMaj Linehan Detachment #1034 here in Lewiston, Idaho. His wife is a Marine also, that's how they met. One other item I would like to pass on is a picture of a friends dog-tags from WW II. …
Read More - Old Sailor
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This is a pic of myself and Lorton Berry. Lorton lives in Lutts, TN. He is 88 10-13. Met him last New Year's. He was in the Navy, WWII. Attached to 1st MarDiv, and maybe other units. Communications. From Guadalcanal to Okinawa. He told me stories about Guadalcanal,, Tinian and Peleliu. When I first met him, I told him that his generation, were heroes to Marines of my generation. He looked me in the eye and said "the heroes are still there." His daughter said, she had …
Read More - Old Corps
- Went fishing with my wife to June Lake CA, second day there we were parking wife had to "go" then on her way back she says to me hey the old guy over there is a Marine! Like I wouldn't have noticed, anyway I caught up with him at the loading ramp said out loud HEY MARINE at which point he straightend up turn to look at me, we shook hands and I found out he had been on most of the island hopping campaigns, said he wasn't on Iwo …
Read More - Henry and the 4th, Saipan
- My Grandfather has been a hero of mine for a long time, even though he died in 1992 when I was only six. Henry Ambrose Snell Jr. was born in Bethel Maine in 1919. He grew up on an apple farm before graduating from the University of Maine where, at almost six feet tall, he played on the basketball team. When America joined WWII Henry enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. Because he had a college degree he has sent to OCS; my Grandma, who is still alive, told …
Read More - Iwo Flag in Sparks, Nevada
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I'm at the TA truck stop in Sparks, Nevada, formerly Sierra Sids. This flag has been on display here for many years. It no longer has the card explaining that it was taken off the body of a dead Marine on Iwo Jima. You may be able to see the stains on the flag, actually blood from the fallen Marine.
