Hi Panzerknacker; My great uncle was there with the 5th Marine Division. He was with the 27th Marines 2nd battalion, part of a mg team. He was in the initial landings and was wounded two weeks later. His mg team took a couple of Jap grenades, fortunately they all survived and were sent home.

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The soldier above all others prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war. General Douglas Macarthur