So sorry to hear about your grandfather....sorry for the belated condolences. I haven't googled my grandfather in years...and totally forgot about...
Elements of the Army's 27th Infantry participated in the invasion of Tarawa: Battle of Tarawa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Or more...
Hey Scott, Believe it or not I just revisited this topic by shooting off an e-mail to a gentleman whose name I ran across while scouring the web...
You might to try posting your query on the following site: TarawaTalk It's the message board for Tarawa on the Web a VERY useful site that's put...
Hey Wildstorm---did you ever get to see/transfer the films your grandfather took over to DVD?
Good question. When I sent away for his jacket from the NPRC in St Louis they didn't include a medical file. From what his brother told me he was...
I scanned in a bunch of things that I received back from the National Archives in College Park MD (Special Action Reports) as well as a Muster...
Thanks for all the replies! I've been in contact with a gentleman named Danny Crawford over at the USMC Historical Division at Quantico...and he...
Not sure if you've seen my post, but I've been trying to find out any info on the USMC artillery involvement at Leyte. My grandfather was attached...
Hi, First post here. Came across your board while searching for information on my grandfather's service time during WWII. He was originally...
