Kurt Barickman Posted November 21, 2011 Author Share #26 Posted November 21, 2011 Great uniforms Stinger! I will add some more to this thread over the next few days. Kurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted November 21, 2011 Share #27 Posted November 21, 2011 Great stuff...really enjoying the posts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason G Posted November 22, 2011 Share #28 Posted November 22, 2011 Outstanding stuff....and incredible... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Barickman Posted November 22, 2011 Author Share #29 Posted November 22, 2011 Merlyn Thisius Mortar Squad I-3-6 Tarawa, Saipan and Tinian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Barickman Posted November 22, 2011 Author Share #30 Posted November 22, 2011 Another shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinger Gunner USMC Posted November 22, 2011 Share #31 Posted November 22, 2011 From the estate of Corporal Charles B. Lindsey, USMC Amphibious Tractor Battalions Tarawa and Iwo Jima Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinger Gunner USMC Posted November 22, 2011 Share #32 Posted November 22, 2011 Lt. Robert E. Keeton did not land on the beaches of Tarawa and face that nightmare, but he certainly had his own hell in the waters off Tarawa on the night of November 24, 1943 when the USS Liscome Bay was sunk by a Japanese Submarine. Keeton, who was blown from the ship when she exploded, woke up in the water, his legs peppered with shrapnel and his body with burns. A sailor pulled him onto a piece of driftwood before swiming off to help other wounded sailors. That sailor was never seen again. Keeton recovered from his wounds and was assigned to be the Assistant Flag Officer for Admiral Nimitz and was awarded the Bronze Star for his service under his command. Keeton, a Harvard Graduate became a district court judge and a well known legal scholar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theorywolf Posted November 25, 2011 Share #33 Posted November 25, 2011 Kurt, Stunning Collection!! Thanks for sharing! Cheers, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted November 25, 2011 Share #34 Posted November 25, 2011 Remember my friend GLM and your uncle KIA in Tarawa: My Uncle John Mohrlang. He was a PFC and .30 cal. watercooled machine gunner in Company H, the heavy weapons company of 2nd Bn., 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division. He died of wounds at Betio, Tarawa Atoll on Nov. 20, 1943 and was buried at sea in the transport area three miles offshore on Nov. 21, 1943. This photo was taken in Wellington, NZ in March 1943, after 8th Marines arrived there from Guadalcanal. Gary Photos in http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/ind...rawa&st=100 BR, Ricardo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Barickman Posted November 28, 2011 Author Share #35 Posted November 28, 2011 Ricardo, Thanks for posting and remembering our fellow USMF moderator and contributor Gary and his KIA uncle from Tarawa. I will try to put some more photos up of my Tarawa groupings. Thanks for all the contributions and keep them coming. :thumbsup: Kurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Barickman Posted November 28, 2011 Author Share #36 Posted November 28, 2011 This is from the medal forum. http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/ind...9&hl=tarawa Kurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted November 28, 2011 Share #37 Posted November 28, 2011 Remember my friend GLM and your uncle KIA in Tarawa:Photos in http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/ind...rawa&st=100 BR, Ricardo. The image: Welcome, Kurt! :thumbsup: BR, Ricardo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted November 28, 2011 Share #38 Posted November 28, 2011 His best friend and belt loader, PFC Bill Young. According to several friends of both Uncle John and Bill that I've talked to, told me Bill was one helluva boxer and represented 8th Marines in several matches while in New Zealand. Bill survived Guadalcanal and Tarawa, but was killed on Saipan by a mortar round. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted November 28, 2011 Share #39 Posted November 28, 2011 Here is the entire machine gun crew sitting for a photo portrait in Wellington. Seated front, left to right is Uncle John and Bill Young. Standing, left to right is Vic Silver, MIA at Tarawa (body never recovered), Patrick Gresk, severly wounded at Tarawa (evacuated to the US) and Keith Buffum who survived all campaigns with 2nd Marine Division and last time I talked with him was still well and living here in Colorado. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Barickman Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share #40 Posted January 2, 2012 Okay, now tthat Santa, HO HO and all of that is done, lets get back to some real fun! Major John J. Wade, 1 and 2/10th Marines, Tulagi, Guadalcanal, Tarawa and Okinawa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fly USMC Posted January 2, 2012 Share #41 Posted January 2, 2012 Kurt, Don't know how I didn't see this thread earlier. Great Job and thanks for posting. S/F John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Barickman Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share #42 Posted January 2, 2012 Hi tac marked unis trunk. After Tarawa, Wade was reassigned as an artillery cadre for the 13th Marines of the forming 5th Marine Division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Barickman Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share #43 Posted January 2, 2012 I love to find these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Barickman Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share #44 Posted January 2, 2012 Like the contents of the box even more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Barickman Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share #45 Posted January 2, 2012 I like these personal items which have so much character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Barickman Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share #46 Posted January 2, 2012 Side shot of the bracelet which is made from Japanese aluminum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Barickman Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share #47 Posted January 2, 2012 Several sets of his dogtags from different time period of his service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Barickman Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share #48 Posted January 2, 2012 His commendation for service on Tulagi on D-Day, August 7, 1942 and as a forward observer during January of 1943 on Guadalcanal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Barickman Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share #49 Posted January 2, 2012 Wade being presented with his commendation and ribbon from USMC General Geiger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Barickman Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share #50 Posted January 2, 2012 Rare commendation for 3/10 for service on Guadalcanal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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