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Dog tag of Marine Raider WIA Okinawa


USdog
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Marine enlisted on July 6, 1942 and served in Company B, First Raider Battalion, First Marine Raider Regiment, until they were broken up and transferred to 4th Marines. At Okinawa, was with Company C, 4th Marines, 6th Marine Division. WIA on April 2, 1945.

 

 

 

 

This tag was originally found on Guadalcanal, where the Raiders had trained after the battle occurred there.

 

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Apparently it was found at Camp Tassafaronga, Guadalcanal. An Australian visiting there picked up a few of them when the locals on the Canal brought them to the visitor. Not sure when exactly though.

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As it is marked "06", my first response was to think of Col. Charles Askins, prolific writer and gun enthusiast, but he was Army, IIRC. Would have made a great find even better.

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On 3/30/2017 at 4:28 PM, USdog said:

Apparently it was found at Camp Tassafaronga, Guadalcanal. An Australian visiting there picked up a few of them when the locals on the Canal brought them to the visitor. Not sure when exactly though.

My reference

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