nchistory Posted February 10, 2018 Share #1 Posted February 10, 2018 Can anyone help? Seek any info on Sgt. Olaf L. Mercier, Battery C, 1st BN, 13th Marines. He had service in the 11th & 13th, and was on a list of recommendations for Bronze Star on Iwo Jima. Any way to find citation, or if he received BS? Any reports for Battery C, or 1st BN on Iwo Jima? All help is greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nchistory Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share #2 Posted February 10, 2018 Any info on the yellow, or aged cord? Issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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stratasfan Posted February 10, 2018 Share #4 Posted February 10, 2018 Well, I can't help with the Bronze Star, but here is some assorted info I found. . . Enlisted: 25 Aug 1941 I am seeing his name spelled on all the muster rolls as "Olof", however, all his b/m/d and school records are as "Olaf". In Oct 1945, he was a Sgt (4th Bn, 1ff MM HOW, 13th Mar, 5th MarDiv, FMF, Sasebo, Kyushu, Japan) I am going to say that he has to be the Olof Lawrence Mercier from ME/MA. If he is, he was born on 27 Dec 1922 in Maine, and died 27 Feb 1991. Parents were Canadian French/Canadian English. He married Patricia A. Mrruay on 20 Nov 1948 in Maine. Parents: Adolph and Dolly (Armsworthy) Mercier Here is an obit for his wife: http://www.currentobituary.com/obit/66365 Went to the University of Maine, Class of 1951: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nchistory Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share #5 Posted February 10, 2018 Yes, I spelled it incorrectly. "Olof". Wow and image of him, too cool, Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nchistory Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share #6 Posted February 11, 2018 Pack 75 of Battery C, 13th Marines on Iwo Jima. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nchistory Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share #7 Posted February 11, 2018 Another image of Iwo. Wonder if same 75? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nchistory Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share #8 Posted February 11, 2018 Only 3 people recommended for decorations or commendations from Battery C on Iwo...Bronze Star Bohrer, Paul C Sgt "B" Gunton, Roland P Sgt "C" Gauthier, Gerard G GySGt "A" Leitelt, Rogert J PFC "B" Mercier, Olof L Sgt "C" Nichols, John W PFC "C" Poznar, Paul S Sgt "A" Whitmire, Joseph J Sgt "B" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katieony Posted February 12, 2018 Share #9 Posted February 12, 2018 The yellow cord is definitely a private purchase item. Nice, historic tags! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nchistory Posted February 12, 2018 Author Share #10 Posted February 12, 2018 The yellow cord is definitely a private purchase item. Nice, historic tags! Thank you for your response katieony. Have you ever seen this color cord? And it may have started life clear, and turned yellow with age, not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nchistory Posted February 20, 2018 Author Share #11 Posted February 20, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nchistory Posted February 20, 2018 Author Share #12 Posted February 20, 2018 Bronze Star with Combat V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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USdog Posted February 20, 2018 Share #16 Posted February 20, 2018 Great stuff! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nchistory Posted February 21, 2018 Author Share #17 Posted February 21, 2018 Great stuff! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk USDog, Thank you, hard to believe it was 73 years ago his actions at Iwo. By the way, I took a look at your wonderful site on historic identification tags. Love it.. Absolutely an asset.. S/.F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USdog Posted February 21, 2018 Share #18 Posted February 21, 2018 Thanks for the compliments! Glad you enjoyed it. Hope it wasn't too hard to navigate (I changed the format of the site not too long ago, still needs some work). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nchistory Posted February 22, 2018 Author Share #19 Posted February 22, 2018 Thanks for the compliments! Glad you enjoyed it. Hope it wasn't too hard to navigate (I changed the format of the site not too long ago, still needs some work). site was easy to navigate, sent you an email. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobgee Posted February 22, 2018 Share #20 Posted February 22, 2018 This gent was in the 23rd Marines on Iwo. Based on the tetanus date of 12-44 we can assume that this unusual brass pair on a plastic neck chain were the ones he wore during that campaign. The 3rd tag is on the usual oval steel tag but only has his name & service number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nchistory Posted February 23, 2018 Author Share #21 Posted February 23, 2018 This gent was in the 23rd Marines on Iwo. Based on the tetanus date of 12-44 we can assume that this unusual brass pair on a plastic neck chain were the ones he wore during that campaign. The 3rd tag is on the usual oval steel tag but only has his name & service number. USMC BERTON DOG TAGS.jpg Very nice Bobgee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRIS FORD Posted February 23, 2018 Share #22 Posted February 23, 2018 Before combat: POST combat..you can tell this man has seen some horrible things: THIS is the 1000yd stare.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nchistory Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share #23 Posted February 24, 2018 Before combat: POST combat..you can tell this man has seen some horrible things: THIS is the 1000yd stare.. Great assessment. Agree 100%.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dockrat Posted March 20, 2018 Share #24 Posted March 20, 2018 That's my dad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dockrat Posted March 21, 2018 Share #25 Posted March 21, 2018 He was, indeed, a Marine veteran of the South Pacific, although he really never spoke about it much. Guess that was the way of his generation. I'm amazed by the website (33 year enlisted Air Force/ Air National Guard veteran, retired now) and the amount of information you were able to gather. All of it accurate, by the way. I would like to find out (offline, perhaps) how you came into procession of the tags. I have a lot of my Dad's military stuff, including the original Bronze Star citation, a c-ration can of sand from Iwo, and a copy of a diary he kept up until the day he stepped onto Guadalcanal. It got lost on a liberty ship and bounced around the Pacific until it was mailed to my grandmother two years later. Quite a story! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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