wwnuttycollector Posted June 30, 2019 Hello Everyone I have been researching my 80 year old Dad's uncle, a SGT in the 2nd Marine Division in WW2 My uncle (great uncle) was in the Corp at the start of the war, and survived the war Unfortunately, he never uttered a word to anyone in the family about his service after the war He passed in 2001, and I have not been able to find anything on my own As I said, my Dad is 80 years old - I would love to find out more about our uncle PLEASE HELP! I have a photo of him in uniform after his discharge, along with his full name & hometown PM if you can help me out Thanks! God Bless Our Troops! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blacksmith Posted June 30, 2019 I mis-read your post the first time, and thought you were saying the WWII Marine was 80. That would have made him 5 or 6 when he was in the Pacific. I mean Marines are studs, but cmon. So, based just on the pic, he has three campaign stars on his A-P ribbon, and one on the PUC - which means he participated in the action that earned the unit commendation. If he was indeed early war, those campaigns could include Guadalcanal or Tarawa - if he didnt get to theater until later, it would be Saipan-Tinian and Okinawa. Muster rolls would answer this. Awesome pic - thank you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blacksmith Posted June 30, 2019 Sorry, should add that he is wearing both an Honorable Discharge diamond and WWII Victory Medal, so this photo would have been taken after he separated - 1946 or later Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wwnuttycollector Posted June 30, 2019 Thanks Blacksmith! The photo shown was part of a family portrait taken in 1945 of my uncle (USMC, shown), another uncle (8th AAC Flying Fortress radio/gunner, shot down twice, POW 1943-45), an aunt (USA Nurse, Philippines), and an uncle who enlisted in 1945 @ age 17. My great-grandmother went t mass every day through the end of the war - it worked! They all survived the war God Bless Our Troops! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blacksmith Posted June 30, 2019 You are quite welcome Sir. Are the other family members in uniform in the photo? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mes Posted June 30, 2019 Nice photo Enlisted 1-19-42 2nd military police company 2nd marine division overseas in time for Guadalcanal, Tarawa,Saipan and Tinian. At some point get his service records to confirm the three battle stars Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wwnuttycollector Posted June 30, 2019 You are quite welcome Sir. Are the other family members in uniform in the photo? God Bless Our Troops! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blacksmith Posted July 6, 2019 Wow, what a great photo. Thank you for posting it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ww2marine Posted July 6, 2019 great pics! your great uncle would have seen some hard fighting in the Pacific Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joeclown Posted July 14, 2019 now there is a picture and a family to be proud of. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wwnuttycollector Posted July 14, 2019 Thanks for all the kind words! I had the great fortune of having a great-grandma that lived into her mid 90's , and my ENTIRE family - aunts, uncles, grandparents & my grand parents brothers, sisters & families gathered at my great-grandma's house every Christmas, Easter & Thanksgiving until her death. I was truly fortunate to have such a large, close-nit family until well into my 20's I miss them all (well, most of them) VERY much - the world is a much different without their daily influence! God Bless Our Troops! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
