Sunday, April 16, 2017

WW2 Fallen - Ray Backus, 4th Marine Division, Iwo Jima

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Pvt. Backus served with these marines from the 23rd Marine Regiment on Iwo Jima. https://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=18884  Ra...
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Saturday, April 15, 2017

WW2 Fallen - Armando Gardea, 29th Infantry Division

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The 115th Infantry Regiment advances through St. Lo a few weeks before Pvt. Gardea was killed. http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m...
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Friday, April 14, 2017

WW2 Fallen - Francis Wai, Medal of Honor Hero

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Medal of Honor Hero Captain Francis Wai, 34th Infantry Regiment. http://www.history.army.mil/news/2014/141200a_mohWai.html  Medal of...
Thursday, April 13, 2017

WW2 Fallen - Armstead Ross, 2nd Marine Division

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Lt. Armstead Ross was with the 2nd Marine Regiment that landed on Tarawa on the first day of the battle. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/49...
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Wednesday, April 12, 2017

WW2 Fallen - Thomas Roddy, USS Juneau + 5 Sullivan brothers

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Lt. Thomas Roddy's photo when he was at the US Naval Academy. Five Sullivan brothers served on USS Juneau. https://www.findagrave.c...
Tuesday, April 11, 2017

WW2 Saipan Fallen - Gerald Larsen, 4th Marine Division

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Photo of Gerald Larsen provided by his daughter Geraldine Larsen Williams. Gerald T. Larsen could have been 100 years old today.  He was...
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Monday, April 10, 2017

WW2 Fallen - Harl Pease, Medal of Honor Hero + Nobel Prize Tie-In

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Captain Harl Pease, Jr. Congressional Medal of Honor hero. http://www.afhistory.af.mil/FAQs/FactSheets/tabid/3323/Article/639605/capt-har...
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