This section is devoted to the men who were there,
those who fought and some that bled during those terrible 76 hours.
Outfits
2nd Marines
Regimental Communicators, H&S 2
8th Marines
10th Marines
18th Marines
Divisional Troops
2nd Amphibious Tractor Battalion
Attached to 2nd Division
Co. C, 1st. Corp. Medium Tank Battalion
Leathernecks
F. Aguilia, C Co., 1st. Corp. Medium Tank Battalion
Corporal Vern Marshall Anderson
Anthony Azzarello, C Co., 1st. Corp. Med. Tank Battalion
Reed L. Bailey, C. Co., 1st Corps Med Tank Batt.
Pvt. Thomas Balducci, 2/2
Sgt. Iddo W. Ball, A/1/8
Barve, C. Co., 1st Corps Med Tank Batt.
Beabout, C. Co., 1st Corps Med Tank Batt.
P.F.C. Edgar L. Best, M/3/2
P.F.C. Worthington W. Betts, A/1/6
Black, C. Co., 1st Corps Med Tank Batt.
George R. Blakeman, C/1/10
Cpl. Gerald A. Boeve, Special Weapons Group, 2nd Defense Battalion
Cpl. Joseph M. Bonnin, E/2/2
Warrant Officer-MG Leonard Arthur Booker
Staff Sargent William James Bordelon, C/1/18
Capt. William T. Bray, A/1/2
Plt. Sgt. Murl Bright, A/1/8
Ralph L. Browner, A/1/2
Sgt. Sam Burns 2nd Defense Batallion
PM1C Edward Caudle, 2nd Amphibious Tractor Batt.
Maj. William C. Chamberlin, 2/8
P.F.C. Frank E. Childress M/3/8 NEW
Walter H. Christenson, C Co. 1st Corps Med. Tank Batt.
Corporal Robert F. Clement, M/3/8
Cpl. Vincent R. Condelario, 1/8
P.F.C. Robert L. Cook, Weapons 2/2
George M. Cothran, D/2/18
Cpl. Hubert D. Crotts, C Co., 1st Corps Med. Tank Batt.
Maj. Henry P. Crowe, 2/8
2nd Lt. William C. Culp, E/2/2
Irvin Cunningham, 2nd Marines
2nd Lt. Donald R. Dahlgren, E/2/2
R. Dennis, C. Co., 1st Corps Med Tank Batt.
PM2C Harry P. Dewey, 2/18
Major Henry C. Drewes 2nd Amphibious Tractor Battalion
PM2C Raymond Duffee, D/1/2
1st Lt. Clinton N. Dunahoe, K/3/2
Capt. Thomas C. Dutton Assistant Intelligence Officer, 2nd Marine Division NEW
Cpl. Bill Eads, C Co., 1st Med. Tank Batt.
Jim Ellis, C. Co., 1st Corps Med Tank Batt.
P.F.C. William W. Erwin, M/3/8
James L. Evans, K/3/6.
Cpl. Robert Ferguson, M/3/8
Field Musician First Class Robert Franciskato
Elmer "Pappy" Friedriechsen, C Co. 1st Med. Tank Batt.
Sgt. Robert L. (Bob) George, A/1/10
R. R. Gerber, C Co. 1st Med. Tank Batt.
P.F.C. Bob Geil, H&S 2
Arnold (Lloyd) Gladson, Weapons 2/2
Sgt. Edward R. Godwin, E/2/2
PFC James F. Goldman, I/3/2
P.F.C. Robert Leroy Graham, I/3/2
Joseph Miles Griggs, Jr. H Battery/3/10
John Gross, H&S 2
Les Groshong, 3/HQ/8
P.F.C. William Haddad, H&S 2
Staff Sgt. Norman Hatch, Combat Cameraman
Dale Harden, C Co. 1st Corps Med. Tank Batt.
P.F.C. Alton M. Harwood, I/3/2
Francis "Bud" Healy, B/1/6
Pvt. Darrell W. Heath, L/3/8 NEW
P.F.C. Robert A. Higuera, F/2/8
Sgt. Robert L. Hoffmann, 2nd Defense Battalion
Bob Hopcroft, C. Co., 1st Corps Med Tank Batt.
Hornsby, C Co. 1st Corps Med. Tank Batt.
1st Lt. Paul S. Hospodar M/3/8
Pvt. Charles A. Hotchkiss, I/3/2
P.F.C. Columbus V. Housewright, M/3/8 NEW
Gus Hughes, H&S/1/10
Cpl. Roscoe Walter Hupp, 1/18
Private John E. Irvine, C Co. 1st Med. Tank Batt.
2nd Lt. Toivo Henry Ivary, G/2/2
P.F.C. Joseph M. Jansen, F/2/6
William "Bill" Jefferies A/1/6
George Jenkins, C Co. 1st Medium Tank Battalion
Cpl. Robert W. Johnsmiller, I/3/2
Hubert Johnson, C Co. 1st Medium Tank Battalion
Sgt. Roy W. Johnson I/3/2
Frank Johnston, H&S 2
PFC Joseph Jordan, 2/8
Eugene M. Josefson, C/1st. Corp. Med Tank Battalion
Walter F. Joyce, L/3/2
August Just, C Co. 1st Corps Med. Tank Batt.
Frank Kern, A/1/10
Bill Keith, C. Co., 1st Corps Med Tank Batt.
PFC Robert T. Keelin, Jr., Special Weapons Group, 2nd Def. Batt.
P.F.C. Robert L. Kennedy, 8th Marines
2nd Lt. George Kern, 2/HQ/8
P.F.C. Lawrence C. Kimball, G/2/8
William R. "Scot" Kinsman, C Co., 1st Med. Tank Batt.
P.F.C. Raymond Knight, L/3/8
Charles Konstantino, 2nd Medical Battalion
Kowalewski, C Co. 1st Corps Med. Tank Batt.
Peter Kraft, C Co. 1st Corps Med. Tank Batt.
1st Lt. Dean Ladd, 1/8
Cpl. William F. Langford 2nd Amphibious Tractor Batt.
Merle Lawless, C Co. 1st Corps Med. Tank Batt.
1st Lt. Alan G. Leslie, A/1/18
P.F.C. George H. Lind, D/2/18
Sergeant Lawrence Loyall, M/3/8 NEW
P.F.C. Clyde F. Lord, H&S 2
Lovell, C. Co., 1st Corps Med Tank Batt.
P.F.C Carol E. Lunndrigan M/3/8 NEW
P.F.C. H. Frank Lupien, H&S 2
Sgt. Everett Newell Marsh, H&S 2
John R. Martin, C. Co., 1st Corps Med Tank Batt.
P.F.C. Wilbur C. Mattern, M/3/8
Sergeant Ugo Mauriello, L/3/2
Major Charles W. McCoy, C.O. 2nd Tank Battalion
Radioman 2nd Class William L. McDonald
Pat Mc Grath, C Co. 1st Corps Med. Tank Batt.
Robert McGrath, C Co. 1st Corps Med. Tank Battalion
Cpl. Wayne G. Meadow, M/3/2
Lee Miller, 18th Marines
John K. Mohrlang, H/2/8
Sgt. Jerome B. Morris, B/1/6
Captain Warren Morris, CO, Company "F"
1st Lt. Frank T. Morrow, H/2/8
C. Moss, C. Co., 1st Corps Med Tank Batt.
Jim Nelson, 2nd Defense Battalion
Pvt. William H. Oakley, H/2/8
Cpl. Leonce Olivier, Scout and Sniper Platoon
Jack Pease, Special Weapons Group, 2d Def. Batt.
P.F.C. Ernest P.Peralta, I/3/2
Clarence E. Petrie, D/1/2
Pvt. Glen Pierce, E/2/2 NEW
Walter J. Pouliot, WPNS/2/8
Pvt. Jack M. Redman /3/6
Montesuma Reed, C Co., 1st. Corp. Med. Tank Batt.
P.F.C. Edward Rendon, E/2/2
Platoon Sgt. Dornice "Dornie" B. Reynolds
Major Howard J. Rice, Exec 0fficer, 2/2
Pvt. Milford Roe, 2nd Amphibious Tractor Batt.
Colin D. Romoff, 2nd Defense Battalion
Captain Robert W. Rose Executive Officer, 2nd Defense Batt.
Roman Rozmanik, /1/8
"Tex" Rudloff, C Co. 1st Corps Med. Tank Battalion
1st Lt William H. Sanders II, A/1/2
Bill Schwenn, C Co. 1st Corps Med. Tank Battalion
Private First Class Ottie B. Sentelle
Sgt. Kenneth W. Seymour, M/3/8
1st Lt. William I. Sheedy, C/1st. Corp. Med Tank Batt.
Sgt. Cecil LeRoy "Roy" Sherman, C. Co., 1st Corps Med Tank Batt.
Col. David Monroe Shoup, 2nd Marines
Siwash, 1/10
Private Floyd R. Smith, A/1/8
Capt. Lyle Specht, D/1/6
John J. Spillane, 2nd Amphibian Tractor Batt.
Charles A. Sooter, 2nd Tank Battalion
Cpl. William Sooter, A/2/18
Pvt. Jack R. Stambaugh, B/1/6
P.F.C. Gordon H. Stevens, H&S 2
Cpl. Robert Swigert, D/2/18
Sgt. Frank J. Susmarski, E/2/10
Don Torgerson, L/3/8
P.F.C. George H. Traver, K/3/8
P.F.C. Jack Trent, C. Co., 1st Corps Med Tank Batt.
Pvt. Donald Tyson, C/1/18
John Uram, C Co. 1st Corps Med. Tank Batt.
E. L. "Red" VandenBerg, C Co. 1st Corps Med. Tank Batt.
Pvt. Edwin H. Vancil, C Co., 1st Med. Tank Batt.
Sergeant William E. Veeck, G/2/2
Private First Class Willaim D. Via
Cpl. Robert E. Voorhees, K/3/8 NEW
P.F.C. Arthur B. Waldenville, M/3/2
D. E. Watts, C Co. 1st Corps Med. Tank Batt.
Herbert Warble, C Co. 1st Corps Med. Tank Batt.
P.F.C. Hester S. "Buck" Webb, C Co., 1st Med. Tank Batt.
Private Robert L. Whately, D/1/8
W.Wyeth Willard, Chaplain 8th Marines.
P.F.C. Howard Dorus Wilson, A/1/18
Gunnery Sergeant Robert H. Wharton
Joe Woolum, C. Co., 1st Corps Med Tank Batt.
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Victory, after 76 hours.
Exhausted but spirited Marines disembark.
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