Familiar Names, Familiar...

We are indebted to Jeff Padell for these pictures.

Full page scans to follow... here's a selection. All ranks are as of 1943.

First Battalion Headquarters Company

Sergeant Major William J. Dolly
New York, NY













Sergeant Arnold Ross Richardson.
Peabody, MA
Killed in action July 5, 1944

Company A

Captain Irving Schecther
Smithtown, NY
Navy Cross
Wounded in action











1st Lieutenant Endecott Osgood

Rifle Platoon Leader












1st Lieutenant Harry D. Reynolds, Executive Officer.
Wounded February 1, 1944, Namur
Retired as Lt. Colonel
Died June 5, 1964










1st Lieutenant Philip E. Wood, Jr,

Weapons platoon leader
New York, NY
Bronze Star
Killed in action July 5, 1944









1st Lieutenant Roy I. Wood, Jr.

Rifle platoon leader.
Greenville, SC
Wounded in action.
Served in Korea & Vietnam, retired as Colonel.










Platoon Sergeant Charles Cominsky
"Ski"

Platoon Sergeant John Yaniga
Weapons Platoon.
Allentown, PA
Wounded in action.







Sergeant Lewis Gregory
Former Parris Island DI
(led Steven Hopkins' recruit platoon)
Wounded on Iwo Jima

Sergeant Frank Tucker.
Weapons Platoon
Hugo, OK
Navy Cross, Namur
Killed June 17, 1944, Saipan.









Corporal Arthur Ervin.
Weapons Platoon
McCurtain, OK
Navy Cross, Namur
Bronze Star, Saipan
Wounded February 1, 1944, Namur
Killed July 5, 1944, Saipan

Corporal Wilbur Plitt
Weapons Platoon












Corporal Kermit Shaw
NC
Weapons Platoon

PFC Luther Harold Diehl
Weapons Platoon
Claysburg, PA
Killed March 9, 1945 - Iwo Jima









PFC DeWitt L. Dietrich
Colwyn, PA
Killed in action, July 8, 1944 - Saipan










PFC Robert Fleischauer
New Britain, CT
Wounded in action, Saipan
Served in Korea and Vietnam
Retired as Master Sergeant
Died May 2000







PFC John J. Franey
"JJ"
Weapons Platoon

PFC Michael Frihauf
Rossville, OH
Killed in action July 24, Tinian










PFC Merle L. Geesaman
"Mother"
Weapons Platoon

PFC Edward J. Hackett
Weapons Platoon












PFC Howard F. Haff
Weapons Platoon

PFC Thomas M. Hurley
Weapons Platoon
Machine gun squad leader










PFC William J. Imm, Jr.
Maspeth, NY
Weapons Platoon Runner
Died June 2003

PFC Amedeo A Izzo
New York, NY
Weapons Platoon











PFC Raymond J Jordan
Weapons Platoon

PFC Jeff Jowers
Weapons Platoon












PFC Howard Kerr
Weapons Platoon












PFC Leo Ksiekievicz
Weapons Platoon

PFC Edward L. Lykins
Weapons Platoon











PFC Peter Markovitch
Weapons Platoon

PFC Leon Roquet
Indianapolis, IN
Wounded in action, Tinian










PFC Kenneth Shea
Weapons Platoon

PFC George A. Smith
Weapons Platoon.
Philadelphila, PA
Wounded on Saipan.
Living today.









PFC Howard E. Smith
Navy Cross, Namur.
Died July 2008











PFC David Spohn
Weapons Platoon.
Laureldale, PA

PFC Bartholomew R. J. Wanagaitis
"Taxi"
Weapons Platoon
Killed in action - Iwo Jima








Private Wallace Morgan Holt
Grafton, ND
Lost his hand on Tinian, June 25 1944.

Private Lawrence Elmer Knight
Parkin, AR
Wounded February 2, 1944 - Namur.
Killed July 5, 1944, Saipan









Private Alva Perry
Company Scout
Silver Star
Living today

Private Lionel P. Salazar
Laredo, TX
Wounded twice on Saipan.











Private Robert Tierney
Wounded in action, Saipan.











Private Cecil Ray Tolley
Weapons Platoon
Calhoun City, MS
Navy Cross, Tinian.
Wounded in action, Tinian.
Died January, 1987