Today in Battalion history
Births
1927 - Weston Arnold Burns (Able Company) in Framingham, MA.
Wartime
1940 - Harlan Chester Jeffrey (Baker / HQ Company) enlists USMC.
1942 - Frank P. Rossel (Dog / Baker Company) enlists USMC.
1944 - First Battalion aboard USS DuPage arrives off coast of Namur, Kwajalein Atoll. D-Day for Kwajalein operation; elements of 25th Marines ashore.
1945 - First Battalion en route to Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, aboard USS Hendry.
1946 - Sergeant Harlan Jeffrey (Baker / HQ Company) honorably discharged from USMC.
Deaths
1975 - Corporal Henry Arthur Manzi (Charlie Company) in Las Vegas, NV. Age 52.
1995 - PFC Frank A. Klinkoski (Baker Company) in Martin's Ferry, OH. Age 69.
2007 - Corporal Vincent F. Gonsowski (Charlie Company) in Eagle Point, OR. Age 87.
2008 - PFC Edgar Lee Casper (Baker Company) in Parsons, KS. Age 81.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Battalion History, January 30
Today in Battalion history:
Births
1920 - Fred Davis Jr (Able Company) in Weaverville, NC.
1922 - Steve Haloostock (Baker Company) in New York.
1923 - Lawrence J. Thorne Jr (Baker Company) in Farmingdale, NY.
1925 - Marvin Lensch Kuhl (Charlie Company) in Davenport, IA.
Wartime
1944 - First Battalion en route to Namur, Kwajalein Atoll, aboard USS DuPage.
1945 - First Battalion en route to Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, aboard USS Hendry
Deaths
1970 - Corporal William Crawford Kyle (Charlie Company) in Austin, TX. Age 54.
1987 - Leroy H. David (2nd Marine Division Casual Company) in Superior, Michigan. Age
Births
1920 - Fred Davis Jr (Able Company) in Weaverville, NC.
1922 - Steve Haloostock (Baker Company) in New York.
1923 - Lawrence J. Thorne Jr (Baker Company) in Farmingdale, NY.
1925 - Marvin Lensch Kuhl (Charlie Company) in Davenport, IA.
Wartime
1944 - First Battalion en route to Namur, Kwajalein Atoll, aboard USS DuPage.
1945 - First Battalion en route to Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, aboard USS Hendry
Deaths
1970 - Corporal William Crawford Kyle (Charlie Company) in Austin, TX. Age 54.
1987 - Leroy H. David (2nd Marine Division Casual Company) in Superior, Michigan. Age
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Battalion History, January 29
Today in Battalion history:
Births
1915 - John A. Monck (Able / H&S Company) in Brooklyn, NY.
1919 - Davis Vernon Kruse (Able Company) in Little Rock, IA.
1920 - Archie M. Adam Jr (Baker Company) in Hopewell, NJ.
1921 - Roy A. Liedhegner (HQ Company) in Cincinnati, OH.
1922 - Samuel Lamar Umfress (Baker Company) in Burnsville, MS.
1926 - Raymond Paul Haines (Baker Company) in Beaver Springs, PA.
Wartime
1941 - Albert Benjamin Duryea (Able Company) enlists in USMC.
1943 - Jesse George Acklam Jr (Able / HQ Company) enlists in USMC.
1943 - Walker Hamilton (Able Company) enlists in USMC.
1943 - Johnny Brown Haynes (Able Company) enlists in USMCR.
1943 - Herman Conway Middleton (Able Company) enlists in USMC.
1943 - Hamilton Thomas Pendergast (Able Company) enlists in USMCR.
1943 - Howard Ralph Pratt (Able Company) enlists in USMCR.
1944 - First Battalion en route to Namur, Kwajalein Atoll, aboard USS DuPage.
1945 - First Battalion en route to Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, aboard USS Hendry
1945 - Robert Frederick Fleischauer (Able Company) reenlists USMC.
Deaths
2000 - First Lieutenant Chester Sharek (Charlie Company) in Sonoma, CA. Age 79.
2001 - Sergeant Marcellus Daniel Rapkoch (1st JASCO / Namur) in Lewiston, MT. Age 76.
Births
1915 - John A. Monck (Able / H&S Company) in Brooklyn, NY.
1919 - Davis Vernon Kruse (Able Company) in Little Rock, IA.
1920 - Archie M. Adam Jr (Baker Company) in Hopewell, NJ.
1921 - Roy A. Liedhegner (HQ Company) in Cincinnati, OH.
1922 - Samuel Lamar Umfress (Baker Company) in Burnsville, MS.
1926 - Raymond Paul Haines (Baker Company) in Beaver Springs, PA.
Wartime
1941 - Albert Benjamin Duryea (Able Company) enlists in USMC.
1943 - Jesse George Acklam Jr (Able / HQ Company) enlists in USMC.
1943 - Walker Hamilton (Able Company) enlists in USMC.
1943 - Johnny Brown Haynes (Able Company) enlists in USMCR.
1943 - Herman Conway Middleton (Able Company) enlists in USMC.
1943 - Hamilton Thomas Pendergast (Able Company) enlists in USMCR.
1943 - Howard Ralph Pratt (Able Company) enlists in USMCR.
1944 - First Battalion en route to Namur, Kwajalein Atoll, aboard USS DuPage.
1945 - First Battalion en route to Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, aboard USS Hendry
1945 - Robert Frederick Fleischauer (Able Company) reenlists USMC.
Deaths
2000 - First Lieutenant Chester Sharek (Charlie Company) in Sonoma, CA. Age 79.
2001 - Sergeant Marcellus Daniel Rapkoch (1st JASCO / Namur) in Lewiston, MT. Age 76.
Friday, January 28, 2011
Battalion History, January 28
Today in Battalion history:
Births
1919 - Cortes H. Kirby (2nd Marine Division Casual Company) in Galveston, TX.
Wartime
1943 - Roger W. Trimble (Able Company) enlists in USMC.
1944 - First Battalion en route to Namur, Kwajalein Atoll, aboard USS DuPage.
1944 - Philip Wood letter to mother and sister.
1945 - First Battalion en route to Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, aboard USS Hendry
Deaths
1984 - Corporal Lester Clarkson "Rugged" Kincaid (Able Company) in Glasco, WV. Age 61.
1993 - Corporal Joseph S. Patti (Charlie Company) in Hazlet, NJ. Age 70.
2003 - Corporal William M. Schultz (Baker Company) in Concord, NC. Age 81.
2008 - Corporal Clyde William Letcher (HQ Company) in Cropwell, AL. Age 87.
2009 - PFC Carl Franklin Sorrow (Charlie Company) in Springfield, VA. Age 84.
Births
1919 - Cortes H. Kirby (2nd Marine Division Casual Company) in Galveston, TX.
Wartime
1943 - Roger W. Trimble (Able Company) enlists in USMC.
1944 - First Battalion en route to Namur, Kwajalein Atoll, aboard USS DuPage.
1944 - Philip Wood letter to mother and sister.
1945 - First Battalion en route to Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, aboard USS Hendry
Deaths
1984 - Corporal Lester Clarkson "Rugged" Kincaid (Able Company) in Glasco, WV. Age 61.
1993 - Corporal Joseph S. Patti (Charlie Company) in Hazlet, NJ. Age 70.
2003 - Corporal William M. Schultz (Baker Company) in Concord, NC. Age 81.
2008 - Corporal Clyde William Letcher (HQ Company) in Cropwell, AL. Age 87.
2009 - PFC Carl Franklin Sorrow (Charlie Company) in Springfield, VA. Age 84.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Battalion History, January 27
Today in Battalion history
Births
1910 - Francis J. Shiring (Naval Medical Section) in Wilmerding, PA.
1919 - Ray Edward Janeway (Baker Company) in Knoxville, TN.
1921 - Cecil Graham Lewis (Able Company) in Bumpus Mills, TN.
1923 - Walker Hamilton (Able Company) in Dony, KY.
1924 - David Lawrence Pasternik (Naval Medical Section) in Westmont, IL.
Wartime
1943 - Dwyer Duncan (HQ Company) joins USMC.
1944 - First Battalion en route to Namur, Kwajalein Atoll, aboard USS DuPage.
1945 - Conclusion of rehearsals for Operation Detachment at Kahlui Harbor, HI; First Battalion en route to Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, aboard USS Hendry
Deaths
1984 - PFC Othello F. Mammucari (HQ Company) in Camden, NJ. Age 67.
1997 - Sergeant William E. Wittwer (2nd Marine Division Casual Company) in Oakland, NJ. Age 75.
Births
1910 - Francis J. Shiring (Naval Medical Section) in Wilmerding, PA.
1919 - Ray Edward Janeway (Baker Company) in Knoxville, TN.
1921 - Cecil Graham Lewis (Able Company) in Bumpus Mills, TN.
1923 - Walker Hamilton (Able Company) in Dony, KY.
1924 - David Lawrence Pasternik (Naval Medical Section) in Westmont, IL.
Wartime
1943 - Dwyer Duncan (HQ Company) joins USMC.
1944 - First Battalion en route to Namur, Kwajalein Atoll, aboard USS DuPage.
1945 - Conclusion of rehearsals for Operation Detachment at Kahlui Harbor, HI; First Battalion en route to Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, aboard USS Hendry
Deaths
1984 - PFC Othello F. Mammucari (HQ Company) in Camden, NJ. Age 67.
1997 - Sergeant William E. Wittwer (2nd Marine Division Casual Company) in Oakland, NJ. Age 75.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Battalion History, January 26
Today in Battalion history
Births
1914 - John Paul Muscatell Jr. (Dog / Baker Company) in Ridgway, PA.
1918 - Morris Marx Larsen (2nd Marine Division Casual Company) in Manti, UT.
1922 - Arthur Austin Elzey (Charlie Company) in Vienna, MD.
1924 - Howard F. Haff (Able Company) in Philadelphia, PA.
1924 - Kenneth E. Imhof (Charlie Company) in Davenport, IA.
1925 - Frank Schur (Baker Company) in Shadyside, OH.
Wartime
1944 - First Battalion en route to Namur, Kwajalein Atoll, aboard USS DuPage.
Deaths
1959 - Sergeant Jack Tarleton Sayers (Able / HQ Company). Age 38.
2000 - PFC Vernon E. Smith (Dog / Able Company) in Manchester, TN. Age 77.
2006 - Corporal Peter Gulla (Charlie / HQ Company) in Wantagh, NY. Age 81.
Births
1914 - John Paul Muscatell Jr. (Dog / Baker Company) in Ridgway, PA.
1918 - Morris Marx Larsen (2nd Marine Division Casual Company) in Manti, UT.
1922 - Arthur Austin Elzey (Charlie Company) in Vienna, MD.
1924 - Howard F. Haff (Able Company) in Philadelphia, PA.
1924 - Kenneth E. Imhof (Charlie Company) in Davenport, IA.
1925 - Frank Schur (Baker Company) in Shadyside, OH.
Wartime
1944 - First Battalion en route to Namur, Kwajalein Atoll, aboard USS DuPage.
Deaths
1959 - Sergeant Jack Tarleton Sayers (Able / HQ Company). Age 38.
2000 - PFC Vernon E. Smith (Dog / Able Company) in Manchester, TN. Age 77.
2006 - Corporal Peter Gulla (Charlie / HQ Company) in Wantagh, NY. Age 81.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Battalion History, January 25
Today in Battalion history:
Births
1917 - Leo F. Rahuba (HQ Company) in Pittsburgh, PA.
1919 - Dwight A. Maffit Jr (HQ Company) in Montgomery, KS.
1922 - Charles F. Naab Jr (Dog / Baker Company) in Newark, NJ.
1925 - William Ray Swann (Baker Company) in Providence, RI.
1925 - Earl P. Hawkins (HQ Company) in Nettleton, MS.
1926 - Robert L. Owensby (Charlie Company) in Springfield, IL.
Wartime
1943 - John C. Adelmann (Able Company) enlists in USMC.
1944 - First Battalion en route to Namur, Kwajalein Atoll, aboard USS DuPage.
1944 - Lonnie Davis Musgrove (Able Company) enlists in USMCR.
1945 - PFC Howard Matthew Kerr (Able Company) honorably discharged for disability.
Deaths
1964 - Corporal Walter Henry Gunewitz (Baker / HQ Company) in New York. Age 46.
1993 - Lawrence Roger Osburn (2nd Marine Division Casual Company) in Los Angeles, CA. Age 66.
1993 - PFC Morris Sexton Whitehead (Charlie Company) in Los Angeles, CA. Age 68.
1996 - Sergeant Maynard Stuart Worthington (Able Company) in Albuquerque, NM. Age 74.
1998 - PFC Joe Westley Roff (Able Company) in Dwight, IL. Age 73.
Births
1917 - Leo F. Rahuba (HQ Company) in Pittsburgh, PA.
1919 - Dwight A. Maffit Jr (HQ Company) in Montgomery, KS.
1922 - Charles F. Naab Jr (Dog / Baker Company) in Newark, NJ.
1925 - William Ray Swann (Baker Company) in Providence, RI.
1925 - Earl P. Hawkins (HQ Company) in Nettleton, MS.
1926 - Robert L. Owensby (Charlie Company) in Springfield, IL.
Wartime
1943 - John C. Adelmann (Able Company) enlists in USMC.
1944 - First Battalion en route to Namur, Kwajalein Atoll, aboard USS DuPage.
1944 - Lonnie Davis Musgrove (Able Company) enlists in USMCR.
1945 - PFC Howard Matthew Kerr (Able Company) honorably discharged for disability.
Deaths
1964 - Corporal Walter Henry Gunewitz (Baker / HQ Company) in New York. Age 46.
1993 - Lawrence Roger Osburn (2nd Marine Division Casual Company) in Los Angeles, CA. Age 66.
1993 - PFC Morris Sexton Whitehead (Charlie Company) in Los Angeles, CA. Age 68.
1996 - Sergeant Maynard Stuart Worthington (Able Company) in Albuquerque, NM. Age 74.
1998 - PFC Joe Westley Roff (Able Company) in Dwight, IL. Age 73.
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