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Corpsmen

Navy medical personnel attached to the First Battalion, 24th Marines served with platoons on the front lines and with the battalion aid station.

Surgeons

Valor Awards

Campaign Navy Cross Silver Star Legion of Merit Bronze Star*
Roi-Namur
Saipan
Francis B. Munski
Walter E. Dodd
Jacob M. Gottlieb
Alfonso A. Guerra
Vermoine V. Klauss
John P. Offer
Tinian
Charles A. Hearn, Jr.
Francis G. Felicia
Iwo Jima
Richard C. Porter
Ellsworth L. Blanchard
Samuel Blumstein
Donald E. Carlson
Walter E. Dodd
Richard Ervin
Bennie Evans
Ben R. Flores
Robert M. Haynes
Vermoine V. Klauss
Anthony Marquez
Ronald E. Millhiser
Howard P. Nowoc
William D. Ogden
Carl L. Zaar

This table only shows decorations awarded for service with First Battalion, 24th Marines. Names in italics indicate posthumous award.
* Because no comprehensive list of WWII Bronze Stars is known to exist, this category is incomplete.

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  1. My uncle serviced in the Marine Corps as a Pharmacist Mate from 1919-1941. I have tried to locate his records, but have not been successful. His last address: 1966 Jacksonville, FL. His name: Edward F. Bowman. I would appreciate any information.

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