“The Company From Brooklyn”

A little-known nickname for Charlie Company, 24th Marines – even if “dem bums” were “a vigorous minority group affecting the character of the entire outfit.”

(I live in Brooklyn, and can attest to this personality trait.)

This article by correspondent Dan Levin ran in the Brooklyn Eagle on July 29, 1945. Corpsman Haynes received the Bronze Star medal for the actions described herein. (Click the image for full size.)

(And for those wondering about cat-chasing Corporal Ciecierski: either he was a true animal lover or just fundamentally a dog person. Here he is posing with a buddy near a knocked out Japanese tank.)