They say that when it rains, it pours, and for those who thought that aphorism didn’t apply to this website, Arthur Allen is here to prove you wrong. Mr. Allen is the grandson of Ernest W. Rollings Sr, a mortarman who served with Company A from September 1944 to the end of the war, participating in the battle of Iwo Jima. These are some of the only pictures known to exist of First Battalion on Iwo Jima, and among the first I’ve seen that feature the second generation of Company A’s mortar section.
These pictures are from the late Corporal Rollings’ collection.
PFC Rollings at Camp Maui in 1944 or 1945.
Two unknown Marines at Camp Maui.
“Beach” – presumably on Iwo Jima.
Rollings (to the left of the mortar, in the gunner position) with John Casale (assistant gunner).
James Cavender, Eddie Lykins, and George Couch on Iwo Jima. Lykins was a squad leader and one of the original members of the company.
Raymond Proulx and George Couch investigate a Japanese cave.
The mortar section following the battle of Iwo Jima.
An incomplete picture of the 1st Squad, mortar section.
A professionally shot photo of the flag raising on Mount Suribachi.
Another professional shot, this time showing the invasion beaches looking up to Mount Suribachi.
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