Lost On Patrol: PFC Davis Vernon Kruse
Davis Vernon Kruse was born in the small town of Little Rock, Iowa, on 29 January 1919. He was the eighth child of Kreen and… Read More »Lost On Patrol: PFC Davis Vernon Kruse
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Lost On Patrol: PFC Frank Roscoe Hester
Frank Roscoe Hester was born on 26 June 1925, the seventh child of Jim and Rhonda Ruth Hester of Muscadine, Alabama. Shortly after his birth,… Read More »Lost On Patrol: PFC Frank Roscoe Hester
A Niche In History
The New York Daily News ran this photograph on 17 April 1945. Eli Plotnick was a kid from Queens, a son of Solomon and Anna… Read More »A Niche In History
Graphic Images
The unseen war is preserved in a series of shoebox-sized containers. It’s easy to imagine them in storage at the National Archives & Records Administration… Read More »Graphic Images
Concluding Flintlock
Volunteers with shovels turned out early on February 5, 1944. They faced a long day in the cemetery. Most were eager to get to work,… Read More »Concluding Flintlock
Taking A Breather
Spencer Porter sends in this interesting (and, to me at least, previously unseen) photo taken on Namur. His father, Sergeant Horace I. Porter, is standing… Read More »Taking A Breather
Taps 2016
Each year, this post gets harder to write. I met Wally Duncan at an Iwo Jima veteran’s reunion, Bob Williams and Joseph Solecki at Fourth… Read More »Taps 2016
Veteran Corpsmen
This Veteran’s Day, it seems appropriate to shine the spotlight on those who went to war with 1/24 to save lives more than take them.… Read More »Veteran Corpsmen
Old Breed to New Breed
For the 241st birthday of the Marine Corps, here are the photos of William Thomas Smith, Jr. – a Marine who packed a lot into… Read More »Old Breed to New Breed
Bronze Star Corpsman
The great Bob Ross has said “there are no mistakes, only happy accidents.” This can apply to the field of history as well as the… Read More »Bronze Star Corpsman