Last Muster: Edward W. DuBeck (1920 – 2016)
Edward Walter DuBeck, a former machine gun NCO with Companies D and A of First Battalion, 24th Marines, passed away on Saturday, July 2, 2016.… Read More »Last Muster: Edward W. DuBeck (1920 – 2016)
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Eyewitness To Saipan
The internet can be a wonderful place; you search for one thing, you find another. While researching for a man on the MissingMarines roster, I… Read More »Eyewitness To Saipan
Gerald L. Kyes (1926 – 2016)
Gerald L. Kyes – formerly Corporal Kyes, C/1/24 – passed away on April 26, 2016, just three days after his ninetieth birthday. “Kyser” was born… Read More »Gerald L. Kyes (1926 – 2016)
Last Muster: Carlton R. Appleby (1923-2015)
Carlton Appleby, formerly Lieutenant Appleby of B/1/24 (and later of 1/7th Marines in Korea) passed away last Monday, December 14. He was 92. Mr. Appleby was… Read More »Last Muster: Carlton R. Appleby (1923-2015)
In It From The First: The Pearl Harbor Contingent
Photo Source Of the hundreds of decorated Marines who served in 1/24, only a handful were eligible to wear this medal. The American Defense Service… Read More »In It From The First: The Pearl Harbor Contingent
Going In, Passing Away, Adding On.
Time to blow some of the dust off the “post” button on this website (we’ve been wearing out the “new page” function lately, more on… Read More »Going In, Passing Away, Adding On.
Disbanding
From the October, 1945 muster roll of 1/24. Major Irving Schechter, the last battalion commander, closed the accounts of the handful of men remaining in… Read More »Disbanding
New Site: Fourth Marine Division Forum
A quick update for blog followers: I met a gent named Bill Michels, Jr. at the reunion. Bill’s dad, 1Lt. William Michels Sr., was a… Read More »New Site: Fourth Marine Division Forum
Final Muster: Monday
So, where’s the rest of your party? The gentleman posing this admittedly legitimate question is seated behind a folding card table in the Hospitality Room.… Read More »Final Muster: Monday
Final Muster: Part I
Long story short: The Fourth Marine Division Association is folding this year. But first–there’s one last liberty call in Jacksonville, North Carolina. I got my… Read More »Final Muster: Part I