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
Recent Updates
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
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)
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)
A Victim of Really Tough Luck.
When the hospital ship USS Solace docked at Pearl Harbor in February, 1944, more than doctors and ambulances were there to meet her patients. Reporters and… Read More »A Victim of Really Tough Luck.
“He Will Not Be Forgotten.”
Carl Edward Cooper was born on November 17, 1918, six days into the celebrations that marked the end of humanity’s final war. As a small child,… Read More »“He Will Not Be Forgotten.”