Memento
This little painting was saved in a metal box for seventy years. Tucked away with a few old photographs, a few dozen letters, and the… Read More »Memento
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Black Sand
Seventy years ago today, a nineteen-year-old ammunition carrier from Sylvania, Ohio, saved a man’s life. He made himself a human shield, protecting his friend as… Read More »Black Sand
Last Muster: Edward Curylo (1923 – 2015)
Ed Curylo smokes a cigarette following the Tinian campaign. Edward Curylo, late of Baker Company and Headquarters Company, 1/24th Marines, passed away in January. A… Read More »Last Muster: Edward Curylo (1923 – 2015)
Taps, 2014
These 1/24 Marines went to their final duty station in 2014.
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| Frank Vargas | Venon Ison | Dale Noyes | Norman Lucas | David Hagerbaumer | J. Murray Fox | Donald Kardok |
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| Carl Weber | William Collis | Alfred Eskildsen | Carroll Stout | Kenneth Whitehurst | George May | Chester Hodge |
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| Andrew Paleveda | Vincent Treccagnoli |
Semper Fi.
“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.”… Read More »“The Company From Brooklyn”
Baker Company Portrait
Photo Source: Martindale Family Tree, uploaded by user “plaxamate1” A neat souvenir photo of four Baker Company Marines, probably taken late in 1943, and a… Read More »Baker Company Portrait
Charles M. Krieve
New photos of a Company A veteran, courtesy of James Krieve. James’ grandfather, PFC Charles Milan Krieve, was born in 1919 and inducted into the Marine… Read More »Charles M. Krieve
Joe Driskell at Pearl Harbor
Just came across this neat article about Joe Driskell, from an unknown newspaper in the collection of Vigo County (Indiana) Public Library. Image direct link
Charlie Company Signatures
A great souvenir of Corporal Bill Logan’s service, kindly provided by his son Brad. This document was probably given to Logan shortly before the regiment… Read More »Charlie Company Signatures
Faces To Names: Robert Santerre & William Logan
Two more previously unseen photographs of 1/24 Marines were kindly sent in by their families in the past few weeks. Photo submitted by Pamela (Santerre)… Read More »Faces To Names: Robert Santerre & William Logan