First Battalion, 24th Marines
in combat.
As Baker Company fights its way across Namur, PFCs Telesfor Ortega (left) and Harold R. Rediske guard a pile of personal belongings. USMC photo.
In thirteen months, 1/24 participated in four major amphibious operations.
Experience a foxhole-eye view of the war with day-to-day narratives drawn from official histories, original documents, and veteran memoirs.
Any forecast on the arrival of “Forager Phase III” section will be out? I look very much forward to that!
Thanks for this. My grandfather was in Charlie company, never knew most of these things about him as he would never talk about them. I had no idea about a lot of this, but as someone that was NPQd out of OCS and really enjoys history, this is all completely fascinating. I’m so happy I stumbled upon this.