BATTLE NARRATIVE operation FORAGER III
First Battalion, 24th Marines on Tinian
July – August 1944
Two love birds circle around the cliff
(Above Tinian Town, above Tinian Town)
The sky is pale blue and poison-green
And the flame-tree flowers drift down, drift down
A young rifleman sprawls in the cane
With arms flung back (and the flowers drift down)
And his buddies move out and take the cliff
Above Tinian Town, above Tinian Town.
Daily Narrative
Part I: Hitting The Fan
Campaign Casualties
| Company | Landed | KIA / DOW | WIA | Sick | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Headquarters |
138 |
4 |
10 |
4 |
18 (13%) |
|
Able |
145 |
9 |
38 |
5 |
52 (36%) |
|
Baker |
136 |
3 |
11 |
10 |
24 (18%) |
|
Charlie |
168 |
10 |
28 |
7 |
45 (27%) |
|
Medical |
26 |
5 |
1 |
|
6 (23%) |
|
Replacements (All Companies) |
79 |
3 |
7 |
3 |
13 (16%) |
|
TOTAL |
692 |
34 |
95 |
29 |
158 (23%) |
Notes On This Table
Accounts for casualties sustained between 24 July and 5 August 1944.
“Replacements” joined 28 July 1944 from 2nd Marine Division and were attached through end of battle.
Primary data sources are battalion muster rolls and individual USMC casualty cards.
WIA: any wound caused by enemy action, qualifying for a Purple Heart.
(Does not count multiple wounds suffered by individuals.)
Sick: any ailment requiring evacuation that does not qualify for a Purple Heart.
(Does not count individuals who recuperated and returned prior to end of battle.)