Clik here to view.
Marine Corps News From World War Two: First Marine Raider Dog Killed On...
BOUGAINVILLE (Delayed)— Rollo, a brave-hearted Doberman-Pinscher attached to a Raider unit, became the first dog to be killed in action on the battlefield when it was machine gunned to death by Japs...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Marines Recruit For Warrant Officer Program
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII — Coordinators helped Marines consider their future beyond 2015 by organizing a USMC Warrant Officer Program Seminar held Dec. 23, 2014. Several chief warrant officers shared...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Marine Corps News From World War Two: Air Aces ‘Gripe’ For More Action
SAN FRANCISCO Famous as “Last Man Off Wake Island,” Col. Walter Bayler of Lebanon, Pa., recently returned here after two months’ official tour of air stations in the Central and South Pacific and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
U.S. Marines Visit Normandy
MORÓN AIR BASE, Spain – The waves crashed onto Normandy beach and the wind blew strong, waving flags displayed near the monuments, as U.S. Marines and Sailors visited the sites, remembering the...
View ArticleBravo Battery Marines Tour Washington
QUANTICO, Va. Marines with Bravo Battery, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, packed their bags and headed to Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., for a lesson on Marine Corps history and a tour of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
USMC News From WWII: American Flag Flown In Hail Of Enemy Lead
ENGEBI ISLAND, Eniwetok Atoll, Feb. 19 (Delayed) Less than 24 hours after landing on this island, the American flag was raised by a of Marines who were among the attacking troops. Using a palm tree...
View ArticleMarine Expeditionary Force – 2014 Highlights
Contains highlights from exercises during 2014 and is not limited to exercises like Steel Knight, Valiant Mark, Dawn Blitz, Koru Kiwi, Large Scale Exercise and Pacific Horizon. #Marines#Marine#USMC As...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Marine Corps News From World War Two: Miramar Depot Gets WR Group
MCAD MIRAMAR New assignments of 48 WRs to this depot were announced this week. Of the total, 18 were assigned to the communications office, 11 to WR PX, seven to the post office, four to the garage,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Marine Corps News From World War Two: Japs Hauled From Holes By Marines On...
ENIWETOK ATOLL, Feb. 21 (Delayed) When Corporal Robert H. Thompson of Detroit landed on the beach at Engebi, some four hours after the assault wave, he couldn’t wait to get at the enemy. He joined a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Marine Corps News From World War Two: Mortars Blast Enemy On Namur
NAMUR, Kwajalein Atoll (Delayed) “Our assault elements pushed the Japs back so fast on this small island that we were unable to bring up heavy concentrations of infantry supporting weapons for fear of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Marine Corps News From World War Two: Wisecracking Jap Refuses Surrender
ROI ISLAND, Kwajalein (Delayed) Marines who splashed ashore here to snuff out Jap sniper opposition, ran into an American-educated enemy with a flair for wisecracks and a desire to end it all the hard...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Marine Corps News From World War Two: Explosives Found Hidden On Bodies
CAPE GLOUCESTER, New Britain (Delayed) Marines have been heard to observe that the only “good” Jap is a dead Jap, but even that isn’t true any longer. Marine burial parties here have discovered hand...
View Article
