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1st Marine Parachute Regiment Shoulder Patch
(above picture)
1st Marine Parachute Regiment Patch


























The 1st Marine Parachute Regiment
Trooper Pictures

Pfc Edgar Oswald Anthony - Co A 1st Battalion Paramarine (KIA on Iwo Jima 22 Feb 1945 as part of the 5th Marine Division 26th Marine Rgiment)

Pfc Edgar O Anthony
1st Marine PR Co A
KIA 3 March 1945

 Cpl Charle J Berry - 1st Battalion - Medal of Honor Recipient

Cpl Charle J Berry
1st Marine PR Co A
KIA 3 Mar 1945 (MOH)

 Cpl Crescenzo P DeMatteis - 1st Battalion -Navy Cross Recipient

Cpl Crescenzo P DeMatteis
1st Marine PR Co A
KIA 7 Aug 1942 (N Cross)
P/Sgt Thomas P Driscoll - 1st Battalion -Silver Star Recipient

P/Sgt Thomas P Driscoll
1st Marine PR Co A
KIA 7 Aug 1942 (SS)

 Pfc James W Gatton - 5th Marine - 26th Marine Reg (Source: B Jeffries)

Cpl Joe E Eubanks
1st Marine PR Co A
KIA 21 Feb 1945

 Pfc Jake D Fondren - 1st Battalion -

Pfc Jake D Fondren
1st Marine PR Co A
KIA 7 Aug 1942

Pfc Leo M Gagnon - 1st Battalion -Navy Cross Recipient

Pfc Leo M Gagnon
1st Marine PR Co A
KIA 7 Aug 1942 (N Cross)

 Pfc James W Gatton - 5th Marine - Silver Star Recipient (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc James W Gatton
1st Marine PR Co A
KIA 7 Mar 1945 (SS)

 Cpl George F Grady - 1st Battalion -Navy Cross Recipient

Cpl George F Grady
1st Marine PR Co A
KIA 7 Aug 1942 (N Cross)
Sgt Ben L Green Jr - K, 3rd Para Bn, 1st Marine Parachute Reg. 1943 By Nov 44 he was in A, 1st Bn, 28th Marines, 5th Marine Div (Source: B Jeffries)

Sgt Ben L Green Jr
1st Marine PR Co A/K
28th Mar/5th Mar Div (BS)

 Cpl Edwin H Magee - Apr 43, in H&S co, 1st Marine Parachute Reg. In Jul44, on roster in A, 28th Reg, 5th Marine Div. (Source: B Jeffries)

Cpl Edwin H Magee
1st Marine PR Co A/Hq
28th Mar/5th Mar Div

 Cpl Daniel E Mulcare - 1st Battalion

Cpl Daniel E Mulcare
1st Marine PR
1st Battalion A Co
Cpl Anthony M Stein - 5th Marine - Medal of Honor Recipient (Source: B Jeffries)

Cpl Anthony M Stein
1st Marine PR Co A
KIA 19 Feb 1944 (MOH)

 Pfc Dominick N Taormina - 5th Marine - 26th Marine Reg Co I(Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Dominick N Taormina
1st Marine PR Co A/I
KIA 20 Feb 1945 (26th/I)
Cpl Raymond L Bray - 1st Battalion -Navy Cross Recipient

Cpl Raymond L Bray
1st Marine PR Co B
KIA 7 Aug 1942 (NC)

 Pvt Thomas C Chapman Jr - 1st Battalion B Company PH (Source: B Jeffries)

Pvt Thomas C Chapman Jr
1st Marine PR Co B
26th Marine Reg/5th Div

 Pfc John M Dudunake - 1st Battalion B Company (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc John M Dudunake
1st Marine PR
1st Battalion B Co
Cpl Jewel W Gaither - 1st Battalion B Company PH (Source: B Jeffries)

Cpl Jewel W Gaither
1st Marine PR Co B/Hq 2
26th Marines Reg/5th Div

 >Pfc Patrick J Kirby - 1st Battalion -(Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Patrick J Kirby
1st Marine PR Co B
MIA 30 Nov 1943

 Sgt Luther H Magee - 1st Battalion -Silver Star Recipient (Source: B Jeffries)

Sgt Luther H Magee
1st Marine PR Co B
Air Medal Gold Star (SS)
Pfc Robert Walter Moore - 1st Battalion B Company

Pfc Robert W Moore
1st Marine PR
1st Battalion B Co

 2/Lt Robert L Manning - 1st Battalion -Navy Cross/Silver Star Recipient

2/Lt Robert L Manning
1st Marine PR Co B
KIA 10 Mar 1945 (NC/SS)
Sgt William J Dwyer - 1st Battalion Co C - Silver Star Recipient at Bougainville for action on Jan 1 1944

Sgt William J Dwyer
1st Marine PR-Co C
Siliver Star Recipient

 Cpl Andrew J Egri

Cpl Andrew J Egri
1st Marine PR Co C
KIA 14 Sept 1942

 Pfc Charles E Haggett - 1st Battalion Co C - Silver Star Recipient at Bougainville for action on Jan 1 1944

Pfc Charles E Haggett
1st Marine PR-Co C
Silver Star Recipient
Pfc Leonard Kiesel - 1st Battalion

Pfc Leonard Kiesel
1st Marine PR
1st Battalion C Co

 Pfc Kenneth A Kraft - 1st Battalion - Co C Silver Star Receipient for action with the 26th Marines 5th Marine Division on Iwo Jima on Feb 22 1945

Pfc Kenneth A Kraft
1st Marine PR Co C
KIA 22 Feb 1945 (SS)

 Sgt/Maj Raymond A Mieure - 1st Battalion - Co C also Company H, 3rd Battalion, 26th Marine Regt, 5th Marine Division. Camp Pendleton Calif., 1944

Sgt/Maj Raymond A Mieure
1st Marine PR Co C
KIA 22 Feb 1945
Sgt Steve M Mikulich - 1st Battalion - Co C

Sgt Steve M Mikulich
1st Marine PR Co C
KIA 14 Mar 1945

 Cpl Joseph C Pagac - 1st Battalion - Co C

Cpl Joseph C Pagac
1st Marine PR
1st Battalion C Co

 Pfc Kenneth A Parker - 1st Battalion - Co C - Seneca Indian from New York State KIA in action with Company A 27th Marines 5th Marine Division on Iwo Jima on Feb 19 1945 (Source: Josef Skutt)

Pfc Kenneth Parker
1st Marine PR Co C
KIA 19 Feb 1945

Sgt Charles R Perry - 1st Battalion - Co C Silver Star Receipient for action with the OSS on a jump from a B-17 to help the resistance in France

Sgt Charles R Perry
1st Marine PR Co C (OSS)
KIA 1 Aug 1944 (SS)

 Pfc Joseph F Tower- 1st Battalion Co C

Pfc Joseph F Tower
1st Marine PR-Co C
1st Battalion

 Pfc Charles Junior Wolfe - 1st Battalion - Co C - Purple Heart with Gold Star

Pfc Charles Junior Wolfe
1st Marine PR
1st Battalion C Co
Capt Richard J Huerth Company C (CO)

Capt Richard J Huerth
1st Marine PR Co C
KIA 7 Aug 42 (CO)
Sgt Marvin D Fross Company D Silver Star Recipient

Sgt Marvin D Fross
1st Marine PR Co D
KIA 22 Feb 1945 (SS)

 Capt Philip R Gray Company D Navy Cross Recipient

Capt Philip R Gray
1st Marine PR Co D
KIA 28 Feb 1945 (NC)

 Cpl Harlon H Block - 2nd Battalion - Co E - 28th/5th

Cpl Harlon H Block
1st Marine PR Co E
KIA 1 Mar 1945

Cpl Norman C Dibbens - 2nd Battalion Co F after 3/45 H, 3rd Bn, 27th Marines, 5th Div (Source:B Jeffries)

Cpl Norman C Dibbens
1st Marine PR-Co F
2nd Battalion

 1/Lt Angelo M Cona - 1st Battalion - Co G - (Source: B Jeffries)

1/Lt Angelo M Cona
1st Marine PR Co G
KIA 22 Feb 1945 (NC)

 Pfc Ollie J Melton - 1st Battalion - Co G - (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Ollie J Melton
1st Marine PR Co G
KIA 19 Mar 1945 (SS)
Pfc Donald Abraham - 3rd Battalion/28th Marine Co H - (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Robert L Drew
1st Marine PR Co HQ/H
KIA 5 Mar 1945

Cpl James D Bachtell 26th Marines 5th Marine Division Co C (Source: B Jeffries)

Cpl James D Bachtell
1st Marine PR Co A/I
DOW 18 April 1945 (BS)

 Cpl Durward R Dunn 28th Marines 5th Marine Division Co D (Source: B Jeffries)

Cpl Durward R Dunn
1st Marine PR Co D/I
KIA 1 March 1945 [5th]
Pfc Donald Abraham - 3rd Battalion/28th Marine - Silver Star Recipient (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Donald Abraham
1st Marine PR Co I
KIA 25 Mar 1945 (SS)

 Cpl Charles G Beidleman

Cpl Charles G Beidleman
1st Marine PR
K Company

 Capt Robert H Dunlap - Co K 3rd Battalion - Medal of Honor Recipient for action on Iwo Jima on Feb 26 1945 5th Marine Division WIA

Capt Robert H Dunlap
1st Marine Co K
Medal of Honor Recipient
Pvt Harold N Daniels

Pvt Harold N Daniels
1st Marine PR
L Company

 Pfc Donald J Ruhl - Co L 3rd Battalion - Medal of Honor Recipient for action on Iwo Jima on Feb 21 1945 5th Marine Division KIA

Pfc Donald J Ruhl
1st Marine Co L
KIA 21 Feb 1945 MOH

 P/Sgt Clifton E Taylor - Navy Cross Receipient 5th Marines

P/Sgt Clifton E Taylor
1st Marine PR Co L
KIA 21 Feb 1945 (NC)
Gunnery Sgt Fay Barger 1st Battalion

G/Sgt Fay Barger
1st Marine PR
1st Battalion Hq Co

 Pfc Henry J Burri - 1st Battalion Headquarters

Pfc Henry J Burri
1st Marine PR Hq 1
KIA 7 Aug 1942

 Pfc Gordon B Cross 26th Marines 5th Marine Division (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Gordon B Cross
1st Marine PR Hq 1/I
KIA 3 March 1945
W.O. Dan L Cummings - 1st Battalion Headquarters Silver Star Receipient

W.O. Dan L Cummings
1st Marine PR Hq 1
KIA 29 Nov 1943 (SS)

 Capt Harold E Grasse - Silver Star Receipient for action with the 26th Marines 5th Marine Division on Okinawa on May 12 1945

Capt Harold E Grasse
1st Marine PR Hq 1
KIA 12 May 1945 (SS)

 Capt Emerson E Mason - 1st Battalion Headquarters

Capt Emerson E Mason Jr
1st Marine PR Hq 1
KIA 7 Aug 42
Cpl Michael Sandretto - 1st Battalion - Bronze Star Recipient

Cpl Michael Sandretto
1st Marine PR
1st Battalion Hq Co

 1/Lt Walter X Young - Navy Cross Receipient

1/Lt Walter X Young
1st Marine PR Hq 1
KIA 7 Aug 1942 (NC)

 1/lt Carl Axel Boberg Jr - 1st Battalion - Weapons Co

1/lt Carl A Boberg Jr
1st Marine PR - 1st BN
KIA 9 Dec 1943
1/Lt Donald E Hendricks - 1st Battalion - Silver Star Receipient for action with the 26th Marines 5th Marine Division on Iwo Jima on March 10 1945

1/Lt Donald E Hendricks
1st Marine PR - 1st BN
KIA 10 Mar 1945 (SS)

 Pfc Robert W Smith - 1st Battalion - Silver Star Receipient for action with the 26th Marines 5th Marine Division on Iwo Jima on March 3 1945

Pfc Robert W Smith
1st Marine PR - 1st BN
KIA 3 Mar 1945 (SS)
1/Lt William H Van Beest - 4th Battalion - Navy Cross

1/Lt William H Van Beest
1st Marine PR - 1st BN
KIA 14 Mar 1945 (NC)

 Pfc Francis E Mitchell - Wpns Co - Silver Star Receipient for action with the 26th Marines 5th Marine Division on Iwo Jima on Mar 12 1945

Pfc Francis E Mitchell
1st Marine PR - Wpns Co
KIA 12 Mar 1945 (SS)

 Maj William R Day - Silver Star Receipient for action with the 26th Marines 5th Marine Division on Iwo Jima on Feb 22 1945

Maj William R Day
1st Marine PR Hq 2
KIA 22 Feb 1945 (SS)
Pfc Charles H Roan - Medal of Honor Recipient (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Charles H Roan
1st Marine PR
KIA 18 Feb 1944 MOH

 Gunnery Sgt Wayne Ramsey 5th/2nd Marine Div (Source: B Jeffries)

G/Sgt Wayne Ramsey
1st Marine PR
5th/2nd Marine Div

 Pfc Blaine M Hesselberg - KIA on Iwo Jima 22 Feb 1945 as part of the 5th Marine Division

Pfc Blaine M Hesselberg
1st Marine PR
KIA 22 Feb 45
Cpl Hugh D Farwell - 3rd Battalion - Wpns - Silver Star Recipient at Iwo Jima for action on Feb 22 1945 while assigned to the 26th Marines 5th Marine Division

Cpl Hugh D Farwell
1st Marine PR - 3rd Bn
Silver Star Recipient

 Cpl Forrest Warren - 3rd Battalion - (Source: B Jeffries)

Cpl Forrest Warren
1st Marine PR
3rd Battalion

 1/Lt Wayne L. (Jack) Pease

1/Lt Wayne L Pease
1st Marine PR
Horsham, PA
1/Lt John K Wells - RHQ - Navy Cross Recipient for action on Iwo Jima on Feb 21 1945 while leading 3rd Platoon E Company 28th Marines 5th Marine Division

1/Lt John K Wells
1st Marine PR-RHQ
Navy Cross Recipient

 2/lt Robert William Mitchell

2/lt Robert W Mitchell
1st Marine PR
Kalamazoo, MI

 Lt Col Victor H Krulak - Navy Cross Recipient

Lt Col Victor H Krulak
1st Marine PR
2nd Battalion CO (NC)
Lt Col Warner T Bigger

Lt Col Warner T Bigger
1st Marine PR
2nd Battalion XO

 Pfc Earl Clark Jr - C, 3rd Parachute Bn, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment BUT ALSO C, 28th Marines

Pfc Earl Clark Jr
1st Marine PR - 3rd Btn
Hq/Sv Co 28th/5th

 Pfc Ira H Hayes - One of six marines who raised the flag on Mt Suribachi at Iwo Jima with the 28th Marines 5th Marine Division - received Commendation Ribbon with V Device

Pfc Ira H Hayes
1st Marine PR - Co B
3rd Battalion
Pfc Marion William [Bill] Steele - C, 3rd Parachute Bn, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment BUT ALSO C, 28th Marines

Pfc Marion W Steele
1st Marine PR - Co C
3rd Battalion

 Pvt Mansel O Elliott - 4th Para Battalion - Bronze Star Recipient for action with the 26th Marines 5th Marine Division at Iwo Jima

Pvt Mansel O Elliott
1st Marine PR - Co E
4th Battalion

 Cpl John G Folsom - 4th Battalion Co F- Navy Cross (Source: B Jeffries)

Cpl John G Folsom
1st Marine PR - Co F/4thBN
KIA 26 Feb 1945 (NC)
Cpl Cleo S Danford Jr - 4th Battalion - Navy Cross (Source: B Jeffries)

Cpl Cleo S Danford Jr
1st Marine PR - 4th BN
KIA 7 Mar 1945 (NC)

 1/Lt John K Wells - RHQ - Bronze Star Recipient for action on Iwo Jima with the 26th Marines 5th Marine Division

2/Lt Frank E Seabeck
1st Marine PR
4th Battalion

 Lt Col Daniel Carroll Pollock - 4th Para Battalion - Navy Cross Recipient for action with the 26th Marines 5th Marine Division at Iwo Jima on March 19 1945

Lt Col Daniel C Pollock
1st Marine PR - 4th Bn
Navy Cross Recipient (NC)
Lt Col Harry L Torgerson - HQ cO, 1 bn, 29TH Marines, 6th Marine Div -

Lt Col Harry L Torgerson
1st Marine PR - Hq 1
29th Marines 6th M Div (SS)

 Lt Col Robert Hugh Williams - Navy Cross Recipient

Lt Col Robert H Williams
1st Marine PR
Commanding Officer (NC)
Capt Robert L McCahill - KIA on Iwo Jima 20 Feb 1945 as part of the 5th Marine Division (Source: B Jeffries)

Capt Robert L McCahill
1st Marine PR [5th Mar Div]
KIA 20 Feb 1945 (BS)

 Cpl Edward B Feldmeier - KIA on Iwo Jima 22 Feb 1945 as part of the 5th Marine Division (Source: B Jeffries)

Cpl Edward B Feldmeier
1st Marine PR [5th Mar Div]
KIA 5 March 45

 P/Sgt Downey Dawson

P/Sgt Downey Dawson
1st Marine PR
1st Wave Iwo Jima - WIA



books
R E L A T E D   B O O K S

Ambrose, Stephen E D-DAY June 6,1944: The Climatic Battle of WW II. 6/93, Simon & Shuster ISBN: 0671673343
Badsey , Stephen & Chandler, David G (Editor)  Arnhem 1944: Operation "Market Garden" (Campaign No.24) 1993 96p. ISBN: 1855323028
Breuer, William B Geronimo! American Paratroopers in WWII. New York: St. Martin Press, 1989 621 p. ISBN: 0-312-03350-8
Breuer, William B Operation Dragoon: The Allied Invasion of the South of France. Presidio Press, Sept 1987 261 p. ISBN: 0891413073
Brooks, Victor Hell is Upon Us: D-Day in the Pacific-Saipan to Guam, June-August 1944. Da Capo Press, (Sept 2005) 384 p. ISBN: 0306813696
Davis, Donald A Lightning Strike: The Secret Mission to Kill Admiral Yamamoto and Avenge Pearl Harbor. New York: St. Martin Press, (March, 2005) 400 p. ISBN: 0-312-30906-6
D'Este, Carlo  Patton: A Genius for War 1024 pp ISBN: 0060927623
De Trez, Michel  At the Point of No Return : Pictorial History of the American Paratroopers in the Invasion of Normandy 7/98, D-Day Pub, 200 p. ISBN: 2960017617
De Trez, Michel  First Airborne Task Force: Pictorial History of the Allied Paratroopers in the Invasion of Southern France 7/98, D-Day Pub, 500 p. ISBN: 2960017625
Gavin, James M.  On to Berlin : Battles of an Airborne Commander, 1943-1946 ISBN: 0670525170
Golden, Lewis Echoes From Arnhem Penguin ISBN: 0718305213
Hove, Duane T American Warriors: Five Presidents in the Pacific Theater of WW II Burd Street Press (Oct 2003) 224 pp.  ISBN: 1572493070
MacDonald, Charles B  A Time For Trumpets: The Untold Story of the Battle of the Bulge Wm Morrow & Co (P), 720 p. ISBN: 068151574
McKenzie, John  On Time, On Target Novato, CA: Presidio, May 15,2000. 304 p. ISBN: 089 141 714 1
O'Donnell, Patrick K. Beyond Valor  Free Press, 2001, 384 p. ISBN: 0684873842
O'Donnell, Patrick K. Into the Rising Sun: In Their Own Words, World War II's Pacific Veterans Reveal the Heart of Combat  Free Press, 3/13/2002, 320 p. ISBN: 0743214803
Ryan, Cornelius  A Bridge Too Far 670p. ISBN: 0684803305
Wildman, John B All Americans 82nd Airborne. Meadowlands Militaria, 6/83 ISBN:091 208 1007
The Center of Military History The War in the Mediterranean: A WWII Pictorial History Brasseys, Inc., 465 p. ISBN:1574881302
Yardley, Doyle R  Home Was Never Like This. Yardley Enterprises, Aug, 2002, 312 p. ISBN:0971743908


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