28th Marines, USMC
DOW - Shrapnel Abdomen
Danbury, CT Memorial
At 0902 on February 19, 1945 Bobo's Bastards (B Company, 28th Marines) landed near the base of Suribachi on Iwo Jima. Lt. Frank Wright and his First Platoon planted the American Flag and quickly struck out for Iwo's west coast.
On February 28, the 28th Marines moved north to help in the assault on the plateau. Even as the 28th moved north, the First Battalion of the 27th Marines assaulted Hill 362A and were violently repulsed. The taking of Hill 362A and Nishi Ridge would fall to the 28th Marines, with B Company in the forefront of the battle. On March 1, the First Battalion would lose 93 men taking Hill 362A. 29 of these men would be from Baker Company.
Early on the morning of March 1, naval ships saturated the surface of Hill 362A with heavy shells. Low flying aircraft straffed, bombarded and rocketed the hill. Marine artillery added their voice to the cresendo with their 105 and 155 guns. The First Battalion, including B Company quickly captured Hill 362A.
It would take another two days to take Nishi Ridge a few hundred yards to the north. Sixty-five men from the First Battalion would die and another 218 men would be wounded. Hill 362A and Nishi Ridge cost B Company 72 wounded and 18 dead.
Those killed were:
Cpl. Carl B. Hoppe
Mvt. Owen E. Taylor
Cpl David C. Eaddy
Jr., Pvt. Leslie S. Yost
Cpl Thomas J. Miller
Pfc Paul L. Adams
Pfc John W. Brannon Jr.
Pfc James A. Butler
Cpl. Raymond J. Huber
Cpl. Hurchel G. Luckett
Pfc Floyd J. Nuthals Pl.
Sgt. Harry K. Scarborough
Sgt. William W. Woods
*Pfc. Ludwig. A. Halas
Pfc Oswald G. Lowrance
Pfc. Leonard M. Niedbalski
Cpl Donald F. Ward
Pfc. Paul W. Watson.
DOW - Shrapnel Abdomen
Danbury, CT Memorial
At 0902 on February 19, 1945 Bobo's Bastards (B Company, 28th Marines) landed near the base of Suribachi on Iwo Jima. Lt. Frank Wright and his First Platoon planted the American Flag and quickly struck out for Iwo's west coast.
On February 28, the 28th Marines moved north to help in the assault on the plateau. Even as the 28th moved north, the First Battalion of the 27th Marines assaulted Hill 362A and were violently repulsed. The taking of Hill 362A and Nishi Ridge would fall to the 28th Marines, with B Company in the forefront of the battle. On March 1, the First Battalion would lose 93 men taking Hill 362A. 29 of these men would be from Baker Company.
Early on the morning of March 1, naval ships saturated the surface of Hill 362A with heavy shells. Low flying aircraft straffed, bombarded and rocketed the hill. Marine artillery added their voice to the cresendo with their 105 and 155 guns. The First Battalion, including B Company quickly captured Hill 362A.
It would take another two days to take Nishi Ridge a few hundred yards to the north. Sixty-five men from the First Battalion would die and another 218 men would be wounded. Hill 362A and Nishi Ridge cost B Company 72 wounded and 18 dead.
Those killed were:
Cpl. Carl B. Hoppe
Mvt. Owen E. Taylor
Cpl David C. Eaddy
Jr., Pvt. Leslie S. Yost
Cpl Thomas J. Miller
Pfc Paul L. Adams
Pfc John W. Brannon Jr.
Pfc James A. Butler
Cpl. Raymond J. Huber
Cpl. Hurchel G. Luckett
Pfc Floyd J. Nuthals Pl.
Sgt. Harry K. Scarborough
Sgt. William W. Woods
*Pfc. Ludwig. A. Halas
Pfc Oswald G. Lowrance
Pfc. Leonard M. Niedbalski
Cpl Donald F. Ward
Pfc. Paul W. Watson.
28th Marines, USMC
DOW - Shrapnel Abdomen
Danbury, CT Memorial
At 0902 on February 19, 1945 Bobo's Bastards (B Company, 28th Marines) landed near the base of Suribachi on Iwo Jima. Lt. Frank Wright and his First Platoon planted the American Flag and quickly struck out for Iwo's west coast.
On February 28, the 28th Marines moved north to help in the assault on the plateau. Even as the 28th moved north, the First Battalion of the 27th Marines assaulted Hill 362A and were violently repulsed. The taking of Hill 362A and Nishi Ridge would fall to the 28th Marines, with B Company in the forefront of the battle. On March 1, the First Battalion would lose 93 men taking Hill 362A. 29 of these men would be from Baker Company.
Early on the morning of March 1, naval ships saturated the surface of Hill 362A with heavy shells. Low flying aircraft straffed, bombarded and rocketed the hill. Marine artillery added their voice to the cresendo with their 105 and 155 guns. The First Battalion, including B Company quickly captured Hill 362A.
It would take another two days to take Nishi Ridge a few hundred yards to the north. Sixty-five men from the First Battalion would die and another 218 men would be wounded. Hill 362A and Nishi Ridge cost B Company 72 wounded and 18 dead.
Those killed were:
Cpl. Carl B. Hoppe
Mvt. Owen E. Taylor
Cpl David C. Eaddy
Jr., Pvt. Leslie S. Yost
Cpl Thomas J. Miller
Pfc Paul L. Adams
Pfc John W. Brannon Jr.
Pfc James A. Butler
Cpl. Raymond J. Huber
Cpl. Hurchel G. Luckett
Pfc Floyd J. Nuthals Pl.
Sgt. Harry K. Scarborough
Sgt. William W. Woods
*Pfc. Ludwig. A. Halas
Pfc Oswald G. Lowrance
Pfc. Leonard M. Niedbalski
Cpl Donald F. Ward
Pfc. Paul W. Watson.
DOW - Shrapnel Abdomen
Danbury, CT Memorial
At 0902 on February 19, 1945 Bobo's Bastards (B Company, 28th Marines) landed near the base of Suribachi on Iwo Jima. Lt. Frank Wright and his First Platoon planted the American Flag and quickly struck out for Iwo's west coast.
On February 28, the 28th Marines moved north to help in the assault on the plateau. Even as the 28th moved north, the First Battalion of the 27th Marines assaulted Hill 362A and were violently repulsed. The taking of Hill 362A and Nishi Ridge would fall to the 28th Marines, with B Company in the forefront of the battle. On March 1, the First Battalion would lose 93 men taking Hill 362A. 29 of these men would be from Baker Company.
Early on the morning of March 1, naval ships saturated the surface of Hill 362A with heavy shells. Low flying aircraft straffed, bombarded and rocketed the hill. Marine artillery added their voice to the cresendo with their 105 and 155 guns. The First Battalion, including B Company quickly captured Hill 362A.
It would take another two days to take Nishi Ridge a few hundred yards to the north. Sixty-five men from the First Battalion would die and another 218 men would be wounded. Hill 362A and Nishi Ridge cost B Company 72 wounded and 18 dead.
Those killed were:
Cpl. Carl B. Hoppe
Mvt. Owen E. Taylor
Cpl David C. Eaddy
Jr., Pvt. Leslie S. Yost
Cpl Thomas J. Miller
Pfc Paul L. Adams
Pfc John W. Brannon Jr.
Pfc James A. Butler
Cpl. Raymond J. Huber
Cpl. Hurchel G. Luckett
Pfc Floyd J. Nuthals Pl.
Sgt. Harry K. Scarborough
Sgt. William W. Woods
*Pfc. Ludwig. A. Halas
Pfc Oswald G. Lowrance
Pfc. Leonard M. Niedbalski
Cpl Donald F. Ward
Pfc. Paul W. Watson.
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