Let me just say, Thank you and Semper Fidelis from an old comrade and a grateful nation. By his courage, bold initiative and unwavering devotion to duty in the face of great personal danger, Private First Class Rackhaus upheld the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and of the United States Naval Service. Cpl Williams had been in the U.S. Marines for 33 months and in Vietnam for 317 days. 1st Battalion 7th Marines - INFOGALACTIC Cpl Gay had been in Vietnam 147 days. The Battalion returned to Twentynine Palms in March 2008. One member of the team was convicted of premeditated murder, but served less than a year in prison[8]. On October 30, 1966, a platoon patrol on a search and destroy mission northeast of Phu Long (4) hamlet in the Binh Son District of Quang Ngai Province was hit with a volley of enemy rifle fire wounding two men. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. The list below is the names of the soldiers, Marines, airmen, sailors and Coast Guardsmen whose deaths have been reported by their country's governments. The 1st Marine Division was activated aboard the battleship USS Texas on 1 February 1941. He is honored on the Vietnam Memorial at Panel 42W, Line 003. The result was a series of violent confrontations that inflicted heavy losses on both sides, but left the United States in a position of strength in the southern Solomons. 1st Battalion, 7th Marines - GlobalSecurity.org Cpl Gay was a close friend and fellow Christian which made his death especially difficult for me personally. Leyte. In August 1965, 1/7 was once again called to service, this time in the South Vietnam. He arrived in Vietnam on January 31, 1968, and was assigned to Charley Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein), III Marine Amphibious Force, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific. New York: Viking Press, 1976. Gone but not Forgotten 49 years ago today, on Friday, October 3, 1969, 7th Marine Regiment lost 1 of their own heroes when Lance Corporal Alex Leon McLean was killed in action. Lieutenant Colonel John T. Meixner was raised in Nooksack, Washington. Assigned to Fallujah and Al-Karmah, it was tasked to maintain security in the area with close cooperation with Iraqi police, the Iraqi Army and Provincial Security Forces. The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, which had spent nearly a month at Pearl Harbor undergoing repairs, sailed with the battleship USS South Dakota, the heavy cruiser USS Portland, and a screen of light cruisers and destroyers. By the end of May total casualties for the battle were 138 Marines killed and 686 wounded while PAVN/Vietcong losses . By 8 May the Marines had lost 9 killed and 57 wounded and the Vietcong 88 killed. There was room for the proper deployment of all the artillery, including the Corps artillery. On that day, the 1st Marine Division planned to land on the western beaches of Peleliu three regiments abreast. . LCpl Naugle was awarded the Silver Star for his heroic actions that day. Gone but not Forgotten 49 years ago today, on Sunday, November 16, 1969, 7th Marine Regiment lost 1 of their own heroes when Lance Corporal John Pell Rackhaus was killed in action. In Vietnam he was assigned as a Platoon Commander to Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein), III MAF, FMFPac. Marines in World War II Commemorative Series - National Park Service Between the 20th and 27th, the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines alone sustained 27 killed and 255 wounded. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy on June 7, 1967 in Detroit, MI. Pvt Peterson ar. [11] The battalion returned in September 2006.[12]. LCpl Berger is honored on the Vietnam Memorial with his name inscribed on Panel 17W Line 054. Cpl Dalton is honored on the Vietnam Memorial at Panel 40W, Line 074. The tank would replace the aging M60A1. PFC Morris was the son of Mae W. Hand Morris and Robert H. Morris of Hummelstown, PA, the husband of Vickie J. Morris, and the father of John M. Morris of Harrisburg, PA. Cpl Dalton is honored on the Vietnam Memorial at Panel 40W, Line 074. Almost as soon as the U.S. Marines landed on Guadalcanal, Japanese commanders began making preparations for the retaking of the island. Someone once said, Death is not final until you are forgotten. While I breathe you will live on and your sacrifice for our freedom will be remembered. Cpl Gay is honored on the Vietnam Memorial at Panel 39W, Line 053. Dive-bombers from Guadalcanal struck Tanakas flagship, the cruiser Jints, and inflicted heavy damage on a Japanese troop ship. Cpl Demers is honored on the Vietnam Memorial at Panel 28E, Line 014. LCpl Hadnot is honored on the Vietnam Memorial at Panel 18E, Line 079. ion, 7th Marines, 3rd Marine Division (Rein), FMFPAC. . December 1, 2014 10:29 AM. The Allies recognized that land-based planes operating from this field would seriously menace bases in the New Hebrides and New Caledonia as well as Port Moresby in New Guinea. Cpl Dalton had been in Vietnam 325 days. He joined the Marine Corps Reserve on Feb. 15, 1948, and served with a local unit until he was called to active duty on Sept. 6, 1950. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps on January 17, 1966, in Cleveland, OH. PFC Donoho is honored on the Vietnam Memorial at Panel 17W, Line 040. , 7th Marine Regiment lost 1 of their own heroes when Corporal Rick Lee Knight was killed by Friendly Fire when his own grenade ignited. Wounded and evacuated to the Naval Support Activity Station Hospital in DaNang, Cpl Dalton died on November 1, as a result of the gunshot wounds he sustained from friendly rifle fire. That single torpedo attack also fatally struck the destroyer USS OBrien and damaged the USS North Carolina. LCpl Conroy is honored on the Vietnam Memorial at Panel 27E, Line 033. Eventually the Marines used air panels to signal supporting aircraft. The Japanese resupplied and reinforced their positions at Guadalcanal with nightly runs of the Tokyo Express, and Tanaka would earn a reputation as arguably the most gifted destroyer captain in the Pacific War. Moskin, J. Robert. Cpl Murray was the son of Frederick J. and Lottie Murray of Somerville, MA. The enemy fought tenaciously to prevent the Marines from securing a beachhead. The airfield was available and essential base development work was underway.. HN Fletcher is honored on the Vietnam Memorial at Panel 36W, Line 047. The Enterprise was struck by dive-bombers from the Japanese carrier Shokaku, and a fire deep in the ship caused its rudder to jam. During the remainder of the fierce fire fight, Private First Class Rackhaus assisted in treating the casualties until reinforcements and medical evacuation helicopters arrived. Offensive operations continued through January 1943, narrowing and compressing the Japanese position. On 27 September, MajGen Geiger declared the island secure and ordered the American flag to be raised over the battlefield. This move was tactically important as a means to bypass and isolate enemy pockets of resistance. Additionally, nine other men were wounded. With heavy machine gun fire and barrages of grenades the enemy pushed the patrol off the trail and down the side of the mountain. It is currently based at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms. 4TH MARINES. Cpl Williams was a Marine Supply Administration Man, Manual Account, age 19, born December 23, 1948, in County, PA, from Chagrin Falls, OH. . LCpl Rackhaus is honored on the Vietnam Memorial at Panel 16W, Line 085. Gone but not Forgotten 51 years ago today, on Saturday, June 3, 1967, 7th Marine Regiment lost 3 of their own heroes when Hospitalman First Class Robert Russell Rogers, Corporal George Harry Johnson, and Lance Corporal Avery Lee Cooper were killed in action. Gone but not Forgotten 50 years ago today, on Tuesday, November 12, 1968, 7th Marine Regiment lost 1 of their own heroes when Corporal Marvin Edward Gay died of a non-hostile accidental death. 2ndLt Casey is honored on the Vietnam Memorial at Panel 11E, Line 129. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps on March 18, 1966, and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in MCS, Quantico, VA. Marines with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, salute a battlefield cross during a memorial ceremony aboard Camp . The 1st Marine Division comprises a Headquarters Battalion, the 1st, 5th, 7th, and 11th Marine Regiments, 1st . He arrived in Vietnam and was assigned to Charley Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st MARDIV (Rein), III MAF, FMFPAC. Gone but not Forgotten 51 years ago today, on Wednesday, October 4, 1967, 7th Marine Regiment lost 1 of their own heroes when 2nd Lieutenant John Alexander Norris III was killed in action. During the next six weeks, no major action took place in the Solomons, although Japanese planes and submarines continued to harass the U.S. resupply effort, and Japanese surface ships shelled Henderson Field. Unloading was unhampered except by the weather and hydrographic conditions. The result was a disaster for the Allies. HN Fletcher had been in Vietnam 8 days. The Battalion redeployed to Twentynine Palms, California in March of 1991. Observing a wounded Marine fall in front of the enemy, he completely disregarded his own safety as he boldly left his position to assist the injured man. 2ndLt Pannell is honored on the Vietnam Memorial at Panel 03E, Line 118. The two-part battle took place between November 14 and November 18, 1965 west of Plei Me, in the Central Highlands of South Vietnam. 2ndLt Norris was a Marine Infantry Officer, age 25, born June 20, 1942. TF 1/7 was partnered with two Iraqi infantry battalions and two police districts. Sgt Sprouse was married to Betty Sprouse and had 3 children, Michael, David and Mark all from Mableton, GA. Sgt Sprouse was a career Marine with over 10 years of service, who served as a Drill Instructor in MCRD San Diego. On September 30, 1967, At the Command Post on Hill 10, in the Hieu Duc District, of Quang Nam Province LCpl Conroy was asleep on his cot when he was accidentally shot and mortally wounded. On order, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines locates, closes with, and destroys the enemy by fire and maneuver or repels the enemy's assault by fire and close combat. Grumman TBF Avenger torpedo bombers from the Saratoga sank the Japanese light carrier Ryujo, and Saratoga dive-bombers seriously damaged the seaplane carrier Chitose. Pfc Walling had been in Vietnam 29 days. Gone but not Forgotten51 years ago today, on Tuesday, October 24, 1967, 7th Marine Regiment lost 4 of their own heroes when Lance Corporal Harold James Sotzen, Lance Corporal Michael Louis Browning, Private First Class Francis John Thibeault and Private First Class Richard Lee McNeish were all killed in action. The battle for Tulagi saw the Japanese garrison destroyed virtually to the last man; this would serve as a grim preview of later engagements in the U.S. campaign in the Pacific. 2ndLt Norris was hit and killed in action as a result of the hostile rifle fire. 3RD MARINES. Cpl Naugle subsequently succumbed to the severity of his injuries. When a Marine removed the cover from the pit a grenade detonated causing a Secondary Firing Device (SFD) to explode wounding two men and killing LCpl Hadnot who died as a result of multiple fragmentation wounds. Marine Corps Identifies Casualties > United States Marine Corps Operation Stalemate II had become the Pacifics largest amphibious operation thus far, involving more than 800 vessels and 1,600 aircraft. The two forces met north of Guadalcanal on October 26, and the result was a tactical victory for Japan. Forces: U.S. & Coalition/Casualties - Special Reports - CNN He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in Baltimore, MD. The Japanese retreat bought the Americans a much needed breathing spell. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). He was a Marine Infantry Officer, age 24, born June 15, 1942. . Against this force was arrayed Vice Adm. Nagumo Chichis fleet carriers Shokaku and Zuikakuboth of which had participated in the Pearl Harbor attackthe light carrier Zuiho, the escort carrier Junyo, four battleships, and an assortment of destroyers and other support craft. Sgt Sprouse is honored on the Vietnam Memorial at Panel 11E, Line 027. The hardest fighting occurred on October 2425, when a single Marine battalion was all that stood between Henderson Field and two Japanese regiments. The United States Marine Corps in World War II. The carriers USS Enterprise and USS Saratoga and the battleship USS North Carolina were supported by numerous cruisers and destroyers, as well as land-based aircraft from Henderson Field. LCpl Rackhaus had been in Vietnam 216 days. Get a Britannica Premium subscription and gain access to exclusive content. The Marine Corps Story. Battle of Guadalcanal | Facts, Map, & Significance | Britannica The Japanese, believing that the Americans had withdrawn many of their troops after the stinging defeat at Savo Island, vastly underestimated the strength of the U.S. presence on Guadalcanal. LCpl Callahan had been in Vietnam 292 days. Marine casualties mounted. Along with the naval Battle of Midway (June 36, 1942), the fighting on Guadalcanal marked a turning point in favour of the Allies in the Pacific War. The Wildcats initial mission to seize Angaur had been accomplished on 21 October when the division overran Angaurs remaining resistance and the island was declared secure. He arrived in Vietnam on February 9, 1969, and was assigned to India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein), III MAF, FMFPAC. When the hostilities ceased, two Marines and a USN Corpsman were dead, twenty-three wounded requiring medical evacuation and twenty-one men were treated on the battlefield. Evacuated for medical treatment LCpl Berger died on October 9, 1969, at the 95th Evacuation Hospital in Da Nang as a result of cardiac arrest due to the gunshot wound he sustained from friendly fire. One of the casualties was LCpl Callahan who was killed in the action as a result of multiple fragmentation wounds from a hostile explosive device. Just over a year after its rebirth, 1/7 deployed to take part in the Pacific Theater during World War II. In August 2004, 1/7 deployed once more, but this time to Western Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II. Col. Chesty Puller, repelled the Japanese assault and inflicted heavy casualties on the attackers. Cpl Gay attempted to light the detonation cord in the explosive charge. He received a commission as a 2dLt in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves in Quantico. The Japanese ships were subjected to air attacks throughout the day, and that night they were engaged by the battleships USS Washington and USS South Dakota. 3RD MOTOR TRANS BN. He arrived in Vietnam on October 10, 1969, and was assigned to Alpha Co. mpany, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein), III MAF, FMFPac. Let me just say, Thank you and Semper Fidelis from an old comrade and a grateful nation. On the evening of October 31, 1968, two squads were deployed to ambush positions in the vicinity of the Duong Lam village complex in Hieu Duc District. On 19 February 1970, in the Son Thang massacre just southwest of Danang, a five-man patrol from the Battalion executed five women and eleven children. HN Fletcher arrived in Vietnam on December 1. It spent nearly an hour steaming in a circle before control was restored; if a second wave of Japanese planes had not followed an erroneous position report on the American carriers, the Enterprise almost certainly would not have survived the day. Gone but not Forgotten 51 years ago today, on Friday, February 14, 1969, 7th Marine Regiment lost 5 of their own heroes when Second Lieutenant James Patrick Witt, Lance Corporal Charles Nick Bondi, Lance Corporal Lawrence Clarence Looby, Private First Class Billy Dale Roberts and Private First Class Michael James Wyman were killed in action. The Marines named the airstrip Henderson Field, after Maj. Lofton Henderson, a Marine aviator who had perished while leading a bombing run at the Battle of Midway the previous month. In a separate incident on October 16, 1967, a 106mm recoilless rifle burst while firing, 4 kilometers south of Tuy Loan Bridge. He was a Marine Rifleman, age 27, born March 15, 1938 in Georgetown, SC but his home of record was Mableton, GA. Sgt Sprouse served with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein), III MAF, FMFPac. (Hayes) Donoho of Salem, IL, the grandson of Mrs. Venice Donoho, dear brother of sisters Karen and Kay, and two brothers; Paul Wayne and Dale Donoho. In February 2009, 1/7 returned to the Al Anbar province. Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. TF 1/7 found over 22,000 pieces of ordnance during the deployment and captured over 200 suspected terrorists and criminals. After graduating from Peoria High School in 1961, he attended Sterling College at Sterling, KS for three years, and then entered the U.S. Marine Corps on May 28, 1964. New York: Random House, 1969. Robert W. Ashby Jr. was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and raised in Lone Jack, Missouri. Forces: U.S. & Coalition/Casualties - Special Reports - CNN Cpl Demers, having been wounded was awarded the Purple Heart on July 19, 1967. He arrived in Vietnam on April 15, 1969, and was assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein), III Marine Amphibious Force, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific. 1/7 returned to Twentynine Palms in California, in March 1991. and Lance Cpl. Immediate steps were taken to eject the Japanese, utilizing forces that were available in the South Pacific. Cpl Murray is honored on the Vietnam Memorial at Panel 04E, Line 038. Henderson Field would quickly become the centre of gravity for the conflict on Guadalcanal. Suddenly, an estimated North Vietnamese Army company utilizing rocket--propelled grenades, small arms, and automatic weapons launched a determined attack from three sides against the outnumbered Marines. Gone but not Forgotten 49 years ago today, on Saturday, November 8, 1969, 7th Marine Regiment lost 1 of their own heroes when Private First Class Roger Paul Walling was killed in action. LCPL McLean had been in Vietnam for 301 days. On July 6, 1942, the Japanese moved a force consisting of troops and labourers to Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands and began constructing an airfield. The Battle of Ia Drang Valley - Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund He arrived in Vietnam on October 10, 1969, and was assigned to Alpha Co. mpany, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein), III MAF, FMFPac. The fall of Japans first line of defense in New Guinea, the Marshalls and the Marianas allowed the Allies to move on to strongholds in Japans second defensive line. The northern ground was also to be used as a platform to attack the neighboring small island of Ngesebus. Gone but not Forgotten 50 years ago, on Wednesday, October 2, 1968, 7th Marine Regiment lost 2 of their own heroes when Private First Class Larry Don Kittrell was killed in action and Lance Corporal Arthur Glenn Martin was killed in a non-hostile vehicle crash. Cpl Murray had been in Vietnam for 138 days. Warships laid down heavy barrages to screen the approach of troop transports and carrier-based planes, and U.S. Army Air Forces bombers softened Japanese defenses. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps on July 5, 1967, in Pittsburg, PA. Cpl Dalton was a Marine Rifleman, age 19, born January 18, 1949. 2nd Lieutenant Francis Joseph Casey was the son of Marion D. Casey of Bronx, NY and James Casey (Deceased). He arrived in Vietnam on June 19, 1968 and was assigned to Charley Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein), III Marine Amphibious Force, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific. On October 3, 1969, LCpl McLean was killed in action dying outright from hostile artillery fire. Gen. Daniel Yoo. 2ndLt Norris is honored on the Vietnam Memorial at Panel 27E, Line 050. Smith, S. E., ed. The 3d Battalion, 2d Marines, and the 2d Amphibian Tractor Battalion suffered nearly 50 casualties; the two ships lost an equal number of sailors. LCpl Hadnot arrived in Vietnam and was assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein), III MAF, FMFPac. Someone once said, Death is not final until you are forgotten. While I breathe you will live on and your sacrifice for our freedom will be remembered. Cpl Gay was a close friend and fellow Christian which made his death especially difficult for me personally. I had shouted for him to throw the charge but unfortunately, I was an instant too late. The list below is the names of the soldiers, Marines, airmen, sailors and Coast Guardsmen whose deaths have been reported by their country's governments. s a Marine Machine Gunner, age 20, born August 20, 1949. Gone but not Forgotten 51 years ago today, on Thursday, October 5, 1967, 7th Marine Regiment lost 4 of their own heroes when Captain Lyle Albert Johnson, Lance Corporal Harold Conway Doss, Lance Corporal William Edward Rees and Private First Class David Reay Malins were killed in action. 4Western Pacific Operations. Nagumo was forced to retire, however, as the Zuiho and the Shokaku had suffered numerous bomb hits and the loss of nearly 100 aircraft had left him without a significant portion of his naval air complement. VA. 2ndLt Pannell was a Marine Infantry Officer, age 24, born Octobe. Two additional Marines were killed in action during this phase of the battle. HM1 Wood, a Navy Corpsman, age 30, date of birth March 23, 1938, was from Kennett, MO. As U.S. troops came ashore, they faced enfilading fire from these bunkers and from the high ground above the beaches. PFC Morris had been in Vietnam 125 days. I was the first person to reach his remains and accompanied them to Graves Registration, Bravo Company, 1stMedical Battalion in DaNang. The Japanese lost a total of 24,000 men killed in the Battle of Guadalcanal, while the Americans sustained 1,600 killed, 4,200 wounded, and several thousand dead from malaria and other tropical diseases. Lance Corporal James Richard Dischert was the son of Mr. Richard Dischert and Mrs. Bernice A. In enumerating enemy casualties, the authors are not making any statement upon the reliability or accuracy of these numbers. The landings were made with strong naval and air support and met with little initial resistance, and the airfield on Guadalcanal and the harbour on Florida Island were seized in the first 36 hours. LCpl Casey arrived in Vietnam on May 16, 1968, and was assigned to Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein), III MAF, FMFPac. The embattled Marines ferociously fought their way up to the site of the original contact and recovered the remains of the five Marines who had been killed in the battle. On April 24, 1967, a Marine combat patrol from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines near the hamlet of La Chau in Hieu Duc District Quang Nam Provence was returning to their perimeter when they discovered a punji pit camouflaged with bamboo with a mud cover. He enlisted in the U.S. Marines on February 12, 1969, in St Louis, MO. Temperatures on Peleliu rose as high as 115 degrees, and drinking water was scarce during the initial combat. Cpl Williams was killed in action by multiple fragmentation shrapnel wounds, dying outright from the hostile explosive projectiles. Gone but not Forgotten 53 years ago today, on Sunday, October 30, 1966, 7th Marine Regiment lost 1 of their own heroes when Second Lieutenant Francis Joseph Casey was killed in action. LCpl Browning was awarded the Silver Star for his heroic actions that night. However, in response to the invasion of South Korea by the communist North Korea, the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines was again called into action. In Vietnam he was serving with Alpha Company,1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, (Rein), III MAF, FMFPac. By Dr. Christopher C. Harmon, Iran as Competitor: Measured, Violent, Relentless by Dr. Christopher C. 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Water was in short supply as there were no natural sources the Marines could tap. On November 14 Japanese cruisers and destroyers shelled Henderson Field, and another invasion force was discovered north of Guadalcanal. Gone but not Forgotten 54 years ago today, on Tuesday, February 8, 1966, 7th Marine Regiment lost 3 of their own heroes when Sergeant Gerrald Aundre Stansell, Lance Corporal John Joseph Solley and Wendell Ray Wheat were killed in action. Someone once said, Death is not final until you are forgotten. While I breathe you will live on and your sacrifice for our freedom will be remembered. The Marines rapidly secured a beachhead on Guadalcanal and captured the almost-complete airstrip that would become Henderson Field. Someone once said, Death is not final until you are forgotten. While I breathe you will live on and your sacrifice for our freedom will be remembered. Let me just say, Thank you and Semper Fidelis from an old comrade and a grateful nation. (Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images) 2ndLt Pannell was the first African-American Marine Officer killed in action in Vietnam. Second Lieutenant John Price Pickett was a Marine Infantry Platoon Leader, age 22, born November 13, 1946, from Morgantown, WV. On October 10, 1965, LCpl Dischert was killed from injuries sustained in a non-hostile motor vehicle accident that occurred when the jeep in which he was a passenger struck a cable strung across the road at a causeway in the vicinity of near Chu Lai (19651011), South Vietnam, while acting as a courier for the 7th Marines. HN Fletcher who was at the rear of the patrol was killed in action, dying outright as a result of multiple fragmentation wound by what was believed to have been a command detonated Anti-personnel mine. The Final Campaign: Marines in the Victory on Okinawa (L-Day and By the time a cease fire was called, two Marines lay dead, and two were mortally wounded. It is based at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, consists of approximately 1,000 Marines, and is part of the 1st Marine Division. Annapolis, Maryland: The Nautical and Aviation Publishing Co. of America, Inc., 1983. Under the Operational control (OPCON) of the 5th Marines during Operation Union II Delta Company set up a defensive perimeter for the night near the hamlet of Chau Lam. About midnight, contact was made north of Savo Island, and another fierce night action ensued. Vol. Japanese forces began gathering at Rabaul, New Britain, some 650 miles (roughly 1,050 km) northwest of Guadalcanal, and Vice Adm. Robert Ghormley responded by concentrating Task Force 61, under Rear Adm. Frank Jack Fletcher, southeast of Guadalcanal. The Japanese lost the battleship Hiei while the U.S. lost the cruisers USS Atlanta and USS Juneau as well as several destroyers. Long-range flame throwers mounted on amphibian tractors, employed for the first time on Peleliu, proved to be the most effective weapon against these well-fortified caves. Ngesebus, connected to Peleliu by causeway, was an objective because of its unfinished fighter air strip. The Battalion retrograded from Sangin district on 5 May 2014, and turned over security responsibility of the area to the Afghan National Army. Undaunted by the hostile rounds impacting around him, Private First Class Rackhaus used his one good hand to pull the wounded Marine to a casualty collection point. U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. LCPL McLean is honored on the Vietnam Memorial at Panel 17W, Line 035.

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