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9781585972395

Star Shells, Condoms, and Ka-Bars : One Marine Remembers WWII

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    9781585972395

  • ISBN10:

    1585972398

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2004-04-01
  • Publisher: Leathers Publishing
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Summary

Follow author Harry Pearce's journey from the Marine Recruit Depot to the "Second Pearl Harbor," Iwo Jima, and finally discharge. As Pearce promises, "All those third-party WWII books lack something vital -- first-hand combat experience. This author was there. I'm going to take you with me through the whole bloody mess. Let the chips fall where they may..." Book jacket.

Author Biography

Born in Milford, Delaware, Harry Pearce was raised in Moline, Kansas, and graduated from Kansas State College (now Kansas State University) in 1948 with a B.S. in geology. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps as a demolition specialist in Easy Co., 2nd Battalion, 23rd Regiment, 4th Marine Division, and made first wave landings on Roi-Namor in the Marshall Islands, Saipan-Tinian in the Mariannes Islands, and Iwo Jima in the Volcanic Islands. After the war, Harry worked as an exploratory geologist, establishing his own consulting firm of geologists and engineers in 1951. Harry and his late wife June raised four daughters, and have eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Still going strong -- Semper Fi!

Table of Contents

The Beginning and Marine Recruit Depotp. 1
The 4th Marine Divisionp. 10
Shipping Outp. 19
1st Combat Roi-Namur in Kwajalein Atollp. 22
Richard B. Anderson, Pfc.--USMCp. 29
Maui, Hawaii Rest Basep. 44
Second Pearl Harborp. 58
Naval Assault Forces Take on Mariannas Islandsp. 69
Saipan - Mariannas Islandsp. 70
Tinian, Mariannas Islandsp. 162
Return to Paradise Maui Islandp. 186
Iwo Jima Volcanic Islandsp. 196
Hospital and Recovery Timep. 213
Discharged from Marine Corps the Hard Wayp. 232
Glossaryp. 239
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