Charlie Company
These 31 men are all that remain of a full company of 240 after the battle of Iwo Jima. For a time, the most senior man - and company commander - was Platoon Sergeant Mike Mervosh.
The following men served with Charlie Company, 24th Marines. Click on a name to learn more about an individual Marine.
KWAJALEIN ROSTER SAIPAN ROSTER TINIAN ROSTER IWO JIMA ROSTER
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William J. ADAMS
Jack W. AEBY
Armand G. ALESSANDRINI
Horace F. ALLEN,. Jr.
Charles R. ANDERSON, Jr.
Victor J. AURY
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Walter E. BAILEY
Philip R. BALDWIN
Sandy B. BALL
Charles H. BARR
Raymond E. BARTLETT
Earl G. BAUKNECHT
Elmer E. BENNETT
Roy H. BISHOP
James F. BLAKE
Miller M. BLUE
George E. BOISVERT, Jr.
James H. BOOKER
Joseph F. BORGES
Raymond E. BOUTHILLETTE
Aubrey W. BOWLES
Harold A. BOWMAN
Ottis O. BOXX
John C. BRADDOCK
Paul BRAHM
Alfred J. BRENGLE
Dawson J. BREWER
Nathan W. BROWN
Joe W. BROWNING
James C. BRUCE
Charles F. BUCK
Charles E. BUCKLEY
William W. BULLER
Emmett L. BUNN
Frank J. BURGESS
Nelson W. BURKE
Paul M. BURKHART
Elmo A. BURNS
Charles F. BURTON
Howard L. BURTON
Lowell E. BUXTON
Glenn L. BUZZARD
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Francis P. CABRALL, Jr.
Armando CALAFRANCISCO
Samuel W. CALANO
Clarence A. CAMPBELL
John H. CAMPBELL
Milford A. CARBINO
Constantino CARBONE
John C. CARLSON
Jack D. CARRINGTON
Angelo B. CARROZZO
Francis J. CASEY
Frank W. CELENTANO
Keith A. CERLING
Otto T. CESCO
Joey CHALIFOUR
James L. CHISHOLM
Nicholas CHUCCI
John V. CIANCIMINO
Frank W. CIECIERSKI
Paul E. CLAFFEY
Wesley R. CLINTON
Eugene I. COLE
Edward D. COLESON
John R. COLGAN
Edward P. COLLINS
Daniel J. COLLINS, Jr.
Norman L. CONWAY
Wilson L. COOK
Fred D. COOKSEY, Jr.
Howard COOPER, Jr.
Alexander A. COPECK
John E. CORNELL
Jack COUTTS
Joseph B. COWAN
Lowell D. COX
Joseph B. COYLE
Patrick T. CURRAN
Michael S. CUSIMANO
Charles P. CZERWIEC
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Ansel DARBY
John H. DAVENPORT
Harold O. DAVIS
Theodore E. DAWDY
Robert J. DECKER
Robert DENUNZIO
Edward J. DERZAWIEC
Adrian J. DEWITT
Manville A. DICKMAN
Joseph DILL, Jr.
Edward J. DOMBROWSKI
Joseph M. DOYLE
James H. DULL
John W. DWINNELL
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Edward D. EISENHART
Arthur A. ELZEY
John C. ENGEL, Jr.
Thomas J. ENRIGHT
Albert B. EPPERSON
Edward B. EPPRIGHT
Frank ESPOSITO
William C. ESTERLINE
Paul W. EVANS
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Philip E. FAGAN
Salvatore FAMA
Jack W. FANSLER
James W. FAUCETT
Donald E. FEELEY
Albert M. FELLOWS
Alfonso J. FERRERA
Nicholas FILIE
Richard F. FISCHER
Paul C. FITZGERALD
William R. FLOOD
Paul R. FLYE
Joseph P. FLYNN
Bill FOTIADES
J. Murray FOX
Sequoyah FRANCIS
Pearl E. FREEMAN
George W. FULLICK, Jr.
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Edward G. GALARNEAU
Giuseppe GIAMBONE
John A. GIBSON
Benny J. GILLIAM
Eugene T. A. GLADKOWSKI
Albert P. GOLDSBOROUGH
Edward G. GOLLWITZER
Vincent F. GONSOWSKI
Robert W. GRAHAM
William F. GRANT, Jr.
John F. GREEN
William T. GREER
James A. GRIFFIN
Joe R. GRIFFIN
David H. GRIFFITH
Samuel K. GRIMES, Jr.
Peter GULLA
Morrison GUNTER
Harry R. GUNTHER
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Frank A. HARDER
Kye HARRIS
Thomas M. HARRIS
John HASARA, Jr.
Donald G. HAWKINS
Ernest J. HAYES
Martin F. HEAVRIN
Bertram E. HEER
Richard F. HEIM
Henry H. HENDRICKS, Jr.
Ralph T. HENRY
Francis J. HERMANSEN
James F. HICKS
Richard E. HILL
Joseph M. HINES
William R. HINKLE
Guy K. HOEFLE
Garland W. HOHN
John W. HOLDEN
Reuben N. HOLLINGSWORTH
Harvey G. HOUCK
Francis I. HUNT
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Kenneth E. IMHOF
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James L. JARVIS
Joseph G. JECTURE, Jr.
Donald L. JETTENBERG
Emil G. JIRACEK, Jr.
Theodore K. JOHNSON
Thomas S. JONES
Fred M. JONES, Jr.
Robert C. JOPE
Burness C. JORDAN
Hayword L. JORDAN
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Peter J. KAKADELIS
Edmund V. KALB, Sr.
Samuel KAPITAN
Richard H. KELLY
Dee F. KENNEDY, Sr.
Clifford J. KING
Willard J. KLOPF
Roy F. KLOPFENSTINE
Michael A. KLUSTNER
Edward J. KNAPICK
Glen H. KNISLEY
Harry KOFF
Al B. KOLAR
Joseph J. KOPSITZ, Jr.
Percy S. KORSMOE
Joseph A. KOZAKIEWICZ
Joseph S. KRESHESKY
Adam KRETOWICZ
Marvin L. KUHL
Gerald L. KYES
William C. KYLE, Jr.
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Robert J. LABREQUE, Jr.Floyd W. LAMBERSON
Lorrin F. LANE
Arthur T. LAPORTE
James S. LEE
Wallace A. LEE
William C. LEGG
Alexander V. LEONOFF
Ralph LILJA
Peter LOCATELLI
William C. LOGAN
Howard L. LOMBARD, Jr.
Dominic W. LOMORO
Austin W. LONG
John J. LOUGHREY
Norman M. LUCAS
Lawrence A. LUKECART
James H. LUSH
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Ernest F. MANDES
Jack C. MANNING
Henry A. MANZI
Donald L. MARSTON
Dewey A. MARSTON
John E. MARTIN
Andrew MATULICA
Ted A. MAYORS
Raymond A. MCADOO
General H. J. MCCALEB
Thomas E. MCCARTHY
John C. MCCORMICK
Windle L. MCDONALD
David C. MCEWEN
Eugene O. MCFARLIN
James N. MCGUIRE, Jr.
Carl T. MCMAHAN
Samuel P. MCNEAL
William E. MCNEAL
Carl L. MCNEALLY
James L. MCSWAIN
Dennis E. MEALER
Frank V. MERCHANT
Mike D. MERVOSH
James C. MILLER
Mills W. MILLER
Richard J. MILLER
Martin E. MITTUCH
Eugene L. MOORE
Donald F. MORE
Lilbert W. MORGAN
Stewart K. MOSS
Bob MOSS
Raymond C. MOTOVIDLAK
Kenneth N. MOUNTAIN
John J. MOYNIHAN, Jr.
Rollie T. MUNSELL
Michael F. MURRAY, Jr.
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Louis J. NACCARATO
Samuel S. NASCA
Elmer A. NEFF
Sol NICHINSON
Dale H. NOYES
Lavern C. NURENBERG
Bernard C. NUZUM
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Alfred R. OKSENDAHL
Antonio S. OLIVIO
Lawrence H. OLLIGES
Norman S. OLSEN
Francis C. OSTAPKOWICZ
Mike OSTAS
Leonard J. OSTERBERG
Kenneth E. OWENS
Robert L. OWENSBY
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Andrew J. PALAVEDA
William H. PALMER
Frank P. PAPCIAK
Henry T. PARKER, Jr.
James R. PARKER
Robert H. PARKER
Horace C. PARKS
Johana A. PARRISH
William R. PATTERSON
Joseph S. PATTI
Archie C. PATTON
Silvio A. PAULINI
Bennie L. PEAK
Paul W. PELLEY
Frederick C. PERDOMO
Harry H. PERRY
Harris E. PETERSON
Colon A. PILKENTON
Clarence L. PITZ, Sr.
James T. PLEDGE
Eli PLOTNIK
James L. PLYMEL
York D. POOLE, Jr.
Adolph M. POPIELARSKI
Arthur J. PRICE
James T. PRUITT
Casimir J. PUCINIK
Donald B. PUTNAM
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William J. QUADROZZI
Frank N. QUIGLEY
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William R. RAMSEY
Paul RANDAZZO
Glen P. RARDIN
Jack H. REED
Robert W. REEVES
William F. REICHENBACHER
William E. REYNOLDS
Kenneth RICE
Norman J. RICHARD
James F. RICHBURG
John W. RIDINGS
Harold A. RISBERG
Harry L. RISHER, III
Vernon K. ROACH
Richard L. ROARK
Franklin C. ROBBINS
Harold L. ROBERTSON
Wallace R. ROOK
Joseph O. ROONEY
Melvin G. ROOT
William D. ROWLAND
Edward R. RUBY
Harold R. RUCKER
Stephen RUDYK
Richard R. RUSHER
James C. RUSSELL
William RUSSELL
Walter B. RUSSELL
Thomas F. RYAN, Jr.
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Marshall SALVAGGIOWilliam D. SAMMON
Stanley SANDER
Alexander SANTILLI
Philip A. SCALLY
William SCHAEFER
Thomas A. SCHULTZ
Elmer W. SEGRAVES
Thomas C. SETINA
Chester T. SHAREK
Stanley P. SHEMANSKY
Stephen SHEPTOCK
Richard E. SILVERA
Clarence A. SLAGHT
Francis R. SLEVIN
Archie J. SMITH
John D. SMITH
William T. SMITH, Jr.
Aldo L. SORCINELLI
Carl F. SORROW
Walter W. SPELLMAN
Celio E. SPERANDIO
George H. SPINDLER, Sr.
Robert J. ST. PIERRE
William H. STAINFORTH, Jr.
Hatley W. STANFIELD
Thurston E. STANLEY, Jr.
Benjamin R. STANSKY
Carl E. STARNS
LeRoy E. STARSKY
William J. STEBBINS
William A. STEFFEY
James E. STEFFY
Wallace J. STEIN
Ronald W. STEPHENS
Robert W. STEWART
John R. STIENER
Frederic A. STOTT
Bernard H. STREET
Charlie L. STRICKLAND
Charlie L. STRINGER
George M. STRONG
Earlon C. STUART
Henry F. SVOBODA
Charles J. SWANSON
James W. SWANSON
Robert H. SWANSON
John D. SWEET
Stanislaw A. SZOPA
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John W. TALBOT
Allen J. TAYLOR
Lawrence W. TAYLOR
Robert L. TAYLOR
Roger F. TAYLOR
Wallace W. TAYLOR
Harry A. TEITLER
Edward TERNOVE
William J. THIGPEN, Jr.
Robert G. THOMPSON
Herman P. TOMASETTI
Ralph G. TREPPA
Robert G. TWERNBOLD
Ernest C. TYKARSKI
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Valentine ULAKOVITS, Jr.Frank R. URICCHIO
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Eugene VAHLE
Leslie A. VAIRA
Joe VALADEZ
Frank VALLEE, Jr.
Leonard G. VANDUSEN
James E. VIVIAN
Edward F. VODOPEST
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Willard E. WACKLOR
Jesse C. WALLACE
Ivan L. WALLACE
Hiram R. WARDER
Carl M. WARNER
Tom J. WARREN
Karl N. WATCKE
Paul WEATHERFORD
Weldon G. WELLS
Edward J. WEST
James R. WHITE
Morris S. WHITEHEAD
Joseph M. WILLEY
David J. WILLIAMS, Jr.
Harvey E. WILLIAMS
Howard F. WILT
Meyer WISOTSKY
Edward S. WOJCECHOWSKI
Donald H. WRIGHT
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Darrell P. YAWN
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Tom S. ZAKEM, Jr.
Frank F. ZEBLEY
Andrew N. ZENN
Andrew ZIHAR
John F. ZUGISH