This digital file contains the daily administrative ledger
for 1st BN, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division
from 25Aug1944 -- 06Aug1945. Brought
home by a China Marine in 1946, the original ledger remained uncirculated until
2015. The recently scanned pages cover
1/1/1 from Pavuvu to the invasion of Peleliu, back to Pavuvu, and to the
invasion of Okinawa.
You can find the link here: 1st BN, 1st Marines, 1st MARDIV Ledger
“A fascinating piece of history,” says Ambassador Laurence
Pope, who wrote AMONG HEROES, A MARINE CORPS RIFLE COMPANY ON PELELIU. Pope’s father was a Medal of Honor on
Peleliu.
Written by the Battalion Clerk, the pages of this ledger
document day-by-day activities of a Marine Corps Infantry Company in the epicenter
of the Pacific campaign in WW II -- chow, mail, movies, morale, casualties,
troop movements, highlights, lowlights, and typing up citations.
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| Two pages of the daily administrative ledger for 1st BN, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division from 25Aug1944 -- 06Aug1945. The digital file of the complete ledger is attached. |
While it is a good read for anyone interested in an
un-doctored, un-diluted, and un-edited template of combat Marines in WW II,
those bent on specific data inclusive of these dates and/or combat campaigns
will find it irreplaceable.
Ol'Harry
What a wonderful resource. My uncle was a heavy machine gunner with the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines on Guadalcanal, New Britain, and Peleliu. He was one of the "old men" transferred home on November 3, 1944, as noted in this journal. Even though he was in a sister battalion, I am sure the notes presented in this journal generally match his experience. I've been able to fill in a lot of blanks in his record with this journal. Thanks for posting, and I really appreciate your efforts. These men need to be remembered.
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