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
