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Norman Moise story History Net
By: TRGodwin Date: July 7, 2020, 2:36 pm
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I realize it is nothing more than speculation at this point but
when I look at this story by Norman Moise (A Company 2nd
Amphib), it makes me wonder if there isn’t a connection here
between the story and this aerial; one that was somewhat
haunting actually when I first saw it. The locations are the
same in the picture and the article by Moise. Pretty difficult
to substantiate anything at this point but it sure resonates
beyond just coincidence ;at least to me.
Other ‘facts’ : Moise also said there were four amtracs with his
ship (Middleton housing 3/2 as I understand it) with 13 Marines
from his company on board. Records check substantiate number of
Marines from his company on board but I have the Middleton
showing only 2 LVT-1s. Seems like number of Marines would
roughly correspond to 4 tracs though. Anyway, just passing it
on…
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Re: Norman Moise story History Net
By: gunnygp Date: July 7, 2020, 10:55 pm
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A thought provoking pic showing two LVT-1s facing each other and
floating dead on the reef.
As far as the Middleton goes, Amtrac battalion records do show
two tractors on deck and two in a hold. Those in the holds of
the ships were not to be a part of the initial assault but in
fact a number were hastily brought up and lowed over the side to
make up for some early mechanic losses.
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Re: Norman Moise story History Net
By: TRGodwin Date: July 8, 2020, 11:20 am
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Thanks George. My info did not have but 2. So Moise was right on
the number of amtracs. All happened between early morning and
mid afternoon on D-Day according to Norman. Picture was a little
after 14:00. Also, one of the tracs looks to be smoking as he
had mentioned as well. I looked up the description of his and
Brodowski's wounds and the info aligns there as well. Of course,
will never know with any certainty but it's still interesting to
contemplate and add some dots on the board...
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