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       New Zealand
       By: MikeVE Date: September 20, 2020, 3:39 pm
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       The attached photo is from some of my Dad's pictures.  It was
       taken in New Zealand, at Camp Paekakariki I am pretty
       sure.[attachimg=1]
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       Re: New Zealand
       By: jstevens Date: September 21, 2020, 12:12 pm
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       What outfit?
       Jon
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       Re: New Zealand
       By: MikeVE Date: September 21, 2020, 8:33 pm
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       That would be Marines who were part of K/3/2.  My dad is on the
       top row, second from the left.  He transferred to L/3/2 but not
       sure exactly when.
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       Re: New Zealand
       By: gunnygp Date: September 22, 2020, 12:50 pm
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       [quote author=MikeVE link=topic=69.msg179#msg179
       date=1600634340]
       The attached photo is from some of my Dad's pictures.  It was
       taken in New Zealand, at Camp Paekakariki I am pretty
       sure.[attachimg=1]
       [/quote]  The officer in the center is flanked by NCOs along the
       front row. The other men are Privates and PFC's. Nineteen
       enlisted total and one officer. Possibly a Company HQ section.
       Will have to check the Organization Tables of the period.
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       Re: New Zealand
       By: Roy Date: September 22, 2020, 11:51 pm
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       [quote author=MikeVE link=topic=69.msg179#msg179
       date=1600634340]
       The attached photo is from some of my Dad's pictures.  It was
       taken in New Zealand, at Camp Paekakariki I am pretty
       sure.[attachimg=1]
       [/quote] wow great photo thanks for sharing
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       Re: New Zealand
       By: jstevens Date: September 23, 2020, 2:34 pm
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       Do you have any names of the Marines?
       Jon
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       Re: New Zealand
       By: MikeVE Date: September 23, 2020, 10:17 pm
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       Sadly no, just my dad.  He had more pictures than I would figure
       him to have kept, but only one photo has a name written on the
       back of it.  And he was with one company on Tarawa and a
       different company on Saipan and Tinian, most of his photos were
       after Tarawa.  The tallest Marine on the top row appears in
       other photos but I do not know his name.
       One of my regrets in life was that I didn't tie up some of those
       sort of loose ends before my dad died.  He seldom talked about
       the war, not until after he had a stroke near the end of his
       life.  He recovered from the stroke, but he did begin to talk
       about things.  I cannot explain why, but somehow I sort of knew
       his time in the Pacific wasn't something to bring up.  I have
       been to Tarawa twice and plan to go again and wish I had at
       least offered to take him back there, though I am pretty sure he
       would not have wanted to go.  He never seemed bitter about the
       war, didn't appear to hold any animosity toward those he fought
       against, it was just a part of his life that was in his past.
       Most of his platoon was killed on Tarawa but after my dad's
       death I was able to get in touch with four of them who survived
       Tarawa.  I corresponded with, and spoke on the phone with, about
       15 Marines who served in my dad's platoon and his company
       commander Michael P. Ryan.  I treasure those letters.
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       Re: New Zealand
       By: TRGodwin Date: September 27, 2020, 10:16 am
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       Mike, if you don't already have it, here is the Nov43 muster
       roll for 3-2. Great picture. I have a couple from Guadalcanal of
       my dad's platoon and it pains me that I have but only a few
       names. Always wished the records would have had platoon numbers.
       Thanks for sharing...
  HTML https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SQUg8Amp67RHrMo0JtikeuNik5XFtNg-/view?usp=sharing
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       Re: New Zealand
       By: MikeVE Date: September 28, 2020, 9:56 pm
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       [quote author=TRGodwin link=topic=69.msg186#msg186
       date=1601219773]
       Mike, if you don't already have it, here is the Nov43 muster
       roll for 3-2. Great picture. I have a couple from Guadalcanal of
       my dad's platoon and it pains me that I have but only a few
       names. Always wished the records would have had platoon numbers.
       Thanks for sharing...
  HTML https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SQUg8Amp67RHrMo0JtikeuNik5XFtNg-/view?usp=sharing
       [/quote]
       Thanks so much for that muster roll.  I have not seen this one
       for November 43.  Have seen October 43 and some later.  On the
       later ones, my dad is in L/3/2 but since on the one you linked
       for November 43, I am now pretty certain he landed with K
       Company.  I appreciate it very much.
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       Re: New Zealand
       By: MikeVE Date: September 28, 2020, 10:03 pm
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       Some more photos that I am pretty sure were taken in New
       Zealand.
       My dad on the right, do not know the Marine on the left.
       [attachimg=1]
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