USMC World War II
PFC Robert G. Andersen KIA February 26, 1945
Unit Company B, 1st Battalion, 25th Marines 4th Marine Division, FMF
Hometown: Eagle Rock, California
Sister, Mrs. Dorothy McKenzie
Service# 801471
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
On May 1, 1943, the 1st Battalion, 25th Marines was formed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and was then shipped off to Camp Pendleton, California, to be assigned to the 4th Marine Division. During the war, the 1st Battalion, 25th Marines saw action in the following Island-hopping campaigns: Kwajalein, Battle of Saipan, Battle of Tinian, and the Battle of Iwo Jima.
Iwo Jima.
Major Generals Clifton B. Cates and Keller E. Rockey, respectively, studied the island through binoculars from their respective ships. Each division would land two reinforced regiments abreast. From left to right, the beaches were designated Green, Red, Yellow, and Blue. The 5th Division would land the 28th Marines on the left flank, over Green Beach, the 27th Marines over Red. The 4th Division would land the 23d Marines over Yellow Beach and the 25th Marines over Blue Beach on the right flank.
PFC Robert G. Andersen KIA February 26, 1945
Unit Company B, 1st Battalion, 25th Marines 4th Marine Division, FMF
Hometown: Eagle Rock, California
Sister, Mrs. Dorothy McKenzie
Service# 801471
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
On May 1, 1943, the 1st Battalion, 25th Marines was formed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and was then shipped off to Camp Pendleton, California, to be assigned to the 4th Marine Division. During the war, the 1st Battalion, 25th Marines saw action in the following Island-hopping campaigns: Kwajalein, Battle of Saipan, Battle of Tinian, and the Battle of Iwo Jima.
Iwo Jima.
Major Generals Clifton B. Cates and Keller E. Rockey, respectively, studied the island through binoculars from their respective ships. Each division would land two reinforced regiments abreast. From left to right, the beaches were designated Green, Red, Yellow, and Blue. The 5th Division would land the 28th Marines on the left flank, over Green Beach, the 27th Marines over Red. The 4th Division would land the 23d Marines over Yellow Beach and the 25th Marines over Blue Beach on the right flank.
USMC World War II
PFC Robert G. Andersen KIA February 26, 1945
Unit Company B, 1st Battalion, 25th Marines 4th Marine Division, FMF
Hometown: Eagle Rock, California
Sister, Mrs. Dorothy McKenzie
Service# 801471
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
On May 1, 1943, the 1st Battalion, 25th Marines was formed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and was then shipped off to Camp Pendleton, California, to be assigned to the 4th Marine Division. During the war, the 1st Battalion, 25th Marines saw action in the following Island-hopping campaigns: Kwajalein, Battle of Saipan, Battle of Tinian, and the Battle of Iwo Jima.
Iwo Jima.
Major Generals Clifton B. Cates and Keller E. Rockey, respectively, studied the island through binoculars from their respective ships. Each division would land two reinforced regiments abreast. From left to right, the beaches were designated Green, Red, Yellow, and Blue. The 5th Division would land the 28th Marines on the left flank, over Green Beach, the 27th Marines over Red. The 4th Division would land the 23d Marines over Yellow Beach and the 25th Marines over Blue Beach on the right flank.
PFC Robert G. Andersen KIA February 26, 1945
Unit Company B, 1st Battalion, 25th Marines 4th Marine Division, FMF
Hometown: Eagle Rock, California
Sister, Mrs. Dorothy McKenzie
Service# 801471
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
On May 1, 1943, the 1st Battalion, 25th Marines was formed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and was then shipped off to Camp Pendleton, California, to be assigned to the 4th Marine Division. During the war, the 1st Battalion, 25th Marines saw action in the following Island-hopping campaigns: Kwajalein, Battle of Saipan, Battle of Tinian, and the Battle of Iwo Jima.
Iwo Jima.
Major Generals Clifton B. Cates and Keller E. Rockey, respectively, studied the island through binoculars from their respective ships. Each division would land two reinforced regiments abreast. From left to right, the beaches were designated Green, Red, Yellow, and Blue. The 5th Division would land the 28th Marines on the left flank, over Green Beach, the 27th Marines over Red. The 4th Division would land the 23d Marines over Yellow Beach and the 25th Marines over Blue Beach on the right flank.
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