USMC World War II
PVT Leo J. Blake KIA May 14, 1945
Unit: Company G, 3rd Battalion 29th Marines 6th Marine Division
Hometown:Wichita Texas
Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Anton P. Blake
service# 992142
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
The parent unit itself was activated at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina as a separate reinforced regiment on 1 May 1944. Its first commander was Colonel Victor Bleasdale, an expert instructor and decorated World War I veteran, who served as Chief of Staff of the training center in Camp Lejeune. The regiment was assigned to the 6th Marine Division under Major General Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr. on 10 September 1944.
Okinawa
In May 1945, the Sixth Marine Division suffered over 2,000 casualties on a small hill — Hill 52, nick-named Sugar Loaf. The hill would be assaulted eleven times; some companies would be literally wiped out twice.
PVT Leo J. Blake KIA May 14, 1945
Unit: Company G, 3rd Battalion 29th Marines 6th Marine Division
Hometown:Wichita Texas
Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Anton P. Blake
service# 992142
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
The parent unit itself was activated at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina as a separate reinforced regiment on 1 May 1944. Its first commander was Colonel Victor Bleasdale, an expert instructor and decorated World War I veteran, who served as Chief of Staff of the training center in Camp Lejeune. The regiment was assigned to the 6th Marine Division under Major General Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr. on 10 September 1944.
Okinawa
In May 1945, the Sixth Marine Division suffered over 2,000 casualties on a small hill — Hill 52, nick-named Sugar Loaf. The hill would be assaulted eleven times; some companies would be literally wiped out twice.
USMC World War II
PVT Leo J. Blake KIA May 14, 1945
Unit: Company G, 3rd Battalion 29th Marines 6th Marine Division
Hometown:Wichita Texas
Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Anton P. Blake
service# 992142
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
The parent unit itself was activated at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina as a separate reinforced regiment on 1 May 1944. Its first commander was Colonel Victor Bleasdale, an expert instructor and decorated World War I veteran, who served as Chief of Staff of the training center in Camp Lejeune. The regiment was assigned to the 6th Marine Division under Major General Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr. on 10 September 1944.
Okinawa
In May 1945, the Sixth Marine Division suffered over 2,000 casualties on a small hill — Hill 52, nick-named Sugar Loaf. The hill would be assaulted eleven times; some companies would be literally wiped out twice.
PVT Leo J. Blake KIA May 14, 1945
Unit: Company G, 3rd Battalion 29th Marines 6th Marine Division
Hometown:Wichita Texas
Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Anton P. Blake
service# 992142
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
The parent unit itself was activated at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina as a separate reinforced regiment on 1 May 1944. Its first commander was Colonel Victor Bleasdale, an expert instructor and decorated World War I veteran, who served as Chief of Staff of the training center in Camp Lejeune. The regiment was assigned to the 6th Marine Division under Major General Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr. on 10 September 1944.
Okinawa
In May 1945, the Sixth Marine Division suffered over 2,000 casualties on a small hill — Hill 52, nick-named Sugar Loaf. The hill would be assaulted eleven times; some companies would be literally wiped out twice.
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