USMCR World War II
PVT Richard H. Batson KIA Palau Is, September 16, 1944
Unit Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF
Hometown: Tampa, Florida
Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Batson
service# 554418
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
1st Marine Division bloodiest Battle was the Battle of Peleliu. They landed on 15 September 1944 as part of the III Amphibious Corps assault on the island. The division's commanding general, Major General William H. Rupertus had predicted the fighting would be, "...tough but short. It'll be over in three or four days – a fight like Tarawa. Rough but fast. Then we can go back to the rest area.".Making a mockery of the prediction, the first week of the battle alone cost the division 3,946 casualties, during which time they secured the key airfield sites.The division fought on Peleliu for one month before being relieved. Some of the heaviest fighting of the entire war took place in places such as Bloody Nose Ridge and the central ridges of the island that made up the Umurbrogol Pocket. The month of fighting against the 14th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) on Peleliu cost the 1st Marine Division 1,252 dead and 5,274 wounded.
PVT Richard H. Batson KIA Palau Is, September 16, 1944
Unit Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF
Hometown: Tampa, Florida
Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Batson
service# 554418
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
1st Marine Division bloodiest Battle was the Battle of Peleliu. They landed on 15 September 1944 as part of the III Amphibious Corps assault on the island. The division's commanding general, Major General William H. Rupertus had predicted the fighting would be, "...tough but short. It'll be over in three or four days – a fight like Tarawa. Rough but fast. Then we can go back to the rest area.".Making a mockery of the prediction, the first week of the battle alone cost the division 3,946 casualties, during which time they secured the key airfield sites.The division fought on Peleliu for one month before being relieved. Some of the heaviest fighting of the entire war took place in places such as Bloody Nose Ridge and the central ridges of the island that made up the Umurbrogol Pocket. The month of fighting against the 14th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) on Peleliu cost the 1st Marine Division 1,252 dead and 5,274 wounded.
USMCR World War II
PVT Richard H. Batson KIA Palau Is, September 16, 1944
Unit Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF
Hometown: Tampa, Florida
Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Batson
service# 554418
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
1st Marine Division bloodiest Battle was the Battle of Peleliu. They landed on 15 September 1944 as part of the III Amphibious Corps assault on the island. The division's commanding general, Major General William H. Rupertus had predicted the fighting would be, "...tough but short. It'll be over in three or four days – a fight like Tarawa. Rough but fast. Then we can go back to the rest area.".Making a mockery of the prediction, the first week of the battle alone cost the division 3,946 casualties, during which time they secured the key airfield sites.The division fought on Peleliu for one month before being relieved. Some of the heaviest fighting of the entire war took place in places such as Bloody Nose Ridge and the central ridges of the island that made up the Umurbrogol Pocket. The month of fighting against the 14th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) on Peleliu cost the 1st Marine Division 1,252 dead and 5,274 wounded.
PVT Richard H. Batson KIA Palau Is, September 16, 1944
Unit Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF
Hometown: Tampa, Florida
Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Batson
service# 554418
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
1st Marine Division bloodiest Battle was the Battle of Peleliu. They landed on 15 September 1944 as part of the III Amphibious Corps assault on the island. The division's commanding general, Major General William H. Rupertus had predicted the fighting would be, "...tough but short. It'll be over in three or four days – a fight like Tarawa. Rough but fast. Then we can go back to the rest area.".Making a mockery of the prediction, the first week of the battle alone cost the division 3,946 casualties, during which time they secured the key airfield sites.The division fought on Peleliu for one month before being relieved. Some of the heaviest fighting of the entire war took place in places such as Bloody Nose Ridge and the central ridges of the island that made up the Umurbrogol Pocket. The month of fighting against the 14th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) on Peleliu cost the 1st Marine Division 1,252 dead and 5,274 wounded.
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