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 None of us want to glorify wartime - but I am very thankful that my dad served his country, and I'm even more thankful that he survived to live a good life and raise a loving family. |
My father, John E. Bogers (Jack) served in
the United States Marine Corps during WWII, training at Camp Pendleton and Camp Elliott. He was in the landing of Okinawa, and after reading many accounts of the horrible conditions there, I can understand why he seldom talked about it. But, my brothers and I do have photos, "souvenirs," and other items of his time of service. I thought I'd post some of the photos of this time, in the event another family would be interested in the people depicted in the photos .I know nothing about these people, nor am I sure where the photos were taken - I believe most were taken before Okinawa and a few, perhaps, after. He served in the Fighting Sixth Marine Division, 4th Regiment, Company A, 81mm Mortars Platoon while in Okinawa. I have many letters that he wrote home, but few talk of any personal things relating to his time overseas. For the most part, they seem to be focused on keeping his family "up" so they wouldn't worry about him. |
 The History of the Sixth Marine Division book of 1948 fills in a lot of details and I'm happy that my father kept a copy of it. If you know any of these people or their families in these photos, please let me know. I will be happy to share these photos with them. Of course,I don't have names on all of them. |
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John E. Bogers (Jack) |
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| SOME OF THE NAMES IN THE PHOTOS: BALLER(Ballen?) BARRETT BEASLEY BOGERS BOWMAN COURTAIN DOM (FIRST NAME) GIMBLE UNKNOWN OTHER PHOTOS Japanese Money taken at Leyte 6th Div.4th Reg. Christmas Card of '44 Additional photos of Bogers |
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