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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Tell Oak

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Newport, Kentucky

Honored By

Bellevue Veterans Club

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

KILLED IN ACTION ON IWO JIMA. 5TH MARINE DIVISION. THE FIRST WAVE OF MARINES HIT THE BEACH ON IWO JIMA AT 09:02 ON FEBRUARY 19, 1945. BY THE END OF THE SECOND DAY, CASUALTIES TOTALED 2,011. AT 18:00 ON MARCH 16, 26 DAYS AND 9 HOURS AFTER THE FIRST TROOPS LANDED, IWO JIMA WAS DECLARED SECURED. THE GREATEST BATTLE IN MARINE CORPS HISTORY WAS OVER. THE DIVISION PAID A HEAVY PRICE. CASUALTIES NUMBERED 9,098, WHICH WAS ALMOST HALF THE DIVISION STRENGTH.