"KEN" HILDEBRAND

PARTICIPATED IN ACTION AGAINST JAPANESE FORCES ON GUADALCANAL 12 JAN 1943 - 08 FEB 1943 KILLED IN ACTION AT TARAWA 21 NOV 1943

SECOND MARINE DIVISION

HQ COMPANY, 1ST BATTALION, 6TH MARINE REGIMENT, 2ND MARINE DIVISION, FMF

A NAVY CORPSMAN

ONE OF TARAWA'S UNRECOVERED DEAD

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HOW THE MEN IN THE LVT DIED THE GREEN BEACH LANDING OF THE 1ST BN 6TH MARINES 21 NOV 1943			PHOTOS OF KENNETH HILDEBRAND BOTH MILITARY AND FAMILY IN TUCSON, ARIZONA
PHOTOS OF THE LVT(1) WRECKAGE ON BETIO OFF GREEN BEACH TAKEN IN 1993 & 1999			CHARLES CHRISTEPHER CLARK (KENNETH'S FRIEND) KIA AT SAIPAN ON 15 JUN 1944 FROM DENVER, COLORADO
PHOTO OF THE LVT(1) WRECKAGE ON BETIO OFF GREEN BEACH TAKEN SOON AFTER EVENT HUMAN REMAINS STILL IN WRECKAGE			1/6 CORPSMAN FINDS KENNETH HILDEBRAND DEAD BENEATH LVT DURING LANDING
AN EXCERPT FROM KENNETH HILDEBRAND'S LAST LETTER HOME 15 NOV 1943			TELEGRAM NOTIFICATION OF KENNETH'S DEATH 26 DEC 1943
WWII NEW ZEALAND FRIENDS AVERIL M. SHAKES MISSING LETTER & NEW PHOTOS			CAN YOU IDENTIFY THEM? CLICK HERE TO SEND EMAIL UNIDENTIFIED NEW ZEALAND FRIENDS CLICK ON THE PHOTO
KENNETH'S SHELLBACK CERTIFICATE and PHOTO OF S.S. MORMACPORT			NEW THE GREEN BEACH LVT MYSTERY THOUGHTS AND CONCLUSIONS HELP NEEDED CLICK HERE TO SEND EMAIL
PHOTO OF MEDICAL SECTION HQ COMPANY - 1ST BATTALION 6TH MARINES - 2ND MAR DIVISION NEW ZEALAND 1943			PHOTO OF CORPSMEN 1943 PhM2c Harry J. GALIANO PhM2c Lewis H. OWENS PhM2c Gerald M. WILDER PhM1c Henderson D. HAMMERS ChPhM Ezra W. DAVIS
PRIVATE PHOTOS OF MEN FROM THE 1/6 MEDICAL SECTION TAKEN AT CAMP TARAWA - HAWAII AFTER THE BATTLE HAROLD HAMILTON COLLECTION			USMC PHOTOS OF MEN FROM 1ST BN 6TH MARINES TAKEN IN NEW ZEALAND CIRCA 1943 CLIFFORD W. BURTON COLLECTION
AN ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF ALL TARAWA CASUALTIES: KIA, WIA, DOW and MIA OVER 3000 NAMES			CORPORAL - USMC MILTON MAYNARD BECK WAS LIKELY KILLED IN THE LVT-2 OFF GREEN BEACH HELP NEEDED
PFC - USMC CLARENCE B BELTER MAY HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE LVT-2 OFF GREEN BEACH HELP NEEDED			PRIVATE - USMC ANGELO MICHAEL VELLUCCI MAY HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE LVT-2 OFF GREEN BEACH HELP NEEDED
PHARMACIST'S MATE 1ST CLASS FRED EUGENE KATHAN USN KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE LVT-1 OFF GREEN BEACH			PHARMACIST'S MATE 1ST CLASS HENRY CARL COBURN USN KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE LVT-1 OFF GREEN BEACH
PHARMACIST'S MATE 2ND CLASS WILLIAM WAYNE McGUFFIN USN KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE LVT-1 OFF GREEN BEACH			CORPORAL HOWARD LEE BRYANT USMC KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE LVT-1 OFF GREEN BEACH
2ND LIEUTENANT MARIUS W. CHRISTENSON USMC KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE LVT-1 OFF GREEN BEACH			SUPPLY SERGEANT PAGE WARREN USMC KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE LVT-1 OFF GREEN BEACH
PLATOON SERGEANT DORNIE BYRD REYNOLDS USMC BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE LVT-2 OFF GREEN BEACH			PHARMACIST'S MATE 3RD CLASS CLINTON LYLE HOATSON JR USN THE ONLY SURVIVOR FROM THE LVT-1 OFF GREEN BEACH
AERIAL PHOTO SOUTHERN END OF GREEN BEACH BELIEVED TO SHOW SGT. SMILEY'S LVT			SERGEANT WILLIAM R. SMILEY USMC DESCRIBES THE RESCUE OF CLINTON LYLE HOATSON
CAPTAIN THOMAS B. ROYSTER USMC PROBABLY KILLED IN THE LVT-1 OFF GREEN BEACH			CORPORAL LAMBERT LANE USMC PROBABLY KILLED IN THE LVT-1 OFF GREEN BEACH
PHARMACIST'S MATE 1ST CLASS PAUL E. SCHAFF USN DR. PAUL E. SCHAFF M.D. EYE WITNESS TO THE LVT-1 EVENTS OFF GREEN BEACH			2ND LIEUTENANT NORMAN EDMOND WARD USMC RECOVERED AND BURIED BODIES NEAR THE LVT-1 ON GREEN BEACH
CHAPLAIN WILLARD'S TARAWA JOURNAL INDEX OF THE 710 TARAWA CASUALTIES LISTED SEARCH FOR NAMES HERE			CHAPLAIN WILLARD'S JOURNAL PAGES FROM 350 TO 406 SEARCH FOR PAGES HERE
CHAPLAIN WILLARD'S GUADALCANAL JOURNAL INDEX OF THE 276 GUADALCANAL CASUALTIES SEARCH FOR NAMES HERE			INFORMATION ABOUT CHAPLAIN WARREN WYETH WILLARD USNR GUADALCANAL & TARAWA

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