Marines and Corpsmen at Tarawa and Guadalcanal

"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

IN HONOR OF MY UNCLE

PhM1c JOHN KENNETH HILDEBRAND

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

A NAVY CORPSMAN

ONE OF TARAWA'S UNRECOVERED DEAD

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LAST UPDATED ON 16 AUGUST 2020

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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

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UNIDENTIFIED
NEW ZEALAND
FRIENDS

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KENNETH'S
SHELLBACK CERTIFICATE
and
PHOTO OF
S.S. MORMACPORT

NEW
THE GREEN BEACH
LVT MYSTERY

THOUGHTS AND CONCLUSIONS
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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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TARAWA INFORMATION & RESEARCH SITES

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