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dandypoint · 08-28-2009, 03:26 PM

Ron,
Thanks for the info! My dad was a Marine in WWII. He fought on Guam with the 4th Marines. All the guys in his squad were from the 4th Marine Raider Battalion. You may know that the "new 4th" Regiment was formed in honor of the "Old 4th" who were the last holdouts on Bataan and Corregidor. My Dad also fought on Okinawa, where he earned the Purple Heart. He was also in the first outfit to "invade" Japan. I learned about that watching the Victory at Sea on TV series many years later. It was while in Japan that one of his buddies found some weapons. I think he said in a cave. In any event his buddy offered him his choice and my dad picked the Luger. I can only imagine how it got to Japan. Since 1945 I know the rest of the story! I will post some more pictures.

08-28-2009, 03:26 PM	#3
dandypoint User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 4 Posts	Ron, Thanks for the info! My dad was a Marine in WWII. He fought on Guam with the 4th Marines. All the guys in his squad were from the 4th Marine Raider Battalion. You may know that the "new 4th" Regiment was formed in honor of the "Old 4th" who were the last holdouts on Bataan and Corregidor. My Dad also fought on Okinawa, where he earned the Purple Heart. He was also in the first outfit to "invade" Japan. I learned about that watching the Victory at Sea on TV series many years later. It was while in Japan that one of his buddies found some weapons. I think he said in a cave. In any event his buddy offered him his choice and my dad picked the Luger. I can only imagine how it got to Japan. Since 1945 I know the rest of the story! I will post some more pictures.