Officers of the Amphibious Tractor Battalion, 2nd Marine Division,
in New Zealand prior to the Tarawa Invasion, November 1943.
First Row (l to r):
CPT. (DR.) Stanbery
CPT. Smithwick
CPT. Lawrence (took command after Maj. Drewes was killed)
MAJ. Henry C. Drewes, Commander (KIA)
CPT. Fenlon A. Durand
CPT. Royster (KIA)
Second row:
LT. Ronck
LT. Nygren
LT. Handyside
LT. Seigel
LT. Eckart
LT. Perry
Third Row:
LT. Yousch
LT. Little
LT. Tenny
LT. Housman
LT. Musgrave
Master Gunnery Sergeant King
LT. Norman C Ward
Enlisted men of A Company.
Roster
Capt.
John T. O'Neil
Tech Sgt. Harry A. Carlsen
Ph1C Edward B. Caudle
Corporal Olin L. Darnel
Corporal Glen E. Darnel
Cpl. Claire E. Goldtrap
Cpl. William F. Langford
Sgt. Walter H. Nowak
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Created 1 October 2001
- Updated 15 May 2023
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