Co. C, 1st. Corp. Medium Tank Battalion
C Company 1st Corp Medium Tank Battalion was attached to the 2nd Marine Division for the Tarawa invasion. The company consisted of 14 Sherman tanks.
Dummy Run: New Caledonia To New Zealand And Return by Col. Ed Bale
"U.S. Tank, Disabled On Tarawa, Helps To Knock Out 7 Pillboxes" by William Hipple NEW
Tanks of C Co. at Tarawa
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Dress Right, Dress!
Some enlisted men of C Co in New Zealand or Hawaii.
Officers
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Cecilia China Gal |
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Lt. Clifford | ||
Lt. O. F. Kent | ||
1st Lt. Louis R. Largey |
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Lt. Lavender | ||
Lt. Metzler | ||
1st Lt. William L. Sheedy |
KIA Tarawa
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Lt. B. E. Skelton | ||
1st Lt Richard D. Sloat |
1st Plt ldr, Cobra
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KIA Saipan
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Lt. Smith | ||
Enlisted Personel
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Abbott | ||
Lee Adams | ||
F. Aguilia |
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R. C. Allen | ||
Antonio Almaraz |
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R. L. Anderson | ||
J. Autenrieb | ||
Avant | ||
Tony Azzurello |
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Reed L. Bailey | ||
E. L. Bajus | ||
Sgt. Robert E. Baker |
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Cpl. Raymond Barker |
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MIA
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Barve | ||
Beabout | ||
Bergerian | ||
V. Bethrum | ||
Paul Boyer | ||
Dannal Bune | ||
Cpl. Mervyn Carey | ||
Alfonso A. Chavez |
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Walter H. Christenson |
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B. Coleman | ||
Pete Craft | ||
Cpl. Hubert "Doug" Crotts |
Scout, Navy Cross
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WIA Saipan
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F. C. Curtiss | ||
R. Dennis | ||
Derderian | ||
E. L. Dey | ||
Gunny Dumas | ||
William "Bill" Dunkel |
Loader Cuddles
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G. Duplesis | ||
Cpl. Bill Eads |
Cobra, radioman
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Jim Ellis | ||
W. W. Ellis | ||
S. L. Ernst | ||
Joe Fierro | ||
H. Fisk | ||
H. Fish | ||
Bob Fisher |
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Ford |
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Joe Forgette | ||
Franeis | ||
E. Friedriechsen | ||
Herschel Fulmer |
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S. Garde | ||
Ed Gazel | ||
A. Geankoplis | ||
R. R. Gerber |
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Al La Grow | ||
R. L. Graves | ||
Judd Grazier | ||
Glacler | ||
Pvt. Harry Grey |
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KIA
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Albert W. Hair | ||
Dale Harden |
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G. E. Hickock | ||
Al Hines | ||
M. M. Hobbs | ||
Holcomb | ||
H. H. Holiday | ||
Paul Holland | ||
Dan Hollenbeck | ||
Hollinhead | ||
Joe Holowaty | ||
Bob Hopcroft | ||
Hornsby |
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John E. Irvine |
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Irvine | ||
George Jenkins | ||
Hubert "Snuffy" Johnson | ||
Olaf Johnson | ||
Eugene M. Josefson |
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August Just |
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Bob Keller | ||
R. N. Keller | ||
Bill Keith |
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William Scot Kinsman | ||
Kowalewski |
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O. D. Lambert | ||
A. Lisiecki | ||
Mike Longo | ||
Lovell | ||
Elmer Luellyn | ||
Earl Lundall | ||
John R. Martin | ||
John Marn |
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R. Marxon | ||
Pvt. Charles D. Mason |
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M. Maurice | ||
Mc Conivill | ||
Paul McCue | ||
Pat J. Mc Grath |
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Robert McGrath |
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Harold Mc Norton |
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Miller | ||
C. Moss | ||
Pvt. James W. "Red" Mulligan |
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Sweed Nelson | ||
Archie Newall | ||
Floyd Nickolson | ||
Howard W. Oakley | ||
Palin | ||
John Pastercak jr | ||
Parson | ||
Pickens | ||
Pfc Donald Pearson |
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Ed Peterson |
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Phelps | ||
Pvt. Clifford G. Quine |
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Paul Reddy | ||
Montesuma Reed |
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Paul Riles | ||
Ritterbrush | ||
Robb | ||
Buck Rogers | ||
Tex Rudloff | ||
Rogas | ||
C. Sauder | ||
Bill Schwenn |
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Sherman | ||
Mick Shivets | ||
Robert F. Shook |
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Smitty | ||
Schmidt | ||
L. Shoulders | ||
George Spencer | ||
J. Steward | ||
Storz | ||
G. W. Storze | ||
"Sleepy" Sustair | ||
Melvin Swango |
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H. W. Sweeten | ||
Jack Tancil | ||
P.F.C. Henry Trauernicht |
Cobra, gunner
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P.F.C. Jack Trent |
Cobra, driver
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C. Tobey | ||
T. Tocco | ||
S. Underwood | ||
John Uram |
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Carl Urland | ||
Pvt. Edwin H. Vancil |
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E. L. Vandenberg | ||
Wade | ||
D. Wages | ||
D. Wally | ||
Herbert Warble |
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D. E. Watts | ||
P.F.C. Hester S. "Buck" Webb |
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Jimmy Williams | ||
Joe Woolum |
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Cletus Yentes | ||
E. Zbinden | ||
Zieback | ||
K. Zientek |
Thanks to Scot Kinsman for supplying the names of the Marines from "C" Co. If anyone has more information, a correction, or additional information about a "C" Co. Marine please send an email.
copyright 2004 T.O.T.W.
Created 1 April 2003 - Updated 28 December 2012