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| Name: | prospect mike vnvlv J chpt |
| E-mail address: | local87@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | as a memeber of the vietnam vet/legacy vet motorcycle club... and son to a father that served as a marine..I can only hope that some day they all can come home and see what they lost there lives for..I just wish the people that pretend to run our country would stop and learn from history and learn what sacrafices our men and woman put on the line for the freedoms we have today..its just a shame that when the vets are gone we will never know the hole stories of how they lived and friends they lost..god bless them all. |
| Name: | J.S. Burkhart |
| E-mail address: | jeduscg03@aol.com |
| Comments: | as a young coast guardsman i lived and served on iwo jima for one year when the uscg maintained a LORAN station there. iwas there 1976-1977. at the time i was unaware of the fate of sgt. genaust but did come to have a greater respect for the Marine Corp.ironically i discovered the remains of 4 japanese soldiers and the jmsdf were very gratefull.now wondering if the 2007 search was a success. |
| Name: | SUSAN BAYLISS |
| E-mail address: | susanbayliss@westnet.com.au |
| Comments: | Hello to you all,
Have just read the story of Sgt, Bill Genaust plus watched the movie about Guy Babaldon. Why is it that Acts of Valour are mostly downgraded by "Pen Pushers" and those safely behind the lines of battle. I hope you are successfuly in your attempts to correct it for these and many others never given the their due. As a daughter in law of the late Lieutenant (T/Captain) Reginald Charles Loxton Bayliss MBE of the English Army I know that I would feel cheated if he had not been honoured for his service. |
| Name: | Edward O'Neill |
| E-mail address: | usmc1961@comcast.net |
| Comments: | Hi,
It was very interesting reading about Sgt. Bill Genaust, and I am sure that Col. Dixson ment every thing that he said, As I served at Leatherneck as a marine photographer and worked with Col. Dixon and also Capt. Louis Lowery, who took the photo of the original flag raising. I know its 2010 and I was woundering how everythings turned out. |
| Name: | ernie hibbert |
| E-mail address: | ernest@hibbert28.wanadoo.co.uk |
| Comments: | As an Englishman I was quite moved by this story,and
although too young for "War service" I served in the Army as the war ended. I lost an older brother,(21) serving aboard H.M.S. Barhaam in 1941,as a Royal Marine. My thoughts are always of the Brave men,and Women, who lost their lives and who have no known grave. Best wishes to all "Leathernecks" wherever you are, |
| Name: | diane j cote |
| E-mail address: | dianejcote@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Bill Genaust was married to Adelaide Hanson. Adelaide was a sister to my grandfather (Ole Hanson). My Mother recently told me of the story of "Uncle Bill"... It makes me proud that I have such a family.. My Father retired a colonel after surviving the front lines in the Korean war. I have deep pride in them for what they had to go through so that we could live free. Honored to know that Bill was my uncle... and such a good man.
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| Name: | Tom Kimbley |
| E-mail address: | mrbentwrench@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Dear Sirs,
I greatly applaud all of your efforts to recover the remains of Sgt. Genaust and the other fallen heroes of our nation. I believe that it is our duty to return them to thier homeland and secure for them and the families long waiting the closure that each deserves. If there is any way that I may be of service to this just and fitting cause, feel free to contact me at any time. Sincerely, Tom Kimbley |
| Name: | Clarence J. LaFuentes II |
| E-mail address: | stvincentferrer2004@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | Thank you. I also passed on info about Ira Hayes and Guy Gabaldon. |
| Name: | mark fontaine |
| E-mail address: | markfontaine1981@yahoo.com |
| Name: | James Flack |
| E-mail address: | jflack@frontiernet.net |
| Comments: | I want to thank all of the people involved in getting recognition for Bill Genaust and hoping that his remains and be recovered and returned home. Sgt Genaust is a cousin.
Thank You |
| Name: | MSgt Edwin Gay, US Air Force |
| E-mail address: | edg1957@aol.com |
| Comments: | I am a medic assigned to JPAC (Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command) and wanted to say thank you to all who served on Iwo Jima. Your sacrifice and that of Sgt Genaust is appreciated by my generation. |
| Name: | Greg Skavinski |
| E-mail address: | cbishski06@earthlink.net |
| Comments: | As the nephew of a Cold War POW-MIA I agree with the efforts to have Sgt Genaust returned home and awarded the MOH.
Also, in reply to Ray Raiche's (LSM #145) 27 September 2002 comment; "Semper Fi to all the brave Marines who landed on that island." I suggest the following; "Semper Fi to all the brave Marines who landed on that island and also to the brave sailors who drove them there." 1st Marine Division Republic of Vietnam 68-69' Least we forget! |
| Name: | Wm. & Marylin Bartels |
| E-mail address: | whmrbart@wabash.net |
| Comments: | We were made aware of the Bill Genaust story by
his cousin Billy Genaust of Effingham, IL who has played no small role in getting SGT Genaust the heroic recognition he so richly deserves. A float to be used in parades portraying the Iowa Jima flag raising and Sgt Genaust's filming thereof along with sound tracks etc.,could be prepared by person/persons or patriotic organizations with resources and capabilities. This historic event is a reminder of supreme sacrafices by heroes protecting the freedoms we currently enjoy. |
| Name: | james E. baize |
| E-mail address: | jbaize@indy.rr.com |
| Comments: | I am a Iwo Jima survivor and hope that justist is served for Sgt Bill Genaust. There are so many caves and ssome full of weds and a lot were burned trying to get the Japs. May God be with all the Hero's on Iwo. |
| Name: | Michael E Yawn |
| E-mail address: | myawn1@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Good luck on getting Sgt. Bill Genaust his long over due Silver Star. However, it would seem almost impossible to locate the cave in which he is entombed on Iwo Jima, though we can always hope. |
| Name: | frank morrill |
| E-mail address: | f.morrill@comcast.net |
| Comments: | some day....... |
| Name: | frank morrill |
| E-mail address: | f.morrill@comcast.net |
| Comments: | good luck to all...................semper fi |
| Name: | Stephen DeLeon (Trevino) Sgt. USMC |
| E-mail address: | heidideleon@peoplepc.com |
| Comments: | This is a remarkable story about one of America's true and not to be forgotten heros. I pray that Mr. Bob Bolus from Scranton, Penn. will make great progress in Finding SGT. Bill Genaust's remains. Would this not make a memorable moment in our History? Not to mention and a Great Motion Picture! Titled: "Left Behind". Future generations would learn the truth about a True Story of a Real American Hero who after 60 years is still missing but who's heroic achievements and famous video that's well known around the world. |
| Name: | Robert D. Farrell |
| E-mail address: | edfarrell@windriderz.ws |
| Comments: | My father, William Drew Farrell, died on Iwo Jima Feb 26, 1945, just after the flag raising. He was directly hit by a mortar and his helmet is buried on Hawaii. This was only due to the incident being observed by a New York newspaper reporter, or he too would have been lost. If Sgt. Genaust’s remains can be found and returned to the US, it would be a great blessing to his family and should be done. I’m willing to lend whatever support I can to this end. |
| Name: | Janet Starrett |
| E-mail address: | jrstarrett@comcast.net |
| Comments: | Bill Genaust's wife Adelaide Hanson is my cousin. Her father Ole Hanson and my grandmother Julia Hanson Johnson are siblings. I have a photo of Bill in his service uniform. Bill, as well as all our American heroes deserve to be brought home, good luck in this endeavor. Thank you for keeping his memory alive.
Janet |
| Name: | Ron & Clarice Ridenour |
| E-mail address: | Clarice76@msn.com |
| Comments: | Please bring the Marine home. There isn't a self-respecting US Marine who can really rest until this is done. |
| Name: | jerry w.kline former sgt of marines |
| E-mail address: | jerrykline105@msn.com |
| Comments: | i am more then willing to even go help look for him,no one in my unit in vietnam was left behind,we was all taught that in boot camp,you never leave a marine behind it the way it was and the way it should be |
| Name: | Jack Stahl |
| E-mail address: | kathyjack1@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | We need to bring Bill Genaust's remains home. I have a bond with all service men & women after servicing my time in Vietnam. I too would go to the site and look for his remains if asked. |
| Name: | LArry MUse |
| E-mail address: | larrymuse690@sbcglobal.net |
| Comments: | Sir, An effort is in place to get you home where. as a hero of the United States Marine Corps, you belong!
That will be a great day for this country and for all that call you a friend and/or family! |
| Name: | Daniel Crawford |
| E-mail address: | Crawford677@comcast.net |
| Comments: | as a former Marine i would be willing to help out in any way i can to any of the Marines that need it. If i could i would mount a trip back to iwo jima my self and look for the remains of any marines that i could find. |
| Name: | Joe Pasalich |
| E-mail address: | jpas@nosc.mil |
| Comments: | I am leaving this in memory of my father who recently died (Nov 28, 2006) and was at Iwo Jima. I believe that my father would want Bill Genaust to be remember and awarded for his heroism. The stories my father told about Iwo Jima was beyond imagine. All those who were injured or lost their lives should always be remembered for ever. Franklion Roosevelt stated: " A Date remembered in infamy" could very well be used in reference to the battles that resulted from the Day of Infamy. Iwo Jima is one of those battles and all those young men that so proudly served, should be served by remembering them for Infamy! I say the country should do all they can to recognized all those who served so gallantly and proudly. Sgt Bill Genaust should be the start of this. |
| Name: | Anders From Denmark |
| E-mail address: | jensen@Hutmail.com |
| Comments: | I read the Bill Genaust story with great interest, and hope him and McClue will get the honors they deserve. I cannot imagine what they went through back in the days, but it must have been a living nightmare..
All respect to Bill Genaust and Howard McClue R.I.P. |
| Name: | Deidre D. |
| E-mail address: | vacgirl06@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | I was told about Bill's heroic efforts when I was a little girl from his wife - Addy, who was my grandma. I was too young to understand everything she told me about him then. Reading that letter that was sent to her after his death and is now in a Mn. museum, along with everything else you've so generously taken the time to put together about him is so greatly appreciated. |
| Name: | Marsha Stoddard |
| E-mail address: | gage003@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | Thank you for the information on Marine Sgt. Bill Genaust.
As a teacher and American, it is imperative that we not forget anyone who contributed to the Freedom we daily enjoy. Bill Genaust gave his life...there is no bigger sacrifice. We must never forget! |
| Name: | Dan King |
| E-mail address: | squidninja2000@yahoo.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.historicalconsulting.com |
| Comments: | I went to Iwo in '02 and crawled around HIll 362A not knowing that Sgt. Genaust was buried deep within. We need to bring him home! NOW! |
| Name: | Billy G. Genaust |
| E-mail address: | bgenaust@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | I am a 3rd. cousin of Sgt. William H. Genaust. I live at Effingham, Ill., phone No. AC217-536-6800. There are only 3 Genaust families now living in the total U. S. Sgt. Genausts' name and mine is on our new Wall Of Honor at American Legion Post #1168, at Edgewood, Ill. As this time a Mr. Bob Bolus from Scranton, Penn. has just returned from Iwo Jima in a fact finding misson that will result in an attempt to retrieve the remains of Sgt. Genaust and return them to the U. S. As this is long overdue, we certainly hope that he will be successful in his attempt. I have quite a bit of information on Sgt. Genaust. Anyone wanting more info. can call me at the above phone number. |
| Name: | Dennis Genaust |
| E-mail address: | dgenaust@frontiernet.net |
| Comments: | I want to thank you very much for all your time and work in creating this site and the information contained therein. This is the most infornitive account of what happened that I have seen. |
| Name: | Jim Engelken |
| E-mail address: | jime@military.com |
| Comments: | Sir,
Just a note regarding William Genaust. I've been doing the genealogy of my wife's family and it turns out that Sgt Genaust's widow is a first cousin once removed of my wife. While I don't have any pictures of Genaust, I do have a couple of his wife, Adelaide. She was the daughter of Ole Hanson who immigrated to this country from Norway. It is neat to put interesting notes in a family tree. Sort of makes the ancestors a little more real. Jim Engelken San Diego, CA. |
| Name: | William T. Henry Jr. |
| E-mail address: | 2ndplthenry@sbcglobal.net |
| Comments: | really in joy website thanks for all yhe hard work |
| Name: | Gunny G |
| E-mail address: | gunnyg@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | NOTICE TO SPAMMERS!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lately, numerous spammers have been posting their garbage to this Dreambook--be aware that all posts must be approved by me prior to that post being visible here--of course, I delete all such posts. Save yourself the trouble you scumbags--just move on! Old Marine saying: Ya can shock the sh!t troops But ya cannot sh!t the shock troops! -Author Unknown -Gunny G ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Name: | GunnyG |
| Homepage URL: | http://GunnyG On The WWW! |
| Comments: | Spammers will be delted! |
| Name: | GYSGT Raymond F Caputo USMC RET |
| E-mail address: | miniray1@cox.net |
| Comments: | SEMPER FI |
| Name: | Thomas E. Romine |
| E-mail address: | tromine@juno.com |
| Comments: | "Semper Fi" |
| Name: | Thomas E. Romine |
| E-mail address: | tromine@juno.com |
| Comments: | "Semiper Fi" |
| Name: | Ken Sirhan |
| E-mail address: | Kensirhan59@444.net |
| Comments: | I just received in the mail from one of my sisters, who know of my interest in military history, the "Parade" from Sunday 2/20 with "The Forgotten Hero" on its cover, and I was both glad of the information surrounding Sergeant Genaust's bravery and saddened at his untimely loss and nonrecoverable state and unjust lack of recognition for his filmwork, which was no less significant than that of Joe Rosenthal's famous picture, eventually further immortalized by the War Memorial that overlooks my home city of Washington. But reading The Man We Left Behind brought me to tears with the line "Tell Bill Genaust we're coming back for him," and I only hope that by now he has received fully whatever wrongly unawarded honors he deserves. I cannot imagine how it was that those who risked their lives so bravely in the filming of battle scenes were not duly credited, but both they as well as Sergeant Genaust should have been recognized and honored for their heroism. That would be the ideal solution. But for me the name of Sergeant Genaust will stand in for all those others whose works I had also seen over the years, and I will look upon the War Memorial with a renewed sense of respect, gratitude and pride. I salute his memory and that of his fellows, and may they never again be "forgotten." |
| Name: | Betty Cyphers |
| E-mail address: | bcyphers@woh.rr.com |
| Comments: | I pray you will be successful to honor this Marine Hero with his medal and to bring him home. Thank You, all of you in all the wars that have kept my country and my family free.... |
| Name: | Sgt Greg Adasczik |
| E-mail address: | greg233@mpinet.net |
| Name: | paul schwartz |
| E-mail address: | paulclaire1300@juno.com |
| Comments: | made all four landings with the 4th div.and i could had been in that fire fight near mag.bay. that was our operating zone. I carried a B.A.R,and we were always in the thick of it. It would greatif you could get Bill Genaust home again. It is great that guys like you still remember,and try to do the right thing. Good Luck semper fi o a old marine Paul |
| Name: | slj |
| E-mail address: | sandra40@oponline.net |
| Comments: | I also hope you get Bill's remains back to the USA. He was a STRONG, SPIRITED SURVIVER FOR ALL OF US. PLEASE GET WASHINGTON TO CONSIDER GETTING BILL'S REMAINS.
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| Name: | Tom Ball |
| E-mail address: | tball409@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | Semper Fi, Sgt. Genaust. I want to thank you for your service to your country. Thank God we have men and women who will give of themselves for the sake of freedom. God Bless All of You.
Tom Ball |
| Name: | maureen |
| E-mail address: | leema@gulftel.com |
| Comments: | I hope and pray Sgt Genaust remains come home soon, if the quest is still ongoing....it took the (partial) remains of my cousin, a navy pilot, flying off the USS ORISKANY, during the VietNam War 25 years to be returned. I will never now forget the formerly "forgotten" Sgt. Genaust any time I see the Iwo Jima Flag Raising Photo.
I hope and pray he will soon not have to be known as "The man we left behind", but instead be recognized for his supreme sacrafice at Iwo Jima. |
| Name: | kevin pooley |
| E-mail address: | mananakev@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | sgt bill seems uve been missing for long as ive been around time to come home. came across your plight when on the net but u wont know what that is will look out for you kevin england uk god bless you! |
| Name: | kevin pooley |
| E-mail address: | mananakev@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | sgt bill seems uve been missing for long as ive been around time to come home came across your plight when on the net but u wont know what that is will look out for you kevin england uk god bless you! |
| Name: | donal |
| E-mail address: | ioniaboy74@msn.com |
| Comments: | God bless and keep you Sgt. It is long past the time that you should be brought home. I find it insulting that the Japanese government has never made a pro-active attempt to find you and other MIA's on Iwo or Okinawa. At the same time our own government should presure Japan to show the same respect they always seem to request from us.
It is time to bring them home, now. |
| Name: | CPR |
| E-mail address: | MarineHardDog@aol.com |
| Comments: | Accompish this misson! Never forget our fallen brothers!
Semper Fi |
| Name: | Jose Mesa |
| E-mail address: | walkalone@wanadoo.es |
| Homepage URL: | http://walkalone@wanadoo |
| Comments: | I hope your efforts to bring this american hero back home ,are rewarded.I doubt it .politicians are the scum of earth,I think after all this time,Sgt Genaust home, is his resting place ,togheter with his fallen comrades.Let him rest.Long live usmc.Jose Mesa |
| Name: | kat stevenson |
| E-mail address: | kk909@bellsouth.net |
| Homepage URL: | http://groups.msn.com/veteranstogetherforever |
| Comments: | I must say in reading the story of Sgt Bill Genaust it is one of the most war hero stories that I think I have read in a long time. Its a shame that he could not survive in order to receive the medal himself. The things this soldier did, despite the danger before him, it was like the man felt no inner fear at all. He was a true Marine, like he was the leader to follow the Officer's motto, an officer is the first to show and the last to follow. And also, no man will be left behind. I think in this case, that it was a very difficult move to make to leave him there, but it was also a dangerous decision to make on his part to go into that cave thinking that it was empty of the Japanese, with the flashlight shining right in their faces, only for them to open fire on him. Did anyone ever find out if there was anything thing left to identify him since this was done at such close range. I can't believe the things this soldier did, always in harm's way, and he beat it everytime except for the last time he was faced with the danger. this man was not just a soldier but an amazing one. He held true to the face of danger, to the fact that he was a soldier, that he held up under all kinds of danger where others couldn't and didn't. I am so glad that you were able to contact dickson (It think, I draw blanks very fast), to confirm that he did in fact put in the paperwork for this SGT to receive this precious, well deserved medal. Again, I just wish he could have stayed alive long enough for him to be able to acept this in person. What a wonderful story. I am glad that I found your site, I found it through searching for other things more relevant to my website. A remarkable story, for him and for his wife to held strong during the days her husband spent in this war and kept the home fires burning waiting for him to come home. I am sure that when the news wwas deliveed to her that her husband did not make it that it tore her up inside but I am also sure that she knew he died doing what was important to him and that was to defend his country. Great job and coverage on this story.
Kat |
| Name: | brad hipple |
| E-mail address: | brad@ptd.net |
| Name: | Gunny Gail |
| E-mail address: | mattgail@hotmail.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/2364 |
| Comments: | Semper Fi to all Marines, past, present, and our future Leathernecks. Sgt Genaust, you WILL NOT be forgotten. Rest in peace. I was on Iwo Jima, as the Battle Sites Guide for the SecNav in April 2001 and there are many tunnels still open (I took the SecNav down into one we found, that had been undiscovered since 1960 or so.) The island is a place of honor and if Sergeant Genaust is never found, his shade rests with many other heroes, their spirits aided by the fact that we Marines continue to march on...could it ever be different? From 1775 to Fallujah, Iraq, Marines CONTINUE TO LEAVE OUR MARK. May it ever be so. |
| Name: | jeff balkema |
| E-mail address: | jbalkema@balkemaexc.com |
| Comments: | i will be on iwo-jima, march 12,2004
if any body has an idea of the area to look for please let me know. i will only be there 1 day and we are going thru as may caves as we can find. |
| Name: | Billy G. Genaust |
| E-mail address: | bgg@ineffingham.com |
| Comments: | Sgt. William H. Genaust would have been a third cousin to me. I just discovered this sign in sheet tomight when I downloaded a copy of "THE MAN WE LEFT BEHIND' I am in the process of giving photos and info. to U. S. Rep. John Shimkus to try to get the Navy Cross awarded posthumously. To one of your signers who asked the question about the battle of Saipan , he helped kill nine enemy snipers hidden under a house. He did receive the bronze star plus his first purple heart. It is truly an honor to be a relative of Sgt. Genaust. |
| Name: | Billy G. Genaust |
| E-mail address: | bgg@ineffingham.com |
| Comments: | Sgt. William H. Genaust would have been a third cousin to me. I just discovered this sign in sheet tomight when I downloaded a copy of "THE MAN WE LEFT BEHIND' I am in the process of giving photos and info. to U. S. Rep. John Shimkus to try to get the Navy Cross awarded posthumously. To one of your signers who asked the question about the battle of Saipan , he helped kill nine enemy snipers hidden under a house. He did receive the bronze star plus his first purple heart. It is truly an honor to be a relative of Sgt. Genaust. |
| Name: | jay t. gampfer |
| E-mail address: | ljgampfer@aol.com |
| Comments: | 4 yrs. as a demolation expert with the us marine corp. from 1941 to 1944 divison / 5 / served under holland smith /(proud to have served my coumtry & my brothers in the corp.)
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| Name: | Barb Haayer |
| E-mail address: | anjh@charter.net |
| Comments: | Yes, Will. It must have presented quite a psychological conflict, and probably still does, to make the decision between "shooting" and shooting. I'd imagine many of our war photographers were faced continuously with the choice of saving lives, including their own, and documenting history for the next generations. It fairly leaves one in awe. Bill carried both camera and weapon so he always had to make a measured choice. And he was a man who didn't take his responsibilities lightly.
Your praise of the Yankees is good to hear. My dad, Bill's brother-in-law, served in the South Pacific and he thought very highly of the Australian troops. I remember him saying that if he needed someone to watch his back he would be glad if it were an Aussie. |
| Name: | Bill Weatherill |
| E-mail address: | bil_d_weatherill@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | I` ve always been amazed that people can go to war shooting a camera rather than a gun.Takes a special sort of person. like previous comments there are lots of unsung heroes, but if just one hero can be acknowledged, it`s a plus. My dad was in North Africa in the the Torch Landings, biggest convoy in history, he would say. always spoke highly of Americas involvement in WW2. Wouldn`t have won it without the yanks. From a die hard Yorkshireman praise indeed. Sorry to shift the theatre from pacific to north africa, but the war was on many fronts! |
| Name: | Brad Johnson |
| E-mail address: | brad_johnson@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | As a former Marine Sgt stationed in Okinawa, I had the pleasure to go to Iwo Jima for 2 days and see hell these men suffered through. We owe it to our fallen comrades to make sure they return home. With the few remaining numbers of WWII veterans out there today, we need to take action soon before our political officials forget what happened. |
| Name: | Todd Preston |
| E-mail address: | toddpreston@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | My father (SSgt David Peskin) was a USMC Combat Photographer on Guam, Saipan and Okinawa where he was wounded. He was the only survivor of an original 14-man squad. I wonder is Sgt Genaust was one of his troops on Saipan...
Semper Fi, Todd Preston USMC 1977-1990 |
| Name: | Roy Miller |
| E-mail address: | pawpaw.miller@comcast.net |
| Comments: | Great website. I always honor the Marines!
Best wishes, Roy Miller CAPT, SC, USNR (Ret.) |
| Name: | TERRY T |
| E-mail address: | WAYIRON@AOL.COM |
| Comments: | GOOD LUCK ON GRETTING BILL THE MEDAL HE DESRVES AND BRINGING HIM HOME.HOME IS WHERE HE NEEDS TO BE. A MARINE MYSELF IN NAM. GOOD LUCK AND SEMPER FI |
| Name: | Joe Medoro |
| E-mail address: | hoagiejoe@juno.com |
| Comments: | I'm signing in honor of my father who repaired B-24's in India.
Thank you for ensuring that Sgt. Genaust is remembered and returned home. |
| Name: | Susan Shiptoski |
| E-mail address: | pasu18617@msn.com |
| Comments: | God, I'm sure your taking good care of Bill.
Those of us who are alive and free today in the USA have men like him to thank for our freedoms. I'm not going to get upset over the politician who will all turn to dust someday. I just hope I get to shake Bill's hand someday in glory. God Bless Bill and all the Marines. |
| Name: | Tammy Dutton |
| E-mail address: | tdutton23x@aol.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.4guests.com |
| Comments: | Great time :) |
| Name: | Larry j Scinta |
| E-mail address: | ljscinta@netscape.net |
| Comments: | I was in the Marines for six years of my life and got out as a Sgt. I am an advid Military history buff and have a pretty big collection of books and movies.Ive said it once and ill say it again the marines of today although trained well and corageous are not made of the same caliber and raw grit of the Marines of yesteryear.I still get all choked up when i see footage of the flag raising on Iwo Jima.(both of them).I whole heartedly support the medal recomendation to Sgt.Gnaust. Good luck and SEMPER FI Devil Dogs! |
| Name: | Celine |
| E-mail address: | celine@cuteandsingle.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://cuteandsingle.com |
| Comments: | Nice website! |
| Name: | Carroll C Bossieux Jr |
| E-mail address: | cbossieux@cs.com |
| Comments: | God Bless You for your effort to right a wrong that all americans should know about. I would like to see Fox News get involved in this quest. Perhaps then it will get the attention it needs to make it happen. Too many americans just don`t get the BIG PICTURE. Carroll C Bossieux Jr. |
| Name: | VANCE B. LEUTHOLD |
| E-mail address: | VMLEUTHOLD@SBCGLOBAL.NET |
| Comments: | Truly inspired reading about a great man.I hope that he is awarded his due, for the living.
Bring this warrior home!!! |
| Name: | Chris Kellogg |
| E-mail address: | chriskellogghere@aol.com |
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| Comments: | Interesting site. |
| Name: | Debra Ensley |
| E-mail address: | debra2vs@aol.com |
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| Comments: | Fantastic site. |
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| E-mail address: | sharkbait33@aol.com |
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| Name: | Marge |
| E-mail address: | r.volk@prodigy.net |
| Comments: | I am a niece of Sgt. Genaust. I wish I could have met him. I read the book. Aunt Addy was my father's sister.
I enjoyed the book as had heard of Uncle Bill for years but was really unaware of his accomplishments. Marge (Hanson) Volk |
| Name: | Ernest L. Hall (Cpl 3rd bn 8th Mar 2rd Mar Div 84-88) |
| E-mail address: | ehall@marinecorps.com |
| Comments: | First to fight!
I live in Memphis Tennessee, If there is anything that I may do to help, please contact me. Semper Fi Ernie. |
| Name: | Ron Hanson |
| E-mail address: | waldoee@attbi.com |
| Comments: | I am a Nephew of Addy (Genaust) Dobbins and have since I first met him in the early 1940's held William (Sgt. Bill) Genaust in such high regard.
I and My Cousin from Mankato have been charged to be the keepers of important memorabilia so that interested Family and Friends would have a chance to see the original documents signed by such dignitaries as the Secretary of Defense (James Forrestal) and Commandant of the Marine Corps (General Vandegrafe). Future Generations of our Family will appreciate this documentation to validate what those of us who knew him already knew. Sgt. Bill Genaust was truly an American Hero. Many, under certain circumstance, will respond in heroic ways. Very few will keep on responding with Heroic ways time after time, day after day. Our concern was that a wider audience be shown what a rare person and soldier Bill was. We are so greatful that this is being done through this very medium. The efforts of those untiring individuals seeking higher honors must be recognized. If nothing else happens, it is just a wonderful reward to read about Iwo Jima in the book "Imortal Images" by Tedd Thomey. Everyone should have a copy. If not the whole book then the very least everyone should be required to study the face and eyes of Sgt. Genaust on the photo in the middle of this book, after page 90. This was a photo featured in the Washington DC papers. The Man behind the camera may have taken Immortal Images but his face belies having seen far too many mortal ones. Perhaps a face not too concerned about future awards. Given enough of a rest to think about it, the best award all who made the great sacrifice would ask is to appeciate the price of our democracy. Thanks again and again to Tedd Thomey. Ron Hanson |
| Name: | Barbara Hanson Haayer |
| E-mail address: | mhaayer@charter.net |
| Comments: | The following is a copy of a letter I recently sent to Mr. Frank Clynes. It was not deliverable:
Dear Mr. Clynes, I have only recently stumbled upon Dick Gaines' web site where you are quoted extensively regarding my uncle, Bill Genaust. I do remember several phone conversations with you regarding the letter from Lt. Col. Dickson recommending Bill for the Navy Cross. If I remember correctly, you wanted me to send the original copy to you. Since this is such an important part of my family's history, I'm sure you can understand my reluctance to relenquish it to someone whom I do not know. I believe I did offer to mail you a photocopy. Your careless comment about "the niece" in MN not even opening the box of memorabilia from Bill's widow irritates me. If you remember I was experiencing serious health problems at that time and had informed you that when I was well enough I planned to deal with the material in the most acceptable way according to family members' wishes. My Aunt Adelaide and I were as close as mother and daughter and it was not by mistake that she entrusted me with those cherished possessions. As you know, according to family concensus, the memorabilia was loaned for display to the Pipestone Historical Society in southern MN. That is where Bill graduated high school. This was done for the convenience of remaining family members who remember Bill and would be traveling periodically to this area. Bill was a humble man. Certainly you can understand that, as much national significance as these items hold, Bill would probably have wanted family to enjoy them before his more extensive recognition. Contrary to the statement that the letter was "secured" from the museum in Pipestone I am assured by the curator there that the original remains in their possission. He and I are currently in the process of making plans for the future home of the items. Because there has been considerable encouragement from Marines around the country to place them in the National Marine Museum I am considering that as an eventual appropriate final placement. In the meantime I must say that I feel publicly maligned by your characterization of me as being indifferent to the issue. I would appreciate a clarification on said web site. If you choose not to clarify our miscommunication, I will do so. In closing, let me also say that I appreciate your and others' effort to have Bill's work rewarded with continuing recognition. Thank you for all the energy you have put into this endeavor. I am open to any suggestions you may have regarding this matter. |
| Name: | Bob Wiseman |
| E-mail address: | bobwiseman@lvcm.com |
| Comments: | There are many like Genaust who have gone unheralded, there are many more who will receive the same fate. America needs its heros, if nothing else, let you and I never forget, and, if it's the right thing to do.... Pass the word. God bless America and God speed to those who have stood before the Flag.... |
| Name: | Mike Doherty |
| E-mail address: | doherty1@comcast.net |
| Comments: | HM3, foxtrot 2/1/9 groundpounder and proud of it. semper fi |
| Name: | benn ravida |
| E-mail address: | bravida@nycap.rr.com |
| Comments: | cpl.M btry. 4th bn 13th marines 5th marine div.it never seems to amaze me ho we seem to survive.many thanks to Sgt.Bill Genaust, for the great job, on his Dreambook. It makes me proud and happy to be alive. |
| Name: | MATT ALLBRITTON |
| E-mail address: | m137839@wmconnect.com |
| Comments: | AMERICA MUST NEVER FORGET HER FALLEN SONS.BILL GENAUST IS AN AMERICAN SON, LET'S BRING HIM HOME.ANY NRA MEMBERS WHO READ THIS PLEASE CONTACT YOUR CONGRESSMEN AND SENATORS.LET'S BRING BILL HOME |
| Name: | Brittany |
| E-mail address: | bballgurl_3234@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | Hey My name is Brittany, I'am 13 years old and I'am doing areport on the Iwo Jima memorial. I have found alot of infromation. But I need a little more who ever finds infromation on the Iwo Jima war, Monument, or memorial woould you please send it to me. Becasue I want to have alot of infromation. And I'am so happy to learn about this. Even thoguh I have been to Washington and know a little I would like to know alot more. So please send me some infromation thank you. ~~~~Brittany~~~~ |
| Name: | Raymond N Raiche |
| E-mail address: | RNRADR@AOL.COM |
| Comments: | Our LSM # 145 landed twice on the shore at Iwo Jima on " D" Day Feb. 19, 1945. Most of the LSM's serving at Iwo suffered direct hits by the Japanese defenders.
Semper Fi to all the brave Marines who landed on that island. |
| Name: | Keith E. Collamore |
| E-mail address: | MCRD92@aol.com |
| Comments: | Semper Fidelis |
| Name: | mike morris |
| E-mail address: | mikie@wcc.net |
| Comments: | Thanks for the info on Sgt. Genaust. I had forgotten that there was more than one photographer on Suribachi until I read your page. I did remember that there were 2 actual flag raisings.
Keep up the good work. Yes, the Sgt. deserves the Navy Cross and he deserves to be brought home. Yet, he resides not on that island, but in the heart and soul of any patriot. Medals, decorations, commendations are all great , and they serve a valuble purpose. The highest award a man can get is a hand written letter from his C.O. attesting to his fidelity and bravery. If he were in my family, that letter would be framed and hung in a prominent place. An old Marine, but still a Marine! 2D Force Reconnaissance Company 2DFRTRPS 2MARDIV FMFLANT 68-69-70. mike morris Sgt. |
| Name: | Eddie Parker |
| E-mail address: | eparker037070@aol.com |
| Comments: | Was looking at the U.S.M.C. and found this story. I was born in March of 1944 and due to the efforts of those Marines and the other branches of service Ican proudly state that I have lived my life in PEACE.
For those living and those that have died I extend my praise and thanks for this peaceful life that you have given to me. Eddie Parker p.s.If you are reading this and are presently serving our country,my prayers are with you. |
| Name: | elizabeth dickson rudolph |
| E-mail address: | rudolphjljd@erols.com |
| Comments: | Life's a funny thing. I'm Col. Donald L. Dickson's older daughter, and happened on this website by accident this morning. If you still need someone to verify my father's handwriting, I'll be happy to do it. |
| Name: | Leia |
| E-mail address: | leia@german-shepherd-dogs.org |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.german-shepherd-dogs.org |
| Comments: | Your site is nice and appealing. |
| Name: | Michael Olvera |
| E-mail address: | Michael.Olvera@oak.doe.gov |
| Comments: | I was only 4 years old when the USMC fought at Iwo Jima. One Marine, 24 year old Cpl. Johnny Santana, of the 9th Marines was killed in Action there. I am doing some research on Cpl. Santana, because I always knew of him. He never married and left only two sisters behind. I am researching his actions and will write a book on his efforts and deeds while in the Marine Corps. In his memory I hope to write a different kind of book about Iwo Jima. My research is just beginning, but I have lots of sources to work from. This being one site I found. Thanks for information I got from this wonderful site.
M. Olvera |
| Name: | Phil Buckhahn |
| E-mail address: | pbuckhah@umich.edu |
| Comments: | I too have read "Flags of Our Fathers" and have had the pleasure of meeting with SSgt Joe Rodrigez, who is a fixture and important part of our ROTC Battalion in Ann Arbor, MI. He was one of the members of Mike Strank's squad who took part in the second flag raising. Joe was gathering rocks while the second flad went up, and was just outside Rosenthal's frame. For the Marines and Marine Option Midshipmen at the NROTC unit at the University of Michigan, the battle of Iwo Jima and the flag raisings hold a special place among Marine Corps history, as it does for many people. Our esteem is all the more greater for those who served and paid the ultimate sacrifice. Sgt. Genaust indeed may not need this honor, but for the family he shares in the Marine Corps. Above all, like all of those men from those horrific battles, their names and their memory should never be lost to our memory. That is the very least we own them. |
| Name: | jamie |
| E-mail address: | jamie@pokemon.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.pokemon.com |
| Comments: | Really kewl..
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| Name: | Susan Ward |
| E-mail address: | sward890@usa.net |
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| Name: | Jen |
| E-mail address: | advisor@peacock-birds.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.peacock-birds.com |
| Comments: | Please visit our www.peacock-birds.com site! |
| Name: | Raymond N. Raiche |
| E-mail address: | RNRADR@AOL.COM |
| Comments: | I am a Iwo Jima veteran serving on the USS LSM 145 (Landing Ship Med.) Our ship made two landings on 2/19/45. I belong to the Rhode Island Iwo Jima Survivors Asso. Ray Raiche |
| Name: | Mike McKeever |
| E-mail address: | michael.mckeever@boeing.com |
| Comments: | Bring our Comrade home!
M. McKeever MSgt USMC (Ret) |
| Name: | John R. Persich |
| E-mail address: | john.persich@sympatico.ca |
| Comments: | I held the rank of SSGT and served in Viet Nam, I now have a daughter in the USMC just promoted to SGT. I wish success in the efforts for SGT Bill Genaust to be awarded the Navy Cross. |
| Name: | lon jamison |
| E-mail address: | lonjamison1@aol.com |
| Comments: | As an American it made me proud to read of Sgt. Genaust. I hope you are successful in securing on his behalf the highest award possible.
I just recently came into possession of artwork by Donald L. Dickson. I am told it is Combat Art, 1st Division, US Marine Corp. Okinawa, 1945.What I have is a two-sided piece; on the front a marine is staring at a helmet and rifle on the ground. There are spent shells and an opened first aid kit. On the reverse side there are 3 separate depictions of marines; one sitting eating his C-rations,the second standing and staring, and the third reading a bulletin board with the "Latest Dope".It appears to me that even though this was framed to showonlythe front side, that it is from a book or magazine. If anyone can shed any light on these, please contact me. Thanks Lon PS: Sadly, I am not a Marine; but was in the Army 64 to 66and recall that a WWII vet continually referred to me as a Remington Raider. |
| Name: | Tommy |
| E-mail address: | irfoto@swipnet.se |
| Comments: | This was very interesting reading and i´m impressed of the great work with it.
I´m living in Sweden and serch for my past and some clues goes to the south pacific world war two, Guadalcanal. If someone who can help me "get evidence" that a marine named Robert Martin Herslow who should been reprted as MIA on Guadalcanal has existed, i would be very grateful to hear fron someone who could help me get the puzzle a little bit more complete. Robert was living in Californa, probobly San Franciso, and had a girlfriend, a hairdresser named Denita Martina Denslow. Thanks to and god bless you all! |
| Name: | Domenic J. Valentine |
| E-mail address: | djv007@earthlink.net |
| Comments: | Just got done reading Flags Of Our Fathers - great book - should be required reading in every American (and Japanese) school.
I applaud your efforts in obtaining the appropriate recognition for Sgt. Bill Genaust. |
| Name: | Steve Mayer |
| E-mail address: | concetta@erols.com |
| Comments: | In 1998 I moved to Quantico, VA and now reside in Dumfries. You Marines know these names. This is how I came to know the respect the finest the world has to offer. Now a new name is added to my vocabulary. Each time I see the Iwo Jima memorial at US 1 and Joplin Road and read the broad banner that overarches the North gate of Quantico your cause to honor Sgt Genaust will be remembered.
In his honor, Semper Fi! |
| Name: | Scott Reynolds |
| E-mail address: | ScottReyn@Hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Cpl. Reynolds,Scott USMC 93-97
Although I have never seen combat I truly respect and honor those who have. I hope all is done right by Sgt. Genaust and cannot say enough about the people and the effort is has taken. Semper Fi |
| Name: | Joe D. Stripling |
| E-mail address: | BigJoeStrp@AOL.com |
| Comments: | I stand ready to do anything that I can for the Corps including reminding it to be faithful to the troops. Any thing That I can do count me in ! Joe D. Striplng Sgt 1046895 - 1949 1953. Korea 1951-1953. |
| Name: | Brian Millikan, AS2, USN |
| E-mail address: | btmillikan@atsugi.navy.mil |
| Comments: | I believe my Grandfather was involved in the battle, although my Grandmother never really talked about it. But, I have been to Iwo Jima on a few occasions, and walked the beaches and I just can't imagine what the Marines had to go through to get to the top of Mt. Suribachi. I've got lots of pictures as well. It's amazing to think about what happened on that little tiny island and how long it took to get it. |
| Name: | Warren A Gorbet |
| E-mail address: | usmcindian@plumasnet.com |
| Comments: | It is a great feeling to know that Marines never leave their buddies. I am honored to have been there. Keep up the good work. SEMPER FI! |
| Name: | Ric Fry |
| E-mail address: | rickced@aol.com |
| Comments: | David N. Schreiner - Company A, 4th Marines, 6th Marine
Division died on Okinawa 20 June 1945. He was a great fellow and his mother a friend to me. |
| Name: | William D. Hallmark |
| E-mail address: | hallmark@pdq.net |
| Comments: | I'm Senior Chief Hallmark, Navy SeaBee, Battalion 28. My Dad served in the same areas that I just read about, with the 10th Marines,(which I can't find any info). Did they exist?
I have SeaBees in all parts of the Pacific at this time, If I or some of my Bees can be of service, let me know. Some of them are Former Marines, others like myself had family members in the Marines. I have traveled a lot in all these years, but never made it to Okinawa and Saipan (where my Dad served), he asked if I ever did, to visit his friends that did not come home. He is now deceased and I never made it to those places, but I always ask my troops that go there to do it for me. Semper Fi |
| Name: | James Holt |
| E-mail address: | jamesh@nezperce.org |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.nezperce.org |
| Comments: | I'm a former Marine. I strongly feel for the effort here. I always believed, and still do, never leave a man behind. Semper Fi!! |
| Name: | ALICIA PaRkHuRsT |
| E-mail address: | pumkin_2007@hotmail.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://pumkin.com |
| Comments: | IF any one has heard of the name CHARLES W LINGBERG PLEASE CONTACT ME AT pumkin_2007@hotmail.com and i will get back to you. or if anyone knows anyone that has been in the war of Iwo Jima. I am doing a sholaers fair on it. ok well i am done but remember to e-mail me at pumkin_2007@hotmail.com
Alicia |
| Name: | Jess Wise |
| E-mail address: | SgtMaj7269@aol.com |
| Comments: | I served 30 years in the Corps and know the feeling of having a medal downgraded.As a Sgt in Korea I was recommended for a Silver Star, only to get it knocked back to a Bronze Star. I wish you luck in getting Sgt Genaust the Navy Cross. Semper Fi and God Bless. Jess Wise SgtMaj USMC [Ret] |
| Name: | m j morris |
| E-mail address: | mikie@wcc.net |
| Comments: | served USMC 68-69-70. Second Force Recon.
Best of luck in Sgt. Genaust's Navy Cross. I sincerly believe that he deserves it. I think it will probably fly this time. Semper Fi and God Bless! Michael J Morris SGT USMC (discharged) SGT SAPD (retired) |
| Name: | Gene Gibson |
| E-mail address: | egibson@rio.com |
| Comments: | Bill Genaust widow Addy married my uncle Rowland E. Dobbins
about 1957. Not sure of the date, as I was over in westpac at the time. Addy had a very hard time when Febuary would come around each year. She was one of the nices people you would ever want to meet. If I can be of help, drop me a line. Like a good friend and former force recon Major named me. Just call me Mud Duck |
| Name: | Jerry Stackhouse |
| E-mail address: | akndevildogg@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | I am curretly getting ready to join the corps, and reading this story, has made me even more proud to join it. God speed on bringing him home, and thanks to all who have served and are currently serving our great nation. |
| Name: | Norman Ratliff |
| E-mail address: | nratliff@triad.rr.com |
| Comments: | God bless you brother... |
| Name: | Mike Gagner |
| E-mail address: | mlgagner@snet.net |
| Comments: | I wish you the best of luck bringing him home.
My cousin, Robert Krosky (3rd BN, 9th Mar, 3rd Mar Div) was a corpsman killed in action on 3/18/45. He was buried on Iwo until his body was removed. We have no idea where he is buried now, ond know nothing about his death. |
| Name: | Lee Joseph |
| E-mail address: | lee.joseph@state.co.us |
| Comments: | I'd be willing to add my help to bring Sgt. Genaust home as well..
Perhaps weight could be added to this effort if a special honor was made in Sgt. Genaust's memory by the Academy of Motion Picture Sciences, (during the academy awards). I found this site searching for info as to current status of IWO and who still lies in the cemeteries today. Today I was amazed to find out that the Japanese military now holds this island. I have a few original prints of IWO and the 3rd and 4th Marine Div. Iwo cemeteries, with prints of the memorial on Iwo built on the spot of the flag raisings. The memorial was built bt the 31st NCB, (my father served in 31stNCB). It's very important those of us later generations hear the truth of the price paid by all who served in the USMC for our freedoms, taken so lightly by so many. Lee Joseph (member of 31st NCB Assn.) |
| Name: | Mary Ruiz |
| E-mail address: | zoint14@aol.com |
| Comments: | I thought this was an interesting footnote to add to the site regarding the photographs. I am currently looking for the cover of a magazine from around early sixties of a cover "set-up" photo of IWO JIMA. I thought it was the cover of the POST, but I'm not sure. I remember my father ( who has since passed away) showing me the cover picture and I would love to have a copy of the magazine. Maybe someone reading this recalls the magazine cover? I would appreciate any assistance in locating the magazine.
READ BELOW: Associated Press photographer, Joe Rosenthal, made three photographs atop Suribachi, a Japanese observation post on the island of Iwo Jima during World War II. His first picture became the most reproduced photograph in history and won for him a Pulitzer Prize. His third photograph became the source of accusations that the first picture had been set-up. The first picture is the image most remembered. It shows six soldiers erecting a large, American flag on a long, diagonally slanted flagpole. Rosenthal's third shot shows 18 soldiers smiling and waving for the camera under that same flag./13 The confusion over the authenticity of the famous photograph resulted from Rosenthal's casual response to a correspondent back at Guam. The reporter congratulated Rosenthal on the image and then asked if it was posed. Thinking that the writer meant the third picture, Rosenthal admitted that it had been set-up. Speaking of the famous picture, he rightly argues that "Had I posed the shot, I would, of course, have ruined it. I would . . . have made them turn their heads so that they could be identified for AP members throughout the country."/14 Writing of the Rosenthal image, picture editor, Harold Evans in his book Pictures on a Page, notes that "no genius could have posed the picture if he had spent a year in a studio with lights and a wind machine."/15 Lucky for photojournalism, Rosenthal did not carry a wind machine to the top of Iwo Jima. Technological threat to integrity There is currently a serious threat to the integrity of photojournalism images. Computer technology allows individuals to manipulate photographs to such an extent that alterations cannot be detected. As has been stated, such sleight-of-hand is not new. Those who believed in the Spiritualism movement believed in the photographs as well. Those who were unsophisticated as to the double exposure and composite tricks that could be accomplished by a darkroom technician were fooled by the April Fool and political photographs. Those who are cynical and perhaps professionally envious believe that Capa convinced a buddy to act as if he were being killed by a bullet in the head, Rothstein carried a skull in his suitcase, and Rosenthal directed the flag-raising photograph. Computerized digital retouching involves more than suspicions about a photograph's authenticity. Companies such as Scitex, Hell Graphic Systems, and Crosfield have computers that can be used by newspaper, magazine, and book publishers to manipulate photographs that were originally intended to be classic, documentary accounts of real events. |
| Name: | Antony Hatton |
| E-mail address: | Davishnu@aol.com |
| Comments: | Any person who has ever been a United States Marine knows its history, and its commitment to its country, to god, and to its fellow Marines. It seems we fell short in one of our commitments. It is good to know that Esprit de Corps still has value to some people. Find our fallin brother and bring him home..
Always Faithful, PFC A.M Hatton |
| Name: | Lisa Nixon |
| E-mail address: | HopeAngel2002@aol.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://hometown.aol.com/HopeAngel2002/ |
| Comments: | Bring Sgt Bill Genaust home!
Let's hope he gets the honor he deserves. From Mosley's Marine Corps JROTC, Semper Fi and God Bless! |
| Name: | Lisa Nixon |
| E-mail address: | HopeAngel2002@aol.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://hometown.aol.com/hopeangel2002/ |
| Comments: | I am a Cadet Captain in the Marine Corps JROTC at A.C.
Mosley High School in Panama City, FL. I will be a senior this year. At the end of this year, I will have had 4 years in the program. We have been taught the meaning of Honor, Courage, and Commitment for the last three years. Not to mention, Marine Corps knowledge and history. I was extrememly touched by this story of a couragous and honorable Marine. We have studied the raising of the flag on Iwo Jima. The summer after my freshman year, we took a trip to a Marine Corps base and had a miniture version of boot camp at Little Creek, Virginia. It was something I will never forget. On this trip, we visited Washington, D.C. I'd been to Washington, D.C. before but I had not seen the Iwo Jima monument until that trip. It was extremely emotional for all of us. God Bless Sgt Bill Genaust for having the talent to take such accurate footage and to capture history on film. I pray he receives the honor he deserves. Let's hope the government makes the right choice and honor such a wonderful man. Good luck, God Bless, and Semper Fi! |
| Name: | June Thresher |
| E-mail address: | frankdodgee@aol.com |
| Comments: | I think no one should have been "left behind". However
there were bodies that could not be recovered or even identified. I hope that if an attempt is made to retrieve these bodies that no one else gets hurt. The key is JUST NOT TO EVER FORGET THEM! My father was on Iwo Jima. He would appreciate hearing from his old buddies. He will be 76 soon. His name is Edward E. Roy and he lives in Casper, Wyo. He was a PFC. 5th Division, 13th Marines, K Battery, 4rth Battalion, Machine Gunner. He can be e-mailed at frankdodgee@aol.com. Good Luck! |
| Name: | KATY HOFFMANN |
| E-mail address: | chhoffma@straitsarea.com |
| Comments: | i am trying to find information on marine francis wyborny
killed on iwo jima feb 19, 1945---would like to find out what award and decoration he received thank you |
| Name: | Don Dull |
| E-mail address: | dondull@aol.com |
| Comments: | Having lost a very close High School friend on Iwo, Feb 22, 1945 , I joined the Corps to honor his memory. After "Boots" I was sent to serve in the 1st MP Co., 1sr Marine Div. in Teientsin, China. It was at this time that five Marines were "slaughtered" by Communists while guarding an obsolete ammo dump a few miles from the city. It was my understanding that they were standing guard with EMPTY RIFLES ! Something to do with China being a friendly nation, The Nationalists were in charge.It was required, also, the 45 on my hip be empty! Those 5 Marines certainly deserve their medals, too. Semper Fi!!!!!!! |
| Name: | Mark O'Bar |
| E-mail address: | Markusdown@aol.com |
| Comments: | I very much enjoyed the recent special "Heroes of Iwo Jima". It seems a pity to me we don't see more of the work Sgt. Genaust and other combat photographers paid such a price to capture. In the years following the War there were many excellent documentaries utilizing such footage (ex: "Victory At Sea"), but modern producers must feel they're boring us when they include unedited footage. Too bad. Nothing Hollywood can concoct measures up to the real thing. |
| Name: | kate jensen |
| E-mail address: | jensen@tradenet.net |
| Comments: | My father was on Iwo Jima with the 5th Marine Division, one of the lucky ones who came home. But, he would never speak of his war service at all. He passed on 5 years ago, so I'm a day late but playing catch up to learn more about this period in his life. I saw the A&E presentation on the "Heroes of Iwo Jima" and I now understand why my father refused to go underground or into caves. Until seeing this depiction of that valiant effort, I was unaware of Sgt. Bill Genaust, now I know...and he should come home and he should be recognized for his service to the nation. |
| Name: | Dirk Dobbins |
| E-mail address: | dirkdobb@aol.com |
| Comments: | My name is Dirk Dobbins and I am the step grandson of Bill. I am 26 years old and living in Minnesota. I was very glad to see that Bill is getting his due respect for his valor in the Pacific. My Grandfather married Bill's widow after he died. Adelaide (Addy) Dobbins. She passed in 96. I have information if you would like on surviving relatives. Thank you for the developing such an informative website on the topic. I had heard stories of him as a child but I never really knew the whole story. He is truly a man to be proud of. |
| Name: | Brian |
| E-mail address: | unclebigbri@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | I forgot to say I am available whenever you need help.I will pay my own way. |
| Name: | Emily |
| E-mail address: | skandalus_angel@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | im not in the Corps myself, but I was raised in a family of Marines. My father served in Vietnam and i have a brother and several other family members currently serving. This story touched my heart in numerous ways. I guess it hits home with me. I think Sgt. Genaust needs to come home!! God bless you in your efforts. God bless the United States Marine Corps!!! |
| Name: | Brian |
| E-mail address: | unclebigbri@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | I do believe in your cause and I do believe we need to bring Sgt. Bill Genaust home.
Semper fi |
| Name: | Corporal Charles Biebel |
| E-mail address: | steven.biebel@juno.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.angelfire.com/sd2/cooldude25/ |
| Comments: | I am a member of the fourth marine division. I served on Iwo right by airfield #1. None of my buddies were killed on Iwo, but sadly two buddies of mine were killed on Tinian. I had one special qualification I was a fieldlineman and switchboard operator. I joined the Semper Fi crew in 1942. I could never even try boot again. I am 76 and will be 77 March 8,2002 |
| Name: | Travis Wade |
| E-mail address: | white_ice_14@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | i suck |
| Name: | Allen L. Barker |
| E-mail address: | Heycp336358576@AOL.Com |
| Comments: | Active duty Marine from 54-58. My dad was a Marine on Iwo. We never spoke much about it. If ever there is a effort to retrieve Sgt. Bill Genaust from Iwo I volunteer my services. Semper Fi Marines |
| Name: | Jean Boggess Rethwisch |
| E-mail address: | jrethwisch@juno.com |
| Comments: | I think they should bring him HOME.
I would like to find a list of all the soldiers that were KIA. Russell A. Boggess a Marine was there at the time of the Flag Raising.. |
| Name: | Dean Strawn |
| E-mail address: | dcstrawn@mindspring.com |
| Comments: | Absolutely, Frank Clynes said it all. The dead are at
peace,what needs to be done is for the young who are serving now. With the lost hope of the Clinton era hopefully fading into the haze, the knowledge that each person in the military is valued needs to be reinforced. |
| Name: | SGT AVILA MA |
| E-mail address: | AVILAMARCO@HOTMAIL.COM |
| Comments: | THERE WAS ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT ATRACTED ME TO THAT
PHOTOGRAPHY OF MT SURIBACHI AND I NOW BELIEVE THAT IT WAS THE FACT THAT SOMEONE IS CALLING ME TO LOOK IN DEEPER TO HELP SHED THE LIGHT OF THOSE WHO WELL DESERVE IT AND BY ALL MEANS WE ALL KNOW THAT ONCE WE BEGIN SOMETHING WE KNOW WE'LL FOLLOW THRU UNTIL THE END HOPEFULLY WE CAN MAKE THIS HAPPEN. |
| Name: | Jack Eden |
| E-mail address: | jackeden@yahoo.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.jackeden.org |
| Comments: | I salute the effort being put forth on behalf of Sgt.
Genaust. The modern military seems to have a strange sense of what deserves medals, and after reading your page, I see that this trend is not new. I would suggest that two medals should be earned, one for his part on Saipan, and the other for the filming he did on Iwo Jima. In doing his job, he has made it possible for future generations see one of our countries most emotional moments. Even though his is not the work everyone remembers, he captured the REAL flag raising, the FIRST on the island. The second one which everyone remembers is beautiful, but it was re-enacted. Sgt. Genaust deserves not one but two medals. Jack Eden 84B/25S/25V/46Q Still Photographic Specialist |
| Name: | David |
| E-mail address: | Bo714@aol.com |
| Comments: | Let's bring him home! I've heard some people mention a new
movie coming out on Iwo. Does anyone know when it might come out? David Fields 0302 1983-1988 |
| Name: | Ray "Doc" Fornof |
| E-mail address: | Doc666USMC@AOL.Com |
| Comments: | I was in Google.Com and found an article that I wrote on
Monday, January 1st, 2001 at 09:41:47. I am not sure just who entered it but it gave a wrong E-mail address for me. It had Dod666USMC@AOL.Com Mine is Doc666USMC@AOL.Com Please correct your error in my message. Thanks much and more. "SEMPER FI", Ray (Doc, of the 666th, USMC) |
| Name: | william force |
| E-mail address: | force630@aol.com |
| Comments: |
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| Name: | Kevin Bayne |
| E-mail address: | kmbayne@avmats.com |
| Comments: | USMC 0311 1976 Call me and I will be there. When we get to
IWO will there be shovels or do I bring my own? SEMPER FI Could use some help in researching records on an uncle D.C. SHAIN from Mt.Vernon ILL who went ashore on Peleliu in the first wave and was wounded on the 19th day. |
| Name: | Guy M. joslin, YN2, USNR |
| E-mail address: | guy.joslin@worldnet.att.net |
| Comments: | I was so inspired by the dedication shown to your fellow
Marines that I e-mailed the Whitehouse and urged President BUSH to contact you and get this thing done. I have served in the USN since 1982 and been to Lebanon, Grenada and the Persian Gulf. I pray you are able to complete this in your own lifetime, however if some of us must pick up the fallen flag of your efforts then we will and God Bless you for your fight for your fallen brother and unspeakable service to our nation. You guys are the best!!! |
| Name: | CONFEY V. MALDONADO |
| E-mail address: | V1PERMASTR@CS.COM |
| Homepage URL: | http://CONFEY |
| Comments: | I WORK FOR A TRUCKING COMPANY THAT TODAY TOLD ME THAT I
HAVE TO REMORE FROM MY TRUCK THE P.O.W.AND M.I.A STICKER THAT I OUT ON SO THAT PEOPLE WON'T FORGET THE MISSING BROTHER'S THAT WERE LEFT BEHIND...THEY DON'T RESTRICK MY VIEW AND I'VE HAD THEM ON FOR ABOUT THREE YEAR'S AND NO ONE SAID NOTHING BEFORE UNTIL NOW ...F.P.RAYAN PH.NUM.1-888-800- 8331 TELL THEM TO LEAVE THEM WERE THEY ARE AND TO REMEMBER WHO'S MISSING ASK FOR BILL MCGEE THE PRISDENT OF THE COMPANY THANK'S FOR YOUR HELP TO KEEP THE FAITH FOR THERE SAFE RETURN...SEMFER-FI |
| Name: | MKC JAMES M. GORDY |
| E-mail address: | jimgor4@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Quite interesting, Having lived on Iwo Jima for a year we
took part in removal of bodies from caves. There is im sure people who are very familiar with the lay of the land on and underneath the island. I have some nice photos of the time spent on the island and going into the caves. CHIEF JAMES M. GORDY UNITED STATES COAST GUARD |
| Name: | Msgt John G Mulvaney |
| E-mail address: | pegjohn@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | I think that you have done a great job on trying to get
what this fellow Marine deserves.You must realize that he and every other Marine who fought and gave there lives on those islands should all be awarded the medal of honor! The Marine Corp will live forever!SEMPER FI ! |
| Name: | Maj Scott Marconda |
| E-mail address: | smmgrisw@lightspeed.net |
| Comments: | A tangible means of remembering "those who went before." |
| Name: | Lt Col Philip Mena |
| E-mail address: | pgmena@aol.com |
| Comments: | Excellent Story.
Semper Fi! |
| Name: | Dan Hennessy |
| E-mail address: | danmonhen@webtv.net |
| Comments: | Steven Speilberg is doing a movie on Iwo Jima
this info on Sgt Genaust would be of great interest to him (as a fellow photographer/filmmaker),if any one can get this story out and get action it would be him! Question...how can we get this info to him, any ideas? Dan Hennessy Cpl. USMC 1960-66 LTC USAR RET. 1999 |
| Name: | Dan Hennessy |
| E-mail address: | danmonhen@webtv.net |
| Comments: | Steven Speilberg is doing a movie on Iwo Jima
this info on Sgt Genaust would be of great interest to him (as a fellow photographer/filmmaker),if any one can get this story out and get action it would be him! Question...how can we get this info to him, any ideas? Dan Hennessy Cpl. USMC 1960-66 LTC USAR RET. 1999 |
| Name: | Dan Hennessy |
| E-mail address: | danmonhen@webtv.net |
| Comments: | Steven Speilberg is doing a movie on Iwo Jima
this info on Sgt Genaust would be of great interest to him (as a fellow photographer/filmmaker),if any one can get this story out and get action it would be him! Question...how can we get this info to him, any ideas? Dan Hennessy Cpl. USMC 1960-66 LTC USAR RET. 1999 |
| Name: | Dan Hennessy |
| E-mail address: | danmonhen@webtv.net |
| Comments: | Steven Speilberg is doing a movie on Iwo Jima
this info on Sgt Genaust would be of great interest to him (as a fellow photographer/filmmaker),if any one can get this story out and get action it would be him! Question...how can we get this info to him, any ideas? |