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He was with the old breed.

Great warrior. Did not know he was with Captain Everett Pope ( who was awarded the MOH in 1945) in that particular bloody skirmish at Peleliu. On several WWII Pacific TV documentaries about Peleliu, this event is sometimes mentioned and Pope himself in clips describes that action. Pope died exactly on his 90th birthday.. Sgt Dreves is a first class war hero.

Such men cannot be replaced.

Such a tremendous fighting experience by this Marine, and all that fought in the Pacific Theatre!

This man was my grandfather, and what a tremendous man he was. Not only was he a courageous soldier who fought and bled for his country, but he was so caring and compassionate and adored spending time with his grandchildren in a myriad of ways. Fishing, archaeology, crafting sculptures in bottles, he had many engaging hobbies and loved to share them with my two cousins and I every chance he had. And of course, hearing his war stories was always an amazing experience. I love you and miss you terribly, grampy. - Richard

I watch these guys and see my father. Born in 1921. Called up in March of 42 for the duration plus 1 year. Served in the Army Air Corps.Learned to fly and in training was injured in a lightning strike. He was retrained as a flight mechanic. He said his injury saved his life. It affected his vision and he was washed out before completion. In later years he was able to deduce that most of his graduating class of pilots died in bombing raids over Germany. He served honorably. Father of 6 children. His girlfriend, my mother waited for him for 4 years writing daily. Their love for each other was a constant. A wise and gentle man he died in 91. Hardly a day goes by I don't think of him. He was my father, my best friend and my fishing buddy.

Now Russia and China are using drugs and immorality to destroy America from the inside out , so they can take over the entire Country without firing a shot ! Please God Bless & Help America now more than ever !

What a wonderful Hero, I know from the time frame he said that he and my Father went to Boot Camp together. My Father tried to enlist in January 1942 but he was turned down because he was color blind, but the recruiter told him go down to the Marine recruiter because the Marines were going to do away with that. So my Father went down every Friday and he said not yet. He was working in the shipyard as A Boiler Maker in Mobile Alabama and every Friday he would go see the Recruiter and be told no. That went on until November 10 1942, the Marine Corp Aniveresty and he said I can take you now. He insisted and was put on a train headed to San Diego. He had Sniper training as he was GREAT on the Rifle range, the only man that shot better than him was the Gunnery Sergeant over the Rifle Range who had lost one arm in WW1.He was in the invasions of Cape Goulester, Pelielu and Okinawa and several smaller battles and he went to China to guard trains from the Communist. He is my HERO, PASSED AWAY MARCH 18TH 2018. SEMPER FI MARINES. If you have anything that has to be destroyed overnight call the MARINES.

Semper Fi Sir, Job Well Done!

My great uncle was with the First Marine Div. Bismark, Cape Glouster and was lost on Peleliu 9/44. Pretty cool to think these men might have served with him.

Why was it the end of his time in the service after he left Pelileu in '44?

USS Barnett APA-5 DEPLOYMENTS - MAJOR EVENTS BARNETT Add a APA-5 Shellback Initiation Add a APA-5 Deployment - Major Event Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event SEP 1940 - Commissioned: 25 SEP 1940 APR 1942 - Shellback Initiation - 23 APR 1942 - Atlantic Ocean APR 1944 - AUG 1944 Mediterranean JUN 1944 - Shellback Initiation - 6 JUN 1944 - Pacific Ocean APR 1946 - Decommissioned: 30 APR 1946 APA-5 GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS Class: McCawley-class attack transport Complement: 491 Officers and Enlisted Displacement: 9600 tons Length: 486 feet 6 inches First ship to land delivered General Teddy Roosevelt who commanded the landings when the troops reached the beaches with no concern for his safety. My Uncle Don Wells was an Ensign on the USS Barnett. He talked about dropping General Roosevelt off. They took on wounded. He never talked about the gore only saying it was "Hell." He turned 100 Saturday. He went around to schools as part of a Kiwanis program around Alexandria, Va. with veterans to discuss WWII with them. He went to Sicily after that for a landing, and then on to the Pacific never talking about it.

Mr. Dreves thank you endlessly for your service and may God bless you always!!!! ✝️🇺🇸✝️

Sir, thank you endlessly for your service and may God bless you always!!!!! ✝️🇺🇸✝️

A great man. Knew him through the 1st Marine Division Association.

ONE MAJOR QUESTION DID HE GET LAID BET HE DIDN T

my Father was in the 1st Marine Division with the 5th Marines on Cape Goulester and Pelielu, I'm sure he knew this Man. Some of the things he told sounds like what my Father told me. He was a FDC (fire direction control) Marine with A battery. He went back to Papuvo but he didn't get to go Home, He went to Okinawa he was 22 years old when the war ended, he still didn't go home He was sent to China to guard trains from the communist for about 2 months with the 1st Marine Division. He also went to San Diego for his Boot Camp and Sniper Training and Artillery training. Then to New Zealand for jungle war training and more Sniper Training, then to Australia where he met up with the 1st Marine Division that had fought on Guadalcanal. CPL William Earl Caine A battery 5th Marines 1st Marine Division FCD Man.

OOH-RAH SEMPER FI ENLISTED 3 DAYS AFTER I TURNED 17 IN 1963, TURNED 19 IN VIETNAM 1965.

OOH-RAH

Did anyone remember Charles Henry Smith who was a Marine and fought in the Pacific Islands!

This guy is the real deal. Brave Marine.

Thank you all for your service 🇺🇸

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Thank You for your service.

You were a Marine do you remember Dan Daly my great-grand uncle

🏆🏆🏆👍🇺🇲🙏 Thank you for sharing.

seargent i salute you .you are a true war hero

Elmer Hawkins would of road through Carrizo Gorge on the rail road on his way to San Diego. That would of been shortly before the rail road ran into Mexico before coming back over the boarder into San Diego. That rail road line is no longer active but it is fun to explore that part of the rail road that runs through Carrizo Gorge.

The two old Gyrenes tell us they carried Thompson submachine guns and the film shows us two M-1 Carbines and a 30 caliber air cooled machinegun.

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Men like this are cut from a different clothe . Such incredible men that I have nothing but respect and appreciation for . God bless them ... This man is truly a hero ....

Art was a great family friend of mine growing up. Heard so many stories. His story telling style was the best. Peeking into caves and surprising Japanese soldiers but instead of releasing his safety he accidentally released his magazine clip and it went clank clank clank down the mountain. He ended up tossing a grenade in the cave and ducking.

... This gentleman speaks so casually, ... Capt. Everett Pope ... The officer that told Chesty Puller he "wasn't taking his 8 men back up there" ... received the Congressional Medal of Honor for the action Sgt. Dreves took part in.

Sgt. Hawkins was not “stationed” he was part of the amphibious invasions that fought to to take these islands and real estate from the Japanese Imperial Forces...God bless this Marine....

This is what war is really about, not Hollywood rubbish. Young guys 1000s of miles from home, serving their country against a very capable enemy. Facing banzai charges, out of ammo, throwing rocks, hand to hand fighting, 8/32 left. So much respect for these vets. 🇬🇧

Gotta say "Hitler" Nomesane?

The CONUS never got bombed. You US people have no ideas what war is.

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Just think, this man was an example of what hundreds of thousands of young men were about back then. Selfless. If our current generation was representing America back then, how do you think we would have fared ?

I believe my father in law, Albert Renzi, (from Buffalo)was one of the 8 left after that hand to hand combat! He was 1st marines 2/7. He went to China also and talked about these tracer bullets etc.

The 1st Marine Division was sent to china to control the Japanese Army there . The think was the 1st Mar Div missed the major troop celebrations when the war ended . Most did not return to the states til 1946 .

My dad was in the First Marine Division at Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester, Peleliu, and Okinawa.

I did not know about China, nice to hear.

That foot fracture saved his life. The near disaster on Makin island showed how incompetent the USMC Raider Battalion leadership was. Part of the reason why they scrapped the concept..

What a great accounting from Sgt Hawkins. Reading history is one thing; hearing about it from those who were there is quite another. Excellent story!

900 views.. more people need to see this.

Mike-where did Elmer speak? Thanks Tim Gray