The battalion Headquarters Company was responsible for supporting the rifle and weapons companies. It was composed of Battalion Headquarters, a Company Headquarters Section, a Supply Section, Naval Medical Personnel, Communications Platoon, Intelligence Section, Mortar Platoon, and an Assault Platoon. Click on an image below for a description of a particular section.
The Headquarters Company, with its specially trained Marines, had a particularly high rate of transfers as men were needed elsewhere. It also became a station for wounded Marines who could not return to their rifle companies for physical or mental reasons, for older men who could not keep up with the exertions of the riflemen, and occasionally for men deemed unreliable, untrustworthy, or otherwise unsuited for front line combat. Often, the reasons for individual transfers are difficult to determine. While viewed by riflemen as "rear echelon," the Headquarters Company was vital to the success of a battalion, and duty there was by no means a guarantee of safety: First Battalion Headquarters lost 37 Marines and corpsmen killed.
The following men served with HQ Company, 24th Marines. Click on a name to learn more about an individual Marine.
KWAJALEIN ROSTER | SAIPAN ROSTER | TINIAN ROSTER | IWO JIMA ROSTER
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Jesse G. ACLKLAM, Jr.
James ADAMS
Robert A. ARNDT
Manuel C. AVANCENA
B
George J. BALKO
Woodrow BARFIELD
Bruce L. BARNES
Joseph A. BARRETTE
Eugene BARTOLACCI
Fred O. BATES
Loy E. BATES, Jr.
Paul J. BAYER
John F. BEARD
Kenneth A. BEEHNER
Herbert G. BEVINS
William H. BIGLEMAN
James F. BLAKE
Pennock B. BOWEN
Alfred J. BRENGLE
Lewis B. BRINNON
Harry S. BROWER
William J. BURBRIDGE
Richard BURKE
Dulan F. BUTLER
Raymond L. BUTLER
Lowell E. BUXTON
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Alexander J. CALDWELL, Jr.
Charles W. CARBEAU, Jr.
Joseph F. CARDINAL
Donald S. CARNAHAN
Lester E. CARVER
Gerald V. CASEY
Kenneth R. CASSEL
Maurice J. CAVANAUGH
Russell A. CHAMBERS
Joseph CHIFOS
John L. CHISMAR
Donald A. CHRISTENSON
Joseph F. CLAYTON
Allen L. CLINE
Joseph L. COELHO
George COLLETTI
James W. COMBS
Louis CONSENTINO
James B. COOPER
Willie E. CORDON
Albert M. COTA
Hugh C. COWAN, Jr.
Howard E. COX
Loran W. CRONK
Jerry H. CULP
Edward CURYLO
Julian H. CUSEY
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Thomas J. DAVENPORT
Ray H. DAVIS, Jr.
Richard F. DAVIS
Richard L. DAVIS
John H. DEARING
Curtis C. DEKLE
Paul A. DEQUATTRO
William P. DESHONG
Irving DEUTCH
William J. DOLLY
Ernest H. DONDIS
James R. DONOVAN
John J. DUEMLER
Dwyer DUNCAN
James G. DUNKELBERG
Charles A. DUNPHY
Aquilla J. DYESS
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John O. EDWARDS, Jr.
Sidney S. EISENBERG
Edward D. EISENHART
Olin O. ENGLAND
Reeve E. ERICKSON
David M. ESWORTHY, Jr.
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Stephen FINDLAY
Henry F. FONES
John L. FORD
J. Murray FOX
Sequoyah FRANCIS
Robert N. FRICKE
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John C. GALE, Jr.
John J. GALLAGHER
Merle L. GEESAMAN
Billy G. GLENN
Maurice GLUHANK
Edward G. GOLLWITZER
William C. GORDON
Louis GORGA
William D. GREYBILL
Samuel K. GRIMES, Jr.
Edwin H. GROOTE
Peter GULLA
Morrison GUNTER
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Roy F. HANEY
James M. HANSON
Kye HARRIS
Thomas W. HARTIGAN
Earl P. HAWKINS
Richard A. HAYES
Harry R. HEDRICK, Jr.
Jesse M. HENDRICKS
Billy H. HERN
James R. HICKS
Leon C. HILLS
Herbert I. HINES
Charles HORWITZ
William H. HOTTEL, Jr.
Byron L. HOWE, Jr.
Clyde A. HUBBARD
Wilmer W. HUELSBECK
Bura C. HUGHES
Robert L. HUNGET
Francis I. HUNT
Clyde W. HUNT
Billy J. HURST
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Fred W. IRWIN
Vernon H. ISON
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Leonard L. JACKSON
Harlan C. JEFFREY
Ronald E. JIBBEN
LaVerne L. JOHNSON
Robert JOHNSTON
Kenneth W. JONES
Robert O. JONES
Robert M. JORDAN
Jeff E. JOWERS
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Peter J. KAKADELIS
John J. KELLEY
Reginald J. KELLEY
Thomas M. KERR, Jr.
Walter S. KILDOW
Earl KIRK, Jr.
John H. KLANKE
Marvin E. KLINE
Edwin E. KLOHS
Roy F. KLOPFENSTINE
Lewis C. KNIGHT
John W. KOCHER
Harry KOFF
Hugh KOWN
Joseph S. KRESHESKY
Alan E. KUBBER
Clark G. KUNEY, Jr.
George KUZMYAK
Stephen E. KWIATKOWSKI
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John R. LACEY
Benjamin N. LADABOUCHE
Ray H. LAUNIERE
Louis LECLAIRE
Abraham S. LEHRMAN
Joseph H. LEITCH
Otto LESSING
Clyde W. LETCHER, Jr.
Amos F. LEWIS
Vernon E. LEWIS
Roy A. LIEDHEGNER
Waldo C. LINCOLN, Jr.
Robert M. LISENBERY
Keith M. LITTLE
Jay E. LOHFF
Austin W. LONG
Raymond LOPEZ
Robert J. LORENZ
Robert M. LOW
David E. LOWNDS
Richard B. LUCAS
Henry E. LUCIEN
Michael R. LUCKAGE
Marion E. LYON
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Thomas D. MACKEY, Jr.
Dwight "A." MAFFIT, Jr.
Paul W. MAJOR
Othello F. MAMMUCARI
Harn L. MANDEMAKER
Clarence E. MARTIN
Frank O. MARTIN
Ronald G. MASON, Sr.
Loren C. MCCLURE
Donald L. MCCOY
Arthur L. MCGILVRAY, Jr.
James N. MCGUIRE, Jr.
Carl T. MCMAHAN
James L. MCMULLEN
Donald P. MCQUILLAN
Maurice W. MCQUILLEN
James E. MIGCHELBRINK
Silvio A. MILANI
Paul E. MILLER
Arthur N. MILLWOOD
Albert B. MITLEHNER
Jacob F. MOHR
William R. MONTGOMERY
John W. MORRISON
Philip F. MOZDZER
Bernard K. MULRENIN
Gene G. MUNDY
John J. MURACH
James J. MURPHY
Gates MYERS
N
Daurice R. NARON
Edward J. NEIDERLANDER
Edward J. NELSON
Sol NICHINSON
O
John J. O'BRIEN, Jr.Alfred R. OKSENDAHL
Frank M. OLINGER
Lawrence H. OLLIGES
Elmer J. OLSON
Stephen H. OPALENIK
Endecott OSGOOD
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Robert H. PARKER
Horace C. PARKS
George W. PATE
Alfred C. PATENGE
Gardner E. PERRY
Howard E. PETERSEN
Albert L. PFEIFER
Ray W. PHILIPS
Walter S. PIETROWSKI
Melvin L. PINKERTON
John C. POPE
Horace I. PORTER
Walter H. PRALL
Jerald J. PRIEST
Ray C. PUGLIA
Henry PURDY
Q
William T. QUINN
R
William R. RAGSDALE
Leo F. RAHUBA
James T. RAINEY
Walter J. RECHKO
James D. REDDING
Allan L. REID
George E. REILLY
John J. REILLY
Donald E. REINERT
Albert F. REMENTER, Jr.
Jess B. REMINGTON
Billy REYNOLDS
Arnold R. RICHARDSON
Shirl G. RICHARDSON
David C. RING
Harold A. RISBERG
Thomas H. ROBERTS
Daniel A. ROCHE
Raymond M. RODGERS
Harold J. ROSS
Joseph D. ROSS
Saverio B. ROSSANO
Paul J. ROSSI
Grover D. ROTHGERY
Clark D. ROYSTON
Joseph ROZMUS
John A. RUIZ
Robert J. RUTT
John M. RUTTER
Francis J. RYAN
William J. RYAN
Vincent F. RZEBROWSKI
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Joseph W. SAGGUS
William D. SAMMON
Russell G. SANDERLIN
John H. SANDERSON, Jr.
Peter SANDOVAL
Orest J. SANTILLO
George F. SARGENT
Roger V. SAUVE
Jack T. SAYERS
Philip A. SCALLY
Irving SCHECHTER
William SCHIAVONE
Forest C. SCHLENKER
Frank SCHNELL
Manuel SCHOOLUS
Maynard C. SCHULTZ
Kenneth H. SEIDEL
John C. SEIFERTH
Robert S. SELINGER
Thomas C. SETINA
Alexander F. SHAW
Robert E. SHERRILL
Raymond L. SHERWIN
Donald H. SHURMANTINE
Edwin J. SIMMONS
Everett T. SIMPSON, Jr.
Robert E. SIMPSON
John M. SIRANOVICH
Robert D. SIVERTSON
William H. SKEENS
William H. SKINNER
Carroll E. SMITH
Harvey B. SMITH
Howard E. SMITH
Richard D. SMITH
Richard H. SMITH
Joseph S. SOLECKI
Robert P. SORLEIN
Edward E. SPACE
Jack L. SPENCE
Celio E. SPERANDIO
Arnold F. STANEK
Hatley W. STANFIELD
Ronald F. STANLEY
Richard G. STEBBINS
Jack STEIN
John R. STEINER
David STEPHENS
Joseph STEVENS
George R. STEWART
Arthur F. STOCKWELL
Frederic A. STOTT
Eugene J. SULLIVAN
John J. SULLIVAN
LaVerne E. SULLIVAN
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Francis N. TABER
Algie L. TAYLOR, Jr.
Joseph TELIHA
Burton W. TELLEFSEN
Arnold E. THOMAS
Glen R. THOMAS
Keith W. THOMAS
Roger R. THROCKMORTON
William A. TILDEN
Benedict F. TOFANY
Rudolph E. TOLNAY
Paul S. TREITEL
Stephen J. TRIGGS
Walter E. TRUSILO
John TURISSINI
Willie H. TURNER, Jr.
Domenick P. TUTALO
U
Martin J. URAM
V
Frank VALLEE, Jr.
Lawrence F. VANDYKE
Howard W. VANSTEENIS
Carl E. VENZ
Stephen J. VINCZI, Jr.
W
Eugene R. WALSH
Carl M. WARNER
Harry J. WATKINS, Jr.
John WAYTOW
Samuel S. WEBB
George D. WEBSTER
Dale E. WELLINGTON
George P. WHEELAND
Charles T. WILSON
Phelps R. WILSON
Orville E. WRIGHT
Donald H. WRIGHT
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Joseph F. ZIEMBA
Naval Medical Section
Lloyd L. Ahlman
William J. Baker
William L. Baker
Ellsworth L. Blanchard
Winston C. Blevins
Bertel E. Blomquist
Samuel Blumstein
Harold K. Brasell
Donald E. Carlson
Charles R. Cochrane, Jr.
Daniel J. Danhauer
Virgil D. Deets
Walter E. Dodd
William G. Edwards
Richard Ervin
Bennie Evans
Francis G. Felicia
Ben R. Flores
Norris B. Fulgham, Jr.
Jacob M. Gottlieb
DeVore B. Gordon
Alex L. Grady
Alfonso A. Guerra
James R. Guyett
Walter R. Hajost
Elmer D. Hamilton
Robert M. Haynes
Joseph Hazel
Charles A. Hearn, Jr.
John C. Heidler, Jr.
Thomas W. Hernan, Jr.
Marion W. Justice
Vermoine V. Klauss
Billie L. Leavell
Walter W. Leonard
Charles F. Littlefield
Richards P. Lyon
Harry Malley
Eloy R. Manzanares
Anthony Marquez
Jack Mason
Donald F. McKay
Martin Middlewood
Joseph E. Miller
Ronald E. Millhiser
Robert D. Misamore
Francis B. Munski
Ewing G. Murphy
Samuel B. Murrell
William E. Nizzardi
Charles A. Norton, Jr.
Howard P. Nowoc
John P. Offer
William D. Ogden
David L. Pasternik
Dave Perry, Jr.
Richard C. Porter
Herbert E. Raley
Raymond K. Robey
Maurice D. Savidge
John S. Schmid
Harry A. Schreiber
Edward J. Simko
Francis J. Shiring
Lloyd G. Smith
Sam Susman
Donald E. Swartz
Norris G. Swartz
Maurice A. Tellier
Ralph W. Thomas
Elmer H. Wilkinson
Carl L. Zaar
Albert Zrimsek