TarawaTalk - Location 8th Marines in NZ?

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Do anyone have a map or maps of the location the 8th Marines occupied during their NZ days of R&R or training? 1st Battalion is of primary interest.

Noel

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Location of 1/6 in NZ - post Guadalcanal — Jim Hildebrand, Fri Jul 13 21:25

At the risk of reviving old arguments, I thought this was important enough to post: For many years I have been in contact with a man who is a Tarawa veteran. He was a corpsman then and is now a... more
- 6th Marines in NZ - Post Guadalcanal — Jim Hildebrand, Sun Jul 15 04:47
  
  The graphic shown below represents what I now believe are the probable locations of the 6th Marine Regiment’s three Battalions in New Zealand, after Guadalcanal. The “CAMP RUSSELL General Layout... more
- - Aerial Photo of Camp MacKay — Jim Hildebrand, Sat Jul 21 00:16
    
    Here is a good quality aerial photo of Camp MacKay. It is a slightly enlarged version of a photo that I just received from Mr. John Porter in New Zealand. Camp MacKay is seen in the center and just a ... more
  - - CAMP MACKAY — William L, Jefferies, Sat Jul 21 10:42
      
      When we 1/1/6 were at Camp Mackay we use to walk to the ocean and train in rubber boat landings. It was cool and we wore the gray issued sweatshirts. Jeff
  - Location 8th Marines in NZ? — Noel Garland, Sun Jul 15 09:14
  - - 8th Marines — Anthony Dreaver, Sun Jul 15 22:41
      
      8th Marines were in Camp Paekakariki, one of the three camps in the district. It had been a golf course at the north end of the village before being taken over for defence purposes. Today much of it... more
    - - map — Noel Garland, Wed Aug 29 10:37
        
        my email address noelgarland@hotmail.com Hope you can send a camp map it would be a nice addition to the file I have on my brother's service record, and muster rolls of the 1st Battalion. Noel
      - Pics — Kim Righetti, Tue Jul 17 11:01
        
        Is there anyway pictures of this camp could be found? Archives maybe? I am still hoping to see a pic of my dad at camp or with the other Pharmacists mates from Tarawa or Guadalcanal.
      - Re: Pics — JERRY RAPPOPORT, Wed Jul 18 14:59
        
        KIM RIGHETTI- DID YOU EVER RECEIVE A REPLY FROM THE NAMED CORPSMAN I SENT TO YOU?
        Corpsman — Kim Righetti, Wed Jul 18 16:18
        
        Refresh me on the name. I have heard from several via phone. Kim
        NAME SENT TO KIM RIGHETTE=I — JERRY RAPPOPORT, Wed Jul 18 22:33
        
        NAME ROGER MAIR CORPSMAN ON CANAL AND NZ.
        Roger Mair — Kim Righetti, Thu Jul 19 09:22
        
        Does he post on this forum? Do you have an address for him? I would be happy to call or email him! Thanks. Kim
        CORPSMAN — JERRY RAPPOPORT, Thu Jul 19 11:19
        
        RogerMairs@aol.com
        Corpsman — Kim Righetti, Thu Jul 19 12:10
        
        Thanks!
        CORPSMAN — Anonymous, Thu Jul 19 18:48
        
        The president of the United States doesn't know how to pronunce Corpsman.
        Re: CORPSMAN — John Armstrong Ph M 2/C!!, Sat Jul 21 18:18
        
        When we were carrying stretchers with bodies, you pronounce it a different way
        CORPSMAN — William L. Jefferies, Sat Jul 21 21:56
        
        John, as you know in combat we never called or yelled for a Corpsman. If the Japs heard the name they would shoot you if they could.
        calls — John Armstrong, Sat Jul 21 22:18
        
        I know , but there were other terms. I was testing every ones sense of ironic humor. Coreman "medic needed" Corpseman "when carrying bodies" I recall something but cannot remember what. We usualy (on ... more
        CORPSMEN — SHIRLEY GEORGE, Sun Jul 22 09:17
        
        JOHN; I RECALL BOB TELING ME THAT THEY GOT TO NEW ZEALAND A FEW WEEKS BEFORE THE 6TH MARINES AND TOLD THE NEW ZEALANDERS THAT THE CRSOIX DE GUERRE MEANT THEY WERE TO BE AVOIDED UNTIL THEY WERE... more
        Corpsman — Kim Righetti, Thu Jul 19 19:07
        
        This is one of his many issues.I will keep this in mind come November. This is probably as political as I should get on this forum!
        Pics — Anthony Dreaver, Tue Jul 17 16:30
        
        What was your Dad's unit, Kim? There were many camps in the Wellington area, the three largest near Paekakariki village: Camp Mackay, Camp Russell, and Camp Paekakariki. These were mainly for Marine... more
        Camps — Kim Righetti, Wed Jul 18 10:07
        
        My Dad was at Camp Paekakariki. He was 2/8 on Tarawa and 1/6 ( I think!) on Guadalcanal. I'll ask my husband tonite, he knows. Thanks for the info about the website!
      - Re: 8th Marines — Noel Garland, Sun Jul 15 23:31
        
        email wont transmit like Id like it too (noelgarland @msn,com), Perhaps it will like this. Tks, Noel
      - Map — Anonymous, Sun Jul 15 23:28
- 1/6 in NZ — Joan Ellis, Fri Jul 13 23:50
  
  Jim your Tarawa veteran is so right. I do know where those sights are. Herb Deighton was a 6th Marine and we found the exact place where his camp site was.I have an NZ friend who could tell you... more
- - Mayfair cabaret — vcarnaggio, Sun Jul 15 12:04
    
    The FELAND had our ships dance there.that was well attended by local ladies.A good time prior to the battle at Tarawa. vc

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