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2018 — Tom Godwin, Thu Jan 4 09:12

Happy New Year to all who have contributed information on the Marines of Tarawa over the years at TOTW and to the many families who served with my father in Easy Company 2/2 who I have had the good... more
- 2018 — Kim Righetti, Sun Jan 7 19:15
- - WWII Museum New Orleans — Kim Righetti, Sun Jan 7 19:18
    
    My husband and I went to New Orleans for Christmas. We visited the WWII museum there. It absolutely is the best place for WWII Info. There is a huge part called "On The Road To Tokyo" There is a... more
  - - WWII Museum — Kim Righetti, Tue Jan 9 16:29
      
      The museum was very good however I did not see detailed list of battalions or muster rolls. Your best bet in ancestry.com.
    - - Tom WWII museum New Orleans — hockstedler, Tue Jan 9 23:25
        
        Tom for the Muster Rolls can you look up my dad I don't want to enrol with ancestry.com just to lookup one name? Thanks He was Earl Olaf Hockstedler, USMC 2nd Marine Div from Hopkins Minnesota. I... more
      - Nov 43 Muster roll — Tom Godwin, Thu Jan 11 22:34
        
        Brent has some great info added. Here is the Nov 43 portion with Corp Hockstedler. Footnotes concatenated showing that he participated in active Operations on Betio. He left on Nov 24th on the USS... more
        My father listed below Hockstedler — Cortland D Joyce, Thu Jan 18 14:44
        
        Hi Bill, Just noting my father listed below yours at number 24. This is interesting to me as I thought he was a private during Galvanic and also that he was in H&S as he made a notation that he was L ... more
        Cortland D Joyce'S Father — Hockstedler, Sun Jan 21 08:38
        
        Cortland D Joyce please send me the pictures you mention of your dad as I would like to see if my dad as listed on the same muster rolls is in those photo's. if you want to email them use... more
        H&S 2 — Jon Stevens, Fri Jan 19 09:15
        
        Cortland, See here: http://www.tarawaontheweb.org/hs2.htm Were you in contact with Bill Haddad? Can you send me copies of the pictures? Thanks, Jon
        Re: H&S 2 — Anonymous, Sat Jan 20 10:39
        
        Jon, Frank Johnston identified himself and several others in this photo. I think you may remember it from a post of mine some years back. Below is his recolection. These are some of the H&S 2... more
        H&S 2 — Jon Stevens, Sun Jan 28 23:23
        
        Thanks Cortland. I gotta get this info on the website. I have looked through my files and apparently I did not save your pictures. Can you email them to me for inclusion on the website? Jon
        Photos / Jon — Cortland D Joyce, Wed Apr 18 11:11
        
        Hi John. Did you receive the photos I sent via email?
        Joyce Photos — Jon Stevens, Wed Apr 18 14:09
        
        Cortland, Yes, I have them. I am wondering if JOhn Gross is in more than one photo. Kind of disappointed I did not see my dad's picture but it is great to have some H&S 2 pictures from Saipan. I... more
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        Tinian Picture Man with Dog — hockstedler, Sat Jan 27 23:47
        
        I was recently told that the man in the front row with the dog was Bill Haddad. I have verified that this information is not correct. The man with the Dog is named Bill (his nickname) Bill (E.O.... more
        H&S2 on Tinian — Jon Stevens, Sun Jan 28 23:20
        
        Note there are two pictures of H&S2 on Tinian. One is the wire section and the 2nd is the radio section. That is absolutely Bill Haddad holding the dog with the Radio section. I assume the wire... more
        P.F.C. William Haddad, H&S 2 — Cortland D Joyce, Fri Feb 2 15:18
        
        In this photo, I believe the man next to Frank Johnston is the man in this photo. https://photos.app.goo.gl/rctVNj9hOiLrDvx63
        Radio Section — Cortland D Joyce, Mon Jan 29 19:32
        
        I believe that the man second from the right in the standing row, is the man in the tent in this image. https://photos.app.goo.gl/aSFz1ElEKGxrYM3w2
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        Helpful Pictures — hockstedler, Sun Jan 28 23:41
        
        Okay so posting all of these pictures was very helpful and will answer the question on the dog. The Wire Section Photo is a different person holding the dog instead of Bill Haddad. In the wires... more
        Pictures Not Showing — Jon Stevens, Sun Jan 21 21:15
        
        Cortland, Pictures are not coming through. The picture service says you need to upgrade. Jon
        Image Hosting — Cortland Joyce, Mon Jan 29 18:37
        
        Hi all. Sorry 'bout that. They showed up when I posted but I guess Photobucket changed their policy. Seeing about transferring via Google. Please stby.
        More Photos — Cortland Joyce, Sat Jan 20 10:43
        
        I'm pretty sure that the shirtless man is Weisbrod in this image.
        Hello from Kim — Kim Righetti, Sat Jan 27 20:00
        
        I can't get any photos. I get a grey square that says, " Please update your account to enable 3rd party hosting". what does this mean?
        More Images — Cortland Joyce, Sat Jan 20 10:50
        
        Muster Roll Info — Tom Godwin, Thu Jan 11 15:35
        
        In his record on the second page, there is a footnote "R". It reflects that he was onboard the USS Zeilin in Hawke's Bay awaiting orders for destination later in the month of October. I believe they... more
        Re: Tom WWII museum New Orleans — Tom Godwin, Thu Jan 11 15:28
        
        There are a number of muster rolls. When they started recording whole Battalions rather then just companies by Tarawa, the indexes only show up quarterly from what I've seen. Here is October muster... more
        Muster Rolls, Thanks — hockstedler, Thu Jan 11 23:10
        
        Tom and Brent thank you very much for finding this. Yes he was born in Hopkins MN? so it makes sense that he would be recruited in Minneapolis prior to going to San Diego. He did also speak fondly of ... more
        Col. David M. Shoup — hockstedler, Thu Jan 11 23:40
        
        My dad also did speak of working with Col. David M. Shoup. HE pointed him out and indicated some notes in the book that has the history of the 2nd Marine Division. My dad is in one of the pictures... more
        H&S 2 — Jon Stevens, Fri Jan 12 08:52
        
        Some of these names match Regimental Communicators, H&S 2 Marines which was my dad's outfit. Please email me the pictures and names. See: http://www.tarawaontheweb.org/hs2.htm Jon
        Names on Flag — hockstedler, Sat Jan 13 00:38
        
        Here are the names written in Black in on the flag and I will email the picture to Jonathan.E.Stevens@wheaton.edu The picture of Dad (Earl O. Hockstedler) was in the book Follow Me. John Von Breton,... more
        H&S2 — Jon Stevens, Sat Jan 13 15:46
        
        Thanks! Take a look at TArawa on the Web for the H&S2 page. There are a couple pictures from Tinian as well. Jon
        Found my Dad in the photo — hockstedler, Sat Jan 13 22:31
        
        Jon the tiniam picture front row the guy holding the little white dag that is my dad. Do you have other photos of Tinian or Tawara and this unit? Where in this picture at Tinian is you dad?
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        Re: H&S2 — hockstedler, Sat Jan 13 22:31
        
        Jon the tiniam picture front row the guy holding the little white dag that is my dad. Do you have other photos of Tinian or Tawara and this unit? Where in this picture at Tinian is you dad?
        PFC Earl O. Hockstedler — Brent Peterson, Thu Jan 11 22:04
        
        PFC Earl O. Hockstedler was a 667 (Message Center/Communications Specialist) with the Head Quarters, Services and Weapons Company of the 2nd Marines Regiment,2nd Division led by Col. David M. Shoup.... more
    - WWII museum New Orleans — Tom Godwin, Tue Jan 9 09:44
      
      Will have to do that. Have not been to NOLA for a while. Will put it on the list.
    - WWII Museum New Orleans — hockstedler, Mon Jan 8 08:58
      
      Kim can you tell us if they provide unit information at the museum that describe the Battalions, and Platoons at different battles? Any mention of Muster Rolls so we know the names of the men in... more
    - - WWII museum New Orleans — Tom Godwin, Tue Jan 9 09:48
        
        You can also access muster rolls through Ancestry.com now. With membership of course. Indexes by names seem to only be posted in quarterly intervals. I could not get Nov 43 by just a name search. You ... more
      - WWI Museum in New Orleans — Clay Bonnyman Evans, Tue Jan 9 06:10
        
        The exhibit on Tarawa, as with most of the exhibits in the Pacific Theater portion of the museum, is extremely well done in terms of visuals. However, by design, these exhibits are not detailed at... more

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