Statistics varied with different commands. The 1st Marine Division lost nearly

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Jun 6, 2019
11:31:43am

JmThms Walk-on

Statistics varied with different commands. The 1st Marine Division lost nearly

4000 in WWII. They deployed with about 16000.

I would have hated to be in the Marine companies in the Battle of Tarawa that suffered over 70% casualties.

But I would have hated being in the 8th Air Force as well. In terms of casualties.

I was at a commemoration event on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands back in the '80's. There were some surviving US Marine veterans of that battle there with us. All of them suffered from malaria. They were also surprised how "built up" the island had become. I could only see one building in the area, operated by some Australians.

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JmThms

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D-Day gets all the attention but don't forget:

CougieMcCougFace

6/6/19 9:57am

As a former member of 8th Air Force, I'll add that Airmen in that org

Goliath

6/6/19 10:06am

The marines have always been a smaller organization.

CougieMcCougFace

6/6/19 10:17am

They were not smaller than Eighth Air Force. They were larger, and had about

Goliath

6/6/19 10:36am

Yes the Marines have a smaller force. But the PERCENTAGE of deaths. Look at

JmThms

6/6/19 10:24am

7% of Airmen in 8th Air Force were killed. I think 3% of Marines were killed in

Goliath

6/6/19 10:29am

This is an absurd comparison.

CougieMcCougFace

6/6/19 11:09am

Please explain what's "absurd" about it. So far all you've shown is ignorance

Goliath

6/6/19 11:16am

I went out of my way to acknowledge important things occured tht I didnt mention

CougieMcCougFace

6/6/19 11:40am

Read my first post. Nowhere did it say the Marines role was unimportant. In

Goliath

6/6/19 11:46am

I never said you did. You made the numbers comparison.

CougieMcCougFace

6/6/19 12:05pm

Then you have a very strange way of arguing a point/responding to a post

Goliath

6/6/19 12:10pm

Statistics varied with different commands. The 1st Marine Division lost nearly

JmThms

6/6/19 11:31am

Many bomber groups suffered greater than 50% mortality rates as well.

Goliath

6/6/19 11:49am

Yes my point exactly.

JmThms

6/6/19 1:20pm

Goliath is right on this, the 8th Air Force had higher mortality rates than the Marines

2FarGone

6/6/19 12:05pm

Depends on what units! This is not real hard. That's like saying the BYU Cougars

JmThms

6/6/19 1:35pm

OK, let me be clear: the US 8th AF suffered more losses than the entire US Marine Corps

2FarGone

6/6/19 1:45pm

Marine Corps be a relatively small group of men. Few but proud.

JmThms

6/6/19 1:56pm

8th AF was an even smaller group of men.

Goliath

6/6/19 3:20pm

1st Marine Division my friend. You are indeed making this WAY more difficult

JmThms

6/6/19 3:27pm

??? So the 1st Marine Div had more deaths than the entire Air Force?

Goliath

6/6/19 3:37pm

And if you respond to 2Fargone's point by saying

Goliath

6/6/19 3:49pm

The total casualty amount including wounded is about equal

CougieMcCougFace

6/6/19 2:47pm

You're conflating issues and making this harder than you need to

Goliath

6/6/19 3:16pm

I already posted stats on the 1st Marine Division. There is apples to apples and

JmThms

6/6/19 3:19pm

Not at all. Show me a unit of comparable

Goliath

6/6/19 3:43pm

There are so many battles that helped determine the war's outcome. In the Pacific- Midway was the sea

thaws

6/6/19 10:10am

Five days later US marines landed at Saipan - the invasion force was equal sized

Taullis

6/6/19 10:22am

My grandfather was a replacement officer with the South Saskatchewan Regiment.

CanuckUte

6/6/19 10:39am

Your grandfather was probably excited to get out of Saskatchewan in sept

kotacoug

6/6/19 11:00am

He was from Edmonton but yes the point stands haha. His final letter written the

CanuckUte

6/6/19 11:13am

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