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LtCol John Butler and 1st Battalion, 27th Marines
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The telling of this story started one day in January 2005 when John A. Butler, Jr., posted a tribute to his father on the guest book of my web site, World War II Gyrene. John’s pride in his dad shone through and we began a correspondence that has grown into friendship. As I learned more about LtCol Butler, his family and the brave men he served with, I felt compelled to somehow capture a part of their story.
Through John, I became acquainted with author and World War II veteran Chuck Tatum, who served in B 1/27. Chuck was an eyewitness to Gunny Basilone’s death and has been a major source of information for this work. More than any other person, Chuck has documented and verified a great deal of information on his outfit and brought a unique insight to this work.
Craig Leman, who lives not far from me in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, served alongside the Marines of 1/27 and endured his own ordeal on Iwo Jima. He has been a mentor to me and an astute observer of his experiences. His sharp reading of my drafts has helped to produce a more accurate finished product.
Iwo Jima was the most heavily photographed battle of World War II. The Marines who shot camera film on the battlefield left an amazing record of daily life and death. Working under extreme conditions with primitive equipment, they were both observers and participants in one of the seminal events in American history. I hope I have done justice to their achievements in my photo selection.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
Bartley, Whitman, Iwo Jima–Amphibious Epic, Government Printing Office, 1954
Blakeney, Jane, Heroes, U. S. Marine Corps,1961-1955, Blakeney Press, 1957
Connor, Howard, The Spearhead, Infantry Journal Press, 1950
Garand, George, History of U. S. Marine Corps Operations in World War II, Volume IV, Government Printing Office, 1971
Isely, Jeter, The U. S. Marine Corps and Amphibious War, Princeton University Press, 1951
Josephy, Alvin, The Long and the Short and the Tall, A. A. Knopf, 1946
Kessler, Lynn (Ed.), Never in Doubt, Naval Institute Press, 1999
Newcomb, Richard, Iwo Jima, Henry Holt and Company, 1965
Sherrod, Robert, On to Westward, Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1945
Smith, Holland, Coral and Brass, Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1949
Vedder, James, Combat Surgeon, Presidio Press, 1984
Articles
Howard, Michael, "Operation Detachment: The Corps’ Supreme Test at Iwo Jima", Leatherneck Magazine, February 1995
Richardson, Herb, "Spearhead Division", Leatherneck Magazine, September 1976
Tatum, Charles, "The Death of ‘Manila John’ Basilone", Leatherneck Magazine, November 1988
Primary Sources
5th Marine Division Operational Plan 2-44 dated 31 December 1944
Annex ROGER (Combat Team 27 Action Report) to 5th Marine Division Action Report , dated 18 April 1945
Enclosure ‘E’ (Landing Team 1/27), Annex ROGER (Combat Team 27 Action Report) to 5th Marine Division Action Report , dated 18 April 1945
Enclosure ‘G’ (Landing Team 1/27), Annex ROGER (Combat Team 27 Action Report) to 5th Marine Division Action Report, dated 18 April 1945
Undated resume of Landing Team 1/27 operations ashore
Navy Cross recommendation from Col Thomas Wornham to the Secretary of the Navy dated 14 May 1945
Letter from LtCol Frank DeSantis to Mrs. Denise Butler dated 28 March 1945
Letter from Col Thomas Wornham to Mrs. Denise Butler dated 17 April 1945
Undated statement of 1stLt James G. Rain
Medal of Honor citation for PltSgt Joseph Julian
Navy Cross citations for the following Marines: LtCol John Butler, Pfc Daniel
Albaugh, Cpl Bernie Baggett, GySgt John Basilone, Pvt Wesley Eagle, 1stLt Jesse Julian, Pfc Donald Schmille, Pvt Salvador Vargas, and 2ndLt Clair Voss
Unpublished Documents
Letter from John Butler, Jr., to Stephen Ambrose dated 5 May 2001
Tatum, Charles, "Beyond Valor–A War Story", dated 17 April 2003
Tatum, Charles, "Searching for ‘Manila John’ Basilone", undated
Interviews
John A. Butler, Jr.
Craig Leman
Chuck Tatum
Thomas Williams
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