My grandmothers brother, great uncle to me, served with the 27th Division, 105th Infantry Company D, in the south pacific. He enlisted in 1939. It seems they did some island fighting with the Marines, click on the link to read. He survived all of the campaigns they were involved with. They fought hand to hand with the Japanese. His experiences were hard to deal with, he took some time when he was discharged to cope with what happened. He was awarded 2 bronze stars. He was discharged either late '45 or early '46, it was winter and they were staged at Ft Dix, in brutally cold weather, my grandparents with my father along went to pick him up, they were in tents with small woodstoves.
He eventually came home, raised a large family, lived a quiet and honorable life, retiring finally at age 86, I remember him still working. He is listed in the 2nd link, 20201754 from Troy N.Y. I did not post his name out of respect for the family, he recently passed away, the chances I had to bump elbows with him and attend family affairs, like at Christmas a few times, it was an honor.
I think the Marines were known as "the" invasion force in the south pacific, but the Army sure did its part too, as per the above.
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