Fourth Recruit Battalion, Training Regiment, Recruit Depot, Mcb, San Diego, Calif
3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion (3rd AABn) is one of two active duty assault amphibian battalions in the United States Marine Corps. The battalion's primary weapon system is the Amphibious Assault Vehicle or AAV. The AAV is a 27.5-ton armored vehicle that carries up to 21 combat-loaded Marines and is armed with the UGWS (UpGunned Weapons Station), which mounts a .50 cal (12.7 mm) M2HB machine gun and a Mk-19 40 mm grenade launcher. The battalion is also equipped with the Amphibious Combat Vehicle or ACV, a rather new variant to the USMC’s amphibious armament which will replace the AAV in years to come. The AAV ACV are the only armored vehicles in the U.S. inventory that are fully capable of operations both on land and in the ocean. The battalion is part of the 1st Marine Division and the I Marine Expeditionary Force. The unit is based in Camp Pendleton, California.
The first wave of U.S. Marines in LVTs during the invasion of Peleliu on 15 September 1944
Marines waiting in their fighting holes
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oseph Barham Hargis "Jodie" was born July 11, 1925 in Martinsville, Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA.. The son of Thaddeus Adelbert Hargis (1885–1973) and Annie M Kendrick (1889–1949). Jodie attended Nacogdoches High School. He married Eva Louise Perry (1925–2000). Jodie entered the Marines in October of 1943. He trained in Camp Elliote in San Diego California. He was assigned to the 1st. Division 3D Assault Amphibian Battalion. US Marines of the 1st Marine Division and then soldiers of the US Army's 81st Infantry Division fought to capture an airfield on the small coral island of Peleliu. The battle was part of a larger offensive campaign known as Operation Forager, which ran from June to November 1944 in the Pacific Theater. Jodie was killed in action on Peleliu on October 16, 1944. On 27 November the island of Peleliu was declared secure, ending the 73-day-long battle. The reduction of the Japanese pocket around Umurbrogol mountain has been called the most difficult fight that the U.S. military encountered in the entire war. the 1st Marine Division suffered over 6,500 casualties during its month on Peleliu, over one third of the entire division. The battle was controversial in the United States because the island lacked strategic value and yet cost so many American lives. The defenders lacked the means to interfere with potential US operations in the Philippines, and the airfield captured on Peleliu did not play a key role in subsequent operations. Instead, the Ulithi Atoll in the Caroline Islands was used as a staging base for the invasion of Okinawa. The high casualty rate exceeded all other amphibious operations during the Pacific War. Jodie was brought back to Nacogdoches County, and buried at Black Jack Cemetery. He was posthumously awarded a Purple Heart, a Presidential Unit Ciatation, and a Asian Pacific of Operations Ribbon.
Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
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roy Hargis was born on March 19, 1919, in Martinsville, Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA.. The son of Thaddeus Hargis and Annie Kendrick. Troy grew up in Nacogdoches County and graduated from Nacogdoches High School. He received a bachelor's degree from Stephen F. Austin State University and his master's degree in business from the University of Pittsburgh. Troy entered the Army Air Corp. in 1940, he trained at Hemet Field and Moffett Field in California, He served in the Pacific. He was awarded the Asian Pacific Operations medal. of Japan as a pilot. He graduated from the Aviation Program in 1941 in Hemel, Calif. He also went to language school at Yale University to learn Japanese in order to work as a liaison for the U.S. Air Force through the Military Assistance Group in Tokyo. After the war, he served in Germany. When he came back stateside, he worked for two years at the NASA Manned Space Center in Houston as a liaison officer for the Air Force working with the astronauts at that time. After 27 years of military service, Troy retired from the Air Force in 1968 as a command pilot and received the Legion of Merit award for his service to the United States. Troy went on to become a teacher of business at SFA for 20 years. While teaching, he ran his ranching operation near Black Jack. He retired from SFA in 1992, but continued ranching until his health declined. Ranching was his life. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Nacogdoches. Col. Hargis passed away on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013, in San Antonio, Baxar County, Texas. He is buried at Black Jack Cemetery in Black Jack, Nacogdoches County, Texas.
Troy A Hargis Senior in Highschool Class of 1935
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Troy Hargis Obituary
Funeral service for Col. Troy A. Hargis, 93, of Black Jack, Texas, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, at Laird Funeral Home with Bro. Paul Sevar and Bro. Don Chumley officiating. Burial will follow at Black Jack Cemetery. Col. Hargis passed away on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013, in San Antonio. He was born on March 19, 1919, in Nacogdoches to the late Thaddeus Hargis and Annie Kendrick Hargis. Troy grew up in Nacogdoches County and graduated from Nacogdoches High School. He received a bachelor's degree from Stephen F. Austin State University and his master's degree in business from the University of Pittsburgh. Troy served his country in the United States Air Force during WWII and participated in the Pacific Occupation of Japan as a pilot. He graduated from the Aviation Program in 1941 in Hemel, Calif. He also went to language school at Yale University to learn Japanese in order to work as a liaison for the U.S. Air Force through the Military Assistance Group in Tokyo. After the war, he served in Germany. When he came back stateside, he worked for two years at the NASA Manned Space Center in Houston as a liaison officer for the Air Force working with the astronauts at that time. After 27 years of military service, Troy retired from the Air Force in 1968 as a command pilot and received the Legion of Merit award for his service to the United States. Troy went on to become a teacher of business at SFA for 20 years. While teaching, he ran his ranching operation near Black Jack. He retired from SFA in 1992, but continued ranching until his health declined a month ago. Ranching was his life, and he and his grandson, J.T. Mervin, managed the ranch together. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Nacogdoches, and he and his wife, Norma attended evening services at Springhill Baptist Church. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend to many in the community. Troy is survived by his loving wife of 14 years, Norma Johnson Hargis of Black Jack; his daughter, Jodie Hembree and husband Roger of Las Vegas, Nev.; son-in-law, Jim Mervin of Martinsville; and two step-daughters, Barbara Gattis and husband Ed of Burnet, and Joce Dunagan and husband Earl of Lindale; grandchildren, J.T. Mervin and wife Connie of Nacogdoches, Tobie Roberts and husband Pearson of Asheville, N.C., and Jennifer Hembree of Las Vegas, Nev.; great-grandchildren, Thad and Cade Mervin of Nacogdoches, and Brenna and Olivia Madalone of Asheville, N.C.; as well as numerous other extended family and great friends. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Kathryn Marjorie Hargis and daughter, Linda Mervin. Pallbearers will be Roger Henbree, Ed Gattis, Earl Dunagan, Larry Poe, Joe Langford and Bubba Green. Honorary pallbearers will be J.T., Thad, and Cade Mervin, and Pearson Roberts. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Black Jack Cemetery Association, 217 CR 350, Nacogdoches, Texas 75961. To offer condolence or to sign the register book online please log onto www.lairdfh.net. Laird Funeral Home.
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