PFC Roy W. Bedahl KIA March 2, 1945
Unit Company B, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines 3rd Marine Division, FMF
Home: St. Paul, Minnesota.
Father: Leonard C. Bedahl
Service ID: 454583.
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
The battalion was activated on 1 March 1942 at San Diego, California and were assigned to the 2nd Marine Regiment of the 2nd Marine Division. They were reassigned during August 1942 to Amphibious Corps, Pacific Fleet and shortly thereafter relocated during September 1942 to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California and reassigned to the 3rd Marine Division. They deployed during January–February 1943 to Auckland, New Zealand.
Iwo Jima
Floating Reserve landed D+5
As the Marines struggled to wrest the second airfield from the Japanese, the commanding terrain features rising to the north caught their attention. Some would become known by their elevations (although there were three Hill 362s on the island), but others would take the personality and nicknames assigned by the attackers.The 3d Division would focus first on Hills Peter and 199-Oboe, just north of the second airfield, then the heavily fortified Hill 362-C beyond the third airstrip, and finally the moonscape jungle of stone which would become know as "Cushman's Pocket." Securing the adjoining two small hills—Peter and 199-Oboe—took the 3d Marine Division three more days of intensely bitter fighting.
General Schmidt, considering the 3d Division attack in the center to be his main effort, provided priority fire support from Corps artillery, and directed the other two divisions to allocate half their own regimental fire support to the center. Private Bedahl was killed in battle with the Japanese during this time on Iwo Jima March 1945
Campaigns: Bougainville Campaign (1 November 1943 – 21 August 1945) Northern Solomon's (January 1942 – 21 August 1945) Battle of Guam (21 July – 10 August 1944) Battle of Iwo Jima (19 February – 26 March 1945)
Unit Company B, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines 3rd Marine Division, FMF
Home: St. Paul, Minnesota.
Father: Leonard C. Bedahl
Service ID: 454583.
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
The battalion was activated on 1 March 1942 at San Diego, California and were assigned to the 2nd Marine Regiment of the 2nd Marine Division. They were reassigned during August 1942 to Amphibious Corps, Pacific Fleet and shortly thereafter relocated during September 1942 to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California and reassigned to the 3rd Marine Division. They deployed during January–February 1943 to Auckland, New Zealand.
Iwo Jima
Floating Reserve landed D+5
As the Marines struggled to wrest the second airfield from the Japanese, the commanding terrain features rising to the north caught their attention. Some would become known by their elevations (although there were three Hill 362s on the island), but others would take the personality and nicknames assigned by the attackers.The 3d Division would focus first on Hills Peter and 199-Oboe, just north of the second airfield, then the heavily fortified Hill 362-C beyond the third airstrip, and finally the moonscape jungle of stone which would become know as "Cushman's Pocket." Securing the adjoining two small hills—Peter and 199-Oboe—took the 3d Marine Division three more days of intensely bitter fighting.
General Schmidt, considering the 3d Division attack in the center to be his main effort, provided priority fire support from Corps artillery, and directed the other two divisions to allocate half their own regimental fire support to the center. Private Bedahl was killed in battle with the Japanese during this time on Iwo Jima March 1945
Campaigns: Bougainville Campaign (1 November 1943 – 21 August 1945) Northern Solomon's (January 1942 – 21 August 1945) Battle of Guam (21 July – 10 August 1944) Battle of Iwo Jima (19 February – 26 March 1945)
PFC Roy W. Bedahl KIA March 2, 1945
Unit Company B, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines 3rd Marine Division, FMF
Home: St. Paul, Minnesota.
Father: Leonard C. Bedahl
Service ID: 454583.
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
The battalion was activated on 1 March 1942 at San Diego, California and were assigned to the 2nd Marine Regiment of the 2nd Marine Division. They were reassigned during August 1942 to Amphibious Corps, Pacific Fleet and shortly thereafter relocated during September 1942 to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California and reassigned to the 3rd Marine Division. They deployed during January–February 1943 to Auckland, New Zealand.
Iwo Jima
Floating Reserve landed D+5
As the Marines struggled to wrest the second airfield from the Japanese, the commanding terrain features rising to the north caught their attention. Some would become known by their elevations (although there were three Hill 362s on the island), but others would take the personality and nicknames assigned by the attackers.The 3d Division would focus first on Hills Peter and 199-Oboe, just north of the second airfield, then the heavily fortified Hill 362-C beyond the third airstrip, and finally the moonscape jungle of stone which would become know as "Cushman's Pocket." Securing the adjoining two small hills—Peter and 199-Oboe—took the 3d Marine Division three more days of intensely bitter fighting.
General Schmidt, considering the 3d Division attack in the center to be his main effort, provided priority fire support from Corps artillery, and directed the other two divisions to allocate half their own regimental fire support to the center. Private Bedahl was killed in battle with the Japanese during this time on Iwo Jima March 1945
Campaigns: Bougainville Campaign (1 November 1943 – 21 August 1945) Northern Solomon's (January 1942 – 21 August 1945) Battle of Guam (21 July – 10 August 1944) Battle of Iwo Jima (19 February – 26 March 1945)
Unit Company B, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines 3rd Marine Division, FMF
Home: St. Paul, Minnesota.
Father: Leonard C. Bedahl
Service ID: 454583.
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
The battalion was activated on 1 March 1942 at San Diego, California and were assigned to the 2nd Marine Regiment of the 2nd Marine Division. They were reassigned during August 1942 to Amphibious Corps, Pacific Fleet and shortly thereafter relocated during September 1942 to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California and reassigned to the 3rd Marine Division. They deployed during January–February 1943 to Auckland, New Zealand.
Iwo Jima
Floating Reserve landed D+5
As the Marines struggled to wrest the second airfield from the Japanese, the commanding terrain features rising to the north caught their attention. Some would become known by their elevations (although there were three Hill 362s on the island), but others would take the personality and nicknames assigned by the attackers.The 3d Division would focus first on Hills Peter and 199-Oboe, just north of the second airfield, then the heavily fortified Hill 362-C beyond the third airstrip, and finally the moonscape jungle of stone which would become know as "Cushman's Pocket." Securing the adjoining two small hills—Peter and 199-Oboe—took the 3d Marine Division three more days of intensely bitter fighting.
General Schmidt, considering the 3d Division attack in the center to be his main effort, provided priority fire support from Corps artillery, and directed the other two divisions to allocate half their own regimental fire support to the center. Private Bedahl was killed in battle with the Japanese during this time on Iwo Jima March 1945
Campaigns: Bougainville Campaign (1 November 1943 – 21 August 1945) Northern Solomon's (January 1942 – 21 August 1945) Battle of Guam (21 July – 10 August 1944) Battle of Iwo Jima (19 February – 26 March 1945)
Inscription
PFC, 9 MARINE REGT, 3 MARINE DIV WORLD WAR II
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