USMCR World War II
PFC James W. Broshears KIA March 12, 1945
Unit Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 28th Marines 5th Marine Division, FMF
Hometown: Boonville, Indiana
Wife, Mrs. James W. Broshears
service# 927072
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
Activated on 8 February 1944 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. Many of the first members of the regiment had previously been members of the recently disbanded Raiders and Paramarines. The regiment was initially staged at Tent Camp 1 in the Las Pulgas Valley on Camp Pendleton. Upon completion of their training in late September to early October they boarded troop ships in San Diego, California and sailed to Hilo, Hawaii, where they would eventually call Camp Tarawa home. They remained there for the next four months training for their first mission.
The 28th Marines was originally scheduled to assault Yap in the Caroline Islands in the fall of 1944 but a change in strategy at higher levels would allow for a few more months of training and planning for the next mission. On 19 October 1944, Colonel Liversedge received tentative plans for the invasion of Iwo Jima. Landing plan for the assault on Iwo Jima. The 28th Marines would land at Green Beach on the far left flank of the eastern beach.
Battle of Iwo Jima
Assigned to land at green beach after D-Day. On D-Day, 1st Battalion, 28th Marines (1/28) and 2nd Battalion, 28th Marines (2/28) would hit green beach. 3rd Battalion, 28th Marines was summoned in the battle earlier than expected. 3rd Battalion, 28th Marines helped fight for Mount Suribachi. On D-Day +4 the mountain was secured by a platoon from 2nd Battalion, 28th Marines. After the capture of Mt. Suribachi the entire 28th Marine Regiment was thrown in the fight for the northern half of the island.
PFC James W. Broshears KIA March 12, 1945
Unit Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 28th Marines 5th Marine Division, FMF
Hometown: Boonville, Indiana
Wife, Mrs. James W. Broshears
service# 927072
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
Activated on 8 February 1944 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. Many of the first members of the regiment had previously been members of the recently disbanded Raiders and Paramarines. The regiment was initially staged at Tent Camp 1 in the Las Pulgas Valley on Camp Pendleton. Upon completion of their training in late September to early October they boarded troop ships in San Diego, California and sailed to Hilo, Hawaii, where they would eventually call Camp Tarawa home. They remained there for the next four months training for their first mission.
The 28th Marines was originally scheduled to assault Yap in the Caroline Islands in the fall of 1944 but a change in strategy at higher levels would allow for a few more months of training and planning for the next mission. On 19 October 1944, Colonel Liversedge received tentative plans for the invasion of Iwo Jima. Landing plan for the assault on Iwo Jima. The 28th Marines would land at Green Beach on the far left flank of the eastern beach.
Battle of Iwo Jima
Assigned to land at green beach after D-Day. On D-Day, 1st Battalion, 28th Marines (1/28) and 2nd Battalion, 28th Marines (2/28) would hit green beach. 3rd Battalion, 28th Marines was summoned in the battle earlier than expected. 3rd Battalion, 28th Marines helped fight for Mount Suribachi. On D-Day +4 the mountain was secured by a platoon from 2nd Battalion, 28th Marines. After the capture of Mt. Suribachi the entire 28th Marine Regiment was thrown in the fight for the northern half of the island.
USMCR World War II
PFC James W. Broshears KIA March 12, 1945
Unit Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 28th Marines 5th Marine Division, FMF
Hometown: Boonville, Indiana
Wife, Mrs. James W. Broshears
service# 927072
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
Activated on 8 February 1944 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. Many of the first members of the regiment had previously been members of the recently disbanded Raiders and Paramarines. The regiment was initially staged at Tent Camp 1 in the Las Pulgas Valley on Camp Pendleton. Upon completion of their training in late September to early October they boarded troop ships in San Diego, California and sailed to Hilo, Hawaii, where they would eventually call Camp Tarawa home. They remained there for the next four months training for their first mission.
The 28th Marines was originally scheduled to assault Yap in the Caroline Islands in the fall of 1944 but a change in strategy at higher levels would allow for a few more months of training and planning for the next mission. On 19 October 1944, Colonel Liversedge received tentative plans for the invasion of Iwo Jima. Landing plan for the assault on Iwo Jima. The 28th Marines would land at Green Beach on the far left flank of the eastern beach.
Battle of Iwo Jima
Assigned to land at green beach after D-Day. On D-Day, 1st Battalion, 28th Marines (1/28) and 2nd Battalion, 28th Marines (2/28) would hit green beach. 3rd Battalion, 28th Marines was summoned in the battle earlier than expected. 3rd Battalion, 28th Marines helped fight for Mount Suribachi. On D-Day +4 the mountain was secured by a platoon from 2nd Battalion, 28th Marines. After the capture of Mt. Suribachi the entire 28th Marine Regiment was thrown in the fight for the northern half of the island.
PFC James W. Broshears KIA March 12, 1945
Unit Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 28th Marines 5th Marine Division, FMF
Hometown: Boonville, Indiana
Wife, Mrs. James W. Broshears
service# 927072
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
Activated on 8 February 1944 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. Many of the first members of the regiment had previously been members of the recently disbanded Raiders and Paramarines. The regiment was initially staged at Tent Camp 1 in the Las Pulgas Valley on Camp Pendleton. Upon completion of their training in late September to early October they boarded troop ships in San Diego, California and sailed to Hilo, Hawaii, where they would eventually call Camp Tarawa home. They remained there for the next four months training for their first mission.
The 28th Marines was originally scheduled to assault Yap in the Caroline Islands in the fall of 1944 but a change in strategy at higher levels would allow for a few more months of training and planning for the next mission. On 19 October 1944, Colonel Liversedge received tentative plans for the invasion of Iwo Jima. Landing plan for the assault on Iwo Jima. The 28th Marines would land at Green Beach on the far left flank of the eastern beach.
Battle of Iwo Jima
Assigned to land at green beach after D-Day. On D-Day, 1st Battalion, 28th Marines (1/28) and 2nd Battalion, 28th Marines (2/28) would hit green beach. 3rd Battalion, 28th Marines was summoned in the battle earlier than expected. 3rd Battalion, 28th Marines helped fight for Mount Suribachi. On D-Day +4 the mountain was secured by a platoon from 2nd Battalion, 28th Marines. After the capture of Mt. Suribachi the entire 28th Marine Regiment was thrown in the fight for the northern half of the island.
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