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Spring 2010

OFFICIALPUBLICATIONof the5TH MARINEDIVISIONASSOCIATION“Uncommon Valor was a Common Virtue”

NEWSSpearhead

61ST ANNUAL REUNION - BILOXI, MISSISSIPPIOCTOBER 17 - 21, 2010IMPERIAL PALACE HOTEL & CASINO

A ‘Lion of Iwo Jima,’ MajGen. Fred Haynes dies

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MajGen. Fred E. Haynes founded the Iwo Jima Association of America and made several return trips to Iwo Jima for the Re-union of Honor ceremony.

By Ray Elliott MajGen.FredE.Haynes,USMC(Ret.),89,diedMarch25atLenoxHillHospitalinNewYorkCityafterabriefhospitalizationresultingfromalingeringillnessandpoorhealththathadplaguedhimforseveralyears. After serving in the Marine Corps for nearly35 years and three wars, Gen. Haynes continued hisservicetothecountryuntilshortlybeforehisdeath.Hehadattendedandparticipatedinthe65thAnniversaryof the Battle of Iwo Jima Reunion and SymposiuminArlington, Va., Feb. 18-21. Gen. Haynes foundedthe sponsoringorganization, Iwo JimaAssociationofAmerica(IJAA),toremembertheIwoJimacampaignandtohonorthe6,821Americanswhodiedthereandthemorethan17,000whowerewoundedinthe36-daybattleneartheendofWorldWarII. “Honoringthosebravemenwhofoughtanddiedtosecureanearlyimpregnableislandagainstaworthyfoe was a duty I felt necessary to undertake,” Gen.Haynes said about the veterans’ reunion organizationhe formedas theCombatVeteransof IwoJimamorethan20yearsago.“Butwe later realized thatsailors,soldiersandairmenshouldalsoberecognizedfortheirserviceonIwoJimaandchangedthenametotheIwoJimaAssociationofAmerica.”

TED OVERGARDSecretary

Fifth Marine Division Assn.

P.O. Box 1775Harrison, AR 72602-1775

Tel.: (870) 391-3654

In This Issue:Spearheadmagazinereprints ................................2TheEditor’sDesk.....................................................3Mt.Suribachimonumentrestored.........................5FinalMuster............................................................5Secretary’sCorner..................................................5Letter ..................................................................... 8New Members ..................................................... 9Award recipientannounced ..................................9Other reunions ..................................................... 9JohnBasilone’slastbattle......................................10Basilonedocumentaryfilmproject......................12BookReview ...................................................... 13ReunionRegistrationForm.................................14ReunionJournalAdvertisingForm....................15

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SPEARHEAD NEWSPublished four times annually in the interest

of the 5th Marine Division Association

EDITORRayElliott

2609N.HighCrossRoad,Urbana,IL61802(217)384-5820; [email protected]

HONORARY PRESIDENTGen.KellerE.Rockey

President....................................LeonardNederveldVicePresident.............................................(Vacant)Secretary.............................................TedOvergardTreasurer.......................................JamesG.ShriverLegalOfficer.......................................ClydeLemonSgt-at-Arms...................................MonroeOzmentMCCouncil................................................(Vacant)Chaplain............................................PaulMerriman

Limited quantities of reprints still availableDo you remember your Spearhead Magazines

from the 1940s? If you havemisplaced any of yourthreecopiesandare interested in replacing them,wehavejustthesolutionforyou.Ihavehadcopiesmadeofallthreeissues,andyoucanstillobtaincopiesifyouwanttoreplacetheoriginalones.Therearestillafewsetsleft,andIdonotintendtoordermore.

They are now in 8.5” x 11” format, printed oncardstockpaperwithaspiralbindingandplasticcovers.Theywilllayflatandareveryeasytoseeandread.Thecopiesareagreatadditiontoyourkeepsakesandalsoagreatgiftforyourchildrenandgrandchildren.Manyofourmembershaveboughtcopiesfortheirlovedones.

ThiswastheideaofSteveVogelzang,nephewofSamZigtema,amemberofthePioneers,whowantedtohonorhisuncle.Iagreedtotakeontheproject,andallproceedsabovethecostsofprintingandmailingwillgototheInjuredMarinesSemperFiFundthroughtheLadies’Auxiliary.Theauxiliaryhasbeendonatingourfunds to thisgroup for severalyearsbecause ithelpsourMarines.

Eachcopy is$20,plus$5 formailing. (Wecanmailuptothreecopiesforthe$5.)Thecopiesavailableare #1 “Camp Pendleton”; #2 “ Iwo Jima”; and#3 “Occupation of Japan.” If you’re interested inobtainingcopiespleasecontactme.

– D.D. Dietz

MAY - OCT (Wisconsin):[email protected](608) 254-1976

Archived issues of Spearhead News are available to view at www.talespress.com

THE EDITOR’S DESK

By Ray Elliott

Spring 2010 | Spearhead | 3

Two Marines reconnectafter 65 years

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Just before I left for the 65thAnniversary IwoJima Reunion and Symposium in Arlington, Va., inFebruary, I received an e-mail from JohnButler, sonof LtCol. John Butler, commanding officer of 1/27whowaskilledonIwoJimaonMarch5.Likemanyofyou, John regularly sends storiesmyway thatmakesthis job so interesting andworthwhile.This onewasparticularlyintriguing.

ItisastoryoftwoMarineswhohadfoundeachotherafter65years—boththinkingtheotherhadn’tmadeitoff the island alive.Bothwere in John’s father’sFirstBattalion,27thMarineRegiment,both inCCompany,one a rifle platoon sergeant, the other a machine gunsection leader inGySgt. JohnBasilone’s platoon.OnehadbeenaMarineRaider,theotheraParamarine.

Asaresultofachanceencounter,thetwobuddieswhoshookhandswhentheyloadedontheiramtracsfortheridetoRedBeachTworeconnectedalmost65yearslater.ClarenceRea, therifleplatoonsergeant,sentane-mailandthephotoonthispageofthetwoandtheirthreebuddieswhodidn’tmakeit.ClintonWatters,themachinegunsectionleader,wastheotherman.

“He was wounded early on,” Rea wrote. “Ireceivedinformationthathehaddiedfromwounds.AtapartyinLosAngeleslastSaturdaynight(Feb.13)formy grandson,my nephewwalked up tome and saidhehadachiropractorfishingfriendinOrangeCountrywhosenamewas(Mark)Watters.ThefriendmentionedthathisdadhadbeenonIwo.”

Rea’s nephew (also Mark) recalled a photo hisuncle had shown him of five Marines and recalledthenameofWattersasoneofthemen.MarkWattersreportedlycalledhisfatherinMedford,Ore.,andaskedhim if he knew Clarence Rea. His dad apparentlyreplied,“Yes.Wheretheheckishe?”

Soduringtheparty,thenephewtappedhisuncleontheshoulderandhandedhimasmallpieceofpaper

withWatters’ e-mail, address and phone number andtoldhim tocallwhenhegothome.WhichhedidonMondaymorning.

“The tears rolled on this end,”Reawrote in ane-mail.“Icouldnotbelievethis,andIstillcanhardlybelieve it.We talkedforanhourandahalfandhavebeenincontactalmostdailysince.Whatareunion.Wearesendingpicturesbackandforth.HeissendingmeavideohewasgivensixyearsagowhenhewasinNewJerseytoattendtheBasiloneParade.

“Itoldhimaboutthebook,‘TheSkipperandHisGyrenes,’”Reacontinued,mentioningGulfWarMarineveteranMarkFlowers’historicalmonographaboutthe1stBattalion,27thMarinesthatButlerhadsentabouthisfather’sbattalion—Flowers’website (www.2gyrenes.org)isdedicatedtoWorldWarIIMarines.

Watters, who was Basilone’s best man at hiswedding to Marine Sgt. Lena Riggi before they leftCamp Pendleton for Camp Tarawa on the island of

(Photo courtesy of Clarence Rea) This photo was taken in Honolulu prior to leaving for Iwo Jima. Back row, left to right: Sgt. Jack Wheeler (KIA), Sgt. Clinton Watters (WIA) and Sgt. Clarence Rea (WIA). Front row, left to right: GySgt. John Basilone (KIA) and Sgt. Edward Johnston (KIA).

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Hawaii,wasoriginallywithBasilonein1/7onSamoabutwasinthehospitalwithjaundicewhenthebattalionleft for Guadalcanal. He was reassigned to the 2ndMarine Division and later hooked up with the 3rdRaider Battalion and fought on Bourganville beforejoining1/27fortheIwoJimacampaign.

“We(WattersandRea)hadbeengoodfriendsandbuddies all through the forming of the FifthMarineDivision atCampPendleton,”Reawrote. “ClintwaswoundedafewdaysbeforeIwasonIwoJima.Hewastaken to the hospital on Guam and then back to theStatestoahospitalontheEastCoast.

“WhenIwaswoundedonMarch3, Iwas takentothehospitalonGuam,too.Iwastherealittlelongerthanusual—asyoucanimagine,casualtieswerebeingbrought invery fast andmovedoutvery fast—as Iwas arguing to savemy arm,whichwas going to beamputated. Itwas here that Iwas told thatClint haddied. Icannotremember if itwasanurseoradoctorwhoinformedme.”

From Guam, Rea was shipped toAiea HeightsNavalHospitalinHawaiiandthenbacktotheStatestoOakKnollNavalHospitalinOakland,Calif.,wherehehad“experimentalworkdoneon(his)armandsavedit.”Reasaidhewasinthehospitalforayearandahalf;Watterssaidhewasinoneforsixmonths.

“Alltheseyears,Ithoughthehadperished,”Reasaid.“Ididnotsleepmostoflastnight(aftertheytalkedonthephone),Iwassoelatedtoknowhewasstillwithus.IwillreallybelieveitwhenIseehimagain.”

And after they had reconnected, they beganplanningareunioninNorthernCaliforniaforApril9toseeeachother,buthadtopostponeitbecauseofillness.

“I have written to Clarence suggesting werescheduleourreunionforApril30,”Watterswroteinane-mail.“ThistimeIhopeIdonotspoilit.”

The reunion did take place in Vacaville, Calif.,and“whatawonderfulreunion!”Realaterwrote.“Wespokeofmanyofouroldfriendsthatwelost.After65years,webothlookthesame,althoughClintisstillthebetterlookingMarine!”

Watters wrote in an e-mail to note “that it wasalmost 65 years to the day thatwe last greeted eachotherwhileboarding landingcraft to landon IwoonFeb. 19.Another itemwe have learned since gettingbacktogetheristhatwehavethesamebirthdates,onlyayearapart.Clarenceistheoldman.”

Thereunionandknowledgethatbotharestillalivehasgiventhemarenewedpurpose.Sincethereunion,Rea haswritten that he has found othermembers ofC/1/27:WilliamHarp,AdolphBrusa,BurtRutan,DickHudmanandHughMobley.

“Whatajoytore-connect.”

Clinton Watters (left) and Clarence Rea reunite in Vacaville, Calif., after 65 years.



FINAL MUSTER(“Roll Call of the Reef”)

BRANCA, Joseph A. K-4-13 12/09/09CONWELL, Robert I-3-26 11/01/09HAYNES, Maj. Gen. Fred HQ-28 03/25/10JOHNSON, James W. E-2-27 03/15/10PUGH, Paul D-2-26 03/28/10RICE, James Wesley 27 JT SIG 30/11/10SCHLEICHER, Roy F-2-13 02/19/10TEIXEIRA, Leland R. I-3-27 09/05/00WILLINGS, B.J. (Billy) G-3-27 12/20/09

Secretary’s CornerManyofyouhavebeensendingyourchange-of-

addressinatimelymanner.Thankyoufordoingso,asitsavesusmoneyandtime.

Weneedsomeone toplanandholda reunion in2011,andtopresentthistoourmembersatthebusinessmeetingnextOctober.ItwouldbenicetohaveoneintheMidwestorWest.

Ihaveacoupleofsuggestions:RapidCity,S.D.,wouldbeagood location.There isafineairportandmanygoodspotstovisit.JacksonHole,Wyo.,mightbeanOKsite.CaliforniaorOregonmightfitthebill.Justbesurethereisanairportnearby.

– Ted OvergardSecretary

IWO JIMA, JAPAN — At thesummit of Mount Suribachi, thepeakwheretheiconicWorldWarIIflag-raising photograph was taken,is a monument to remember themore than 6,800Americans killedduring the bloody battle that tookplaceherein1945.

The U.S. Marine Corpsmonument has been littered anddamagedbyyearsofharshweather,hundreds of mementos placedby visitors and an overall lack ofupkeep.

Repairing this damage wasthe mission for 22 Marines fromIIIMarineExpeditionaryForceandMarineCorpsBasewho journeyedtotheislandSept.9(2010).

The project includedrelocating hundreds of dog tags,name tapes and several othertokensthathadbeenplacedthereby visitors over the years andpressure washing and strippingthepaintfromthemonument,saidMGySgt.JeraldR.Taylor, theIII

NavyRayMabusvisitedtheislandand remarked on the unsightlyappearanceofthemonument.

That’swhenleadersdecidedtosetupthethree-dayproject.

Cpl. Julie Martinez, afield radio operator with 7thCommunicationBattalion,IIIMEF,saidshewasproudtobeamongthefewpeopleselectedtocompletetherestorationproject.

“I amabsolutely intriguedbythehistoryoftheMarineCorps,soitwasabsolutelywortheveryminutethat we spent in the swelteringheat topreserve thissite,”said the22-year-old.

“I’m sure thatmyself aswellas the rest of the Marines willforever remember the differencethatwehavemadeandtheemotionsthat ran through us throughout thedurationofthethreedayswestayedonIwoJima,”shesaid.

Reprinted with permission from “The Fighting Fourth Marine Division of WWII” newsletter.

MEGG-4chiefwhospearheadedthemission.

“The Marines and sailorsunderstood the importance of thetaskathand,andtheywereallhighlymotivated to restore the solemnityofthemonument,”hesaid.

“Although they endured hightemperatures with minimal shade,I did not hear one of them evercomplain.

“The Marines spent morethan 12 hours sorting through thethousands of dog tags, untanglingthemwith patience despite the hotsun burning down on them atopMountSuribachi,”Taylorsaid.

SSgt.WillStevens,afacilitiesmaintenance program coordinator,saidthistaskwasverypersonal.

“MyunclefoughtonIwoJimaduring World War II, so comingback to the lands where so manymen fought anddied is anhonor,”Stevenssaid.

AspartoftherecenttourofthePacificregion,U.S.Secretaryofthe

Monument on Mt. Suribachi gets restored


Under the general’s guidance, the organization ofwhichhe longservedaspresidenthasevolved to includeallveteransof that iconicbattle, their families,historiansand other interested parties and seeks to educate futuregenerationsandkeepthememoryofIwoJimaalive.TheflagraisingonMt.Suribachibythemembersof the28thMarineRegimentoftheFifthMarineDivision,withwhichthegeneralservedonIwoJima,burnedtheislandbattleintoourcollectivememoryandpromptedthen-SecretaryoftheNavyJamesForrestaltodeclarethatitwould“guaranteeaMarineCorpsforthenext500years.” Throughtheyears,thegeneralhashelpedperpetuatethat guarantee, and he returned to Iwo Jima severaltimeswithMilitaryHistoricalTours (MTH) forwhatisknownasthe“ReunionofHonor”tocommemoratethe battle that also took the lives of 21,000 Japanesesoldiers.SurvivorsandrepresentativesoftheJapanesegovernment are included in those reunions, andGen.Haynesandmembersofbothorganizationshavebeeninstrumentalinreconcilingtheonce-bitterenemiesandstrengtheningthealliance. With his extensive experiencewith prisoners ofwar,Gen.Haynesalsoadvisedpresidentialcandidatesandsittingpresidentsonthetreatmentofthosecapturedduring battle. He advocated humane treatment of allprisoners, not only because he believed “it was themoralthingtodo,”butalsobecauseitoftenprovidedvaluableinformationfortheUnitedStatesanditsalliesat a time when the lives of servicemen and womendependuponit. Oneofhisoften-toldexampleswasaboutaFrench-speakingJapanesesoldieronIwoJimawhosurrenderedonMarch14while thebattlewas still raging, takingmany livesonbothsides. Japanesesoldiershadbeenordered tokill 10Americansbefore theydied and toneversurrender.Butthissoldierchosesurrenderoverdeath,wastreatedhumanelybyU.S.MarinesandwastakentoaFrench-speakinglieutenant(Lt.FiorenzoV.Lopardo,H/3/28)wholearnedthattheprisonerwasanintelligenceofficer.Becauseof thehumane treatmenthereceived,thesoldierprovidedvaluableinformationabout Japanese strategies and was eventually sent toCampHuntnearWashington,D.C.,forinterrogation. (Theconclusionofthestoryofthatprisoner,TaizoSakai,wasreportedintheSpring2009Spearheadbythelieutenant’sson,SteveLopardo.)

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Neverforgettingthatexperienceandthevaluableinformation the Japanese soldier had provided, Gen.Haynes advocated that the Bush Administrationhumanely treat enemy combatants captured after the9-11attackontheUnitedStatesandfromthesubsequentwars in Iraq andAfghanistan. He also believed thatthe prisons in Guantanamo Bay and Eastern Europeshould be closed and that theCIA and theAmericangovernmentshouldbanthesurreptitioususeoftorturetogaininformation. Twoyearsago,HenryHolt&Companypublished“The Lions of Iwo Jima,” Gen. Haynes’ first-handaccount (with co-author James A. Warren) of thecampaign, focusing on the 4,500Marines ofCombatTeam28forwhichhe“wastacticalcontrolofficerofthe landing team and later instrumental in formingtacticsandstrategyforthebattleinthefarnorthoftheisland.” TomBrokaw,formerNBCanchorandauthorof“The Greatest Generation,” said of the book: “Thisriveting and memorable account of the horrors andheroics of Iwo Jima ismuchmore than another warstory.Itisaboutcourage,grief,sacrifice,andmostofall,abouthonor.” Such words also describe the life of Gen. FredHaynes. “IwouldcharacterizeGen.Haynesasagentlemanwarrior,”saidCol.EarlPiper,USMC(Ret.)whoservedunderthegeneralinVietnamin1966-67whenhewascommandingofficeroftheFifthMarineRegiment.“Ina number of stressful situations, I observed his cool,unflappable demeanor; he always helped bring calmandconfidencetothemoment.” Col.Piper’sfather,Brig.Gen.EarlS.Piper,USMC(Ret.),servedasG-4of theFifthMarineDivisiononIwo Jima as a colonel and knew then-Capt. Haynespersonally and wrote his son (Earl) that they had a“winner”after learningwhowascommandingofficeroftheregiment. Gen.Hayneswasborn inDallas,Texas,on Jan.5, 1921, and graduated from Southern MethodistUniversity in June 1941. After college, he wascommissionedasecondlieutenantintheMarineCorpsReserve and accepted a regular commission uponcompletion of the Reserve Officers’ Class, MarineCorps Schools,Quantico,Va., inAugust 1942. FromthenuntilFebruary1944,Lt.Haynesservedasaplatoonleaderinstructor.HewaspromotedtofirstlieutenantinFebruary1943andtocaptaininMarch1944.


FromQuantico,Capt.HayneswastransferredtoCampPendleton,Calif.,tojointhenewlyformedFifthMarineDivisionthatshippedouttoCampTarawaontheBigIslandofHawaiitotrainforIwoJimawherehewasawardedtheBronzeStarMedalwithCombat“V.” After Iwo Jimawas secured inMarch 1945, heservedinS-3withboththeFirstandThirdBattalions,SixthMarineRegiment,SecondMarineDivisionuntilAugust1946.HethenreturnedtotheUnitedStatesandreportedtoHeadquartersMarineCorpsinWashington,D.C.,toserveasAssistantG-2,DivisionofPlansandPoliciesuntilJune1949.Amonthlater,hewaspromotedtomajorandcontinuedonthetrackthateventuallyledhimtobecomeageneralofficerintheMarineCorps. LeavingWashington,Maj.Haynesservedathree-yeartourofdutyasassociateprofessorofnavalscienceattheUniversityofTexas,Austin.ItwasduringtheseyearsthathemetandmarriedtheformerFrancisLaneofFt.Worth,Texas, who preceded him in death. Their three childrensurvive:KarenFrancisHaynesandtwinsons,FredElmoreHaynesandWilliamLaneHaynesandWilliam. In1976,Haynes retired from theMarineCorps,marriedBonnieArnoldandmovedtoNewYorkCity.Shesurvivesandwashisconstantcompanioninlateryears as he traveled to Iwo Jima andwhen he oftenspokeatvarioussymposiaandconferencesattheIJAA,theNationalPressClub,theAmericanVeteransCenter,TheNationalMuseumofthePacificWarandnumerous

othervenuesaboutthewarinthePacific in World War II and theIwoJimacampaign. During those years, Bonniehelped with the research andeditinginproducing“TheLionsofIwoJima.”Shesurvives,asdoesstepdaughterAlexandraSamanthaTramontandgrandchildrenJamesandKristen. Following his tenure at theUniversity of Texas, then-Maj.Haynes was sent to AmphibiousWarfare School, Marine CorpsSchools, Quantico, Va., then toJapan in June 1953 where heserved as Combat IntelligenceOfficer,G-2section,ThirdMarineDivision. Later, he was sent toKorea, where he served fromMarch until September 1954 as

Executive Officer, Second Battalion, First MarineRegiment. Back in theU.S.,Hayneswasassigned toForceTroops, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, and where heservedasS-3andS-4,SecondCombatBattalionuntilNovember 1954. In December he was promoted tolieutenant colonel and attended the Foreign ServiceInstitute in Washington, D.C., focusing on Turkishstudiesduring1957. FromDecember1957untilMay1958,he servedasSpecialProjectsOfficer,G-3Division,HeadquartersMarine Corps. Then he was transferred to Ankara,Turkey, to serve asAssistantNavalAttaché,AssistantNavalAttaché forAir, at theAmericanEmbassy.The1960revolutionwastakingplaceduringthoseearlydaysoftheassignment,andLtCol.HayneswastheprincipalcontactbetweentheEmbassyandtheTurkishmilitary. BackintheStatesagain,hewenttotheAirWarCollegeatMaxwellAirForceBase inAlabama, thenwasassignedtoHeadquartersMarineCorpsasHeadoftheCombat IntelligenceRequirements andReadinessBranch,G-2Divisionandwaspromotedtocolonel. From there the colonel served in the PentagonuntilOctober 1966when hewas ordered toVietnamwhereheservedconcurrentlyasCommandingOfficer,FifthMarines,andChiefofStaff,TaskForceX-Ray,FirstMarineDivision. He leftVietnam inDecember

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MajGen. Haynes, senior United Nations command member of the Military Armitice Commission in Korea, passes in review as he prepares to leave Korea and become commanding general of the Third Marine Division on Okinawa in August 1973.


1967andreportedbacktoHeadquartersMarineCorpsin Washington to serve as Military Secretary to theCommandantoftheMarineCorps. Haynes was promoted to brigadier general inSeptember 1968, served as Legislative Assistantto the Commandant of the Marine Corps, then waspromotedtomajorgeneralinSeptember1971andwastransferredtoCampLejeune,N.C.,whereheservedasCommandingGeneral,SecondMarineDivision. InJanuary1973,thegeneralwasassignedtotheUnitedNationsCommand,Korea,andwastransferredto Okinawa in August 1973 where he served asCommanding General, Third Marine Division. Thenit was back to Camp Lejeune in September 1974 toassume duty asCommandingGeneral,MarineCorpsBase. InAugust 1975, hewent back toHeadquartersMarineCorpstoassumedutyasDeputyChiefofStaffforResearch,DevelopmentandStudies.Heremainedinthatbilletuntilhisretirementin1976. After a long and illustrious career and manysuccessful assignments, the defining duty of Gen.FredHaynes’lifeintheMarineCorpswasthe36-daycampaignonIwoJima.Despitehisrecent,deterioratinghealth,hehad stillplanned tomakeonemore trip totheislandaftertheFeb.18-21reunionandsymposiuminArlington.That tripwasFeb.26-March5, and the

generalandhiswifewerescheduled togobuthadtocancelwhenhewashospitalized. “Gen.HayneswasafightingMarine,” saidCol.WarrenWiedhahn,USMC(Ret.),presidentandCEOofMilitaryHistoricalToursandcoordinatorandreunionchairmanforIJAA.“HewastheheartandsouloftheIwo JimaAssociationofAmerica.Hewill begreatlymissed, but his book, “The Lions of Iwo Jima,” isperpetuatingthelegacyofallIwoJimaveterans,livinganddead.”NOTE: A complete list of MajGen. Fred E. Haynes’ medals and decorations include the Legion of Merit with Combat “V” and gold stars in lieu of second through fourth awards, the Bronze Star Medal with Combat “V,” the Combat Action Ribbon, the Presidential Unit Citation with one bronze star, the Navy Unit Citation, the American Campaign Medal, and the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with one bronze star, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal with Asia clasp, the National Defense Service Medal with one bronze star, the Korean Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal with two bronze stars, the Republic of Vietnam Army Distinguished Service Order, the Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, the Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry Unit Citation, the United Nations Service Medal, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Korean Order of National Security Merit.

GEN. FRED HAYNESContinued from page 7

Great job on the Spearhead. Seems like a lot ofthe guys are getting old enough to open up on someinteresting stories. I think it is a great idea to publishthemlikeyouaredoing.Theremustbe10millionstoriesfromthewars,andonlyarelativefewhavebeentold.

Iam86now,anditwasawhilebackwhenIfeltaneedtowriteaboutmybeingonIwoJima.Itiscalled“FootprintsontheSandsofCombat.”IwasaForwardObserveronthe4thBattalion,LBattery,13thMarines,5thMarDivandservedwithlinetroopsfor24daysofthe 28 dayswewere on the island.This story is notwhatIactuallydidduringthebattle,butmythoughtsabout seeing the terrible slaughter that was takingplacerightbeforemyeyes.Thestoryisonlyaboutsixpages,single-spaced.Iaddedatwo-pagechapteronmyreturninghomeafterthewar.

Ifyoubelievethisissomethingyoucanuse,Iwillsendyouacopyandyoucandowhatyouwantwithit.Itisjustanotherstoryamongthemillionsthatareoutthere.Letmeknowifyouwantit.

–DelTreichlerMuskgego,WI

Editor’s Note: Our appreciation for the kind words. This story and the “10 million stories from the wars” are ones that need to be preserved for posterity. We will continue to print those stories, or parts of them, as long as we receive them. We have suggested publishing a book of such stories and a collection of Spearhead articles through the years to help preserve and perpetuate the legacy of the Fifth Marine Division and to honor the sacrifices and service of the Marines who comprised the division. To date that hasn’t materialized.

LETTER

Millions of interesting stories yet to be told


NEW MEMBERS:WELCOME ABOARD!

KERR, David J. ASSOC Bedford, TXKERR, Gary S. ASSOC Richardson, TX

NIELSON, Milton H. E-2-27 Blairsville, GATEIXEIRA, Iva Lea MM Paso Robles, CA

Annual-to-Life Members

BENJAMIN, Carlos L. A-1-26 Pasco, WABERNSTEIN, Samuel 5TH PIONEER Randolph, MA

DUNN, MGySgt. Robert J. HQ-3-28 Hubert, NCFOX, Billy J. 5TH JASCO Texarkana, TX

GROPE, Matthew 5TH PIONEER Youngstown, OHJACKSON, Clyde W. F-2-28 Dallas, TX

REDNOR, Joan ASSOC Deerfield Beach, FLTREICHLER, Delbert L-4-13 Meskego, WI

MORE REUNION ANNOUNCEMENTS

56th Annual ReunionThird Marine Division Association

Aug. 3-8, 2010Sheraton Charleston Airport Hotel

Charleston, SC800-325-1900

$109 a night, plus tax. Rate includes breakfastbuffet and is available three days before and three

days after reunion dates, based on availability.Reservation deadline: July 1

18th Annual ReunionSubic Bay Marines

Aug. 9-14, 2010Fredericksburg Hospitality House Hotel

2801 Plank RoadFredericksburg, VA

800-682-1049 (mention Subic Bay Marines)Rooms are $85 a night, plus tax. Rate good for

three nights on either side.Reservation deadline: July 15

Sangley Point Marines are members of theSubic Bay Marines Association and are welcome.

63rd Annual ReunionThe “Fighting Fourth”

Marine Division AssociationAug. 24-29, 2010

The Westin OaksHouston, TX888-627-8514

$89 a night, plus tax. Rate available three daysbefore and after reunion dates, based on availability.

Reservation deadline: July 22

The recipient of the2010GySgt. JohnBasiloneAwardforCourageandCommitment isGySgt.BrianM.Blonder.

BlonderisacredittotheU.S.MarineCorpsandtotheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Hewaschosenbecausehe has unfailingly exhibited the very same attributesthatMarineHeroGySgt.JohnBasilonewasfamousfor– love ofCorps, courage beyond all expectation andcommitmenttoputtinghisMarinesfirstandforemost.

Feb. 19 is the anniversary of the Battle of IwoJima;itisalsoinmanystates,countiesandcitiesacrossourcountryadaythathasbeenproclaimedGySgt.JohnBasiloneDay.

PleasetakeamomentandremembertheMarinesof todaywhoare far fromhome, and theMarinesofyesterdaywhodidnotgettocomehome.

Formoreinformationontheawardandscholarship,pleasevisitthewebsiteatwww.johnbasilonestampcampaign.com.

– Jordan SchneiderGySgt. John Basilone Award/Scholarship

571-259-4624

GySgt. John Basilone Award recipient

announced for 2010


John Basilone’s last battleThe Medal of Honor recipient who died on Iwo Jima — and whose heroism is

resurrected in ‘The Pacific’ — is recalled by a World War II comrade

By William Douglas LansfordIn late 1944, after two years in the Pacific as a

MarinewithCarlson’sRaiders,Irotatedstatesideandreceiveda30-dayfurlough.Iwassupposedtorest,visitmyfamilyandenjoylifeamongcivilians,butnoneofitreallyworked.

Unable to adjust to the complexities ofwartimecivilianlife,Iliedtomyparents,sayingmyleavewasup,andboardedabusforCampPendletonwithaweekleftofmyfurlough.

In Pendleton I reported and was assigned toCompanyC,27thRegimentof thenewly formed5thDivision,butbeingearly, Iwas told I’dfind theareadeserted. They were right. The new barracks stoodempty,thebunkshadnomattresses,theriflerackswerebare,theemptyhallsechoing.

Outside again, I was surprised to see a youngMarinesmilingatme.Heworekhaki,withsergeant’sstripes, and in noway resembled themuscular giantdepictedinoilsonarecentcoverofCollier’smagazine.Actually, he lookedmuch like any otherMarine, butwhatcaughtmyeyewasthetinyblueribbonspangledwithwhitestarspinnedoverhisotherribbons.Itwas,unmistakably,theMedalofHonorandthesmilingguywasJohnBasilone.

Serving with Basilone was a brief but goldenperiodofthewarforme.Heneverbarkedliketheothergunnerysergeantsbutruledlikeawiser,olderbrotherlooking after his younger siblings,with humor and astyle all his own.Under the hotCalifornia sun,withourfacesstuckinthedustofCampPendleton,hecouldpickupadraggymachinegundrillwith“Awright,yagoldbricks.Yacutthetimeonsettin’themgunsupordon’t expect no liberty comeFriday!”Andwe did itbecauseweknewhewasthebestmachinegunnerintheCorpsandwewantedtobelikehim.

Basilonedidmorethantrainthemen.Hetaughtourrecruitsthemeaningofespritdecorps,andinthoseof us who had fought, he rekindled a willingness tofightagain.Hissimplicity,hischeerfulness,hisgraspofhumannature—thecharmandeasygracewithwhichhecarriedhishonors—gaveusnotonlyconfidence

butpride.Wewere“Basilone’sboys”andwereenviedforitthroughoutthedivision.

Ourweekendhangout inL.A.was theBiltmoreHotel, where we took over an entire floor. StartingFriday evening, Basilone played and whooped it upwiththerestofusuntilthelasthoursofSundaynightwhenwe’dallcrawlbacktoourtransportationpointsandhead forCampPendleton ina rush resemblingaRoman chariot race, for at reveille onMonday, Johnexpectedus to toe the line,stonesoberandreadyforduty.WehadchasedgirlsandswilledrumandCoca-Colaallweekend,butuntilFridayitwouldbe“Preparefor gun drill!,” “Ready, Sarge” and “On this line,action!”withBasilone’skeeneyeonyoumakingsureyoudidn’tscrewup.

Early that summer of 1944 the fun ended. OurdivisionhadbeenorderedtoHawaii.Therewebeganpracticinglandingson“IslandX.”Itwasclearthatwewouldsoonbetakingthefighttotheenemy.

Some time back, I’d been promoted to sergeantand transferred to regimental headquarters as anintelligence noncom, so I was no longer one ofBasilone’s boys and Imissed that. I visitedBasiloneinJanuary1945,onlydaysbeforeweweretoshipout.Iwantedtosaygoodbyetohimandtheguys,forwewouldn’tbesailingtogether.

As I approached their tent area I could see thewhole goofy crew giving one another haircuts withthe company tools. John,his armscoveredwithhair,stoodbacksurveyingaperfectlygrotesquejobhe’djustperformedonanotherguy.

“Not bad,” he said. “Mohawk style — oughtascarethehellouttasomepoorJap.”

“Itscaresme,”Isaid,pullingoffBasilone’scap.ThehandsomeJohnwasclippedbaldasabrassball.

He grinned. “What d’ya think?” Then, growingserious, “It’ll be cleaner.There’s no barber shops onIwoJima.”

Thewords echoed inmyears longafter I’d lefthim.IwoJima.Sothatwas“IslandX.”ThenIcouldn’thelp thinking:Shortlybefore leavingPendleton,JohnhadmarriedSgt.LenaRiggi,aprettyfemaleMarine.


Sowhywasn’thebackinPendleton?Hisanswerhadalwaysbeenthesame:“I’mstayingwithmyboys.Theyneedme.”Perhapsitwastheonlyanswerthatmattered.

On the morning of Feb. 19, 1945, we hit RedBeachonIwoandstartedclimbingitsblacksidesundera stormof enemymortars and artillery.Basilonehadlandedonewaveearlier.

Havingassaultedapillboxonthebeach,BasilonegatheredseveralMarinesandleftthemtoholdwhilehewentbackformoremenandweapons.

Onhisway,BasilonespottedthreeShermantanksstrugglingupthebeachunderheavyfire.Knowingtheirvalueforknockingoutbunkers,Basilonebeganguidingthe tanks and pointing out targets while completelyexposed.

Onceonhighground,Basiloneresumedroundinguptroopsfortheassaultteamhehadstartedbuilding.To do this he’d have to recross the steep volcanicbeachwheremanyMarineswerestillpinneddownbythe enemy’s relentless shelling andwell-camouflagedpillboxes.

It was almost noon, and throughout the battleBasilone had risked his life repeatedly. It seemednothingcouldtouchhim.

ManymenhavesaidtheysawJohnBasilonefallon the beach,which he did not.One saidBasilone’slegs were blown off by a mine. Several claim theyheard Basilone’s final words, and one said Basilonebeggedtobeputoutofhismiserywithhisownpistol.It’sallfiction.

ThemostcredibleeyewitnessisRoyElsner—theheadquarterscookwhohadwatchedourmachine-gundrills back inPendleton andknewBasiloneby sight.Hesaidthatwhenheandsomebuddieswerehuntingfor their headquarters: “A few hundred yards fromMotoyamaFieldNo.1weheardanexplosion,whichcausedustolook[towardthefield].WesawBasiloneandthethreeguyswhowerewithhimfall.”

Some time after noon I came across a group ofblackened bodies on the edge ofMotoyamaAirfieldNo.1.CompanyCwasadvancinghalfamileahead,sweeping the flat field clean, when one of the deadcaughtmyeye.Hewasa thin,pallidkid.Hishelmetwashalfoff,andhelayfaceup,archedoverhiscombatpack,withhisjackettornbackandhismouthopen.IvaguelyrecognizedsomeoneIhadknowninthatlean,lifelessfacebeneathitsdustystubbleofhair.

Someonesaid,“That’sBasilone.”Iwalkedaroundandasked,“IsthisBasilone?”A guy I knew said, “Yeah. Hewas briefing his

guyswhenamortarscoredadirecthit.Itkilledthemall.”

Isatandstudiedthedeadmanclosely,butIdidn’ttouch him. The shell had landed at his feet, sendingshrapnel intohisgroin,neckand leftarm.He lookedincredibly thin, like an undernourished kid, with hishandsonhis stomachas though ithurt.Thiswas theheroofGuadalcanal,thejoyofanation,theprideoftheMarinesandmyfriend,JohnBasilone.

In the eighth of 10 episodes of HBO’s series, “The Pacific,” the death of Medal of Honor recipient John Basilone was depicted during the first day of fighting on Iwo Jima. William Lansford, a Marine and Los Angeles resident, also fought that day in Iwo Jima and recalls his friendship with the famous Marine gunnery sergeant and his last day. Originally published May 3, 2010. Reprinted with permission, Los Angeles Times.

Purchase copies ofRay Elliott’s

WILD HANDS TOWARD THE SKYor

IWO BLASTED AGAINthrough Dec. 31, 2010,

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Hilton Head, SC 29938 A DOCUMENTARY FILM PRODUCTION

JOHN BASILONE:LEGACY OF A HERO

GySgt. John Basilone, an Italian-American Marine from Raritan, N.J., known as “Manila John” for his boxing prowess while serving a hitch in the Army in the Philippines during the late 1930s, joined the Marine Corps in 1940 and received one of the first Medals of Honor awarded to a Marine for action on Guadalcanal. He is also one of the three Marines featured in the Stephen Spielberg-Tom Hanks HBO series, “The Pacific.”

Diane Hawkins, GySgt.Basilone’s niece, returned fromEuropewhereshehadlivedfor15years tohelpdevelopheruncle’scharacter for the series and wasasked by members of the JohnBasiloneFoundationtodirectandproduce a documentary. Dianeandherfamilyarethrilledwiththechoiceoftheiruncletobein“ThePacific.” They are all moved byit andoverwhelmed to be seeinghimdepictedonTV.

With her experience andbackground as an actress, afilmmakerandaformerjournalistfortheNewYorkDailyNews,anda good number of contacts withMarineveteransandothersourceswhohaveopeneduptoherthroughher relationship with her uncle,Diane has started filming andinterviewingforthedocumentary.

Tocontinuethework,theprojectisseeking additional funding for theproductionwork,whichisrequiringmodest,butconsiderable,travel.

“I am thoroughly enjoying andfully appreciating this personaljourneyoffollowinginmyuncle’sfootsteps,”Dianesays,“includingatrip toGuamand IwoJima,whereUncle John served and died. Thetrip was an incredible and heartfeltexperience, as was the opportunityto be with Iwo Jima veterans whosurvivedthatbattle.”

The travel, filming andproduction costs necessary to takeadvantage of the small windowsofamazing interviewopportunitiesthatcontinuetopresentthemselvesare beyond the initial, shoestringbudget.Dianecontinuestodoabigjobwithveryfewresourcesandalotof kindness from strangers-turned-friends.Butthisisapassionthathasalsobecomeaveryspiritualwayofdiscoveringherunclethroughthosewholovedandservedwithhim,orsimplyadmireandrespecthim.

The focus of the documentaryhas become the journey itself andhow John Basilone’s legacy ofcourage, honor and sacrifice hasaffected her and her family, thosewhosurvivedthewarandyoungergenerations who continue to beimpactedbyhisexample.CurrentlyDianeisgatheringarchivalfootage,

obtainingnewfootageofcurrentevents across the country, andfilming interviews with relevantsources. Time is running shortin reaching the aging Iwo Jimaveterans.

Diane recently attended theRoger Ebert Film Festival inChampaign, Ill., where she metRogerandChazEbertandseveralfilmmakers and continued tobuildbuzzaboutthedocumentary—whichwaseasiertodobecauseof “ThePacific” series.She alsoattended theGI Film Festival inWashington and was invited toattend theOrderSonsof Italy inAmericaGalawith plans tofilmat theMarine Base inQuantico,whereherunclefirsttrainedasaMarine.

Then in early fall, JohnBasilone’s hometown (andDiane’s) of Raritan, N.J., hostsan annual parade in his honor,whichenjoyedaresurgenceinits30-year history thanks to a veryenterprising local third-gradeclass. Additional plans are toretrace John Basilone’s route toHawaii, Guadalcanal, Australiaand the Philippines. Travel andfilming expenses to accomplishthis stage of the productionexceed the current means, andcontributionsareneededtomovetheprojectforward.

Tax-deductible contributions may be sent toThe John Basilone Foundation, P.O. Box 6778, Hilton Head, S.C. 29938


BOOK REVIEW

A Marine in World War II:From Notre Dame to Iwo Jima and BeyondBy Joyce Overgard© Lois Hyndman, 287 pages

In 1943 while John Hyndman was in college,he joined theMarineCorps.Soonafter, hewas sent toNotreDameUniversityforadditionalcourses.Hewrotemanylettershome,andhismothersavedallofthemanddated the envelopes. John’s letters gave very detailedinformation on everything from the classes he took atNotre Dame, Basic Training at Parris Island, throughInfantrySchool andOfficerCandidate School atCampLejeune.Hiswritingisalmostconversational,asifheistalkingtothereader.

HereceivedhiscommissiononSept.30,1944.He

was transferred to Camp Pendleton in California andsoonthereaftertotheBigIsland,Hawaii,tojointheFifthDivision.FromtherehewasofftoIwoJima.OnFeb.19,1945,hewasputinchargeofunloadingships.Afterafewdayshewasassignedtoacontingentfightingonthefrontlines.HereceivedaveryseriousheadwoundonMarch9andwashospitalizedforalmostfourmonths.InAugustametalplatewasplacedinhisheadforprotection.InApril1946, hewas retired as a 2ndLieutenant by anAct ofCongressfordisability.

JohnmetLoisWilliamsatWichitaUniversity,whereshewasastudentandwherehewenttocompleteworkonadegree inpetroleumgeology–whichhehadbeendoingpriortojoiningtheMarineCorps.HeandLoisweremarriedin1947.Heworkedinthepetroleumindustryfor42years.Johndiedin1990,andhisasheswereburiedinArlingtonNationalCemetery.

John’s mother passed all the letters to Lois, whoorganized and typed them. The result is this veryinterestingbook,whichisavailableforpurchase.The287pagesare8.5”x11”andincludemanypictures.Youmayorderitfor$15,plus$3forpostage,bysendingachecktoLoisHyndman,2626LockinvarLane,Bryant,TX77802.

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