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Marine Sgt Harvey Armstrong.
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Last Address Chicago
Date of Passing Dec 01, 2008
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At the battle for Saipan Harv was getting ready to go over the side for the invasion whan a Captain pull him aside and told him he was in charge of offloading his units gear. Four days later he caught up with it. He said the Platoon Sgt looked like he had seen a ghost as they had listed Cpl Armstrong as Missing in Action, Killed. He always got a laugh out of that.
On the third day ashore on Iwo Jima Sgt Armstrong received a head wound. He said they were setting up their gun in some rocks and the next thing he knew he was aboard the Hospital Ship Solace. He was evacuated to Saipan and then back to the states. Even though he wanted to stay in the Marine Corps he received a medical discharge in 1946.
2nd Battalion, 24th Marines (2/24) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Chicago, Illinois, consisting of approximately 1000 Marines and Sailors. The battalion falls under the 23rd Marine Regiment and the 4th Marine Division.
