 MusterRoll 3rd Bttn 8th Marines Nov 1943.pdf
|  3rd Battalion 8th Marines Company M Mortar Platoon
Circa 1942, after Guadalcanal and before Tarawa.
|  1st Sgt Lewis W. Lutes 3/8 Marines
Prior to his promotion of course.
|  Lewis and his Marine sister Marti
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 Wedding pic after returning home 1945
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|  Captured Japanese sword, army officer
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This piece of paper was discovered inside the sword hilt folded in 3rd's, possibly used to tighten the sword to the sheath, and/or a receipt from the original purchase.
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|  Medals case.
Original medals case my grandfather made after the war, including the frame. Note the four stars on the Asiatic campaign ribbon, that is for Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan and Tinian. The two bluish stars on the blue/yellow/red PUC ribbon represent the presidential unit citation for Guadalcanal and Tarawa.
|  Medals and insignia
Medals case Lewis made, including frame, and a copy his grandson Mark made for brother Paul, the rifleman, pistol expert,2nd Div. patch, and EGA's along with dogtags are all authentic, the rest are aftermarket replicas.
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 Platoon sheet, Mortar platoon 3/8 Marines M company 1943+
|  Platoon sheet
These platoon sheets were courtesy of Ambrose Fox (R.I.P. 2009) who allowed me to photograph them. Ambrose was a Gunnery Sgt at the time, and gave up his promotion to 1st Sgt so my grandfather could have it. He had a successful military career after that.
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This is the ship that carried the 3rd Bttn. 8th Marines from NZ to Tarawa and back to Hawaii after the battle. This picture is prior to it being refitted for military service.
|  Monrovia brochure
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|  Lewis Lutes in the newspaper.
This was after he came home and gave a description of the action at Tarawa, there are numerous articles similiar to this one througout his service in the war.
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|  1st Sgt Lutes 1944
Stock military photo taken after he returned home. 1st Sgt Lutes holding a hari kari knife captured on Saipan. This is the same pic used in the previous article.
|  Telegram received by Lutes mother 2 months after Tarawa
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