Stories by Sixth Division Marines

The Red Books: Recollections of the Battle of Okinawa by Marines of the Sixth Marine Division
    In the 1990s, Kenneth J. Long (29th Mar-3-I) gathered written accounts of the Battle of Okinawa from Marines of the Sixth Marine Division who fought in that battle. Although the stories focus on Okinawa, many of the men also wrote about their time in the Marines before and after the battle. The books also contain photos, maps, and other information about Okinawa.

    Lisa Benedetti scanned these volumes from original hard copies, which were, unfortunately, of poor quality. However, the stories themselves are topnotch. We thank Lisa for tracking down these books and making them accessible to all.

    Note: If proper credit is given to the author and his unit, all material in these volumes may be reproduced in any way, shape or form, without permission. This does not include copyrighted material within the articles.

Volume

Content

Red Book, Volume 1

Stories by or about Sixth Division Marines:
Jeff Feiler (15th Mar-2-F)                        James R. Peebles (29th Mar-3-I)
Frank J. Kukuchka (29th Mar-3-I)         George Thompson (29th Marines)
Kenneth J. Long (29th Mar-3-I              Harold E. Walters (22nd Mar-2-F)
Fred McGowan (22nd Mar-2-F)              Kenneth D. Wells (29th Mar-2-F)

Other Articles:
A Chronology of the 6th Marine Division on Okinawa Shima-1945
Marine Lingo, Okinawa, 1945
III Amphibious Corps Task Organization
Command and Staff List of Marine Units on Okinawa
Marine Casualites on Okinawa
Japanese Order of Battle on Okinawa

Red Book, Volume 2

Stories by or about Sixth Division Marines:
Fred Addison (1st Arm Ampb)                 Kenneth J Long (29th Mar-3-I)
George Berteletti (22nd Mar-2-F)           James S. White (29th Mar-3-G)
Raymond Gillespie (22nd Mar-3-K)

Red Book, Volume 3

Stories by or about Sixth Division Marines:
John F. Brainard (4th Marines)             Tom McKinney (4th Mar-2-F)
Kenneth Campbell (22nd Mar-1-A)       Phillip Morell (6th Tank-A)
David J. Curtin (22nd Mar-3-L)             Bill Pierce (29th Mar-Wpns)
Martin Damiano (4th Mar-1-B)               Charles W. Pugh (22nd Mar-3-K)
Ernest C. Davis (29th Mar-2-D)             Ernest Ray Riley (22nd Marines)
Edwin H. Denty (22nd Mar-H&S)         Edmund B. Roney (6th Recon)
Bernard Green (4th Marines)                 Sherman Ruth Jr. (29th Marines)
Frank H. Haigler (22nd Mar-3-L)         Walter Rutkowski (22nd Mar-2-G)
LeRoy Hammond (4th Mar-3-K)           Raymond Schlinder (22nd Mar-3-K)
George Hodges (6th Jasco)                       Gen. Lemuel Shepherd Jr.
Roger Jamieson (22nd Mar-2-F)             Robert Smith Jr. (22nd Mar-2-G)
Gilbert Kanter (22nd Mar-3-K)               Ed Soja (29th Mar-3-G)
Declan Klingenhagen (29th Mar-2-D)   Alfred F. Stadius (22nd Mar-3-I)
Frank J. Kukuchka (29th Mar-3-I)         James S. White (29th Mar-3-G)
Wendell K. Majors (22nd Mar-2-G)

Other Articles:
Okinawa Girls Chose Death in Fear of Advancing Yanks
Jasco and Guam - 1944
Okinawa 1945 by Charles J. Leonard (1st Marine Division)
Liz - The Tank with the Sawed-Off Nose, Peleliu 1944
The Diary of Ben Love, an Australian Trooper
Salute to the Marines by Marion Hargrove (US Army)
The Bloody Action at Sugar Loaf Hill by a a Japanese Officer
Prisoner of War Interrogation Report - Col. Hiromichi Yahara
Jap Diary 1 May to 21 May 1945
South Pacific War Chronology 1944-45
Command and Staff List of Marine Units on Okinawa
III Amphibious Corps Task Organization
Japanese Code of Battle
Marine Casualties
Amount of Ammo Expended During the Battle of Okinawa

Red Book, Volume 4

An Account of a Marine Rifle Company (29th Mar-3-I)
during the Battle for Okinawa by Kenneth J. Long (29th Mar-3-I)

Other Articles:
Exerpts from the July 1945 Leatherneck Magazine
Marines and Corpsmen Assigned to I Company
I Company Marines and Corpsmen Killed in Action
I Company Marines and Corpsmen Wounded in Action
Marines Transferred from I Company
Medals and Awards Received by Marines and Corpsmen
I Company Type and Location of Wounds
Our Commanders, Regiment, Battalion and Company
US Ships Lost at Okinawa
Battle Statistics