‍ ‍ ‍Websites

‍ ‍ ‍Military Records ‍ www.archives.gov/veterans  ‍ Official Service Records Request for Discharged Military can be requested by Family Members at National Personnel Records Center, 1 Archives Drive, St Louis MO, 63138. Phone (314) 801-0800

Send reason for request and provide as much information about the service member as possible: e.g. (Complete Name, Birth Date, Branch of Service, Service Number, Rank, Social Security Number)‍

‍Digitized Iwo Jima Film https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/recently-digitized-iwo-jima-footage-shows-human-side-famous-battle-180974214

Recently Digitized Iwo Jima Footage Shows the Human Side of the Famous Battle‍ ‍

https://www.5thmarinedivision.com/

This website was created in 2012 by Eric Krelle a historian of the 5th Marine Division,  a collector of World War II and Vietnam militaria, and an active World War II re-enactor.  Initially a tribute to his great uncle, Robert Wayne Lauritsen of L/4/13, it has grown exponentially.

The purpose of the website is to honor the legacy and history of the 5th Marine Division and to keep its memory alive by sharing documents, photos, personal stories, memorabilia and historical information related to the Division and its actions during World War II and the Vietnam War.