Tarawa Talk

Hi Jon -
    Thanks for taking the time and effort to lend a hand. I sent you a PM a few days ago, but since I'm technologically challenged there's a better-than-average chance I screwed it up. Shoot me your email address and I'll send pics of the few Tarawa groups I still have. I have three or four really nice Tarawa groups left. Again, many thanks - Chris

Hello All - I recently acquired a fantastic Tarawa prayer flag taken by the 1st Bn, 18th Marines, on 11/22. I can hardly find any information regarding them - there is no unit history and they are only mentioned episodically in other publications. Can anyone tell me how I can find which of the assault units (2nd & 8th Marines) the engineers were parceled-out to? Does anyone know of an 'unofficial' unit history? Obviously, the big event on the 22nd was Bonnyman's bunker, but I'm sure the flamethrower/demolition teams were all over the place. I'm still hopeful of getting a marine name, but that's not certain. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. I also have quite a few high-end Tarawa relics in my collection and would be greatly interested in trading for (or buying) an 18th Marines uniform (Blues, Alphas or frogskins) if anyone knows of one. Thank you very much for helping. Regards - Chris.