Wyosmith, When I enlisted we had serial # and those # tell you appr when they enlisted. 1941 was only 54K Marines vs 1.5 million Army.
Marine serial # started 1905 ended 1972 and was less then 3 million Marines serve in those 67 year and end of WWII army had 8.3 million soldier,
If you honestly think Marines didn't do their part during WWII you shouldn't call yourself a Marines and your disgrace as it is for saying that.
Where did that come from?
I didn't see where Wyosmith discreted the marines or anyone else. What I read was he was saying the Army did their part in the South Pacific as well as the marines. Which is true, there were more Army division in the SP then Marines.
I was army, but I have nothing but respect for Marines, more so then any other service (except army paratroopers of course). Sure I play the rivalry game, teasing my marine friends, but in Vietnam, we weren't different services, we were brothers.
But facts are facts:
US Military Casualties in WWII;
Army (including Army Air Corp) KIA 318,274
Marines KIA 24,511
www.nationalww2museum.org/learn/education/for.../ww2.../ww2-by.../us-military.html?
Those numbers tells me the Army did their part. But It also says the Marines did their part.
All were brothers who at the time of need, found their "safe place" defending their country.