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The Marine who was a duck (yes, an actual duck)

SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL

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The Marine who was a duck (yes, an actual duck)
By Claire Barrett
Nov 23, 01:22 PM
Siwash the Duck during the Battle of Tarawa. (USMC)

On Nov. 20, 1943, 18,000 Marines were met with withering fire, poured out by elite troops of the Imperial Navy’s Special Naval Landing Force.

The attack on Betio, the largest and southernmost island in the Tarawa atoll, required a direct assault on the beachheads by U.S. Marines.

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk SGT Charlie Lee SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth ] Sgt (Join to see) SPC Michael Terrell A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney GySgt Jack Wallace CPL LaForest Gray SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM PV2 Larry Sellnow SPC Gary C. SPC (Join to see) SGT Steve McFarland SGT Jim Arnold Amn Dale Preisach SGT Ruben Lozada Lt Col Charlie Brown

The Marine who was a duck (yes, an actual duck)

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SGT Ruben Lozada

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Excellent post. Interesting story. Thank You for sharing this.

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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL

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SGT Ruben Lozada roger that Brother Ruben Happy Thanksgiving.

Becoming the 2nd Marine Division’s unofficial mascot, the duck followed Fagan everywhere he went, developing a penchant for guzzling beer — just like her owner.

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