Taken next to the movie screen at the Fleet Marine Theatre, seating and the projection booth can be clearly seen. This facility, built by the squadron's Construction and Maintenance Department, proved to be a highly popular...
Front Row (L-R) Staff Sergeant Homer J. Anderson, Sergeant Thomas T. Bohannon, First Lieutenant James A. Cunningham Jr., Technical Sergeant Bertram H. Bader, and Sergeant Harold F. Riehle. Back Row (L-R) Sergeant Joseph E....
The front area of VMB-613's compound. Lieutenant Colonel Nevils and Major Danser's quarters were located in the building in the center of the photograph.
VMB-613's Galley is the area that all food for the squadron members was prepared. The squadron Galley was located between, and connected with, the Officers' and Senior NCO's Mess on one side, and the Enlisted Men's Mess on...
Located in the Transportation Area, the squadron's garage provided the facilities for the maintenance and repair of the various type of vehicles used by the squadron.
First Lieutenant William R. Hancock, First Lieutenant Allan R. Davis Jr., Technical Sergeant William A. Black Jr., Staff Sergeant Robert R. Grant, Sergeant Lawrence H. Badour, Sergeant Thomas T. Bohannon, and Sergeant Albert...
First Lieutenant Ernest L. Hunt, Second Lieutenant Harold D. Griffith, Private William M. Farley (not in photograph), Sergeant Joe J. Yakawich, Sergeant Thomas J. Lahart, Staff Sergeant Donald R. Taft, and Sergeant Earl F. Beeler.
(L-R) First Lieutenant Donald C. McCune, Captain Corwin R. Mocine, Technical Sergeant Frank E. Robinson, Staff Sergeant John G. Scott Jr., and Sergeant Harold F. Riehle.
The Kwajalein Island Memorial Chapel was originally constructed through a joint effort of personnel of all faiths from all the branches of the armed forces on Kwajalein in 1944.
The 613 Trojans won the 1945 Island Softball Championship. Pictured (L-R) are: Private First Class Frank J. Vanek, Corporal Leo H. Rivers, Corporal Andrew Stepen, Staff Sergeant Frank P. Noland, Corporal Ralph F. McClain,...
First Lieutenant Robert W. Jackson, Second Lieutenant John E. Saving, First Lieutenant Joseph M. Whalen, Sergeant Donald J. Laposkey, Sergeant Charles J. Linetty, Technical Sergeant Adam B. Pietrovich, and Sergeant Peter A. Mazza.
(L-R) Staff Sergeant Herbert R. Folk, Staff Sergeant Kenneth A. Hull, Sergeant Thomas B. Yaeger, First Lieutenant Robert S. Ligon, Second Lieutenant Crawford B. Malone, Technical Sergeant James L. Woods, and Staff Sergeant...
Members of VMB-613's line crew work on one of the squadron's aircraft. The aircraft's name, "8-Ball", is just visible above the opening of the 75mm cannon.
Front Row (L-R) Sergeant Clarence G. Dupuis, Corporal Frederick H. Buckley, Sergeant Thomas J. Honan, Corporal Harlan S. Jason, Private First Class James B. DePasque, Private First Class Clifford E. Ross, Sergeant Byron D....
Two VMB-613 armorers load 5-inch Forward Firing Aircraft Rockets (FFARs) onto a PBJ-1H's under-wing rocket mounts. These weapons were unguided and consisted of a 5-inch warhead attached to a 3.5-inch rocket motor. Post-war...
Two VMB-613 armorers load 5-inch Forward Firing Aircraft Rockets (FFARs) onto a PBJ-1H's under-wing rocket mounts. These weapons were unguided and consisted of a 5-inch warhead attached to a 3.5-inch rocket motor. Post-war...
First Lieutenant Robert E. Love, First Lieutenant Tom H. Houston, Technical Sergeant Joseph A. Danz Jr., Staff Sergeant Lloyd L. McDaniel, Sergeant Alvin J. Klinke, Sergeant Joseph E. Brais, and Sergeant Harry L. Jordan.
First Lieutenant Walter T. McMillin, First Lieutenant Raymond W. Meschke, Technical Sergeant John S. Lakatos, Staff Sergeant Eugene R. Miller, Sergeant James E. Gamble, Sergeant Charles J. Mikolajczyk, and Sergeant Thomas F....
Front Row (L-R) Corporal Howard H. Raugh Jr., Sergeant Charles N. Cannato, Staff Sergeant Allan B. Dover, Staff Sergeant Louis J. Brosius, Corporal Frank Haddix, Private First Class Theodore E. Adkins, Staff Sergeant Kenneth...
Front Row (L-R) Lieutenant George J. Bierermann, Lieutenant Commander James C. Scott, Pharmacist Mate First Class Howard F. Treadway, and Pharmacist Mate Third Class Andrew E. Szilagyi. Back Row (L-R) Hospital Apprentice...
Lieutenant Colonel George W. Nevils, First Lieutenant Francis S. Manning, First Lieutenant John W. Merritt, Technical Sergeant Alex Ohlson Jr., Staff Sergeant Allen R. Protheroe, Staff Sergeant William S. Semple, and Technical...
First Lieutenant Richard D. Newton, First Lieutenant John A. Spaulding, Technical Sergeant Clarence J. Julich, Sergeant Russell C. Nielsen, Sergeant William F. Conlisk, Staff Sergeant Homer J. Anderson, and Sergeant Philip E....
In this view of the Officers' Club, VMB-613's squadron insignia can be clearly seen. The identity of the Marine that designed the insignia remained a mystery to most until his identity was discovered in 2006.
The Officers Club was located across Ocean Road from the VMB-613's compound. It was constructed by the squadron's officers with the main part, shown above, simply being a corrugated steel Quonset hut.
First Lieutenant Louis A. E. Larini with another four memebers of mess hall crew standing behind long tables pose in the officers’ mess with their hands crossing behind their back.
Front Row (L-R) First Lieutenant James L.V. Newman, and Master Technical Sergeant Donald A. Johnson. Back Row (L-R) Staff Sergeant Earl D. Jones, Staff Sergeant Frank E. Acker, Staff Sergeant William T. Hungerford, and...
Front Row (L-R) Corporal Joseph Palamar, Unidentified, Private First Class Arthur P Hinterburg, Staff Sergeant Harold C. Reisman, Mascot "Foxhole", Unidentified, Corporal Maurice L. Pippin, and Corporal George A. Worley. ...
Front Row (L-R) Sergeant Kenneth E. Beahm, Master Technical Sergeant Charles E. Rice, Staff Sergeant Edwin S. Alling, Sergeant Lee J. Lowery, Sergeant Harry L. Jordan, Sergeant Albert J. Smith, and Staff Sergeant Theodore L....
Front Row (L-R) Corporal Dino J. Chaparas, and Staff Sergeant William A. Wills. Back Row(L-R) Sergeant Richard G. Sprague, First Lieutenant Jack M. Barton, and Technical Sergeant Levin L Jackson.
VMB-613's police shed doubled as a laundry. Seen here, Sergeant Roy R. Emmerling and Corporal James E. Horton collect laundry from fellow squadron members.