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Office of Naval Intelligence, Marine Casualties - 1928
Office of Naval Intelligence, Marine Casualties - 1928, Bandit Contacts April 1928 - December 1931, Folder 6, Nicaragua, COLL 3978, Archives Branch, Marine Corps History Division, Quantico, VA., 1928
List of the USMC casualties in Nicaragua during the year 1928. Compiled from official reports of Second Brigade, U.S. Marine Corps and Guardia…
Unpacking Mules
Unpacking Mules, Harold C. Roberts, Photographs of Coco River Patrol (c.1928), Folder 1, COLL 2678, Archives Branch, Marine Corps History Division, Quantico, VA., 1928
This photograph was taken during the Coco River Expedition by Lt. Harold C. Roberts. The back of the photograph has a comment written in pencil:…
Tags: harold roberts, marines, nicaragua, pack mules, usmc
Harold C. Roberts, Correspondence from Harold C. Roberts to Faith N. Roberts 18 January, 1928
Harold C. Roberts 18 January, 1928, Correspondence from Harold C. Roberts to Faith N. Roberts 18 January, 1928
, Correspondence from Harold C. Roberts to Faith N. Roberts 18 January, 1928, Folder 2, COLL 2678, Archives Branch, Marine Corps History Division, Quantico, VA.
Two Page letter written by Lt. Roberts to his wife (Faith) letting her know he arrived safely in Corinto, Nicaragua by ship.
Tags: cortino, faith roberts, harold roberts, letter, marines, nicaragua, usmc
Cpl. Dickson
Cpl. Dickson, Harold C. Roberts, Photographs of Coco River Patrol (c.1928), Folder 1, COLL 2678, Archives Branch, Marine Corps History Division, Quantico, VA., 1928
This photograph was taken during the Coco River Expedition by Lt. Harold C. Roberts. The back of the photograph has a comment written in pencil: "The…
Tags: cpl dickson, harold roberts, marines, nicaragua, portage, usmc
End of El Guacanto Rapid
End of El Guacanto Rapid, Harold C. Roberts, Photographs of Coco River Patrol (c.1928), Folder 1, COLL 2678, Archives Branch, Marine Corps History Division, Quantico, VA., 1928
This photograph was taken during the Coco River Expedition by Lt. Harold C. Roberts. The back of the photograph has a comment written in pencil: "The…
Tags: coco river, coco river patrol, el guacanto, jungle, nicaragua, rapid
Starting Into First Rapid
Starting Into First Rapid, Harold C. Roberts, Photographs of Coco River Patrol (c.1928), Folder 1, COLL 2678, Archives Branch, Marine Corps History Division, Quantico, VA., 1928
This photograph was taken during the Coco River Expedition by Lt. Harold C. Roberts. The back of the photograph has a comment written in pencil:…
Tags: boat, coco river, coco river patrol, drowned, el guacanto, marines, nicaragua, usmc, william moore
Group at La Trampa
Group at La Trampa, Harold C. Roberts, Photographs of Coco River Patrol (c.1928), Folder 1, COLL 2678, Archives Branch, Marine Corps History Division, Quantico, VA., 1928
This photograph was taken during the Coco River Expedition by Lt. Harold C. Roberts. The back of the photograph has a comment written in pencil:…
Tags: boat, coco river, coco river patrol, harold roberts, la trampa, marines, nicaragua, usmc
Navy Cross Awarded to Captain Pete Geyer
Navy Cross Awarded to Captain Pete Geyer, United States Marine Corps, Halls of Valor
Captain Peter Geyer (USMC) was awarded the Navy Cross while serving in the Second Nicaraguan Campaign. This Navy Cross was awarded for the whole of…
Tags: coco river, marines, medal, navy cross, nicaragua, pete geyer, usmc
Peter C. Geyer, Record of Events Coco River Patrol September 1928
Peter C. Geyer, Record of Events Coco River Patrol September 1928, Nicaragua, Patrol Reports 2nd Brigade, September 1927 & Undated, COLL 3978, Archives Branch, Marine Corps History Division, Quantico, VA., 1928
These three pages are the official report of the Coco River Patrol that left from Ocotal on 4 September, 1928. They were written by Captain P. C.…
Tags: boat, coco river, harold roberts, marines, nicaragua, usmc
Sketch of Western Nicaragua, Showing Bandit Territory in Which the "Horse Marines" Operated
Sketch of Western Nicaragua, Showing Bandit Territory in Which the "Horse Marines" Operated, The Cavalry Journal, The United States Cavalry Association, April, 1930
This map was published in The Calvary Journal to show how USMC were using horses to transverse the country of Nicaragua during the late 1920s. The Map…
Tags: 1930, cavalry, coco river, horse marines, horses, LOC, marines, nicaragua, northern nicaragua, rail road, usmc, western nicaragua
U. S. Marines in Nicaragua
U. S. Marines in Nicaragua, P. R. Brewer, USMCU History Division, Archives Branch, 1958
Map of the major cities, regions, lakes, railroads, and rivers in Nicaragua with an inset of the United States to show relative location.
Tags: costa rica, environment, honduras, horse marines, horses, lake, LOC, map, marines, nicaragua, northern nicaragua, rail road, river, terrain, united states, usmc, western nicaragua
Jessica Carson, Distribution of Manpower in Nicaragua 1912-1930
Jessica Carson, Distribution of Manpower in Nicaragua 1912-1930, Nicaragua, Naval Forces on Shore Duty, COLL 3978, Archives Branch, Marine Corps History Division, Quantico, VA., 1912-1930
This chart shows the United States Marines (USMC) and Naval forces manpower who were on Shore Duty Nicaragua during 1912-1930. Particular to this…
Bernard C. Nalty, The United States Marines in Nicaragua
Bernard C. Nalty Published in 11958, revised in 1961, reprinted in 1962 and 1968., The United States Marines in Nicaragua, Historical Branch, G-3 Division Headquarters
Historical Branch, G-3 Division Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps history of the US Marines in Nicaragua.
Tags: bernard c. nalty, history, marines, nalty, nicaragua, usmc, usmc history
Coco River Patrol Image
Coco River Patrol Image, LT. Harold C. Roberts, Archives Branch, Marine Corps History Division, 1928
Three US Marines resting on a makeshift boat on the Coco River in Nicaragua.
Tags: 1928, coco river, coco river patrol, history, marines, nicaragua, September, usmc