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Sketch of Coco River Patrol Boat, Harold C. Roberts, Correspondence from Harold C. Roberts to Faith N. Roberts 14 August, 1928,Folder 23, COLL 2678, Archives Branch, Marine Corps History Division, Quantico, VA., 14 August, 1928

This rough pencil sketch illustrates a boat design that Harold Roberts and Captain Pete Geyer designed for the Coco River Patrol.

Tags: boat, coco river, coco river patrol, harold roberts, pete geyer

Camp Geyer, Harold C. Roberts, 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: "Out…

Tags: coco river, coco river patrol, harodl roberts, horses, marines, pete geyer, usmc

Harold C. Roberts 14 August, 1928, Correspondence from Harold C. Roberts to Faith N. Roberts 14 August, 1928
, Correspondence from Harold C. Roberts to Faith N. Roberts 14 August, 1928, Folder 23, COLL 2678, Archives Branch, Marine Corps History Division, Quantico, VA.

Summary: Six page letter sent from Ocotal explaining the Coco River patrol in more detail. Includes hand drawn schematic of the boats the Marines…

Tags: alcohol, boat, coco river, coco river patrol, col dunlap, election, faith roberts, harold roberts, honduras, marines, navy, ocotal, pete geyer, plane, pueblo nuevo, quinali, rapids, rebels, reconnaissance, sandino, usmc, usmc officers

Harold C. Roberts 13 August, 1928, Correspondence from Harold C. Roberts to Faith N. Roberts 13 August, 1928
, Correspondence from Harold C. Roberts to Faith N. Roberts 22 August, 1928, Folder 21, COLL 2678, Archives Branch, Marine Corps History Division, Quantico, VA.

Summary: Three page letter sent from Condega in which Roberts confirmed he has been chosen for the Coco River patrol to lead a 40 man team with…

Tags: 11th regiment, alcohol, coco river, coco river patrol, condega, faith roberts, harold roberts, macnulty, ocotal, Palacagüina, pete geyer, plane, totogalpa, white man

Harold C. Roberts 8 September, 1928, Correspondence from Harold C. Roberts to Faith N. Roberts 8 September, 1928
, Correspondence from Harold C. Roberts to Faith N. Roberts 8 September, 1928, Folder 24, COLL 2678, Archives Branch, Marine Corps History Division, Quantico, VA.

Summary: Three page letter sent from Telepaneca about the early days of the Coco River Expedition and the dangers of the rapids on the rivers in…

Tags: boat, coco river, coco river patrol, commedation, courage, faith roberts, falls, harold roberts, marines, pete geyer, rain, rapids, snub, sta cruz, telepanaca, usmc

Capt. Geyer + Myself, 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, el guacanto, harold roberts, pete geyer, usmc

Capt Geyer and Capt Roberts Smoking, Harold Roberts camera, photographer unknown., From the Coco River Patrol Collection, COLL/581, Archives Branch, Marine Corps History Division, Quantico, VA., 1928

Captain Pete Geyer and Captain Harold Roberts smoking on the side of the Coco River with feet inside a makeshift boat.

Tags: boat, coco river, coco river patrol, harold roberts, marines, pete geyer, smoking, usmc

Captain Geyer and Captain Roberts, Harold C. Roberts camera, unknown photographer, 1928

Captain Peter Geyer, Captain Harold Roberts, and an unknown Marine sit on a makeshift boat on the banks of the Coco River.

Tags: boat, coco river, harold roberts, pete geyer, usmc marines

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