1ST BATTALION 1ST MARINES UNIT T-SHIRTS - AN OVERVIEW

“We acquired in a few hundred yards in through the Seashore then the Japanese opened fire on us,” reported Al "Duke" Dellaera, an 18-12 months-old Marine with 1st Maritime Division at the time, recalling an assault while in the early days of the invasion. “We had been ambushed, definitely shocked. All I noticed was particles falling all over.