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Haig Sarafian


World War II

United States of America
HaigSarafianUSMC.jpgAdded by: DEspositoWWIIHaigSarafianUSMC.jpg Official USMC photo taken 20 January 1943
Pennsylvania - Page 54State Summary of War Casualties from World War II for Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Personnel from Pennsylvania, 1946
1st Battalion, Marines Ledger, 11 Sep 1944 - 14 Sep 1944Added by: DEspositoWWII1st Marines Ledger, 11 Sep 1944 - 14 Sep 1944. Note Pfc. Sarafian and Pvt. Wartell were found aboard the USS Warren on 11 Sept.; http://olharry.blogspot.com/2015/07/administrative-ledger-of-1st-battalion.html
Original Silver Star Citation for PFC Haig SarafianAdded by: DEspositoWWIIOriginal Silver Star Citation for PFC Haig Sarafian
Revised Posthumous Silver Star Citation for PFC Haig SarafianAdded by: DEspositoWWIIRevised Posthumous Silver Star Citation for PFC Haig Sarafian
17 Who Fled Kis-Lyn CaughtAdded by: DEspositoWWIIThe Wilkes Barre Record, 12 Oct 1940
5 Youth Escape Kis-Lyn SchoolAdded by: DEspositoWWIIThe Hazleton Standard Sentinel, 13 Jan 1941
Arrest YouthsAdded by: DEspositoWWIIThe Wilkes Barre Record 16 Jan 1941
USMC-M-Peleliu-p87.jpegAdded by: DEspositoWWIIC-1-1 Assaults Hill 100 on 19 Sep 1944, USMC photo
USMC-M-Peleliu-p89.jpegAdded by: DEspositoWWIIAerial View of Hill 100, USMC photo
IMG_8314.jpgAdded by: DEspositoWWIIHill 100 today. The coral face of the hill has been removed for use in road construction. Photo by Donna Esposito, 16 Sep. 2019.
IMG_8303.jpgAdded by: DEspositoWWIICapt. Pope, PFC Sarafian, and Pvt. Wartell at the top of Hill 100. Only Capt. Pope made it to the top of the hill. Photo by Donna Esposito.
IMG_8120.jpgAdded by: DEspositoWWIIDonna Esposito pays tribute to PFC Sarafian and Pvt. Wartell at the Promontory, White Beach, Peleliu on 15 Sep 2019
IMG_8108.jpgAdded by: DEspositoWWIIHonoring MIA PFC Haig Sarafian on White Beach, Peleliu, where he came ashore 75 years before. Photo by Donna Esposito, 15 Sep 2019
IMG_7615.jpgAdded by: DEspositoWWIIWhite Beach 1 & 2 on Peleliu, looking North from the Promontory to the Point, Photo by Donna Esposito, 14 Sept 2019
IMG_7640.jpgAdded by: DEspositoWWIIWhite Beach 1 & 2 on Peleliu, looking South from the Point to the Promontory, Photo by Donna Esposito, 14 Sept 2019
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