Iwo Jima - The only survivor of his unit

Ken Killilea talks about the battle of Iwo Jima. Of the nine men in his unit that landed on the island, he is the only one that left it alive. Please see his full interview in which he talks about the four battles he was in as part of 4th Marines prior to the battle at Iwo that took him out of the war.
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[patricknorton]

Thanks for recording these stories. These men won't be here much longer, but their stories should live on.

[wesinman]

Thank you for your service sir, and thank you for sharing your experience on Iwo, you fellas are true heroes.

[srnordli]

Thank you for your service and sacrifices. We all owe you our gratitude for your contributions in saving our freedoms and Democracy!

[petersanders]

My father, Edwin Sanders, began the war, 3 companies over from Audie Murphy. 3rd inf. Div. Was there with the rest from the very first day of Operation Torch Nov. 8th, '42. Did all the other Amphibs in the ETO as well. Monte Cassino, Anzio- all of it. The only he missed was Overlord. He was busy marching through Rome as a liberator at the time. The movie " To Hell and Back" was as much about him as 'ol Murph. He was only one of 6 men from his original company to survive to the bitter end in May of '45. For all you military buffs out there, he was born in Hamilton Ma. Patton himself had one of his homes about two miles down the road from my front door. I'd play on that M4 Sherman dedicated to George in the park downtown many times growing up. Dad never opened up very much about it until close to his passing. He was quiet spoken, his memories too painful to put into words. Make a new pal to see his head blown off next week. That sort of thing. He told me once "Son, you don't know what you can do. Until you have to." Hell of a generation.

[richardthornhill]

Thanks to all our Veterans who served. Semper Fi.

[warrenhassey]

Thank you for your service glad you made it home.

[carollemke]

Bless you sir. My dad's cousin was an 18 yr. old Marine at Iwo Jima and was the only survivor of his platoon. He had PTSD the rest of his life.

[charlespackwood]

He got shrapnel early on and he was still the lone survivor. Amazing.

[rg]

Great interview. Wish it was longer and with decent sound quality

[juliusdream]

Thank you for you're service. The last just war we fought I can't believe this hero is still alive and has he is still sharp as a kmife. . He is a living legend it's truly amazing hearing first hand accounts in the 2020, s . The war ended 80, years ago let that sink in so he's about 100 years old or late 90, s. Go with God old hero truly thanks👍.

[bobwagner]

4 of my close Marine friends fought in the 5th. They all were wounded but came home alive. They are all gone now.

[Clb]

I had no idea the band would act as the litter-bearers. Learn something new. Great man, great story

[benjamin]

My grandpa was in the 4th Marine Division on Iwo Jima. Ended up getting a Purple Heart and bronze star on Iwo Jima

[williammullen]

True American hero 100 times more then any sports player. Semper FI

[chuckdavies-cxxl]

Thank you for your service !! My Dad told lots of horror stories about ww2 !!

[timgraaff]

The true heroes were the world war 2 veterans. I to am a marine corp vet and I'm a vietnam vet, the war we should never have been in! Hats off to these heroes.

[jeffreyknight]

I got to talk to a older veteran in Courtland Ohio, worked at the sparkle market as a back door checker. His name was LESTER.. HE WOULD TELL ME SOME STORIES. REST IN PEACE LESTER.

[joelp]

My uncle, Bill Paquet was in the 4th on Iwo Jima.

[atticusfinch]

My father would tell me stories of Iwo anyone's blood would have ran cold imagine being 18 separated from your squad on some godforsaken Island in a hole with a dead Marine all night I can't even imagine it till we meet again top

[darrinfry]

And we gave the dam Island back to them ant that some 💩