Marines Recall Iwo Jima Battles and Heroes from Suburban Group
Five South Suburban Marines share memories of Iwo Jima including Shields witnessing the flag rise on Suribachi and Nuzzo earning the Navy Marine Medal and Purple Heart. They describe daily combat, food struggles, and rescue efforts, plus postwar life in Dolton and South Suburbs and ongoing Marine League work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suribachi
Shields
Sam Nuzzo
Dolton
Iwo Jima
Saipan
Nuzzo
Bob Rickert
Midlothian
Iwo
Marine Divi
Rickert
Kickert
Mario Scampini
South Chicago Heights
Scampini
26Th Infantry Marines
E.R. Nelson
Bloom High School
Guzzino
Guadalcanal
Sammy
South
U.S. Marine Corps League
Marine Corps
Washington, D. C
Marian High School 45 Named Illinois State Scholars 1995
Forty five Marian Catholic High School seniors in Illinois were named State Scholars for 1995 96. The list includes students from parishes in Lansing Glenwood Chicago Heights Richton Park Matteson South Holland Orland Park Crete and others. Scholars rank among the top 10000 seniors state wide based on test scores and junior year class rank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian High School
Marian Catholic High School
Illinois
St. Joseph
James Clark
Glenwood
Tara Farley
Hazel Crest
Edward Lechner
Country Club Hills
Ravi Dodda
St. Liborius
Tim Fagan
Crete
Holy Ghost
Erica Fuehrmeyer
Sharon Wehling
South Holland
St. Lawrence O’toole
Migdalia Gonzalez
South Chicago Heights
Kristi Kilday
Matteson
Christopher Luther
Richton Park
O.J. Magana
Infant
Delta Kappa Gamma to meet in Chicago Heights
The Gamma Tau chapter will convene at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the SPEED Developmental Center in Chicago Heights. Nina Albrecht from Aunt Martha's Youth Services Center will discuss literacy and contributions are due for the Foundation for Educational Studies along with reservations for the March Coordinating Council meeting. Diane Tesar is accepting both at the Tuesday meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gamma Tau Chapter
Delta Kappa Gamma Society
International
Speed Developmental Center
Division St
Chicago Heights
Nina Albrecht
Aunt Martha’s Youth Services Center
Foundation For Educational Studies
Also Mentioned on This Page
St. Ann Parish
Anthony Bartels
Christine Base
Michael Coughlin
John Poppe
Lansing
Carolyn Bojanowski
St. Kieran
Raegan Bricks
Mark Broxterman
Homewood
Rosanne Cull
John Ladowicz
Karen Call
St. Anthony Parish
Joanna Capito
St. George Parish
Michael Cavalieri
Megan Streit
Oak Forest
Rosemarie Stremlau
Tinley Park
St. Agnes
Stacey Kincaid
St. Emeric
Kerry Korosa
Orland Park
St. Boniface
Brian
Gamma Tau
Dixie Hwy
Matteson Town Center
Town Center Road
Blue Bird of
Blue Bird
God’s Children
Jane
Main Street
John M. Saphir
Riverdale
Dalton
Orland
Westmont
HERITAGE _ COMMUNITY BANK
Arthur H. Katz, M.D
Board Certified
Calumet Avenue
Munster
W. Lincoln
Olympia Fievos
Indiana Hospital
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