Background
Ladd, Dean was born on December 8, 1920 in Spokane, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Myron Dean and Gertrude M. (Elsom) Ladd.
(Faithful Warriors is a memoir of World War II in the Paci...)
Faithful Warriors is a memoir of World War II in the Pacific by Lt. Col. Dean Ladd, USMC (Ret.), a combat veteran of the 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division. Written with award-winning author Steven Weingartner, Col. Ladd s book chronicles his experiences as a junior officer in some of the fiercest fighting of the war, during the amphibious invasions of Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan, and Tinian. Ladd's recollections and descriptions of life--and death--on the far-flung battlefronts of the Pacific War are vividly rendered, and augmented by the personal recollections of many of the men who served with and under him in his wartime journey across the Pacific.Dean Ladd grew up in the Marine Corps; and the Marine Corps grew up in World War II. Faithful Warriors tells the story of how both came of age in history s greatest conflict. The book presents Ladd's journey through eventful times and extraordinary circumstances: prewar training outside San Diego; awaiting attack on Samoa after the attack on Pearl Harbor; surviving Guadalcanal; rest and recuperation in New Zealand; savage fighting and terrible suffering on Tarawa; recovery in Hawaii; more fighting on Saipan and Tinian This vividly written memoir will stir the memories of those who lived during these trying times and will help future generations of readers to understand the realities of the Pacific War.
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(Faithful Warriors is a memoir of World War II in the Paci...)
Faithful Warriors is a memoir of World War II in the Pacific by a combat veteran of the 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division. Written with award-winning author Steven Weingartner, Col. Ladd's book recounts his experiences as a junior officer in some of the fiercest fighting of the war, during the amphibious invasions of Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan, and Tinian. Ladd's recollections and descriptions of life--and death--on the far-flung battlefronts of the Pacific War are vividly rendered, and augmented by the personal recollections of many of the men who served with him in his wartime journey across the Pacific. This vividly written memoir will stir the memories of those who lived during these trying times and will help future generations of readers to understand the realities of the Pacific War.
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(Faithful Warriors is a human interest account..by a retir...)
Faithful Warriors is a human interest account..by a retired Marine infantryman office who saw extensive WWII combat in the Pacific with the Second Marine Division at Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan and Tinian. He was wounded three times, the most seriously during the landing on Tarawa. His story is unique in that he has rewalked all of his unit's campaign areas during two trips in 1982 and 1983. The second time he again led some of his old platoon for a sentimental two weeks during which they reverted to their youth, reliving foxhole buddy days of adventure, humor and sadness.
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Ladd, Dean was born on December 8, 1920 in Spokane, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Myron Dean and Gertrude M. (Elsom) Ladd.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Washington State University, 1948.
Design engineer Kaiser Aluminum, Spokane, Washington and Newark, Ohio, 1948-1951. Mechanical engineer North America Rockwell, Downey, California, 1951-1957. Research specialist Lockheed Missiles & Space, Sunnyvale, 1957-1980.
(Faithful Warriors is a memoir of World War II in the Paci...)
(Faithful Warriors is a memoir of World War II in the Paci...)
(Faithful Warriors is a human interest account..by a retir...)
President Lockheed National Management Association, Sunnyvale, 1979-1980. Vice chairman Spokane County Republican Party, Spokane, 1996. Lieutenant colonel United States Marine Corps, 1939-1969, PTO. Member Sons of the American Revolution, Retired Officers Association (president 1994), Marine Corps League, Exchange Club.
Married Vera M. Ladd, June 19, 1949. Children: Kathleen Ladd Bertholic, Michele Ladd Meyer, Janet Ladd Harpainter.