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  Note:  After WWII the 11th Airborne was selected to provide the Honor Guard for General Douglas MacArthur.  
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  The MacArthur Honor Guard  ---  Japan - Sept. 1945        
                
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
  PLATOON HEADQUARTERS    
  Platoon C.O.  1st Lt. Ralph Ermatinger    
  Assit. C.O. 2nd Lt. James C. Watkins    
  Platoon Sgt. T/Sgt. Edward B. Reed    
  Runner  Pfc Harry A. Swan    
  Runner Pfc Robert Wilms     
     
  FIRST SQUAD   FOURTH SQUAD    
  Squad Leader S/Sgt. John R. Bandoni Squad Leader S/Sgt. Robert Barker  
  Assit. Leader S/Sgt. Wilbur L. Wilcox Assit. Leader Sgt. Irl R. Lightner  
  Scout Pfc Norman W. Henning Scout Pfc David Reynaud  
  Scout Pfc John Tkaczk Scout Pfc Warren Hardy  
  BAR Pfc Lathol L. Hadden BAR Pfc Edward Sturgill  
  Assit. Bar Pfc James Koutoudakis Assit. Bar Pfc Joseph V. Walsh  
  Ammo Bearer Pfc Phillip A. Thompson Ammo Bearer Pfc Norwood Watson  
  Rifleman Pfc Edward J. Fablocki Rifleman Pfc Rex Oliver  
  Rifleman Pfc Daniel E. Bartram Rifleman Pfc Norman Martin  
  Rifleman Pfc Lauton V. Baugh Rifleman Pfc John Smith  
  Rifleman Pfc Elmer J. Trantow Rifleman Pfc Rob Henderstien  
  Rifleman Pfc Conrad J. Laurin Rifleman Pfc Craig  
     
  SECOND SQUAD FIFTH SQUAD    
  Squad Leader S/Sgt. J.D. Perry Squad Leader Sgt. Martin R. Sturm  
  Assit. Leader Sgt. Muric B. Barka Gunner Pfc Herbert C. Healey  
  Scout Pfc Paul B. Lingerfelt Gunner Pfc James A. Schuster  
  Scout Pfc Richard Maraffi Gunner Pfc William Porteous  
  BAR Pfc Chester N. Rich Gunner Pfc J. V. Florey  
  Assit. Bar Pfc John M. Ropar Gunner Pfc Arthur L. Moore  
  Ammo Bearer Pfc John H. Gunselman Mortar Sgt. Sgt. Johnson E. Cail  
  Rifleman Pfc Harold J. Teiken Mortarman Pfc Merlin R. Twogood  
  Rifleman Pfc John J. Connel Mortarman Pfc Leon Wiktorowski  
  Rifleman Pfc George M. Huston Mortarman Pfc N. M. Olson  
  Rifleman Pfc Frederick M. Slaterits Mortarman Pfc Thomas D Tribuani  
  Rifleman Pfc Jack B. Smith Mortarman Pfc Thomas H. Page  
  Rifleman Pfc George R. Hadac Mortarman Pfc Walden  
  Rifleman Pfc Stewart   Cpl Scheltel  
     
  THIRD SQUAD    
  Squad Leader S/Sgt. Theodore Johnson    
  Assit. Leader Sgt. Robert E. Turner    
  Scout Pfc Carlton E. Rieth    
  Scout Pfc James E. Ward    
  BAR Pfc Alex Villagecenter    
  Assit. Bar Pfc Carl B. Rae    
  Ammo Bearer Pfc Charles N. Wise    
  Rifleman Pfc Sidney Smithson    
  Rifleman Pfc Clyde P. Johnson    
  Rifleman Pfc Arthur B. Armitage    
  Rifleman Pfc Tony Cusinau    
  Rifleman Pfc Ignacio A. Sotelo    
    Sgt. Harold E. Harlow