When it headed for the Pacific, the 6th Marine Division boasted enough football talent to line up three all-star teams. Now, on the way back, the 6th would be hard-pressed to muster one full team. Some of those lost on Okinawa: Killed—Wisconsin's 1942 All-America end, 1st Lieut. Dave Schreiner; Purdue's 1943 All-America fullback (and leading Big Ten scorer), Corporal Tony Butkovich; Notre Dame's 1942 captain and end, 1st Lieut. George Murphy.
Wounded—California's 1936 All-America center, 1st Lieut. Bob Herwig*; Iowa's 1940 captain and tackle, Major Rade ("Mike") Enich; the New York (Pro) Giants'...
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