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PFC Richard E. Kraus
Marine AmTracker - Medal Of Honor Recipient
Eighth Amphibian Tractor Battalion, Third Amphibious Corps, FMF, in action against enemy Japanese forces on Peleliu, Palau Islands, on 3 October 1944. Awarded posthumously.

"Marines Report From The Field"
Stories and Photos from the Marines who are there.

AmTrac News Releases
AmTracs in the news.

1st AmTrac Battalion Files
The PDF versions of the articles posted in the 1st AmTrac Battalion section.

Battle Honors of the Marine Amphibian:
A series of articles recalling the vehicles that were and are uniquely Marine.

Marine Corps Publications
Papers, Marine Corps Doctrinal Publications (MCDPs) and Marine Corps Warfighting/Reference Publications (MCWPs/MCRPs) dealing with AmTracs and Amphibious Operations.

Apricots and AmTracs:
	Apricots and Amtracs at Tarawa - CWO James C. Walker, USMC (Ret.)
	Taste for Apricots Canned at Cua Viet - SSgt. Bob Donner (Stars and Stripes Newspaper)
	Apricots on Amtracs...a bad thing! - LtCol. David L. Coggins, USMC
	"No More Damn Apricots!" - Major Preston McLaughlin, USMC
	Apricots, AAVs no happy pair - Cpl. Derek A. Shoemake (Submitted by: 26th MEU)


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