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Richard Wolbach (2020), Iwo Jima Marine who became a priest
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legacy.comth Marines, one of the first units to come ashore on the island of Iwo Jima in February 1945. He survived the deadly 35-day battle, laying down wire on the beach amid gunfire at night as a member of the communications unit.
7,000 U.S. soldiers and 18,000 Japanese soldiers died on the island. Wolbach was spared and decided to dedicate his life to the priesthood.
He served parishes in Omaha and other locations in Nebraska and was a chaplain at the Omaha VA Hospital for 30 years. He was elevated to Monsignor in 1997. “Number One, he was a priest.
But Number Two, he was a soldier.” “He understood. And they knew he understood.” – his niece Mary Smith told the Omaha World-Herald Full Obituary: Omaha World-Herald.
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