THE FACE OF WORLD WAR II SGT ANGELO KLONIS RISES TO DEFEND HIS IDENTITY TO THE WORLD AGAIN!

PART 2

Mr. Nick Klonis the son of Sergeant (SGT) Angelo Klonis released the rights to United States (US) Postal Service, in order for them to use SGT Klonis’ photo on the US Stamp. Mr. Klonis and his family took great pride and honor in this event. Mr. Klonis started to research his fathers’ military life history do to the famous photos.

Mr. Klonis with the help of Retired (RET) Chief Warrant Officer Three (CW3) Margaret M. Gonzales researched for Private First Class (PFC) Underwood. Mr. Klonis was very curries about PFC Underwood. The very first time photos of SGT Klonis had been printed “as unknown soldier”.

With having access to military database CW3 Gonzales found several soldiers with the name Underwood. These soldiers where from different Branches of the services. CW3 Gonzales started working with the list using the elimination process. In finding the widow of PFC Underwood in Saint (ST) Petersburg Florida (FL). Mr. Klonis sent Ms. Underwood several photos to see if she could identify anyone in them. (Two photos are below). She identified her husband in those photos PFC Underwood. Two months later Nick flew from Santa Fe, New Mexico (NM) and CW3 Gonzales flew from Washington D.C. to meet Ms. Underwood in FL. They filmed the interview. In the interview Ms. Underwood stated, “Her husband and SGT Klonis had done 13 different missions together”. On one mission that he had told her about an incident that had occurred as she said, “My Greek friend saved my life in Saipan. As a Japanese soldier was chasing her husband with a sword, SGT Klonis shot and killed the Japanese soldier. Her husband did not have any weapons with him because at the time he was relieving himself.” She also stated, “it was very difficult for him speak about these missions”. Mr. and Ms. Underwood in 1979 took a trip to NM to reunite with his Greek friend SGT Klonis. They got as far as Albuquerque NM and never did PFC Underwood and SGT Klonis ever reunite.

Ms. Underwood and Ms. Klonis have both signed affidavits to the fact of these 2 soldiers are their late husbands. I am sure that after being married 20, 30 to 40 years to someone, one would know who his or her spouse is!

SGT Klonis

In reviewing the articles The Case for Thomas Underwood: Part 1 & 2. In CW3 Gonzales professional opinion as a retired soldier, (Top Security Clearance) to include the knowledge accumulated in assisting the research information on both soldiers SGT Klonis and PFC Underwood.

PFC UNDERWOOD

The 3 famous photos of SGT Klonis they all seem to have been taken at the same day and place, yet 2 different phortoghers! In the photo of Stanley Troutman photo of SGT Klonis, the helmet and the uniform being a Marine issue goes in to such much depth. Yet no mention of SGT’s igsina shown on the uniform; or of the one pouch that has a United States Army (USA) initials on it; or that the camfloge cover is not placed correctly on the helmet; or of no wear of an undershirt; or of sleeves rolled up; or that SGT Klonis’ uniform is mismatched. SGT Klonis is completely out of uniform. These photos where taken at wartime. There was no uniform supply surplus near by. 081430’44 Major Gantlonan called and said that there were 100 survivors, 105th Inf

aboard USS Rock Mount without clothes. Boat leavas pier, Charon-Karea at 1430. Ifwe cannot make boat, see Major Gantlonan and special boat willbe arranged.

Referred above to COL, Burke to send 100 suits HBTs, 100sets of

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081430 July ’44 underwear and 100 pr of shoes and 100 pr of socks assorted sizes (Cont’d) to mako boat at 1430.

27th Division S-4Journal, Forage Operation.

The “survivors” were victims of the last Jampanese banzal charge on Saipan, which broke through the lines of the 105th Infantry.To escape the onslaught, hundreds of men fled into the ocean to the safety of coral reefs. They were rescued by amphibious vehiclesthe following day, July7, (The date”08” above is a typographical error.)

United States American soldiers took what they could find to survive. Even if it they used a mismatched uniforms. They fought hand in hand and assisted one another with what was needed to survive.

Soldiers trained together depending on the mission. As one may read the histories of war, one will find statements to that fact.

Reviewing Corporal Thomas E. Underwood’s documentation so many inconsistencies.

Mr. Nick Klonis and his family invite all that would like view all of SGT Angelo Klonis’ documentation, photos and all information found in the research of the famous photos. Assisting them also will be CW3 Gonzales as she said, “We are all soldiers, Army, Marine, Navy, Air Force, Reservists, male or female. We are soldiers of The United States of America and fight together as one”