2nd Marine Division Character Thread

[Darth_Malice_66]

Greetings to all! Welcome to the World War 2 Pacific RP! There is a myriad of characters that you can choose from! Enjoy and make them interesting. The only requirement is that you research your character. This thread is for characters assigned to the 2nd Marine Division ONLY! The First Marine Division characters go in a different thread. If you have any questions please inquire a Moderator.

Everyone please follow this outline for making your characters.


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Character name:
Gaia Name:
Character's Age: At the beginning of the War, or when introduced
Character Rank: (Research your service rank structure)
Character’s Service Affiliation: (i.e. US Marines, US Army, Navy, ect.)
Character’s Unit: (i.e. 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Battalion, D Company, 1st Platoon)
Weapons Carried: (i.e. 1903 Springfield, M1 Grande {none before 1942/3}, M1 Carbine, Browning Automatic Rifle, etc)
Engagements involved in: Please update this regularly! This will tell us who are the veterans of this war and who are the FNG's smile
Character’s personality: (Are they easy to anger, calm? Make them interesting)
Character’s Biography: (A Short description of your character’s background and how they got to where they are now.


Rules are pretty simple! No God-Moding, and please please PLEASE! do a little research! smile Other than that, have fun.  

[Darth_Malice_66]

Character name: Stephen Davenport
Gaia Name: Darth_Malice66
Character's Age: 22
Character Rank: Sergeant
Character’s Service Affiliation: United States Marines
Character’s Unit: 2nd Marine Division, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Fox Company
Weapons Carried: Thompson Sub-Machine Gun, Model 1911 Colt .45 caliber pistol
Engagements involved in: Guadalcanal, Tarawa,
Character’s personality: Very kind to his men, and very willing to trust them. He doesn't mind joking around with them, but isn't afraid to draw the line when needed.
Character's Bio: Stephen Davenport was born in a small town outside Houston Texas. When he was five, his family moved to Beaumont, Texas. When the Depression hit, Davenport dropped out of school at the 7th grade to support his family. Within a couple of years, with the dust bowl, Davenport realized that the only way to actually accomplish that was to get a steady income. Davenport joined the Marines in August of 1939.
Davenport arrived at his permanent Duty station of Camp Pendleton, California in January of 1940. Two months later he met Miss Alice Johnson, who worked at a local diner. The two began seeing each other regularly, and by September of 1940 the two were engaged to be married. The wedding took place on October 4th, 1940 at the Catholic Church on Camp Pendelton.
When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor Davenport applied for transfer to an active combat unit, much to the dismay of his wife. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines.




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[Darth_Malice_66]

Character name: Joseph “Snafu” Adams
Gaia Name: Requiemsoprano
Character's Age: 20
Character Rank: Corporal
Character’s Service Affiliation: US Marines
Character’s Unit: Fox Company, Second Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Second Marine Division.
Weapons Carried: M1 Grande
Engagements involved in: Pearl Harbour, Guadalcanal and Tarawa.
Character’s personality: Tired, out of it, zoned, crazy, says random things, has been through a lot already.
Character’s Biography: Lived on a farm in Louisianna close to New Orleans. He had a fairly normal home life. He graduated high school and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in December of 1939. He had the intention of accomplishing a career in the military where he was selected for sea school and was assigned the USS Oklahoma at Pearl Harbour in December of 1941. During the bombing he was wounded in the arm where he gets sent home for holiday/convalescence leave. After the leave he was assigned to Fox Company, 8th Marines in preparation for his deployment into the Pacific.








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[Darth_Malice_66]

Character name: Alice Johnson Davenport
Gaia Name: Requiemsoprano
Character's Age: 20
Character Rank: Civilian
Character’s Service Affiliation: Wife of US Marine Stephen Davenport
Character’s Unit: N/A
Weapons Carried: N/A
Engagements involved in: N/A
Character’s personality: Kind and loving friend and wife, always there for anyone in need. Understanding of being a wife of a servicemen in World War II and was able to be independent during the war. Alice was able to work part time as well as seeing friends, family, and maintain the home while she waited for her husband to return.
Character’s Biography: Alice grew up in California near the base of Camp Pendleton. Alice graduated high school in 1939. She began working as a waitress by 1940 to help the family with financial problems. While waitressing she met Stephen Davenport whom she married on October 4, 1940 at the Catholic Church on Camp Pendleton. Currently Alice is maintaining the home, working part time as a secretary, and awaiting her husbands’ return.

 

[Darth_Malice_66]

Character name: Eric Schuster
Gaia Name: Darth_Malice 66
Character's Age: 25
Character Rank: 2nd Lieutenant
Character’s Service Affiliation: United States Marine Corps
Character’s Unit: Fox Company, Second Battalion, Eighth Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division
Weapons Carried: Thompson Sub Machine Gun, Model 1911 Colt .45 pistol
Engagements involved in:Guadalcanal, Tarawa
Character’s personality: Caring about his men. Since he’d been a 2nd LT for three years he’s grown out of the usual arrogance associated with the rank. He cares about his men and fights for their needs.
Character’s Biography: Eric Schuster was born in New York City in June of 1917. His father was a Major in the US Marines who had served in France. He grew up listening to his father’s stories, so when he graduated high school he joined the Marines and attended the Naval Academy at Annapolis. His advisors tried to convince him to join the Navy, as the Marine commissions were only suggested for students with poor academic performance, but Schuster was determined.
Eric Schuster was sworn in and received his commission on August 7th, 1940. However the peacetime military was slow with promotion. Schuster was made a platoon commander in second battalion of the 7th Marines, but was reassigned after only a year to 2nd battalion, 8th Marines, the unit his father had served with in France.



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[Darth_Malice_66]

Character Name: Paul Miller
Gaia Name:Darth_Malice_66
Character's Rank: Private First Class
Character's Service Affiliation: US. Marines
Character's Unit: Fox Company, Second Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Second Marine Division.
MOS: Basic Infantry
Weapons Carried: M1 Grande Rifle
Engagements Involved In: Tarawa
Character's Personality: Tends to be a glory hound. He believes that he is much more valuable than he really is. This often gets in the way of his objectivity and dedication to his fellow Marines.
Character's Biography: Miller was born and raised in Charleston, South Carolina in 1924. He only reached the sixth grade before he dropped out of school and was forced to go to work in the CCC to help support his family during the Depression. When the war broke out Miller was only 17, so he waited, as his mother requested until he was 18.
Miller went to boot camp in October of 1942, and was assigned to Fox Company, 8th Marines in May of 1943. He joined them in Auckland, New Zealand before "Operation Galvanic".




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