Carl Albert Youngdale was a highly decorated officer of the United States Marine Corps with the rank of major general. As an artillery officer, he took part in the three major conflicts of the 20th century and completed his 36 years career as commanding general of Camp Lejeune.
MG Carl A. Youngdale, USMC
Youngdale as Lieutenant colonel during World War II.
MG Youngdale (seated center without cap) during briefing on use of Scout Dogs during Operation Taylor Common with Commandant Leonard F. Chapman Jr. (extreme right) and BG Ross T. Dwyer (seated with sunglasses), Vietnam 1968.
14th Marine Regiment (United States)
The 14th Marine Regiment is a reserve artillery regiment of the United States Marine Corps consisting of three artillery battalions and a headquarters battery. The regiment is based in Fort Worth, Texas however its units are dispersed among 15 different sites in 12 states. Its primary weapon system is the M777A2 Howitzer with a maximum effective range of 30 km however one of its battalions has converted to fire the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) weapon system.
A Marine with Battery M, 3/14 hammers a door during a cache search in Rutbah, Iraq.