Marine Raiders

The Marine Raiders were elite units established by the United States Marine Corps during World War II to conduct special amphibious light infantry warfare, particularly in landing in rubber boats and operating behind the lines. ^[1]

Actions along the Matanikau

The Actions along the Matanikau—sometimes referred to as the Second and Third Battles of the Matanikau—were two separate but related engagements, which took place in the months of September and October 1942, among a series of engagements between the United States and Imperial Japanese naval and ground forces around the Matanikau River on Guadalcanal (island in the south-western Pacific, northeast of Australia) during the Guadalcanal Campaign.

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Alan Shapley

Lieutenant General Alan Shapley (February 9, 1903 – May 13, 1973) was a United States Marine Corps officer who survived the sinking of the USS ''Arizona'' during the World War II attack on Pearl Harbor, and went on to serve with distinction in the Pacific Theater and later in the Korean War.

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Allied submarines in the Pacific War

Allied submarines were used extensively during the Pacific War and were a key contributor to the defeat of the Empire of Japan.

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Angus R. Goss

Angus R. Goss (January 8, 1910 – July 20, 1943) was a decorated United States Marine who was killed in action while fighting in the Pacific during World War II.

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Baby Blue Marine

Baby Blue Marine is a 1976 Metrocolor film set during World War II that was directed by John D. Hancock.

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Banzai charge

A banzai charge is the term used by the Allied forces to refer to Japanese human wave attacks mounted by infantry units.

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Battle for Piva Trail

The Battle for Piva Trail was a battle between United States Marine Corps and Imperial Japanese Army forces on Bougainville Island.

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Battle of Bairoko

The Battle of Bairoko was a battle between American and Imperial Japanese Army and Navy forces on 20 July 1943 during the New Georgia Campaign in the Solomon Islands during the Pacific War.

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Battle of Edson's Ridge

The Battle of Edson's Ridge, also known as the Battle of the Bloody Ridge, Battle of Raiders Ridge, and Battle of the Ridge, was a land battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II between Imperial Japanese Army and Allied (mainly United States Marine Corps) ground forces.

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Battle of Enogai

The Battle of Enogai was a battle between United States and Imperial Japanese Army and Navy forces on 10–11 July 1943 during the New Georgia Campaign in the Solomon Islands during the Pacific War.

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Battle of Guadalcanal order of battle

Guadalcanal Order of Battle is a list of the significant land units that fought in the Battle of Guadalcanal between 7 August 1942 and 9 February 1943.

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Battle of Kolombangara

The Battle of Kolombangara (Japanese: コロンバンガラ島沖海戦) (also known as the Second Battle of Kula Gulf) was a naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought on the night of 12/13 July 1943, off Kolombangara in the Solomon Islands.

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Battle of Makin

The Battle of Makin was an engagement of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought from 20 to 23 November 1943, on Makin Atoll in the Gilbert Islands.

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Battle of Piva Forks

The Battle of Piva Forks, also known as the Battle of Numa–Numa Trail, was an engagement that took place during the Bougainville campaign in World War II.

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Battle of the Coconut Grove

The Battle of the Coconut Grove was a battle between United States Marine Corps and Imperial Japanese Army forces on Bougainville.

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Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu–Tanambogo

The Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu–Tanambogo was a land battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, between the forces of the Imperial Japanese Navy and Allied (mainly United States (U.S.) Marine) ground forces.

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Battle of Viru Harbor

The Battle of Viru Harbor was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II that took place on New Georgia island during the New Georgia Campaign from 28 June – 1 July 1943.

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Battle of Wickham Anchorage

The Battle of Wickham Anchorage took place during the New Georgia Campaign in the Solomon Islands during the Pacific War from 30 June -3 July 1943.

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Boys anti-tank rifle

The Rifle, Anti-Tank,.55in, Boys commonly known as the "Boys Anti-tank Rifle" (or incorrectly "Boyes"), was a British anti-tank rifle in use during the Second World War.

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Bum Phillips

Oail Andrew "Bum" Phillips (September 29, 1923 – October 18, 2013) was an American football coach at the high school, college and professional levels.

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Butaritari

Butaritari is an atoll in the Pacific Ocean island nation of Kiribati.

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Call of Duty: World at War

Call of Duty: World at War is a first-person shooter video game developed by Treyarch and published by Activision.

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Carlson's patrol

Carlson's patrol, also known as The Long Patrol or Carlson's long patrol, was an operation by the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion under the command of Evans Carlson during the Guadalcanal Campaign against the Imperial Japanese Army from 6 November to 4 December 1942.

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Charles F. Widdecke

Charles Fred Widdecke (May 11, 1919 - May 13, 1973) was a highly decorated officer of the United States Marine Corps with the rank of Major General.

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Charles W. Lindberg

Charles W. "Chuck" Lindberg (June 26, 1920 – June 24, 2007) was a United States Marine corporal who served in World War II.

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Close quarters combat

Close quarters combat (CQC) is a tactical concept that involves physical confrontation between several combatants.

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Clyde A. Thomason

Sergeant Clyde A. Thomason (May 23, 1914 – August 17, 1942) was a United States Marine who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for heroism at the cost of his life while leading an assault in the Makin Islands on August 17, 1942.

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Combatives

Combatives is a term for hand-to-hand combat training and techniques.

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Commando

A commando is a soldier or operative of an elite light infantry or special operations force often specializing in amphibious landings, parachuting or abseiling.

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Commando Duck

Commando Duck is a Walt Disney cartoon starring Donald Duck.

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Communications School (United States Marine Corps)

Communications School (formerly known as Command and Control Systems School (CCSS)) is where selected United States Marine Corps commissioned and warrant officers are sent to learn the art and science of planning and employing communications and performing command and staff duties.

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Cryptonomicon

Cryptonomicon is a 1999 novel by American author Neal Stephenson, set in two different time periods.

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Dagger

A dagger is a knife with a very sharp point and one or two sharp edges, typically designed or capable of being used as a thrusting or stabbing weapon.

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Dallas H. Cook

Sergeant Dallas Harry Cook (May 19, 1921 – August 18, 1942) was a United States Marine who served in the Marine Raiders during World War II.

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December 1915

The following events occurred in December 1915.

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Donald Gilbert Kennedy

Donald Gilbert Kennedy (March 1898 – 1976) was a teacher, then an administrator in the British colonial service in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony and the British Solomon Islands Protectorate.

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Edward E. Gyatt

Edward Earl Gyatt (September 4, 1921 – August 7, 1942) was a United States Marine killed during World War II who received the Silver Star for his actions in the Battle of Tulagi.

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Edward H. Ahrens

Private First Class Edward Henry Ahrens (November 4, 1919 – August 8, 1942) served in the Marine Raiders in the Battle of Guadalcanal.

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Edwin B. Wheeler

Edwin Bliss Wheeler (March 17, 1918 - October 14, 1985) was a highly decorated officer of the United States Marine Corps with the rank of Major General.

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Ek Commando Knife Co.

Ek Commando Knife Co. or Ek Knives is an American combat knife brand produced by several different companies since the original founded by John Ek in 1941.

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Eugene Morland Key

Eugene Morland Key was born at Conroe, Texas, October 5, 1916.

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Evans Carlson

Evans Fordyce Carlson (26 February 1896 – 27 May 1947) was a decorated and retired United States Marine Corps general officer who was the legendary leader of "Carlson's Raiders", during World War II crediting him as the forefather of one of America's first U.S. special operations forces.

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Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife

The Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife is a double-edged fighting knife resembling a dagger or poignard with a foil grip developed by William Ewart Fairbairn and Eric Anthony Sykes in Shanghai based on concepts which the two men initiated before World War II while serving on the Shanghai Municipal Police in China.

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Fighting knife

A fighting knife is a knife with a blade designed to inflict a lethal injury in a physical confrontation between two or more individuals at very short range (grappling distance).

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Fireteam

A fireteam or fire team is a small military sub-subunit of infantry designed to optimize "bounding overwatch" and "fire and movement" tactical doctrine in combat.

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Foster C. LaHue

Foster Carr LaHue (1918 – 12 February 1996) was a Lieutenant general in the United States Marine Corps.

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Frank Sturgis

Frank Anthony Sturgis (December 9, 1924 – December 4, 1993), born Frank Angelo Fiorini, was one of the five Watergate burglars whose capture led to the end of the Presidency of Richard Nixon.

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Fred D. Beans

Fred Dale Beans (November 3, 1906 – September 13, 1980) was a highly god type salesman salesman, who is most noted as commanding officer of the 3rd Marine Raider Battalion during the Bougainville Campaign.

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Fred E. Haynes Jr.

Fred Elmer Haynes Jr. (January 5, 1921 - March 25, 2010) was a decorated officer of the United States Marine Corps with the rank of Major General.

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Frog Skin

Frog Skin is a battledress camouflage pattern with mottle and disruptive coloration to blend into the environment similar to a frog's crypsis skin.

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Gilbert Islands

The Gilbert Islands (Tungaru;Reilly Ridgell. Pacific Nations and Territories: The Islands of Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia. 3rd. Ed. Honolulu: Bess Press, 1995. p. 95. formerly Kingsmill or King's-Mill IslandsVery often, this name applied only to the southern islands of the archipelago, the northern half being designated as the Scarborough Islands. Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary. Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam Webster, 1997. p. 594) are a chain of sixteen atolls and coral islands in the Pacific Ocean about halfway between Papua New Guinea and Hawaii.

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Guadalcanal Campaign

The Guadalcanal Campaign, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal and codenamed Operation Watchtower by American forces, was a military campaign fought between 7 August 1942 and 9 February 1943 on and around the island of Guadalcanal in the Pacific theater of World War II.

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Gung Ho! (1943 film)

Gung Ho! (full title: Gung Ho!: The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders) is a 1943 American war film directed by Ray Enright and starring Randolph Scott.

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Gung-ho

Gung-ho is an English term with the current meaning of "enthusiastic" or "overzealous".

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Hand-to-hand combat

Hand-to-hand combat (sometimes abbreviated as HTH or H2H) is a lethal or non-lethal physical confrontation between two or more persons at very short range (grappling distance, or within the physical reach of a handheld weapon) that does not involve the use of ranged weapons.

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Hank Bauer

Henry Albert Bauer (July 31, 1922 – February 9, 2007) was an American right fielder and manager in Major League Baseball.

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Harold D. Schuster

Harold D. Schuster (August 1, 1902 – July 19, 1986) was an American editor and film director.

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Harold E. Rosecrans

Harold Ellett Rosecrans (March 1, 1897 – April 13, 1980) was a highly decorated officer of the United States Marine Corps with the rank of brigadier general, who commanded 2nd Battalion 5th Marines during the during the assault on Tulagi Island.

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Harold G. Schrier

Harold George Schrier (October 17, 1916 – June 3, 1971) was a United States Marine Corps lieutenant colonel who served in World War II and the Korean War and received the Navy Cross, the nation's second highest military award for valor.

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Harold Gonsalves

Harold Gonsalves (January 28, 1926 – April 15, 1945) was a United States Marine Corps private first class who was killed in action during the Battle of Okinawa in World War II.

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Harry B. Liversedge

Brigadier General Harry Bluett Liversedge (September 21, 1894 – November 25, 1951), whose regiment figured in the historic raising the flag on Iwo Jima, was a United States Marine who died in 1951 after almost 25 years of service.

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Henry Gurke

Private First Class Henry Gurke (November 6, 1922 – November 9, 1943) was a United States Marine who was killed in action in 1943 in the Bougainville Campaign of World War II.

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High-speed transport

High-speed transports were converted destroyers and destroyer escorts used in US Navy amphibious operations in World War II and afterward.

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Inflatable boat

An inflatable boat is a lightweight boat constructed with its sides and bow made of flexible tubes containing pressurised gas.

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Jack Lummus

Andrew Jackson Lummus Jr. (October 22, 1915 – March 8, 1945) was a two-sport athlete at Baylor University, a professional football player with the New York Giants, and an officer in the United States Marine Corps.

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Jack Miller (USMC officer)

Jack Miller (2 April 1920 – 4 December 1942) was a United States Marine Corps officer who was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his heroic actions as one of Carlson's Raiders during the Battle of Guadalcanal in World War II.

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Jacob C. Vouza

Sir Jacob Charles Vouza (c. 1892 – 15 March 1984) was a native police officer of the British Solomon Islands Protectorate, who served heroically with the United States Marine Corps in the Guadalcanal campaign during World War II.

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James Roosevelt

James "Jimmy" Roosevelt II (December 23, 1907 – August 13, 1991) was an American businessman, Marine, activist, and Democratic Party politician.

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John Joseph Gilligan Jr.

John Joseph Gilligan Jr.., born June 17, 1923 at Newark, New Jersey.

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Justice M. Chambers

Colonel Justice Marion Chambers (February 2, 1908–July 29, 1982) was a United States Marine Corps officer who received the Medal of Honor for actions in World War II during the Iwo Jima campaign.

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Ka-Bar

Ka-Bar (trademarked as KA-BAR, pronounced) is the contemporary popular name for the combat knife first adopted by the United States Marine Corps in November 1942 as the 1219C2 combat knife (later designated the USMC Mark 2 combat knife or Knife, Fighting Utility), and subsequently adopted by the United States Navy as the U.S. Navy utility knife, Mark 2.

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Kenneth D. Bailey

Kenneth Dillon Bailey (October 21, 1910 – September 26, 1942) was a United States Marine Corps officer who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for heroic conduct during action during the Battle of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands.

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Koli Point action

The Koli Point action, during 3–12 November 1942, was an engagement between U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Army forces and Imperial Japanese Army forces around Koli Point on Guadalcanal during the Guadalcanal Campaign.

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Landing on Emirau

The Landing on Emirau was the last of the series of operations that made up Operation Cartwheel, General Douglas MacArthur's strategy for the encirclement of the major Japanese base at Rabaul.

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Landings at Cape Torokina

The Landings at Cape Torokina (1–3 November 1943), also known as Operation Cherryblossom, took place at the beginning of the Bougainville campaign in World War II.

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Leatherneck Raiders

The Leatherneck Raiders are a fictional World War II unit appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

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Lewis J. Fields

Lewis Jefferson Fields (October 1, 1909 - March 5, 1988) was a highly decorated officer of the United States Marine Corps with the rank of lieutenant general.

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Lewis William Walt

Lewis William Walt (February 16, 1913 – March 26, 1989), also known as Lew Walt, was a United States Marine Corps four-star general who served in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.

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List of 1st Marine Division Commanders

The 1st Marine Division is a Marine infantry division of the United States Marine Corps headquartered at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.

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List of 2nd Marine Division Commanders

The 2nd Marine Division is a Marine infantry division of the United States Marine Corps headquartered at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

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List of burials at Arlington National Cemetery

This is a list of notable individuals buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

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List of defunct special forces units

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List of films featuring the United States Marine Corps

This is a list of films featuring the United States Marine Corps.

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List of former United States special operations units

Former United States special operations units are disbanded or otherwise inactive unconventional warfare units of the United States military.

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List of historic United States Marines

The following is a list of the prominent names in U. S. Marine Corps lore—the people who make up what the Marines call "Knowledge".

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List of military engagements of World War II

This is a list of military engagements of World War II encompassing land, naval, and air engagements as well as campaigns, operations, defensive lines and sieges.

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List of military figures by nickname

This is a list of military figures by nickname.

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List of museums in Virginia

This list of museums in Virginia, United States, contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.

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List of operations conducted by Delta Force

This is an incomplete list of operations conducted by Delta Force.

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List of United States Marine Corps acronyms and expressions

This is a list of acronyms, expressions, euphemisms, jargon, military slang, and sayings in common or formerly common use in the United States Marine Corps.

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List of United States Marine Corps battalions

This is a list of current United States Marine Corps battalions, sorted by the mission they perform.

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List of United States Marine Corps regiments

This is a list of United States Marine Corps regiments, sorted by status and number, with the current or most-recent type and division.

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List of United States Marines

The following is a list of people who served in the United States Marine Corps and have gained fame through previous or subsequent endeavors, infamy, or successes.

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List of World War II films

This is a list of fictional feature films or miniseries which feature events of World War II in the narrative.

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Louis R. Lowery

Louis R. "Lou" Lowery (July 24, 1916 – April 15, 1987) was a United States Marine Corps captain.

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M50 Reising

The.45 Reising submachine gun was manufactured by Harrington & Richardson (H&R) Arms Company in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, and was designed and patented by Eugene Reising in 1940.

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Marine Corps Martial Arts Program

The Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) is a combat system developed by the United States Marine Corps to combine existing and new hand-to-hand and close quarters combat techniques with morale and team-building functions and instruction in the Warrior Ethos.

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Marine Raider Museum

The Marine Raider Museum is located at Raider Hall, 24191 Gilbert Road, Camp Barrett, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Quantico, Virginia (lat 38.497713, lon -77.437157).

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Marine Raider Regiment

The Marine Raider Regiment, is a special operations force of the United States Marine Corps, part of MARSOC.

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Marine Raiders (film)

Marine Raiders is a 1944 RKO war film showing a fictional depiction of the 1st Marine Raider Battalion and 1st Marine Parachute Battalion on Guadalcanal, R&R in Australia, retraining in Camp Elliott (where much of the film was made) and a fictional attack in the Solomon Islands.

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Mark I trench knife

The Mark I trench knife is an American trench knife designed by officers of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) for use in World War I. It has a double-edged dagger blade useful for both thrusting and slashing strokes, unlike previous U.S. trench knives such as the M1917 and M1918.

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MCSOCOM Detachment One

Marine Corps Special Operations Command Detachment One (MCSOCOM Detachment One or Det 1), was a pilot program to assess the value of Marine special operations forces permanently detached to the United States Special Operations Command.

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Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault

Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault is a first-person shooter video game, the story of which takes place during the Pacific War.

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Merritt A. Edson

Major General Merritt Austin Edson (April 25, 1897 – August 14, 1955), known as "Red Mike", was a general in the United States Marine Corps.

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Michael Blankfort

Michael Seymour Blankfort (December 10, 1907 – July 13, 1982) was an American screenwriter, author and playwright. He served as a front for the blacklisted Albert Maltz on the Academy Award-nominated screenplay of Broken Arrow (1950). He was born in New York City and died in Los Angeles.

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Michael St. Angel

Michael St.

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Michael Strank

Michael Strank (November 10, 1919 – March 1, 1945) was a United States Marine Corps sergeant who was killed in action during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II.

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Minoru Ōta

was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, and the final commander of the Japanese naval forces defending the Oroku Peninsula during the Battle of Okinawa.

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Mitchell Red Cloud Jr.

Mitchell Red Cloud Jr. (2 July 1925 – 5 November 1950) was a United States Army corporal who was killed in action while serving in the Korean War.

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Myles C. Fox

Myles C. Fox (1918–1942) was a United States Marine Corps officer who was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his heroic actions during the World War II Battle of Tulagi.

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Neutralisation of Rabaul

Rabaul is a town in Eastern New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

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New Georgia Campaign

The New Georgia Campaign was a series of land and naval battles of the Pacific campaign of World War II between Allied forces and the Empire of Japan.

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November 1942

The following events occurred in November 1942.

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Observer Group

The Observer Group (precursor to Marine Corps Amphibious Reconnaissance Company and the Navy Scouts and Raiders) was a joint-United States Army/Marine Corps unit that was the first in the United States and Fleet Marine Force to be organized and trained specifically for amphibious reconnaissance.

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Operation Cartwheel

Operation Cartwheel (1943–1944) was a major military operation for the Allies in the Pacific theatre of World War II.

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Oscar F. Peatross

Oscar Franklin Peatross (March 2, 1916 – May 26, 1993) was a highly decorated officer of th United States Marine Corps with the rank of major general who served as Marine Raider in World War II and was awarded the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism on August 17–18, 1942.

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Paramarines

The Paramarines (also known as Marine paratroopers) was a short-lived specialized combat unit of the United States Marine Corps, trained to be dropped from planes by parachute.

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Phil Ferguson

Phillip Colgan Ferguson (August 15, 1903 – August 8, 1978) was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.

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Quantico National Cemetery

Quantico National Cemetery is a national cemetery in Triangle, Virginia for veterans who served in the United States Armed Forces.

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Raid on Koiari

The Raid on Koiari was a battle that occurred between 28–29 November 1943 in the Pacific theater of World War II between American and Japanese forces.

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Raid on Makin Island

The Raid on Makin Island (occurred on 17–18 August 1942) was an attack by the United States Marine Corps Raiders on Japanese military forces on Makin Island (now known as Butaritari Island) in the Pacific Ocean.

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Raider

Raider(s) may refer to.

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Raymond Jacobs

Raymond E. Jacobs (January 24, 1926 – January 29, 2008) was a United States Marine Corps sergeant who served in World War II and during the Korean War.

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Richard E. Bush

Richard Earl Bush (December 23, 1924 – June 7, 2004) was a United States Marine master gunnery sergeant who received the Medal of Honor as a corporal for heroism on Okinawa during World War II.

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Richard Gilkey

Richard Charles Gilkey (1925–1997) was an American painter, often associated with the 'Northwest School' of artists.

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Ruth Hussey filmography

This is the complete filmography of actress Ruth Hussey (October 30, 1911 – April 19, 2005)https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6262-2005Apr20.html.

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Samuel B. Griffith

Brigadier General Samuel B. Griffith II (May 31, 1906 – March 27, 1983), was an officer and commander in the United States Marine Corps.

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Scout and Sniper Company (6th Marine Division)

The Scout and Sniper Company of 6th Marine Division was the division reconnaissance asset for the regimental commanders.

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Seabee

United States Naval Construction Battalions, better known as the Seabees, form the Naval Construction Force (NCF) of the United States Navy.

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Segi Point Airfield

Segi Point Airfield is a former World War II airfield on New Georgia in the Solomon Islands archipelago.

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Skidmore, Kansas

Skidmore is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Kansas, United States.

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Skull and crossbones (military)

Variations on the skull and crossbones have been used by several military forces.

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Special forces

Special forces and special operations forces are military units trained to conduct special operations.

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Strider SMF

The Strider MARSOC SMF is a framelock folding knife that was specifically developed for Detachment 1, the first SOCOM unit of the United States Marine Corps.

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Thaddeus Parker

Thaddeus Parker was born on 13 November 1923 in Cross City, Florida.

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The Corps Series

The Corps is a series of war novels written by W.E.B. Griffin about the United States Marine Corps before and during the years of World War II and the Korean War.

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The Proud and Profane

The Proud and Profane is a 1956 dramatic war romance made by William Perlberg-George Seaton Productions for Paramount Pictures.

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Timeline of World War II (1943)

This is a timeline of events that occurred during World War II in 1943.

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Trench knife

A trench knife is a combat knife designed to kill or gravely incapacitate an enemy soldier at close quarters, as might be encountered in a trenchline or other confined area.

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Tucker Gougelmann

Tucker Pierre Edward Power Gougelmann was a United States Marine Corps captain, World War II veteran, and a Central Intelligence Agency officer in their Special Activities Division who died in Vietnam in 1975.

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Tulagi

Tulagi, less commonly known as Tulaghi, is a small island (5.5 km by 1 km) in Solomon Islands, just off the south coast of Ngella Sule.

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Ukiangong Point

Ukiangong Point is the southwestern-most point on Butaritari atoll located in the Pacific Ocean island nation of Kiribati.

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United States Marine Air-Ground Task Force Reconnaissance

The reconnaissance mission within the United States Marine Corps is divided into two distinct but complementary aspects; Marine Division Recon and Force Reconnaissance.

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United States Marine Corps

The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting amphibious operations with the United States Navy.

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United States Marine Corps birthday

The United States Marine Corps Birthday is celebrated every year on 10 November with a traditional ball and cake-cutting ceremony.

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United States Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command

United States Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) is a component command of the United States Special Operations Command that comprises the Marine Corps' contribution to SOCOM.

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United States Marine Corps Scout (Tank) and Sniper Company

The United States Marine Corps Scout and Sniper companies and the Scouts (Tank) companies of the tank battalions were the first among the division's reconnaissance assets.

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United States Marine Raider stiletto

The U.S. Marine Raider stiletto was a stiletto and combat knife issued to the Marine Raiders and 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion during World War II.

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United States special operations forces

United States special operations forces (SOF) are components of the Department of Defense's United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM).

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USS APc-25

USS APc-25 was a United States Navy APc-1 class coastal transport vessel.

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USS Argonaut (SM-1)

USS Argonaut (V-4/SF-7/SM-1/A-1/APS-1/SS-166 (never formally held this classification)) was a submarine of the United States Navy, the first ship to carry the name.

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USS Colhoun (DD-85)

USS Colhoun (DD-85/APD-2) was a in the United States Navy during World War I and later redesignated APD-2 in World War II.

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USS Conway (DD-507)

USS Conway (DD/DDE-507), a ''Fletcher''-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for William Conway, who distinguished himself during the Civil War. Conway was laid down 5 November 1941, launched 16 August 1942 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, sponsored by the wife of Captain Frank E. Beatty, U.S.N., Naval aide to the Secretary of Navy in part of the largest mass launch to that point in the war shipbuilding program and the largest in Maine's history in which five British Ocean type freighters, the Liberty, and Conway were launched. The ship was commissioned 9 October 1942, Commander N. S. Prime in command.

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USS Edson

USS Edson (DD-946) is a, formerly of the United States Navy, built by Bath Iron Works in Maine in 1958.

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USS Fuller (APA-7)

USS Fuller (APA-7) was a ''Heywood''-class attack transport acquired by the U.S. Navy for service as a troop carrier just prior to World War II.

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USS George Clymer (APA-27)

USS George Clymer (APA-27) was an that saw service with the US Navy in four wars - World War II, the Chinese Civil War, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.

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USS Gilmer (DD-233)

USS Gilmer (DD-233/APD-11) was a ''Clemson''-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II.

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USS Greenling (SS-213)

, a ''Gato''-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the greenling, an elongate, fine-scaled fish found from Kamchatka to California.

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USS Gregory (DD-82)

USS Gregory (DD-82/APD-3) was a in the United States Navy during World War I and, as APD-3 World War II.

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USS Guest (DD-472)

USS Guest (DD-472), a ''Fletcher''-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Commodore John Guest (1822–1879).

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USS Gyatt

USS Gyatt (DD-712/DDG-1), was a in the United States Navy, named for U.S. Marine Corps Private Edward E. Gyatt.

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USS Kilty (DD-137)

USS Kilty (DD–137) was a ''Wickes''-class destroyer in the United States Navy.

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USS Little (DD-79)

USS Little (DD-79/APD-4), a in the United States Navy during World War I and World War II.

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USS Makin Island

Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Makin Island, named for Makin Island, target of the U.S. Marine Raiders' attack early in World War II.

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USS Makin Island (LHD-8)

USS Makin Island (LHD-8), a, is the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Makin Island, target of the Marine Raiders' Makin Island raid early on in the United States' involvement in World War II.

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USS Manley (DD-74)

USS Manley (DD-74/AG-28/APD-1), a, served in the United States Navy.

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USS McCalla (DD-488)

USS McCalla (DD-488), a, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Bowman H. McCalla, who served during the Spanish–American War and would eventually attain the rank of Rear Admiral.

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USS McCawley (APA-4)

USS McCawley (APA-4) was a that served with the United States Navy during World War II.

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USS Nautilus (SS-168)

USS Nautilus (SF-9/SS-168), a and one of the "V-boats", was the third ship of the United States Navy to bear the name. She was originally named and designated V-6 (SF-9), but was redesignated and given hull classification symbol SC-2 on 11 February 1925. Her keel was laid on 10 May 1927 by the Mare Island Naval Shipyard of Vallejo, California. She was launched on 15 March 1930 sponsored by Miss Joan Keesling, and commissioned on 1 July 1930 with Lieutenant Commander Thomas J. Doyle Jr. in command.

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USS Neville (APA-9)

USS Neville (APA-9) was a in the United States Navy, named for Wendell Cushing Neville, a general in the United States Marine Corps.

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USS Schley (DD-103)

USS Schley (DD-103) was a in the United States Navy during World War I and later designated, APD-14 in World War II.

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USS Thomason (DE-203)

USS Thomason (DE-203) was a ''Buckley''-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy in World War II.

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USS Turkey (AM-13)

USS Turkey (AM-13) was an acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.

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Utility cover

The utility cover, also known as the utility cap and eight-pointed cover, is the United States Marine Corps cap, worn with their utility uniform.

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Victor Maghakian

Victor Maghakian, also known as Captain Victor "Transport" Maghakian (Վիգդոր Մաղաքեան) (December 30, 1915 – August 17, 1977), was an Armenian American member of the United States Marine Corps during World War II.

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William Douglas Lansford

William Douglas Lansford (July 13, 1922 in Los Angeles – May 22, 2013) was an author, screenwriter, and film producer.

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William G. Walsh

Gunnery Sergeant William Gary Walsh (April 7, 1922 – February 27, 1945) was a United States Marine who heroically sacrificed his life to save the lives of his fellow Marines during the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II.

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Woodrow Wilson Barr

Woodrow Wilson Barr (June 8, 1918 – August 7, 1942) was a United States Marine with the 1st Marine Raider Battalion.

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World War II combatives

World War II combatives are close quarters combat techniques, including hand-to-hand, advanced firearm point shooting methods, and weapons techniques (knife/bayonet/improvised weapons) that were taught to allied special forces in World War II by such famous instructors as Rex Applegate and William Ewart Fairbairn.

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132nd Infantry Regiment (United States)

The 132nd Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the United States Army, part of the Illinois Army National Guard.

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145th Armored Regiment

The 145th Armored Regiment, Ohio Army National Guard, is a parent regiment under the U.S. Army Regimental System, with headquarters at Stow, Ohio.

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1st Marine Division (United States)

The 1st Marine Division (1st MARDIV) is a Marine infantry division of the United States Marine Corps headquartered at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.

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1st Marine Raider Battalion (MARSOC)

The 1st Marine Raider Battalion (1st MRB) is a special operations unit of the United States Marine Corps and a subordinate combat component of the Marine Corps Special Operations Command.

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28th Marine Regiment (United States)

The 28th Marine Regiment (28th Marines) is an infantry regiment of the United States Marine Corps.

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2nd Battalion, 4th Marines

2nd Battalion, 4th Marines (2/4) is an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps.

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37th Infantry Division (United States)

The 37th Infantry Division was a unit of the United States Army in World War I and World War II.

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4th Marine Regiment (United States)

The 4th Marine Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Marine Corps.

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5th Marine Division (United States)

The 5th Marine Division was a United States Marine Corps ground combat division which was activated on 11 November 1943 (officially activated on 21 January 1944) at Camp Pendleton, California during World War II.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Raiders

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