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History of the United States Marine Corps in World War II. Includes HTML versions of various volumes of 'History of U.S. Marine Corps Operations in World War II', 'Marines in World War II Commemorative Series', the Historical Monograph series, and the Order of Battle of the US Marine Corps.
Two mortar squads. The section headquarters consists of a sergeant, section leader, and ten men who perform duties as observers, ammunition carriers, or telephone linemen. The 81mm mortar squad consists of a corporal, squad leader, and six men who are the crew for one 81mm mortar.
In order to obtain a balanced picture of the U.S. Marine Corps, its organization and its tactics in World War II, it --13-- becomes necessary to follow the evolution of that service since its inception.
Order of Battle of D-100 Series (1 Jul 1942) Marine Divisions in World War II.
by Colonel Joseph H. Alexander, USMC (Ret) Daybreak on 29 May 1945 found the 1st Marine Division beginning its fifth consecutive week of frontal assault as part of the U.S. Tenth Army's grinding offensive against the Japanese defenses centered on Shuri Castle in southern Okinawa.
The official Marine Corps history of World War II made this observation: A radical departure from orthodox methods was the adoption of direct communications between pilots and ground-based air liaison parties.
In February 1942, Lieutenant General Thomas Holcomb, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, ordered the creation of a new unit designated the 1st Marine Raider Battalion. This elite force, and its three sister battalions, went on to gain considerable fame for fighting prowess in World War II.
Marines in World War II Historical Monograph. Iwo Jima: Amphibious Epic. by Lt. Col. Whitman S. Bartley, USMC. Historical Section, Division of Public Information Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps 1954.
muster roll of officers and enlisted men of the u.s. marine corps second battalion, twenty-eighth marines, fifth marine division fleet marine force, c/o fleet post office, san francisco, california. from 1 february to 28 february 1945
On D-Day 15 September 1944, five infantry battalions of the 1st Marine Division's 1st, 5th, and 7th Marines, in amphibian tractors (LVTs) lumbered across 600-800 yards of coral reef fringing smoking, reportedly smashed Peleliu in the Palau Island group and toward five selected landing beaches.