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Marines observing a Beiyang Army parade, October 1916. The term China Marines, originally referred to the United States Marines of the 4th Marine Regiment, who were stationed in Shanghai, China from 1927 to 1941 to protect American citizens and their property in the Shanghai International Settlement, during the Northern Expedition and the Second Sino-Japanese War.
The 4th Marine Regiment was reduced in strength in October 1927 with the 2d Battalion at Tianjin becoming 2d Battalion, 12th Marines and the Provisional Regiment dissolved. [ 5 ] [ note 1 ] The 4th regiment settled into routine garrison duty during which it gained the nickname "China Marines" and a unique feature, the only fife and drum corps ...
3rd Battalion, 4th Marines (3/4) or (V34) is an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps.Nicknamed "Thundering Third" and "Darkside," it is based at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, and consist of approximately 1,000 Marines.
2nd Battalion, 4th Marines (2/4) is an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps.The battalion, nicknamed the Magnificent Bastards from the Vietnam War, is based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California and is a part of the 4th Marine Regiment and 1st Marine Division.
The majority of the 4th Marine Regiment was stationed at Shanghai, and other detachments were at Beijing (Peking) and Tianjin (Tientsin). These troops were loaded onto two passenger liners, President Madison and President Harrison , on 27–28 November (at either Shanghai or Qinghuangdao) and arrived in the Philippines on 30 November-1 December.
On 1 February 1944, the 1st Raider Regiment was redesignated the 4th Marine Regiment, and eventually became part of the 6th Marine Division. The 1st, 4th, and 3d Raider Battalions became respectively the 1st, 2d, and 3d Battalions, 4th Marines. The 2nd Raider Battalion became the regimental weapons company, lacking the manpower to form an ...
The first Joint Assault Signal Company (JASCO) was formed in October 1943 as a battalion-sized unit named the 1st Joint Assault Signal Company attached to the 4th Marine Division, under command of Lieutenant Colonel James G. Bishop Jr, Captain Murrary L. Thompson (Executive officer), and Warrant Officer William T. Farrar Jr ().
— From Condition Red:Marine Defense Battalions in World War II by Major Charles D. Melson USMC (Ret), the Marine Corps' official history of the defense battalions. [ 5 ] The year 1942 became a period of defense for the Pacific Theater , and as such, the Marine defense battalions saw much reinforcement, redeployment, and growth.