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The 1st Reconnaissance Battalion (abbreviated as 1st Recon Bn) is a reconnaissance battalion in the United States Marine Corps. It is a stand-alone battalion with no parent regiment. Instead, it falls directly under the command of the 1st Marine Division. 1st Recon Bn is located at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in San Diego, California.
The first DRPs were formed in March 1975 after the conclusion of American involvement in the Vietnam War, when the Marine Corps was downsized; Force Recon was reduced to a single regular company. Both 1st and 3d Battalion received a 23-man deep reconnaissance platoon. [5]
Ralph Henry Johnson (January 11, 1949 – March 5, 1968) was a United States Marine who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for heroism in March 1968 during the Vietnam War. When a hand grenade was thrown into his fighting hole, he immediately covered it with his body—absorbing the full impact of the blast—sacrificing his life to save ...
The plan called for an intensive air and artillery bombardment intended to drive the PAVN/VC into shelters allowing the 2/7 Marines to land at 12 separate landing zones, the 1st Platoon, Company D, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion to establish 3 observations posts, and for the mortar battery of 3rd Battalion, 11th Marines to establish a firebase on ...
The Battle of Hill 488 was a military engagement of the Vietnam War that took place on the night of 15–16 June 1966. A small United States Marine Corps (USMC) reconnaissance platoon inflicted large casualties on regular People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and Viet Cong (VC) fighters before withdrawing with only a few dead.
Jimmie Earl Howard (July 27, 1929 – November 12, 1993) was a Marine Corps staff sergeant when he led an eighteen-man reconnaissance patrol in a fierce battle against a battalion of Viet Cong in June 1966.
This article is a list of US MIAs of the Vietnam War in the period from 1969–1971. In 1973, the United States listed 2,646 Americans as unaccounted for from the entire Vietnam War. By October 2022, 1,582 Americans remained unaccounted for, of which 1,004 were classified as further pursuit, 488 as non-recoverable and 90 as deferred. [1]
Quảng Nam Province, Vietnam: Allegiance: United States of America: Service / branch United States Marine Corps: Years of service: 1953–1970: Rank: Lieutenant colonel: Unit: Task Force Alpha: Commands: 2nd Battalion 1st Marines 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, First Marine Division: Battles / wars: Vietnam War. Operation Imperial Lake; Awards ...