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In the Preface to Volume I, Maj. Gen. E.W. Snedeker, the Marine Corps Assistant Chief of Staff, wrote, "By publishing this operational history in a durable form, it is hoped to make the Marine Corps record permanently available for the study of military personnel, the edification of the general public, and the contemplation of serious scholars of military history."
Robert Hugh Leckie (December 18, 1920 – December 24, 2001) was a United States Marine and an author of books about the military history of the United States, Catholic history and culture, sports books, fiction books, autobiographies, and children's books. As a young man, he served with the 1st Marine Division during World War II; his service ...
John F. Goodman [144] – Marine Corps three-star general and naval aviator; Josh Gracin [145] – country singer and American Idol contestant; Calvin Graham [146] – At age 12, Graham became the youngest U.S. serviceman to serve and fight in World War II, serving in the U.S. Navy. The TV movie Too Young the Hero is based on his life.
Leo J. Dulacki. 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. The 5th Division saw its first combat action during the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945 where it sustained the highest ...
2nd Motor Transport Battalion (Major Milton J. Green) [3] 2nd Service Battalion (Major Edward V. Dozier) [3] 2nd Tank Battalion (Major Charles W. McCoy) [3] 2nd Amphibian Tractor Battalion (Major Fenlon L. Durand) [3] 5th Amphibian Tractor Battalion (Major George L. Shead) [3] Attached units.
The defense battalions were first conceived from the fixed defense concept during the Marine Corps's, as well the United States Navy's, critical change in their traditional sea service role to a more "aggressive" amphibious landing force. They conducted "fixed" defense exercises on Culebra Island of Puerto Rico throughout the first half of the ...
This History of U.S. Naval Operations also played an indirect role in the history of television. One of Morison's research assistants in the project, Henry Salomon, knew NBC's Robert Sarnoff and, in 1949, first proposed an ambitious documentary TV series on U.S. Navy and Marine Corps warfare in World War II.
The 6th Marine Division was a United States Marine Corps World War II infantry division formed in September 1944. During the invasion of Okinawa it saw combat at Yae-Take and Sugar Loaf Hill and was awarded a Presidential Unit Citation. The 6th Division had also prepared for the invasion of Japan before the war ended.