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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."
That same year, MARCO presented it as the MARCO MM-100, making it the first clean-sheet 1 ⁄ 4 ‑ton vehicle to be designed for the U.S. military after World War II. The USMC executed a contract for ten test vehicles in August 1951. The vehicles were delivered in December 1952, and the USMC began the test program. [4]
This is a list of vehicles and aircraft used by the United States Marine Corps, [1] [2] for combat, support, and motor transport. Vehicles.
6.3 Armored cars. 7 Croatia. Toggle Croatia subsection. 7.1 Tankettes. 7.2 Armoured cars. 7.3 Tanks. 7.4 Tank destroyers. ... List of military vehicles of World War II.
History of U.S. Marine Corps Operations in World War II Volume I Chapter 3: "Development of Landing Craft" USS Rankin (AKA-103): LCVP; USS LST 494 Higgins Boats Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine; Higgins Industries Motor Torpedo Boat Diagram Collection Archived 2013-05-09 at the Wayback Machine in the LOUISiana Digital Library
Various firearms used by the United States military during World War II, displayed at the National Firearms Museum in Fairfax County, Virginia. The following is a list of World War II weapons of the United States, which includes firearm, artillery, vehicles, vessels, and other support equipment known to have been used by the United States Armed Forces—namely the United States Army, United ...
U.S. Marine Corps World War II Order of Battle: Ground and Air Units in the Pacific War. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-31906-5. Shaw Jr., Henry I (1968) [1960]. The United States Marines in North China 1945–1949 (PDF). Marine Corps Historical Reference Pamphlet (Revised 1962 ed.).
The List of armoured fighting vehicles of World War II lists military armoured vehicles that were in service or constructed during World War II. This includes prototypes, vehicles produced by neutral countries and vehicles that were not used in combat. AFV projects that were not constructed are omitted, as are un-armoured vehicles.