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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."
The magazine’s format was 10″ x 13″ with 40 to 48 pages.Volume 1 issue 1 was published July 1, 1944, Volume 2 Issue 1 was published January 1, 1945, Volume 3 Issue 1 was published July 1, 1945 with the last issue published in Volume 3 Issue12 on December 15, 1945 after the end of WWII.
Air Warning Squadron 3 (AWS-3) was a United States Marine Corps aviation command and control squadron during World War II. The squadron's primary mission was to provide aerial surveillance and early warning of approaching enemy aircraft during amphibious assaults.
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
Marines in the Philippines -- China and Luzon -- Bataan prelude -- The siege and capture of Corregidor -- pt. 5. Decision at Midway -- Setting the stage : early naval operations -- Japanese plans : toward Midway and the North Pacific -- Midway girds for battle -- Midway versus the Japanese, 4-5 June 1942 -- Battle of the carrier planes, 4 June ...
United States Army in World War II, The War in the Pacific. Center of Military History, United States Army. OCLC 1049152860. CMH Pub 5-7; Hoffman, Carl W. (1951). The Seizure of Tinian (PDF). USMC Historical Monographs. Washington, DC: Historical Division, Headquarters, US Marine Corps
3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines (3/2) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based in Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.Comprising approximately 1000 marines and sailors and nicknamed the "Betio Bastards", they fall under the command of the 2nd Marine Regiment of the 2nd Marine Division.
3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, abbreviated as (3/3), was an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps, based out of Kaneohe, Hawaii. Known as either "Trinity" or "America's Battalion", the unit normally fell under the command of the 3rd Marine Regiment of the 3rd Marine Division . [ 1 ]