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Pages in category "Military units and formations of the United States Marine Corps in World War II" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
United States portal The category includes sub-categories for United States Marine Corps shore commands, bases, formations and units and afloat formations and units during World War II ; as well as significant engagements, battles, and historical events participated in by US Marines.
The following is a list of United States Army and United States Marine Corps divisions of World War II. The United States began the war with only a handful of active divisions: five infantry and one cavalry. By the end of the war, the nation had fielded nearly one hundred.
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 1st Tank Battalion was an armor battalion of the United States Marine Corps which was based out of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California. It last fell under the command of the 1st Marine Division and I Marine Expeditionary Force. The unit was decommissioned in May 2021 as part of the service Force Design ...
4th Marine Division (United States) (26 P) Pages in category "United States Marine Corps divisions during World War II" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Military units and formations of the United States Army in World War II (8 C, 66 P) Military units and formations of the United States Marine Corps in World War II (2 C, 26 P) Military units and formations of the United States Navy in World War II (3 C, 17 P)
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. After the war it served in ...