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3rd Battalion, 11th Marines (3/11) is an artillery battalion comprising three firing batteries, a Liaison Unit, and a headquarters battery. The battalion is based at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California and its primary weapon system is the M777 lightweight howitzer with a maximum effective range of 25 miles.
This is a complete list of Marines from the 3rd Battalion 3rd Marine Regiment who have been awarded any of the United States's three highest military decorations for valor in combat – the Medal of Honor, the Navy Cross, or the Silver Star. A † after a recipient's name indicates that the award was given posthumously.
He trained at Camp Pendleton and was sent to Korea with the 3rd Replacement Draft. On December 17, he was assigned as a radio operator with a four-man artillery forward observer team in Item ("I") Battery, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division and began participating in operations in south and central Korea. [6] [7]
U.S. Marine Corps: 15 September-11 October 1950: Battle of Inchon, Korean War: 1st Marine Division: U.S. Marine Corps: 27 November-11 December 1950: Battle of Chosin Reservoir, Korean War: 1st Marine Division: U.S. Marine Corps: 21–26 April, 16 May- 30 June and 11–25 September 1951 all one award: Korean War: VMO 6: U.S. Marine Corps: 2 ...
Chance Russell Phelps (July 14, 1984 – April 9, 2004) was a private first class – posthumously promoted to lance corporal [1] in the United States Marine Corps.He served with 2nd Platoon, Battery L, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment (3/11), 1st Marine Division, and I Marine Expeditionary Force, during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
James Joseph Keating (April 20, 1895 – December 18, 1978) was a United States Marine Corps officer with the rank of brigadier general, who is most noted as commanding officer of the 3rd Battalion, 11th Marines during the Battle of Guadalcanal and later as officer in charge of the Intelligence Section, Headquarters Marine Corps.
The last single service award was issued in 1960 when Congress authorized the awarding of the Four Chaplains' Medal recognizing the Four Chaplains who died together during World War II. [6] There have been no single service awards issued since by the U.S. military, mainly due to the decline and complications of awarding commemorative service ...
3rd Battalion 1st Marines: November 13, 2004 [16] Fallujah (Second Battle) Directly led squad of Marines in heavy close-quarters urban combat, despite sustaining multiple wounds. Jarrett Kraft: Sergeant: Navy Cross: 3rd Battalion 5th Marines: December 23, 2004 [17] Fallujah (Second Battle) Personally led three assaults against enemy forces ...