3rd Battalion 3rd Marines
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| 3rd Battalion 3rd Marines | |
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 3/3's Insignia |
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| Active | June 1, 1942 - December 20, 1945 August 1951 - June 1, 1974 October 1, 1975 - present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | USMC |
| Type | Light infantry |
| Role | Locate, close with and destroy the enemy with fire and maneuver |
| Size | 800 |
| Part of | 3rd Marine Regiment 3rd Marine Division |
| Garrison/HQ | Marine Corps Base Hawaii |
| Nickname | "America's Battalion" |
| Motto | "Fortuna Fortes Juvat" "Fortune Favors the Brave" |
| Battles/wars | World War II * Battle of Bougainville * Battle of Guam * Battle of Iwo Jima Vietnam War * Operation Starlite Operation Desert Storm Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
LtCol Nathan Nastase |
| Notable commanders |
Ralph Houser Charles Krulak Joseph Muir |
3rd Battalion 3rd Marines (3/3) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps, based out of Marine Corps Base Hawaii, consisting of approximately 800 Marines and Sailors. Known as "America's Battalion", they fall under the 3rd Marine Regiment of the 3rd Marine Division.[1]
The battalion was originally formed during World War II, and saw action on both Bougainville and Guam. Following the war, 3/3 was disbanded until 1951, when it was reformed in California. The battalion was alerted for possible deployment during the 1956 Suez War and the 1958 intervention in Lebanon. In 1983, it deployed off the coast of Lebanon for several weeks during a particularly tense period in the civil war. 3rd Battalion fought in the Vietnam War, as well as in Operation Desert Storm. In 2004, they deployed overseas in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and later to Iraq.[2]
Marines from 3/3 have distinguished themselves in battle and in Marine Corps service — among 3/3 Marines are a Commandant of the Marine Corps and four Medal of Honor recipients.
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[edit] "America's Battalion"
According to research by the Marine Corps' History and Museum Division, the name "America's Battalion" stems from the mid-Eighties when General (then Lt. Colonel) Charles Krulak was the commanding officer of 3/3. It comes from the nickname "America's Team", which was used by the Dallas Cowboys.
- [Krulak] noted that while commanding the battalion, he did in fact dub 3/3 as "America's Battalion." He modified the phrase which was given to the Dallas Cowboys as "America's Team." Although not a Cowboy's fan, he liked the terminology. General Krulak said that a previous S-3 (Operations Officer) had sent him a letter when General Krulak was Commanding Officer of 3d Battalion 3d Marines. The S-3 Officer was on deployment in the Mediterranean, and had written nothing on the envelope but the following: "Commanding Officer, America's Battalion". General Krulak said that even in the absence of a stamp and a proper address he still received the letter, and, in his opinion, if the U.S. Postal Service recognized 3/3 as "America's Battalion," then they certainly must be. So from then on he considered it "official."[3]
[edit] History
[edit] World War II
3rd Battalion 3rd Marines was activated on June 1, 1942 at New River, North Carolina as the 5th Training Battalion, Division Special Troops, 1st Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force. On June 16, 1942, they were redesignated as the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, Fleet Marine Force. In August to September 1942, 3/3 deployed to Tutuila, American Samoa and was reassigned to the 2nd Marine Brigade. In 1943, they were reassigned to the Fleet Marine Force. In May 1943, they redeployed to Auckland, New Zealand and in June, were reassigned to the 3rd Marine Division. In July to August 1943, they redeployed to Guadalcanal to begin training in preparation for the invasion of Bougainville.[2]
On November 1, 1943, 3rd Battalion landed at Cape Torokina with the rest of 3rd Marines, just east of the Koromokina River. While resistance was extremely light, the rough surf and dense jungle (which in many places extended all the way to the water) resulted in numerous landing craft being lost or damaged beyond repair.[4] For the next three weeks, 3/3 slowly advanced down the Numa Numa Trail until it was ordered to dig in near Piva Forks on November 17. From November 18 to November 24, it took part in the destruction of the Japanese 23rd Infantry Regiment at the Battle of Piva Forks. Two days later 3/3 was moved over to a relatively quite sector on the 3rd Division's flank where it remained for the remainder of the operation.[4] In December the 3rd Marine Division was relieved by the Americal Division and 3/3 left Bougainville for Guadalcanal on Christmas Day, 1943.[5] From January to May 1944, 3/3 conducted numerous training exercises on Guadalcanal in preparation for the invasion of Kavieng in April (which was cancelled) and the Marianas in June. While 3rd Marines was designated as the floating reserve for the initial invasions of Saipan and Tinian, it was deployed the following month to the invasion of Guam.
On July 21, around 0830, 3rd Battalion hit the beaches on the extreme left of the entire 3rd Marine Division. Their mission was to take Chonito Cliff and Adelup Point, which marked the left flank of the division.[6] Supported by half-tracks and armor from the 3rd Tank Battalion, 3rd Battalion fought a bloody three hour battle up the side of Chonito Cliff and became the only unit in 3rd Marines to accomplish its objectives by the end of D-Day.[2] During the first night, 3rd Battalion won its first Medal of Honor when Private First Class Luther Skaggs, Jr., a mortarman with Company K, was critically wounded in the leg by a Japanese grenade. After applying a tourniquet, Skaggs continued to fight for another eight hours before moving unassisted to the rear.[6] After securing Adelup Point, 3rd Battalion provided flank securing for 1/3 and 2/3 during the Battle for Bundschu Ridge, the counterattack on the 25th which broke the back of Japanese resistance, and the assault on Fonte Plateau. During these actions, the battalion commander, Lieutenant Colonel Houser was wounded and the Executive Officer, Major Royal R. Bastian, Jr., took command.[6] On July 31, 3/3 proceeded east on the Mt. Tenjo road towards the island capital of Agana, which it liberated the same day after token resistance. For the remaining ten days of the campaing, 3rd Battalion marched northeast up the coast, encountering occasional enemy resistance, until the island was declared secure on August 10.
Following the invasion of Guam, 3/3 spent two months conducting mopping up operations on the island until November, when it received orders to prepare for action at Iwo Jima. From November until February 1945, 3/3 took part in a training regimen so serious that a fellow battalion later reported at least 20% of its members were incapacitated due to foot and heat injuries.[5] During the Battle of Iwo Jima, 3/3, as part of 3rd Marines, was kept as the Expeditionary Troops reserve. However, despite numerous requests from other Marine officers, the 3rd Marines spent its time at Iwo Jima sitting offshore on its transport ships. On March 5, General Holland Smith, the Marine commander on Iwo Jima, ordered the 3rd Marines to sail back to Guam.[7] Back on Guam, 3rd Battalion began training for a landing on Miyako Jima, an island just south of Okinawa.[5] Those orders were eventually cancelled, but 3/3 still saw minor combat in 1945, participating in two operations on Guam designed to capture Japanese soldiers still holding out in the hills. These sweeps took place in April and December 1945.[5] 3/3 also began preparing for Operation Olympic, where as part of V Amphibious Corps, it would have landed at Kushikino, Kagoshima on Kyushu. After the dropping of the atomic bombs in August 1945, and Japan's surrender, 3/3 was detached from the 3rd Marine Division in November 1945 and deactivated the following month on December 20, 1945.[2]
[edit] 1951-1965
3rd Battalion 3rd Marines was reactivated at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in August 1951 as part of the 3rd Marine Brigade.[8] In February 1952, it took part in Lex-Baker-1, which was the first full-scale Marine-Navy exercise held on the West Coast since 1949. In May, Item CO participated in the ground portion of the Operation Buster-Jangle atomic bomb tests in Nevada. In August, part of the Battalion took part in an amphibious landing on Lake Washington as part of Seattle's "Seafair." Then in December, 3/3 took part in one of the first exercises at Twentynine Palms, California. The entire 3rd Marine Division, including 3/3, was transported more than 280 miles by truck between Pendleton and Twenty-nine Palms. During the exercise, Third Battalion made a night airlift using over sixty helicopters.[8] In January 1953, the unit deployed to the Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station on Oahu for six months of training, after which 3/3 returned to Pendleton. In August 1953, 3/3 deployed to Japan for training operations at Kin Beach, Okinawa and Iwo Jima.[8] In 1956, 3rd Battalion was on a MEU in the Indian Ocean when the Suez War broke out. Though alerted for possible action in Egypt and the surrounding region, the crisis was ultimately resolved. During this cruise, 3/3 visited Brunei Bay, Bombay, Karachi, and Singapore, before returning to Japan.[5] In December 1956, the entire 3rd Marine Regiment was deployed off of Indonesia because of civil strife in that country. In 1958, 3/3 was alerted for possible deployment to Lebanon, but its transports were turned back in the Indian Ocean to Okinawa.[5]
[edit] Vietnam War
In January 1965, the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California deployed for a tour on Okinawa, Japan,[2] where they were redesignated the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines. At the time the Marines of 3/3 expected a typical 13-month deployment followed by a quick return to the states. However 3/3 found itself caught up in the initial deployment of Marine units to Vietnam, and landed on May 12 along the coast south of Danang at an airfield called Chu Lai.
3/3's first major operation in Vietnam was Operation Starlite, which was also the first major American action in the war. Starlite was an attempt by three Marine battalions — 3/3, 2/4 and 3/7 — to destroy the 1st VC Regiment operating in the Chu Lai area. The fighting began on August 18 and lasted three days. It ended with a Viet Cong retreat, after suffering 600 casualties, versus 52 American dead. 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines suffered 15 dead during the operation, including India Company's commanding officer, Captain Bruce Webb.[9] Webb was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his actions during Starlite while Corporal Robert E. O'Malley, also in India Company, won the Medal of Honor.
3/3 did not see major action again until the fall of 1966 when it moved north to the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), but continued to conduct regular combat operations against the enemy. Among the casualties suffered during this period was the battalion commander, Lt. Col Joe Muir. In October 1966, 3rd Battalion was deployed to combat the threat from the North Vietnamese Army in the Quang Tri province. While deployed in Quang Tri, 3/3 fought in such places as the Rockpile, Cam Lo, A-3, Gio Linh, Khe Sanh, and Con Thien. In early 1969, 3rd Battalion was sent south for several months to participate in Operation Taylor Common, west of Danang. While 3/3 returned to the DMZ for the summer of 1969, it was ordered back to the United States in the fall. The battalion began to depart on October 1 and had arrived at Camp Pendleton by the end of 1969.[10]
[edit] 1969-1990
The battalion relocated during October to November 1969 to MCB Camp Pendleton and was reassigned to the 5th Marine Amphibious Brigade. They were again reassigned in April 1971 to the 1st Marine Division. The battalion was deactivated June 1, 1974.[2] 3/3 was reactivated on October 1, 1975 at MCB Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, and assigned to the 3rd Marine Division. Elements of the battalion deployed to the Western Pacific at various times during the 1970s and 1980s. In February 1980, following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the battalion was deployed to the Persian Gulf onboard the USS Okinawa to deter further Soviet expansionism, and was also the back-up force during Operation Eagle Claw. This operation made 3rd Battalion the first American ground unit to enter the region since World War II.[11] In the summer of 1983 the battalion was conducting a training exercise with local forces in Kenya as part of the 31st MAU when the Joint Chiefs of Staff ordered it to the Mediterranean in support of the Multinational Force in Lebanon. It arrived on September 12 and spent three weeks off the coast as a reserve force for the 24th MAU on the USS Tarawa, before departing on October 1 for the Indian Ocean because of a crisis near the Strait of Hormuz.[12]
[edit] Desert Shield/Desert Storm
During the early 1990s, 3rd Battalion was finishing up a deployment at Kadena Air Base on Okinawa when on August 2, at 2am, the commanding officer of the 9th Marine Regiment notified the battalion to be prepared to immediately redeploy to Saudi Arabia as a response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.[13] No sooner had 3/3 returned to Hawaii, then it was shipped out again on August 25, as part of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade, to Al Jubayl in Saudi Arabia.[14] As one of the first Marine battalions in country, 3/3 found itself facing the brunt of the Iraqi Army deployed along the Saudi border throughout the months of August and September. In October, 3/3 and 2/3 were designated "Task Force Taro" and moved to the extreme right flank of the Marine sector, bordering the Saudi Arabian King Abdul Aziz Brigade. Because of their close proximity, Taro was ordered by Major General James M. Myatt (Commanding General, 1st Marine Division) to begin cross-training with the Saudi forces. This cross-training continued through January, when 3/3 was moved forward to defend Al Mish'ab along the Saudi coast and became the northernmost Marine combat force in Saudi Arabia. Operation Desert Storm began on January 17, 1991, but for the first two weeks 3/3 only conducted sporadic engagements with its Iraqi counterparts across the border.[15] That all changed on January 29, when several Iraqi units unexpectedly crossed the border and seized the Saudi town of Khafji, less than 15 kilometers north of 3/3's position. While Saudi and Qatari units ultimately retook the town, 3/3 played a vital role blocking any further Iraqi advance southward. In addition, several heavy machine guns and Forward air controllers from the battalion were shifted over to the Saudis and took place in the assault.[15]
From February 19-21, 3/3 moved from Al Mish'ab to the forward assembly areas that it would be using to launch its attack into Kuwait. It was also during this period that 3/3 was given its assignment for the ground offensive. Lacking heavy armor or motorized transport, the battalion (along with 2/3) would infiltrate Iraqi positions along the Saudi border and provide flank security for the rest of the 1st Division to make its assault into Kuwait. As TF Taro's commander, Brigadier General John H. Admire, recalled in his history The 3d Marines in Desert Storm:
"We were encouraged by MajGen Myatt's confidence in assigning us such a critical task with minimum notice and accepted our supporting attack role with the understanding that we would have no armor, no assault amphibious vehicles, no major mechanical or explosive breaching assets. We would simply infiltrate at night on foot, with bayonets and rifles as our principal weapons."[16]
On February 22-23, 3/3 crossed the border into Kuwait, infiltrating past Iraqi minefields, tank traps, and other obstacles. Throughout the ground war, 3/3 advanced steadily northwards, arriving outside the Kuwait International Airport around February 27.[16] Several months later, America’s Battalion, "was able to return home with the enviable record of none killed and none wounded by enemy action in Desert Storm.”[17]
[edit] 1991-2007
Between its participation in Desert Storm and the War on Terrorism, 3rd Battalion conducted multiple deployments around the Pacific Rim. In October 1994 3/3 was reassigned to the 3rd Marine Division.[2] In 1995 the battalion spent the latter part of the year training at Camp Fuji and Okinawa. It returned again in 1996, 1997, 2000, and 2002. Among the many countries 3/3 visited during this period were Australia, Tonga, the Philippines, Korea, Brunei, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and Hong Kong.[18]
In late 2004, 3rd Battalion was given its marching orders for war.[19] On October 31, the first Marines left Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii for an eight month deployment to eastern Afghanistan. The rest of the battalion arrived throughout November. While serving in Afghanistan, 3/3 conducted Operation Spurs in February 2005, where they were inserted into the Korangal Valley and conducted both counterinsurgency and humanitarian operations. In March 3/3 launched a similar sweep called Operation Mavericks. The battalion returned on June 21, 2005.[20]
In March 2006, 3rd Battalion 3rd Marines deployed to western Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.[21] They relieved in place the 3rd Battalion 1st Marines in the Haditha area and were based out of the Haditha Dam. In October of that same year, the battalion were relieved in place by their sister battalion, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines.
[edit] Unit awards
[edit] Notable 3/3 Marines
Among the many decorations for valor and bravery awarded to Marines from 3/3, four Medals of Honor and over twenty Navy Crosses have been awarded. In 1965, Corporal Robert O'Malley of the 3/3 became the first Marine serving in the Vietnam War be awarded the Medal of Honor.
[edit] World War II
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Beck, James | Private | Company K | 1943 | Navy Cross, Piva Forks, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, November 22, 1943.[23] |
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Houser, Ralph | LtCol | Battalion Commander | 194?-1945 | Navy Cross. Asan-Adelup beachhead, Guam, Marianas Islands, 21-23 July 1944.[23] |
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Logan, John, Jr. | CPL | Squad Leader | 1943 | Navy Cross, Piva Forks, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, November 24, 1943.[23] |
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Miller, Vernon | 1stLT | Platoon Commander, Company K | 1944 | Navy Cross. Asan-Adelup beachhead, Guam, Marianas Islands, 21-23 July 1944.[23] |
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Skaggs, Luther, Jr. | PFC | Mortar Section, Company K | 1943-1946 | Medal of Honor. Asan-Adelup beachhead, Guam, Marianas Islands, 21-22 July 1944. |
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Torian, Paul | Capt | Commanding Officer, Company K | 1943 | Navy Cross, Piva Forks, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, November 24, 1943.[23] |
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Turnbull, Robert | Capt | Commanding Officer, Company L | 1943 | Navy Cross, Piva Forks, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, November 24, 1943.[23] |
[edit] Vietnam
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Coker, Ronald | PFC | Rifleman, Company M | 1968-1969 | Medal of Honor, Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam, 24 March 1969. |
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Dalton, Robert | CPL | Squad Leader, Company K | 1969 | Navy Cross, Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam, 25 May 1969.[24] |
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Day, Edward | LCPL | Rifleman, Company L | 1968 | Navy Cross, Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam, 26 August 1968.[24] |
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Dickson, Grover Lee | CPL | Squad Leader, Company K, 2nd PLT | 1968 | Navy Cross, Republic of Vietnam, 11 November 1966.[24] |
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Dye, Dale | Squad Leader | 1965 | Actor and founder of Warriors, Inc.. Credits include Platoon and Saving Private Ryan.[25] | |
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Kelly, James Raymond, III | CPL | Grenadier, Company I | 1967 | Navy Cross, Near An Hoa, Republic of Vietnam, 24 March 1967.[24] |
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McWhorter, James | LCPL | Squad Leader, Company L, 3d PLT | 1969 | Navy Cross. Republic of Vietnam, 22 August 1969.[24] |
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Meier, Terrance | SSGT | Platoon Sergeant, Company M, 2nd PLT | 1967 | Navy Cross. Near Ca Lu, Republic of Vietnam, 21 July 1967.[24] |
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Moe, Robert | SSGT | Platoon Commander, Company L, 3rd PLT | 1965 | Navy Cross. Quang Tin Province, Republic of Vietnam, 9 December 1965.[24] |
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Muir, Joseph | LtCol | Battalion Commander | 1965 | Navy Cross. Operation Starlite, Republic of Vietnam, 18 to 24 August 1965.[24] |
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Mulloy, James | SGT | H&S Company | 1965 | Navy Cross. Operation Starlite, Republic of Vietnam, 18 August 1965.[24] |
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North, Oliver | 2ndLt | Platoon Commander, Company K | 1968-1969 | Key figure in the Iran-Contra Scandal and commentator on FOX News.[26] |
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O'Malley, Robert | Sgt[27] | Squad Leader, Company I | 1965-? | Medal of Honor, Operation Starlite, South Vietnam, 18 August 1965. |
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Pichon, Louis | GYSGT | Company Gunnery Sergeant, Company I | 1967 | Navy Cross. Cam Lo, Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam, 24 March 1967.[24] |
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Prom, William | LCpl | Machine Gun Section, Company I | 1968-1969 | Medal of Honor. Near An Hoa, Republic of Vietnam. 9 February 1969. |
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Quick, Robert Lee | PFC | Rifleman, Company K | 1968 | Navy Cross. Gio Linh, Republic of Vietnam, 7 February 1968.[24] |
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Ripley, John | Capt | Commanding Officer, Company L | 1967 | Navy Cross at the Bridge at Dong Ha during the 1972 Easter Offensive. |
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Rosenberger, Roger | PFC | Rifleman, Company M | 1969 | Navy Cross. Near Dong Ha, Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam, 17 June 1969.[24] |
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Schley, Robert | CPL | Machine Gun Team Leader, Company M | 1967 | Navy Cross. Near Khe Sanh, Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam, 30 April 1967.[24] |
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Webb, Bruce | Capt | Commanding Officer, Company I | 1965 | Navy Cross. Operation Starlite, Republic of Vietnam, 18 August 1965.[24] |
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Yarber, Vernon | LCPL | Squad Leader, Company L | 1968 | Navy Cross. Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam, 26 August 1968.[24] |
[edit] Modern Times
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Krulak, Charles | LtCol | Battalion Commander | 1983-1985 | 31st Commandant of the Marine Corps. |
[edit] See also
- 2nd Battalion 8th Marines - Also known as "America's Battalion"
- List of United States Marine Corps battalions
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Third Marine Regiment Home Page. United States Marine Corps. Retrieved on 2006-03-20.
- ^ a b c d e f g 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines Lineage. 3rd Marine Regiment, United States Marine Corps. Retrieved on 2006-03-20.
- ^ Robert V. Aquilina (27 July 2001). "America's Battalion". Reference Section, History and Museum Division, United States Marine Corps. Retrieved on 2006-11-24.
- ^ a b Major John M. Rentz, USMCR (1946). Bougainville and the Northern Solomons. Historical Branch, Headquarters, United States Marine Corps. Retrieved on 2007-01-24.
- ^ a b c d e f Benis M. Frank (1968). "A Brief History of the 3rd Marines". Historical Branch, United States Marine Corps. Retrieved on 2006-01-24.
- ^ a b c Cyril J. O'Brien (1994). Liberation: Marines in the Recapture of Guam. Marine Corps History and Museums Division, United States Marine Corps. Retrieved on 2007-02-24.
- ^ Colonel Joseph H. Alexander (1994). "The Drive North". Closing In: Marines in the Seizure of Iwo Jima. Marine Corps Historical Center, United States Marine Corps. Retrieved on 2006-02-25.
- ^ a b c Dave Tucker. "Memories". Item Co. 3rd Marines 1951-54. Retrieved on 2007-01-20.
- ^ Otto J. Lehrack (2005). Operation Starlite: The First Battle of the Vietnam War. Leatherneck Magazine. Retrieved on 2006-11-24.
- ^ Otto Lehrack. 3/3/History. Retrieved on 2006-11-26.
- ^ The 31st Marine Amphibious Unit in the Arabian Sea During the Hostage Crisis. The Hostage Rescue Attempt In Iran, April 24-25, 1980. James Bancroft. Retrieved on 2007-03-24.
- ^ Marines in Lebanon, 1982 - 1984. Campaign Chronologies of the United States Marine Corps. History Division, United States Marine Corps. Retrieved on 2007-02-24.
- ^ Huddleston, Craig S (1991-01-01). "Commentary on DESERT SHIELD". Marine Corps Gazette: 32. Retrieved on 2006-11-23.
- ^ Maj Charles D. Melson, USMC, Evelyn A. Englander, and Capt David A. Dawson, USMC. Anthology and Annotated Bibliography. U.S. Marines in the Persian Gulf, 1990-1991. History and Museums Division, United States Marine Corps. Retrieved on 2006-11-26.
- ^ a b 3rd Marines. Command Chronology 3rd Battalion 3rd Marines Jan-Feb 1991. GulfLINK. Retrieved on 2006-11-25.
- ^ a b BGen John H. Admire (August 1991). ""The 3d Marines in Desert Shield"". Marine Corps Gazette 75: 81-84.
- ^ Otto J. Lehrack (2005). America’s Battalion: Marines in the First Gulf War. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press, p. 205.
- ^ Information taken from plaques on wall of Battalion Headquarters, 2007-02-23.
- ^ William Cole. "Kane'ohe Marines stand by to deploy", The Honolulu Advertiser, August 13, 2004. Retrieved on 2007-02-23.
- ^ Yearly Chronologies of the United States Marine Corps - 2004. History Division, United States Marine Corps. Retrieved on 2006-01-25.
- ^ Sgt. Roe F. Seigle. "Hawaii-based unit, 'America’s Battalion, arrives in Al Anbar Province", Marine Corps News, March 18, 2006. #200618115348. Retrieved on 2006-03-20.
- ^ MARADMIN 074/07 AWARDS UPDATE
- ^ Dale Dye. "Captain Dye Military Bio". Warriors, Inc.. Retrieved on 2007-02-25.
- ^ Oliver North. Interview with Renee Giachino. "Oliver North Discusses His Book, ‘War Stories II: Heroism in the Pacific’." Your Turn — Meeting Nonsense with Common Sense. 1330 AM WEBY, Florida. March 9, 2005. Retrieved on 2006-12-09. |Error on call to Template:Cite interview: Parameter subject (or last) must be specified }} Retrieved on 2006-12-09.
- ^ Corporal at the time of his Medal of Honor.
[edit] References
- This article incorporates text in the public domain from the United States Marine Corps.
- Third Marine Regiment - 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines. United States Marine Corps. Retrieved on 2006-03-20. (3/3's official website]
- 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines — "America's Battalion. GlobalSecurity.Org.. Retrieved on 2006-11-22.
- 3rd Marine Regiment. GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved on 2006-11-24.
- 3rd Marine Division. GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved on 2006-11-24.
- Huddleston, Craig S (1991-01-01). "Commentary on Desert Shield". Marine Corps Gazette: 32. Retrieved on 2006-11-23.
- Mike Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines. MikeCompany33.com. Retrieved on 2006-11-24. Includes a history of Mike Company during the Vietnam War.
[edit] External Links
- The locator site of 3rd Battalion 3rd Marines RVN (Vietnam era). ThirdMarines.net. Retrieved on 2007-02-24.
- 3rd Marines in Vietnam. 133namvets.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-24.
