MARINE CORPS LEAGUE CALENDAR
MARINE CORPS LEAGUE CALENDAR
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| 1969: The 1st Marine Regiment was presented the Presidential Unit Citation for Operation Hue City (Vietnam). | 1945: V-J Day; Japan formally surrendered aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, ending WW II fighting. | 1926: Marines served at Shanghai, China, and aboard ship during the Yangtze Service Campaign, 3 September 1926 - 21 October 1927. | 1910: A Marine Battalion under Major Smedley D. Butler sailed from Nicaragua for Panama. | |||
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| 1912: Provisional Regiment landed in Nicaragua during uprisings. | 1918: U.S. Marines paraded with the Royal Marines in Rosyth, Scotland. | 1942: Japanese on Guadalcanal's "Bloody Ridge" were shredded by Edson's Raiders. |
1966: Operation
"NAPA," Vietnam.
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1776:
Continental Congress prescribed first Marine uniform.
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1965: Operation
"Piranha" south of Chu Lai, Vietnam.
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1990: The 4th
MEB embarked and arrived in the Gulf of Oman in support of Desert
Shield.
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| 1917: General John J. Pershing selected the 7th Marine Company to guard his headquarters in France. | 1990: The 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment embarked and arrived in Suadi Arabia in support of Desert Shield. |
Regular Meeting at the R.A.F.A. Club, 135 Garfield
Avenue, New London, Ct. at 7:00 PM.
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1944: The
1stMarDiv (Reinforced) landed against heavy opposition on Peleliu
(secured 12 October).
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1950: 1stMarDiv
landed at Inchon, Korea, and moved on to capture Seoul.
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1966: Elements
of 5thMarDiv in Operation "Deckhouse IV," south of DMZ.
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1924: After seven years of occupation, the last Marines departed the Dominican Republic. |
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| 1912: Marines participated in the Battle of Masaya during the Nicaraguan Campaign. | 1814: With the U.S. Capitol destroyed by the British, Marines protected Congress in a hotel. | 1900: Marines withdrew from Peking after the Boxer Rebellion. | 1945: The 5thMarDiv landed at Sasebo, Japan, for occupation duty. |
1779: Marines
aboard the "Bonhomme Richard" fought against the "Serapis."
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1854: The USS Susquehanna departed Japan with Marine Jonathan Goble on board. He later returned as a missionary and invented the rickshaw. | 1942: Camp Pendleton was dedicated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt |
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| 1915: "Horse Marines" engaged Haitian bandits near Petite River. | 1942: 1st Class Signalman Douglas A. Munro, U.S. Coast Guard, rescued Marines of 1/7 during Operation Pestilence on Guadalcanal. | Officer's Meeting of the Marine Corps League, Thames River Detachment. | 1932: "Chesty" Puller won second Navy Cross. | 1992: Marine Barracks, Subic Bay, Philippines, was disestablished. The Naval Base had been used by Americans for many years. |
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1880: John
Philip Sousa was named leader of the Marine Band.
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1945: The 1st
Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment landed and occupied Chinwangtao,
China.
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1942: U. S.
Marines occupy Funafuti in Ellice Islands.
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1776: Marines
participated in the USS Wasp's capture of a British ship off the
coast of New England.
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1912: Leon,
Nicaragua, was captured by Marines after a short battle.
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1924: Marines
landed in Shanghai.
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1846: Marines
of the USS Savannah recaptured San Pedro, California, during the
Mexican War.
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1899: A force
of 376 Marines captured the insurgent town of Novaleta, Philippines.
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1917: The 8th
Marine Regiment was activated at Quantico.
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1966: Operation
"Kent," Vietnam. (concluded 15 October)
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1951: HMR-161
in Korea transported 3/7 in the first battalion size combat
helolift.
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Regular Meeting at the R.A.F.A. Club, 135 Garfield Avenue, New London, Ct. at 7:00 PM. |
1942: Henderson
Field, Guadalcanal, shelled by Japanese - 918 rounds.
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1950: MAG-12
began operations out of Wonsan Airfield in North Korea.
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1940: Major
General Commandant Thomas Holcomb issued orders to mobilize the
Marine Reserve for WW II.
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1957: Marine
"Choppers" evacuated flood victims in Valencia, Spain.
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1820: LtCol
Archibald Henderson became 5th Commandant of the Marine Corps.
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1859:
President James Buchanan ordered Marines to capture John Brown
at Harper's Ferry, West Virginia.
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1966: Operation "Dover," Vietnam. (concluded 30 October) |
1926:
President Calvin Coolidge ordered Marines to guard the U. S.
Mail.
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1966: Operation
"Madison," RVN.
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1917: 5th & 6th
Marines and 6th Machine Gun Battalion become part of the AEF.
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1983: 218
Marines were killed during the terrorist bombing in Beirut, Lebanon.
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1915: The
Marine Corps Recruit Depot was moved from Norfolk and established at
Parris Island, South Carolina.
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1966: Operation
"Kern," Quang Nam, RVN.
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Officer's Meeting of the Marine Corps League, Thames River Detachment. |
1966: Women
Marines serve in WestPac - first time west of Hawaii.
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1943: The 2nd
Battalion, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment assualted Choiseul, Solomon
Islands, in a diversionary landing.
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1942: . During October and November, Major Joe Foss shot down 23 enemy aircraft. He was later credited with three more and received the Medal of Honor. | 1944: 5th Marines sailed for home from Peleliu. |
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| 1918: 4th Marine Brigade participated in action at Meuse-Argonne. | 1962: LtCol John H. Glenn (first American to orbit the earth and the world's only septuagenarian astronaut) became first Marine pilot awarded the Cunningham Trophy. | 1950: Chinese Communists attacked the 1st Marine Division northwest of Hungnam, Korea. | 1976: The first Marine Corps Marathon kicked off in Washington, DC. | 1915: Marines under Major Smedley D. Butler captured the stronghold at Fort Capois, Haiti. | 1854: The morning report showed the Marine Corps totaled 63 officers and 1,389 enlisted men | |
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| 1941: The Marine Corps Reserve of 23 battalions completed its mobilization. | 1942: The 2nd Raider Battalion began its 150-mile perimeter patrol on Guadalcanal. | Regular Meeting at the R.A.F.A. Club, 135 Garfield Avenue, New London, Ct. at 7:00 PM. | 1775: The Continental Congress authorized the creation of the Marine Corps. 234 years and still counting. | 1992: Flags were lowered at Marine Barracks, Guam for the last time. It was established on 1 August 1899. | 1946: Gerald C. Thomas, the first Marine to rise from private to general, rank by rank, received his second Legion of Merit. | 1968: Operation Daring Endeavor was commenced by the 7th Marine Regiment in Vietnam. |
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| 1967: Major General Bruno Hochmuth, CG, 3rdMarDiv, died in a helicopter accident in Vietnam. | 1950: Elements of the 1stMarDiv reached the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea. | 1856: Marines participated in the Battle of Barrier Forts in China. | 1859: Melody utilized in "The Marines' Hymn" premiered in Offenbach's operetta. | `1955: A memorial honoring the 4th Marine Brigade was dedicated at Belleau Wood, France by General Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr. | 1847: Marines repulse an Indian attack - San Jose, Lower California. | 1943: The 2ndMarDiv landed at Betio ISland, Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Islands. |
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| 1933: Major C. L. Forndey and a Navy Commander set new balloon record - 61,237 feet. | 1943: Tarawa was secured after 72 hours of bitter fighting. | Officers Meeting at the R.A.F.A. Club, 135 Garfield Avenue, New London, Ct. at 7:00 PM. | 1775: Marines of Washington's fleet board British brig in Boston Bay. | 1958: The Marine Corps grade structure was revised to make room for additional ranks (E8/E9). | 1944: Marines participated in the Marshall Island Operations, WW II. | 1950: Chinese Communists launched an attack, surrounding Marines at Chosin Reservoir, Korea. |
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| 1812: Marines participated in the "Battle of Red House" in Canada. | 1948: 9th Marines went to Shanghai to evacuate U. S. nationals. | 1962: MSgt Catherine Murray was the first woman Marine to transfer to the FMCR. |
