Marine Corps League
Thames River Detachment #1334
P. O. Box 254, Quaker Hill, Ct. 06375
This Month's History Lesson
The Marine Corps Way: September 1775-2010
| 1 September 1969: | The 1st Marine Regiment was presented the Presidential Unit Citation for Operation Hue City (Vietnam). |
| 2 September 1945: | V-J Day; Japan formally surrendered aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, ending WW II fighting. |
| 3 September 1926: | Marines served at Shanghai, China, and aboard ship during the Yangtze Service Campaign, 3 September 1926 - 21 October 1927. |
| 4 September 1910: | A Marine Battalion under Major Smedley D. Butler sailed from Nicaragua for Panama. |
| 5 September 1918: | U.S. Marines paraded with the Royal Marines in Rosyth, Scotland. |
| 6 September 1776: | Continental Congress prescribed first Marine uniform. |
| 7 September 1965: | Operation "Piranha" south of Chu Lai, Vietnam. |
| 8 September 1966: | Operation "FRESNO," Vietnam. (concluded 17 September) |
| 9 September 1950: | Captain L. E. Brown flew the first Marine combat jet mission flown against the enemy in Korea. |
| 10 September 1813: | Marines served with Commodore Matthew C. Perry during the Battle of Lake Erie. |
| 11 September 1990: | The 4th MEB embarked and arrived in the Gulf of Oman in support of Desert Shield. |
| 12 September 1960: | Marine Corps Museum opened at Quantico. |
| 13 September 1990: | The 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment embarked and arrived in Suadi Arabia in support of Desert Shield. |
| 14 September 1942: | Japanese on Guadalcanal's "Bloody Ridge" were shredded by Edson's Raiders. |
| Germany opened Seige of Stalingrad. | |
| 15 September 1944: | The 1stMarDiv (Reinforced) landed against heavy opposition on Peleliu (secured 12 October). |
| 16 September 1942: | 3rdMarDiv activated at Camp Elliott in California. |
| 17 September 1966: | Elements of 5thMarDiv in Operation "Deckhouse IV," south of DMZ. |
| 18 September 1924: | After seven years of occupation, the last Marines departed the Dominican Republic. |
| 19 September 1912: | Marines participated in the Battle of Masaya during the Nicaraguan Campaign. |
| 20 September 1814: | With the U.S. Capitol destroyed by the British, Marines protected Congress in a hotel. |
| 21 September 1951: | Corporal Jack Davenport, G/3/5, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for throwing himself on a grenade to protect others in Korea. |
| 22 September 1945: | The 5thMarDiv landed at Sasebo, Japan, for occupation duty. |
| 23 September 1776: | Continental Marines were ordered to reinforce General George Washington in New York. |
| 24 September 1942 | MCAS Mojave, California organized. |
| 25 September 1942: | Camp Pendleton was dedicated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. |
| 26 September 1915: | "Horse Marines" engaged Haitian bandits near Petite Riviere. |
| 27 September 1813: | Marines served aboard ships in battle against the British on Lake Ontario. |
| 28 September 1900: | Marines withdrew from Peking after the Boxer Rebelion. |
| 29 September 1966: | Operation "Monterey," Vietnam. |
| 30 September 1932: | "Chesty" Puller won second Navy Cross. |
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