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1st Battalion 3rd Marines

1st Battalion, 3rd Marines
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Founded May 1, 1942; 74 years ago (1942-05-01)
Country  United States of America
Branch  United States Marine Corps
Type Light infantry
Role Locate, close with and destroy the enemy with fire and maneuver
Part of 3d Marine Regiment
3d Marine Division
Garrison/HQ Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Nickname(s) "Lava Dogs"
Motto(s) "Fortuna Fortes Juvat"
"Fortune Favors the Brave"
Engagements

World War II

Vietnam War
Operation Desert Storm
War on Terror

Website 1st Battalion 3d Marines
Commanders
Current
commander
US-O5 insignia.svg Lieutenant Colonel Quintin D. Jones/ ssgt. Dylan p. Posik. Combat engineer.

World War II

Vietnam War
Operation Desert Storm
War on Terror

1st Battalion, 3rd Marines (1/3) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Nicknamed the "Lava Dogs", the battalion consists of approximately 800 Marines and sailors and falls under the command of the 3rd Marine Regiment of the 3rd Marine Division.

On May 1, 1942, the 1st Training Battalion was activated at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina. A month and a half later, on June 17, the unit was redesignated as the 1st Battalion, 3d Marine Regiment. The battalion received its baptismal into combat in November 1943 against the Japanese in the Battle of Bougainville. The Japanese were a formidable foe with the fighting complicated by deep swamps and dense jungles. The battalion fought with distinction for nearly two months before being sent to Guadalcanal to prepare for the next leg of the Pacific Island Hopping Campaign.

The Battle of Guam was the next combat assignment for 1st Battalion, 3d Marines. The amphibious assault began on July 21, 1944. Once again, the battalion encountered a tenacious enemy and the fighting on the proved to be both bloody and costly. Organized resistance officially ended on August 10 and the Guam was declared “secured”. However, numerous Japanese remained at large in the jungle refusing to surrender. Subsequently, the battalion participated in “mopping-up” operation through the latter part of October.


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