3rd Marines
| 3rd Marine Regiment | |
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3rd Marine Regiment insignia
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| Active | 1914; 1916 - 1922; 1942 - present |
| Country |
 United States
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| Branch |
 United States Marine Corps
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| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Regiment |
| Part of | 3rd Marine Division |
| Garrison/HQ | Marine Corps Base Hawaii |
| Motto(s) | Fortuna Fortes Juvat |
| Engagements | |
The 3rd Marine Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Marine Corps based at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. They fall under the 3rd Marine Division and the III Marine Expeditionary Force.
The regiment comprises three infantry battalions, and one headquarters company.
The 3d Marine Regiment was originally formed as part of the 1st Provisional Brigade, created in March 1911. A 3d Regiment was formed on 14 March 1911 by consolidating Marine detachments from the various ships of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet then at anchor within Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The regimental commander was Lieutenant Colonel Ben H. Fuller, who later became the 15th Commandant of the Marine Corps (1930-1934). Until 17 June 1911, the 3d Regiment was stationed at Camp Meyer, Deer Point, Guantanamo Bay. Companies E, F, and H reverted to their original assignments as ships' detachments on 10–11 June, while the rest of the regiment's letter companies did so on 17 June, at which time the 3d Regiment was disbanded.
Another provisional regiment, tentatively designated as the 3d, was formed on 21 April 1914 from Marine detachments of the ships that had converged on Vera Cruz. It was commanded by Major Albertus W. Catlin of USS Arkansas. Assigned to support the activities of the 2d Marine Regiment already ashore, the 3d landed the same day it was formed. During the same period, another 3d Regiment was assembled at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on 22 April 1914, under the command of Colonel Franklin J. Moses. It departed for Vera Cruz on board SS Morro Castle the next day.
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