5th Marine Regiment (United States)

5th Marine Regiment/"5th Marines"
5th Marine Regiment insignia
Active	1917 – 1919; 1920 - 1930; 1934 - present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Marine Corps
Type	Light infantry
Size	4,800
Part of	1st Marine Division I Marine Expeditionary Force
Garrison/HQ	MCB Camp Pendleton
Nickname(s)	"The Fighting Fifth"
Engagements	World War I Battle of Belleau Wood Battle of Château-Thierry Battle of Saint-Mihiel Meuse-Argonne Offensive Banana Wars Occupation of Nicaragua World War II Guadalcanal Campaign Battle of Cape Gloucester Battle of Peleliu Battle of Okinawa Korean War Battle of Pusan Perimeter Battle of Inchon Battle of Chosin Reservoir Vietnam War Operation Swift Operation Union I & II Battle of Hue Operation Desert Storm War on Terror Iraq War War in Afghanistan Operation Inherent Resolve
Commanders
Commander	Colonel Kenneth R. Kassner
Notable commanders	Charles A. Doyen Hiram I. Bearss Wendell Neville Logan Feland Samuel Harrington Julian C. Smith Charles Barrett Alfred H. Noble LeRoy P. Hunt Merritt A. Edson Oliver P. Smith Victor H. Krulak John T. Selden Harold D. Harris Lewis W. Walt Martin Brandtner Thomas V. Draude

World War I

Banana Wars

World War II

Korean War

Vietnam War

Operation Desert Storm
War on Terror

The 5th Marine Regiment (also referred to as "5th Marines") is an infantry regiment of the United States Marine Corps based at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. It is the most highly decorated regiment in the Marine Corps and falls under the command of the 1st Marine Division and the I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF).

The Regiment comprises four infantry battalions and one headquarters company:

The unit was activated on June 8, 1917, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the 5th Regiment of Marines. They immediately deployed to France and were assigned to the 1st Infantry Division of the United States Army. Later that year, in October, they were reassigned to 4th Brigade of Marines under the 2nd Infantry Division.

In spring the regiment was involved in the fierce battle of Belleau Wood and was given the nickname Devil Dog.

The Fifth subsequently participated in the offensive campaigns at Aisne, Battle of Saint-Mihiel and in the Meuse-Argonne offensive. They also participated in the defensive campaigns at Toulon-Troyon, Château-Thierry, Marbache and Limey. From 1918 until 1919 the regiment participated in the occupation of the German Rhineland. In August 1919 it relocated back to Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. It was inactivated on August 13, 1919.