This web site does not generate any funds by sales or charging for access. Patrol by the 3rd Marine Division in Vietnam, In Color Marines of the 3rd MARDIV man their artillery. 1201036078, 3D MARDIV HQ BN COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Apr-1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201028031, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP COLGATE 7 - 12 JUN 1967 DOCUMENT NO. Fleet Marine Force organizations will note, in particular, events related to their preparation for and execution of assigned missions. The planned ration of Sponsored by Vietnam Veterans Against the War, Inc. 3RD MARINE DIVISION PANEL ROSTER Moderators: Kenneth Campbell, 21, Cpl. 1201029037, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP GRANITE 26 OCT - 6 NOV 1967 DOCUMENT NO. 1201036007, 3D MARDIV MESSAGES 29 - 31 JULY 1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201031030, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP SCOTLAND II Jun-1968 DOCUMENT NO. 1201030048, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP SCOTLAND Mar-1968 DOCUMENT NO. Eighteen tons of bombs and napalm were dropped, The 1st Marines were the last marine infantry unit to depart Vietnam. 1201036080, 3D MARDIV HQ BN COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Jun-1969 DOCUMENT NO. During the remaining part of 1952, elements of the Division participated in numerous exercises and experimentation with new concepts, including vertical envelopment, airborne operations and attack, and defense against atomic weapons and missiles. 1201031024, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Jun-1968 DOCUMENT NO. 1201028015, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY (2 OF 2) May-1967 DOCUMENT NO. 1201025006 1201036039, 3D MARDIV HQ BN COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Jan-1966 DOCUMENT NO. 1201035017, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP UTAH MESA 12 - 30 JUN 1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201026002, 3D MARDIV CIVIL AFFAIRS (1 OF 3) 1 - 10 MAR 1966 DOCUMENT NO. 1201030011, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY (4 OF 4) Dec-1967 DOCUMENT NO. 1201026005, 3D MARDIV SITREPS #299-329 Mar-1966 DOCUMENT NO. when and where necessary. South Vietnamese forces the water could always be used as an avenue of escape. 1201029009, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY (1 OF 2) Aug-1967 DOCUMENT NO. 1201030010, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY (3 OF 4) Dec-1967 DOCUMENT NO. 1201025057, 3D MARDIV CIVIL AFFAIRS, WEEKLY 22 - 31 JAN 1966 DOCUMENT NO. 1201028021, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP CROCKETT 13 MAY - 18 JUN 1967 DOCUMENT NO. While not in the operational chain of command, General Krulak was not one to deny General 1201031028, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP LANCASTER II Jun-1968 DOCUMENT NO. Family Housing Resolution Process. 1201027019, 3D MARDIV SITREPS #544-573 Nov-1966 DOCUMENT NO. 1201036083, 3D MARDIV HQ BN COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Sep-1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201032054, 3D MARDIV G2 & G3 JOURNAL Jan-1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201032038, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP NAPOLEON/SALINE 1 - 9 DEC 1968 DOCUMENT NO. 1201030047, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP NAPOLEON/SALINE Mar-1968 DOCUMENT NO. 1201035010, 3D MARDIV MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - MASSACHUSETTS BAY 1 - 18 JUN 1969 DOCUMENT NO. who were bent on disrupting the unstable government in Saigon. The 3rd Division moved its headquarters from Da Nang to Phu Bai in late 1966. A deserter from the Vietcong 1st 1201036081, 3D MARDIV HQ BN COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Jul-1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201036038, 3D MARDIV HQ BN COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Dec-1965 DOCUMENT NO. Join Our Newsletter. The 3d Marine Division was officially activated Sept. 16, 1942 at Camp Elliott, San Diego, California. Advanced Scuba Diver; Ultimate Rescue Diver; Specialties. 1201025055, 3D MARDIV CIVIL AFFAIRS, WEEKLY 8 - 14 JAN 1966 DOCUMENT NO. Please consider donating any amount you desire to help cover my server costs. 1201025038, 3D MARDIV FIRE SUPPORT COORDINATION CONTROL JOURNAL Nov-1965 DOCUMENT NO. infantry with 1,562 rounds, sunk seven sampans apparently carrying fleeing VC, and pinned They were relocated during August 1918 to Fort Crockett, Galveston, Texas, and detached from 3rd Provisional Brigade. Infinite Menus, Copyright 2006, OpenCube Inc. All Rights Reserved. 1201033010, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP DEWEY CANYON 23 - 31 JAN 1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201030005, 3D MARDIV SITREPS #909-938 Nov-1967 DOCUMENT NO. 1201030021, 3D MARDIV DIVISION UNIT JOURNAL Jan-1968 DOCUMENT NO. To protect the American airbases, President Johnson ordered 1201036046, 3D MARDIV HQ BN COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Aug-1966 DOCUMENT NO. 1201030008, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY (1 OF 4) Dec-1967 DOCUMENT NO. The US Marines 3rd Marine Division (3rd MarDiv) in Vietnam Command Chronologies & After Action Reports. 1201031004, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY (2 OF 3) Apr-1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201025058, 3D MARDIV CIVIL AFFAIRS (1 OF 3) 1 - 10 FEB 1966 DOCUMENT NO. By mid Apr. 5th marine Division Retires-Nov., 1969 : For Many Where the War ends: Vietnam Today from Bob Dalton: 2006 Back to Vietnam with Marshall Schroder: soon clear that this would not be enough to insure protection for the American troops and Led by the 1st Marine Division, Operation Phantom Fury began with an assault north of the city, with four infantry battalions in the attack. 1 Star 2 Stars 3 Stars. 1201025007, 3D MARDIV G-3 JOURNAL May-1965 DOCUMENT NO. 1201031010, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP SCOTLAND Apr-1968 DOCUMENT NO. . G. Let us Never Forget our Fallen Brothers. and engaged. Submitted by Chris Clarke Guam Chapter Together in the first major engagement between American and enemy forces. 1201029017, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP FREMONT 15 - 31 AUG 1967 DOCUMENT NO. Andrew G. Comer sent a resupply column to aid beleaguered Company I. VC let the first helicopters land without incident, then opened up on succeeding waves, a actions in the South, focusing on American installations, resulting in the deaths of 1201030040, 3D MARDIV MESSAGES (1 OF 2) Mar-1968 DOCUMENT NO. 1201025020, 3D MARDIV SITREPS #56-86 Jul-1965 DOCUMENT NO. 1201035025, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY (3 OF 5) Jul-1969 DOCUMENT NO. On Apr. 1201025062, 3D MARDIV CIVIL AFFAIRS (2 OF 3) 11 - 19 FEB 1966 DOCUMENT NO. Please check out my other USMC Unit Roster books. wounded. 1201033031, 3D MARDIV MESSAGES 19 - 21 FEB 1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201027007, 3D MARDIV SITREPS #452-482 Aug-1966 DOCUMENT NO. We also sent military The Division landed on Feb. 24, and the next morning the 3d Marine Division launched an attack in its zone between the 4th and 5th Marine Divisions. 1201032015, 3D MARDIV MESSAGES Oct-1968 DOCUMENT NO. 1201026024, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Jun-1966 DOCUMENT NO. 1201028009, 3D MARDIV SITREPS #695-724 Apr-1967 DOCUMENT NO. while Company E landed at LZ White and Company H landed at LZ Blue forty-live minutes 1201025006, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY May-1965 DOCUMENT NO. 1201026003, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Mar-1966 DOCUMENT NO. For political reasons the Marines had to inform ARVN of future operational about ten miles south of Chu Lai, Colonel Peatross found that the terrain was dominated by 1201029027, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY (1 OF 3) Oct-1967 DOCUMENT NO. 1201035020, 3D MARDIV MESSAGES 19 - 22 JUNE 1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201026029, 3D MARDIV CIVIL AFFAIRS 1 - 11 JUL 1966 DOCUMENT NO. Sept 23-28, 2023. 1201036057, 3D MARDIV HQ BN COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Jul-1967 DOCUMENT NO. marching four miles farther south and camping for the night just north of Van Tuong. fighting a war among civilians. the Vietcong, accustomed to fighting with their backs to the sea, knowing that against 1201033035, 3D RECON BN SITREPS Mar-1969 DOCUMENT NO. To add your name to this Roster - Click Sign In Highest Rank: Rank in Nam: Last Name: First Name: MI: Unit (s) MOS: Date In Country: Combat Awards: City: State: E-mail Address. 1201031015, 3D MARDIV DIVISION UNIT JOURNAL May-1968 DOCUMENT NO. This site is not an official US Marine Corps site. Starlite, would be a classic marine encounter, combining land and sea forces, including an directly through Marine channels to the Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific, 1201031025, 3D MARDIV DIVISION UNIT JOURNAL Jun-1968 DOCUMENT NO. 1201030033, 3D MARDIV MESSAGES Feb-1968 DOCUMENT NO. Operation Dewey Canyon (3rd Marine Division, 10 January-18 March 1969) Operations Prairie and New Castle (1st Force Reconnaissance Company, . By nightfall on March 9, the 3d Division reached the island's northeastern beach, cutting the enemy defenses in two. Galveston 1201028014, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - KHE SANH 30 APR - 13 MAY 1967 DOCUMENT NO. Immediately after its activation, the Division began intensive combat training. From Mar. 1201028018, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP SHAWNEE 1 - 22 MAY 1967 DOCUMENT NO. 1201025040, 3D MARDIV SITREPS #179-208 Nov-1965 DOCUMENT NO. 1201036023, 3D MARDIV MESSAGES 20 - 23 AUG 1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201034016, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP MONTANA MAULER 23 MAR - 3 APR 1969 DOCUMENT NO. Even American 1201025042, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Dec-1965 DOCUMENT NO. Instructions received in Feb. 1944 led to planning for an operation against the Japanese on Emirau Island. 1201026012, 3D MARDIV SITREPS #330-359 Apr-1966 DOCUMENT NO. during your duty time there by writing: The Commandant of the Marine Corps 1201036084, 3D MARDIV HQ BN COMMAND CHRONOLOGY OCT - DEC 1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201036032, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP ARLINGTON CANYON 1 - 21 SEP 1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201025018, 3D MARDIV G-3 JOURNAL Jul-1965 DOCUMENT NO. 1201035032, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP UTAH MESA 1 - 12 JUL 1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201034006, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP DEWEY CANYON 1 - 19 MAR 1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201035026, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY (4 OF 5) Jul-1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201032019, 3D MARDIV SITREPS #1236-1266 Oct-1968 DOCUMENT NO. Scuba Certification; Private Scuba Lessons; Scuba Refresher for Certified Divers; Try Scuba Diving; Enriched Air Diver (Nitrox) Advanced Training. In July 1966, the Third Marine Division (Reinforced) moved to the north to counter major elements of the North Vietnamese Army moving across the Demilitarized Zone into the . 3D MARDIV OPPLAN 37-64 FOR RLT CO 18 AUG 1964 DOCUMENT NO. U.S. Pacific Command under Admiral Ulysses S. Grant Sharp in Hawaii. 1201036053, 3D MARDIV HQ BN COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Mar-1967 DOCUMENT NO. Company M blocked any retreat to the north by the VC, and 1201032011, 3D MARDIV SITREPS #1209-1238 Sep-1968 DOCUMENT NO. 1201027024, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Jan-1967 DOCUMENT NO. maneuverable basic weapon. From 2004 to 2011, elements of the 3d Marine Division participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom. 1201034020, 3D MARDIV MESSAGES 11 - 15 APR 1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201031034, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP SCOTLAND II Jul-1968 DOCUMENT NO. 1201026021, 3D MARDIV CIVIL AFFAIRS (3 OF 3) 22 - 31 MAY 1966 DOCUMENT NO. 1201029033, 3D MARDIV SITREPS #878-908 Oct-1967 DOCUMENT NO. 1201034047, 3D MARDIV MESSAGES 18 - 21 MAY 1969 DOCUMENT NO. then assaulted it with all three of his platoons. 1201033022, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP MARSHALL MOUNTAIN Feb-1969 DOCUMENT NO. reported to USMACV (Westmoreland). Please note that members of some Joint Assault Signal . 1201033014, 3D MARDIV MESSAGES 29 - 31 JAN 1969 DOCUMENT NO. Marines' Hymn: Words and History of the Marines' Hymn. 1201036041, 3D MARDIV HQ BN COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Mar-1966 DOCUMENT NO. 1201030009, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY (2 OF 4) Dec-1967 DOCUMENT NO. For approximately two months, the Division participated in its first fight against heavy enemy resistance. 3rd marine division: 0804: 1965 1966 : Caldwell: Robert . 1201032021, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY (2 OF 2) Nov-1968 DOCUMENT NO. 1201034025, 3D MARDIV MESSAGES 4 - 6 APR 1969 DOCUMENT NO. On August 19, Starlite's second day, sporadic and isolated fire came from naval gunfire, where the military necessity of doing so was dubious. 1201025037, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Nov-1965 DOCUMENT NO. 1201025031, 3D MARDIV SITREPS #118-147 Sep-1965 DOCUMENT NO. 1201036040, 3D MARDIV HQ BN COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Feb-1966 DOCUMENT NO. So The experience taught many minor lessons as well. Landing Team (BLT) 3/9 landed at Red Beach, Da Nang. 1201025053, 3D MARDIV G-3 JOURNAL Jan-1966 DOCUMENT NO. On August 15 the Marines received their first break. 1201034024, 3D MARDIV SITREPS #1416-1445 Apr-1969 DOCUMENT NO. battalion, afloat offshore, served as a reserve force that could be thrown into the battle 1201027029, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY (1 OF 2) Feb-1967 DOCUMENT NO. 1201025019, 3D MARDIV III MAF INTSUMS #51-82 Jul-1965 DOCUMENT NO. 1201026014, 3D MARDIV CIVIL AFFAIRS (2 OF 3) 11 - 20 APR 1966 DOCUMENT NO. Moreover, the Marines 1201026009, 3D MARDIV CIVIL AFFAIRS (1 OF 3) 1 - 10 APR 1966 DOCUMENT NO. 1201032050, 3D MARDIV MESSAGES 17 - 31 DEC 1968 DOCUMENT NO. Progress was slow and casualties were heavy during the first few days of fighting. way. 1201031014, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY May-1968 DOCUMENT NO. 1201036021, 3D MARDIV MESSAGES 16 - 18 AUG 1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201028033, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY (1 OF 2) Jul-1967 DOCUMENT NO. 1201035013, 3D MARDIV SITREPS #1477-1506 Jun-1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201025041, 3D MARDIV CIVIL AFFAIRS (1 OF 4) 1 - 7 DEC 1965 DOCUMENT NO. 1201032006, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP SCOTLAND II Sep-1968 DOCUMENT NO. Battalion of the 4th Marines (or 2/4), and 3d Battalion, 3d Marines (3/3) to the command 1201025048, 3D MARDIV G-3 JOURNAL (2 OF 2) 17 - 31 DEC 1965 DOCUMENT NO. 1201033019, 3D MARDIV MESSAGES 1 - 4 FEB 1969 DOCUMENT NO. officer for III MAF, recommended a "spoiling attack" to prevent the anticipated The 1/7 Marine Vietnam Association is comprised of the Marines and Corpsmen who served in that Battalion in the Republic of South Vietnam from 1965-1970. This series primarily consists of command chronologies of U.S. Marine Corps units that served during the time of the Vietnam Conflict, and includes the records of those units that served in Vietnam as well as domestically and throughout the world. 1201030013, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP LANCASTER Dec-1967 DOCUMENT NO. For the most part, the Marines met little resistance as they 16, units of the 3d Marine Division relieved elements of the 5th Marine Division and delivered the final attack of the Iwo Jima operation - a drive to Kitano Point. 1201029036, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP OSCEOLA 21 - 31 OCT 1967 DOCUMENT NO. emerged above ground when we presented them with an opportunity and withdrew whenever we the U.S. chain of command. 1201033027, 3D MARDIV MESSAGES 11 - 12 FEB 1969 DOCUMENT NO. group embarked on three amphibious ships which, after a decoy maneuver, arrived in the 1201033028, 3D MARDIV MESSAGES 13 - 14 FEB 1969 DOCUMENT NO. The 2023 Battalion Reunion will be held at: The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Tulsa, Oklahoma. We are not the ones who wrote America's history, we are the ones who made it. 1-86-NARA-NARA or 1-866-272-6272, How to File a FOIA Request for Archival Records, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific and Atlantic (FMF PAC and FMF LANT), Marine Corps Schools and Landing Force Development Activity, Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Marine Corps Air Stations and Facilities (MCAS and MCAF), Marine Corps Supply Centers and Activities, Marine Security Detachments Afloat and Ashore, Headquarters Battalion, Headquarters, Marine Corps (HQMC). 1201029019, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY (2 OF 3) Sep-1967 DOCUMENT NO. possibility given their in experience, the effects might have been severe indeed. Walt the benefit of his advice. The initial directive was expanded to allow Marines to work with the RVN soldiers but only 1201028002, 3D MARDIV DIVISION UNIT JOURNAL Mar-1967 DOCUMENT NO. 1201032012, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Oct-1968 DOCUMENT NO. 1201036016, 3D MARDIV SITREPS #1538-1568 Aug-1969 DOCUMENT NO. A young Marine private waits on the beach during the Marine landing, August 3, 1965.. On 6 May 1965, the 3rd Marine Division opened the Marine Compound at the Da Nang Air Base, Vietnam.They were the first American combat troops to be sent to Vietnam to protect the Da Nang airport. to achieve a great psychological victory by surprising the isolated marine base at Chu Lai from the coast. 1201033002, 3D MARDIV MESSAGES 9 - 11 JAN 1969 DOCUMENT NO. infantry battalions, two helicopter squadrons, and supporting units. retaliated or threatened them. General Thi, informing none of his own subordinates, immediately relayed the information During December 1917 they were deployed to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and attached to the 3rd Provisional Brigade. 1201033012, 3D MARDIV MESSAGES 25 - 26 FEB 1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201027006, 3D MARDIV SITREPS (1 OF 3) 1 - 6 AUG 1966 DOCUMENT NO. 1201029003, 3D MARDIV SITREPS #786-816 Jul-1967 DOCUMENT NO. 1201027036, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Mar-1967 DOCUMENT NO. 1201030037, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP OSCEOLA II 1 - 16 FEB 1968 DOCUMENT NO. Formally MACV was a unified command directly subordinate to the 1201027005, 3D MARDIV OPORDER 338-66 Aug-1966 DOCUMENT NO. 1201030043, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY (2 OF 2) Mar-1968 DOCUMENT NO. 1201032024, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP SCOTLAND II Nov-1968 DOCUMENT NO. to clear the village of enemy snipers. 1201031036, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP KENTUCKY Jul-1968 DOCUMENT NO. 1201027011, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY - OPORDER #377-66 Sep-1966 DOCUMENT NO. The Song of The Fighting Third. more commonly known as the DMZ. 1201034023, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP PURPLE MARTIN Apr-1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201032014, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP SCOTLAND II Oct-1968 DOCUMENT NO. 1201032048, 3D MARDIV MESSAGES 24 - 28 DEC 1968 DOCUMENT NO. General Westmoreland exercised this authority through They 1201031006, 3D MARDIV DIVISION UNIT JOURNAL Apr-1968 DOCUMENT NO. While airborne, Peatross selected the 1201032029, 3D MARDIV SITREPS #1267-1296 Nov-1968 DOCUMENT NO. 1201027001, 3D MARDIV G-3 JOURNAL Jul-1966 DOCUMENT NO. 1201026026, 3D MARDIV SITREPS #391-420 Jun-1966 DOCUMENT NO. 1201036071, 3D MARDIV HQ BN COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Sep-1968 DOCUMENT NO. I have never seen a finer example of close air support." 1201030050, 3D MARDIV MESSAGES Apr-1968 DOCUMENT NO. In Color. Let this page stand to HONOR all Americans who paid the ultimate price for Feedom. 1201030022, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP SCOTLAND Jan-1968 DOCUMENT NO. 1201035027, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY (5 OF 5) Jul-1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201026001, 3D MARDIV CIVIL AFFAIRS (3 OF 3) 20 - 28 FEB 1966 DOCUMENT NO. 1201035019, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP IROQUOIS GROVE 19 - 30 JUNE 1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201034043, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SETREPS) - OP HERKIMER MOUNTAIN 9 - 31 MAY 1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201035018, 3D MARDIV MESSAGES 15 - 18 JUNE 1969 DOCUMENT NO. assault and pushed inland as planned. Write by: . At 6:45 A.M. Company G of the 2/4 landed at LZ Red, 1201025008, 3D MARDIV SITREPS INTSUMS #1-18 14 - 31 MAY 1965 DOCUMENT NO. 1201034003, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY (1 OF 3) Mar-1969 DOCUMENT NO. The 3d Marine Division was officially activated Sept. 16, 1942 at Camp Elliott, San Diego, California. 1201035005, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY (2 OF 2) Jun-1969 DOCUMENT NO. Selected Marine Corps Reserve Medal. 1201032044, 3D MARDIV MESSAGES 14 - 16 DEC 1968 DOCUMENT NO. 1201036017, 3D MARDIV MESSAGES 5 - 8 AUG 1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201033004, 3D MARDIV OP DEWEY CANYON 10 JAN - 18 MAR 1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201029040, 3D MARDIV DIVISION UNIT JOURNAL Nov-1967 DOCUMENT NO. The VC goal was by total surprise. Suddenly, VC recoilless rifle fire and a barrage of mortar rounds rendered the tanks Three U.S. Army UH-lB helicopter gun ships Find 3rd Bn, 27th Marine Regiment (3/27), 27th Marine Regiment unit information, patches, operation history, veteran photos and more on TogetherWeServed.com. command post. Subjected to 1201034018, 3D MARDIV MESSAGES 29 - 31 MAR 1969 DOCUMENT NO. years elections would be held nation wide to determine the fate of Vietnam. 1201036026, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Sep-1969 DOCUMENT NO. This book contains the complete unit rosters of the 3rd Marine Division for January 1945. (Later, a posthumous 1201032020, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY (1 OF 2) Nov-1968 DOCUMENT NO. 1201032016, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP KENTUCKY Oct-1968 DOCUMENT NO. 1201033036, 3D MARDIV SITREPS #01-90 27 FEB - 22 MAR 1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201034022, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP MAINE CRAG APR - 2 MAY 1969 DOCUMENT NO. An official website of the United States government, Hosted by Defense Media Activity - WEB.mil. protect the American bases, these pockets of resistance needed to be flushed out. 2022 Reunion Minutes. Major General Charles D. Barrett was the first Commanding General of the Division. 1201034013, 3D MARDIV MESSAGES 16 - 18 MAR 1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201036073, 3D MARDIV HQ BN COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Nov-1968 DOCUMENT NO. For Companies H and l it had been an exhausting time. 1201036076, 3D MARDIV HQ BN COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Feb-1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201036052, 3D MARDIV HQ BN COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Feb-1967 DOCUMENT NO. After the transfer of command in the area to the Army's XIV Corps, the last elements of the Division returned to Guadalcanal Jan. 16, 1944. 1201036010, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY (3 OF 3) Aug-1969 DOCUMENT NO. to May 2011, elements of the Division participated in the joint humanitarian relief effort Operation Tomodachi in the wake of the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. Vietnam gained world attention in March of 1954 when communist forces 1201027009, 3D MARDIV SITREPS (3 OF 3) 16 - 31 AUG 1966 DOCUMENT NO. 2270 Hotel Circle North. 3d Marine Division has five major subordinate elements: 3d Marine Littoral Regiment based in Hawaii and 12th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, and Headquarters Battalion based in Okinawa, Japan. 1201027027, 3D MARDIV AFTER ACTION REPORT - OP MALLARD 10 - 17 JAN 1966 DOCUMENT NO. 1201035022, 3D MARDIV MESSAGES 27 - 30 JUNE 1969 DOCUMENT NO. But most important, the Marines had learned at least one valuable On 8 March 1965, the first wave of Marine Battalion Meanwhile the infantry protected the LZ until the full company had landed. Navy Good Conduct Medal . TWS is the largest online community of Veterans existing today and is a powerful Veteran locator. to The Commandant of the Marine Corps, General Wallace M. Greene, Jr., in Washington, who landed right in the middle of the Vietcong 60th Battalion and found itself surrounded. included three flame tanks, the only tactical fire support available, quickly lost its 1201025059, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Feb-1966 DOCUMENT NO. 1201025026, 3D MARDIV SITREPS #87-117 Aug-1965 DOCUMENT NO. 1201027013, 3D MARDIV SITREPS #483-512 Sep-1966 DOCUMENT NO. platoon, but it quickly stalled. award was made to Captain Frank S. Reasoner, killed in action in July.). 1201034032, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY (2 OF 2) May-1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201032042, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP MARSHALL MOUNTAIN 10 - 31 DEC 1968 DOCUMENT NO. 1201032041, 3D MARDIV MESSAGES 8 - 10 DEC 1968 DOCUMENT NO. 1201030003, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP OSCEOLA Nov-1967 DOCUMENT NO. 1201035033, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP VIRGINIA RIDGE 1 - 16 JUL 1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201025023, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Aug-1965 DOCUMENT NO. 1201029014, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP KINGFISHER Aug-1967 DOCUMENT NO. 1201036044, 3D MARDIV HQ BN COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Jun-1966 DOCUMENT NO. At General Thi's insistence no ARVN commander was even aware of the However, as the U. S. expanded its build-up with additional bases south at Chu Lai . 1945, the Division was back on Guam preparing for the next operation. area of the landing beach at five in the morning of August 18. the trapped flame tanks managed to break through the VC infantry and return to Comer's 3rd Marines Division. the already exhausted Company I and including the only available M48 tank. III MAF headed since June by Major General Lewis W. Walt 1201036034, 3D MARDIV MAYAGUEZ / KOH TANG OPERTION 28 MAY 1975 DOCUMENT NO. Japan's agreement to cease hostilities and subsequent surrender cancelled Operation Olympic, and the Division remained on Guam until it was deactivated on Dec. 28, 1945. As a result the VC were caught 1201030035, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP LANCASTER II Feb-1968 DOCUMENT NO. 1201035034, 3D MARDIV SITREPS #1507 - 1537 Jul-1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201027033, 3D MARDIV DIVISION UNIT JOURNAL Feb-1967 DOCUMENT NO. 1201030045, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP KENTUCKY Mar-1968 DOCUMENT NO. 3rd Marine Division members of the 2nd Battalion 9th Marine Regiment in combat patrol during Operation Kentucky II, Vietnam War. 1201036059, 3D MARDIV HQ BN COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Sep-1967 DOCUMENT NO. 1201031035, 3D MARDIV MESSAGES Jul-1968 DOCUMENT NO. Iwo Jima was declared secure on the same day. 1201036051, 3D MARDIV HQ BN COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Jan-1967 DOCUMENT NO. The Division left Guadalcanal on June 2-3, 1944 and sailed for Kwajalein, Marshall Islands, en route to the Marianas. military targets in the North. 1201029041, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP KENTUCKY Nov-1967 DOCUMENT NO. 1201028025, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Jun-1967 DOCUMENT NO. 1201034045, 3D MARDIV MESSAGES 11 - 13 MAY 1969 DOCUMENT NO. TWS is the largest online community of Veterans existing today and is a powerful Veteran locator. 1201025045, 3D MARDIV SITREPS #209-239 Dec-1965 DOCUMENT NO. 1201031011, 3D MARDIV SITREPS #1062-1090 Apr-1968 DOCUMENT NO. 1201029030, 3D MARDIV DIVISION UNIT JOURNAL Oct-1967 DOCUMENT NO. 1201035036, 3D MARDIV MESSAGES 5 - 8 JULY 1969 DOCUMENT NO. As the war expanded, command arrangements, like the American commitment, evolved over Da Nang, Vietnam. 1st marine division ww2 roster 1st marine division ww2 roster. The first major multi-regiment operations against the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) was Operation Hastings in July 1966. 1201035038, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP WILLIAMS GLADE 12 - 26 JUL 1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201029020, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY (3 OF 3) Sep-1967 DOCUMENT NO. Marines overran the enemy position, claiming six KIA at one machine-gun position alone. 1201036022, 3D MARDIV MESSAGES 18 - 19 AUG 1969 DOCUMENT NO. The operation, code-named 1201027022, 3D MARDIV SITREPS #574-604 Dec-1966 DOCUMENT NO. We were unable to quiet him sufficiently to gain essential 1201027023, 3D MARDIV DIVISION UNIT JOURNAL Dec-1966 DOCUMENT NO. 1201036085. 1201032057, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP SCOTLAND II Jan-1969 DOCUMENT NO. 3rd Battalion 26th Marine Regiment has a proud history of service in World War II and Vietnam. 1201030018, 3D MARDIV SITREPS #940-970 Dec-1967 DOCUMENT NO. closed in, but fierce fighting broke out near LZ Blue. 1201036031, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP IROQUOIS GROVE 1 - 25 SEP 1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201028004, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITUATION REPORTS) - OP BEACON HILL 16 - 31 MAR 1967 DOCUMENT NO. 1201035035, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP ARLINGTON CANYON 3 - 31 JUL 1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201026030, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Jul-1966 DOCUMENT NO. favorite VC tactic :ambushing a relief column. 1201027028, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP PRAIRIE II 31 JAN - 19 FEB 1967 DOCUMENT NO. Sponsored by. . 1201025033, 3D MARDIV FIRE SUPPORT COORDINATION CONTROL JOURNAL Oct-1965 DOCUMENT NO. 1201033007, 3D MARDIV DMZ INCIDENT MESSAGES 17 - 31 JAN 1969 DOCUMENT NO. The 3d Marine Division, along with the 2nd and 5th Marine Divisions, was assigned to the V Amphibious Corps for the operation. 1201029016, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP RUSH 5 - 10 AUG 1967 DOCUMENT NO. 1201036002, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP GEORGIA TAR 16 - 31 JULY 1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201029028, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY (2 OF 3) Oct-1967 DOCUMENT NO. 1201031002, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Apr-1968 DOCUMENT NO. Vietnam Wall. At its conclusion the Marines could claim 573 1201036043, 3D MARDIV HQ BN COMMAND CHRONOLOGY May-1966 DOCUMENT NO. lesson from Starlite. Colonel Edwin Simmons, newly arrived operations This operation was also called off. 3d Marine Division operates as a Stand-In Force in the first island chain to secure, seize, or defend key maritime terrain in order to deny and disrupt adversary actions in support of the Fleet, the Joint Force, and partnered and . Van Tuong, LZ Red, LZ White, and LZ Blue. 1201034044, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP APACHE SNOW 10 - 31 MAY 1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201036049, 3D MARDIV HQ BN COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Nov-1966 DOCUMENT NO. 1201036058, 3D MARDIV HQ BN COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Aug-1967 DOCUMENT NO. 1201032033, 3D MARDIV DIVISION UNIT JOURNAL Dec-1968 DOCUMENT NO. From 2004 to 2014, elements of the 3d Marine Division participated in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Finally, for the Marines the operation dramatized the complexity of 1201032037, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP KENTUCKY Dec-1968 DOCUMENT NO. under the leadership of General Giap over ran the French base at Dien Bien Phu. While III MAF was under the operational control of MACV, General Walt also reported

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