4th Marine Division
The 4th Marine Division ( German 4th Marine Infantry Division , 4thMarDiv for short ) in New Orleans , Louisiana is a reserve division within the United States Marine Corps . It is one of the large infantry units of the Marine Forces Reserve. Individual associations are stationed across the United States .
history
The establishment of the 4th Marine Division was carried out through the restructuring and reorganization of its associations from other large associations.
The 23rd Marine Regiment was under the 3rd Marine Division as an infantry unit until February 1943 . At the same time an artillery battalion of the 12th Marine Regiment of the 3rd Marine Division was subordinated to the 14th Marine Regiment of the newly formed Marine Infantry Division. Engineer units from the 19th Marine Division formed the 20th Marine Regiment. In March 1943, the 24th Marine Regiment was reorganized, which was divided in May of the same year and formed the 25th Marine Regiment under Colonel Richard H. Schubert .
The 4th supply battalion, the repair company, the division headquarters and the 4th telecommunications company were then set up. On June 15, 1943, the 20th Marine Regiment was set up as a pioneer association .
The individual associations were originally stationed at different locations, but were combined with the 24th Marine Regiment and various support units such as engineers, artillery , paramedics, transport, support weapons and tanks in Camp Pendleton , California . The rest of the major association was at Camp Lejeune , North Carolina at the time . This was moved to Camp Pendleton in July and August 1943 by rail and the Panama Canal. With the merging of the associations, the division was placed under the command of Major General Harry Schmidt on August 14, 1943 .
Second World War
After intensive training, the division was relocated to the Pacific theater on January 13, 1944. Overall, the large association took part in the amphibious landings of Kwajalein (Roi-Naumur), Saipan , Tinian and Iwojima . She was awarded two Presidential Unit Citations and a Navy Unit Commendation before being deactivated on November 28, 1945.
The division badge worn on Saipan with a gold "4" on a scarlet background was designed by SSgt John Fabion, who worked in the division's press department before and during the Battle of the Marshall Islands . His superior officer was enthusiastic about the division badge when he discovered that it looked similar to the arrangement of the airfields on the previously conquered Kwajalein Atoll in January 1944 in the form of a "4".
After the war, the division was decommissioned and disbanded.
Vietnam War
The division was reactivated in February 1966, but was never used as a major unit during the Vietnam War .
The 23rd Marine Regiment was reactivated on February 1, 1966 in Alameda , California, attached to the 4th Marine Division in the same month, and sent to Vietnam.
Second Gulf War and the 1990s
The 3rd Battalion of the 23rd Marine Regiment was reactivated in November 1990 and transferred to Saudi Arabia to take part in Operation Desert Shield .
The unit was attached to the 8th Marine Regiment of the 2nd Marine Division and deployed along the border between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to carry out border patrols and security operations. Two days before the official attack, the unit marched into Umm-Gudair in Kuwait to secure the use of advanced artillery there. Through this mission, the 3rd Battalion of the 23rd Marine Regiment was the first unit of the 2nd Marine Division that was involved in combat operations after the end of the Vietnam War . The unit continued to take part in the offensive as an element of the 8th Marine Regiment to Kuwait City until the armistice was finally declared there.
The 2nd Battalion of the 23rd Marine Regiment was deployed in the context of the Mount Pinatubo eruption in June 1991 in the Philippines and provided humanitarian aid there in the first few days.
In December 1990, the 1st Battalion were in January 1991, the 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment activated on command of the US president the Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm operation support.
The 24th Marine Regiment was activated in November 1990 to participate in Operation Desert Shield . Initially, the regiment was assembled in Camp Pendleton , California for advanced training. In January 1991 the 1st Battalion was transferred to Okinawa to join the 3rd Marine Division . The remaining two battalions of the 24th Marine Regiment were transferred to Kuwait to support operations against enemy forces in Kuwait alongside the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force . From January 16 to February 28, 1991, the units took part in Operation Desert Storm. In April, both units were relocated to the United States. The 1st Battalion was ordered back to Detroit from Okinawa in August .
The 25th Marine Regiment was activated in February 1991 to participate in Operation Desert Storm. In the end, however, only the 1st Battalion was sent to the region and took part in the attacks on Iraqi defense lines with the 1st Marine Division . The regimental headquarters as well as the 2nd and 3rd Battalion mobilized under other operational circumstances and were not relocated to Kuwait.
War on terror
The 23rd Marine Regiment was reactivated, either in whole or in part, several times during 2003, 2006, and 2009. In June 2012 the headquarters of the 23rd Marine Regiment relocated to Barbados in the Caribbean for Operation Tradewinds .
assignment
The reserve large formation provides combat and combat support troops as well as units to support the active large formations in times of war, national emergency and at other times when this is necessary for national security. Furthermore, if necessary, he must have the ability to restore the strength of another division.
organization
The 4th U.S. Marine Division today consists of the following units:
- Headquarters - Battalion
- 23rd Marine Regiment ( Infantry )
- 1st Battalion, 23rd Marines
- 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marines
- 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marines
- 24th Marine Regiment (Infantry)
- 1st Battalion, 24th Marines
- 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines
- 3rd Battalion, 24th Marines
- 25th Marine Regiment (Infantry)
- 1st Battalion, 25th Marines
- 2nd Battalion, 25th Marines
- 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines
- 14th Marine Regiment ( Artillery )
- 1st Battalion, 14th Marines
- 2nd Battalion, 14th Marines
- 3rd Battalion, 14th Marines
- 5th Battalion, 14th Marines
- 4th Tank Battalion
- Anti Terrorism Battalion (Anti-Terrorism Battalion )
- 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (light reconnaissance battalion)
- 4th Reconnaissance Battalion (reconnaissance)
- 4th Combat Engineer Battalion ( Combat Pioneers)
- 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion (Amphibious Support Battalion )
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.fightingfourth.com/stateside.htm
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento from December 11, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ John Koopman: Marines reclaim lives put on hold . In: San Francisco Chronicle , Hearst Communications Inc., June 17, 2003. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
- ↑ http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/05/30/MEMORIAL.TMP (link not available)
- ↑ Demian Bulwa: Marine regiment returns to Bay Area intact . In: San Francisco Chronicle , Hearst Communications Inc., February 23, 2009. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
- ↑ Training the trainer: Reserve Marines share proven tactics with Caribbean troops ( Memento from October 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
