Lineage Of The Third Marine Regiment



Activated 20 December, 1916 as the 3rd Regiment at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and Assigned to the Provisional Brigade participated in the occupation of the Dominican Republic, December 1916--August 1922 Deactivated 1 August 1922 1942--1946 Reactivated 16 June 1942 as the 3rd Marines at New River, North Carolina, And Assigned to the Fleet Marine Force Relocated during August 1942 to San Diego, California Deployed during September 1942 to Tutuila, American Samoa, and Reassigned to the 2nd Marine Brigade Reassigned during June 1943 to the 3rd Marine Division Participated in the Following World War II Campaigns Bougainville Northern Solomon's Guam Iwo Jima Relocated during December 1945 to Camp Pendleton, California Deactivated 13 January 1946 1947--1949 Reactivated 1 October 1947 at Tsingtao, China and assigned to Fleet Marine Force , Western Pacific Participated in the occupation of North China, October 1947-May 1949 Relocated during May 1949 to Camp Pendleton, California, and reassigned to the 1st Marine Division Deactivated 1 October 1949 1951--1964 Reactivated on 20 June 1951 at Camp Pendleton, California and assigned to The 3rd Marine Brigade Reassigned during January 1952 to the 3rd Marine Division Deployed during July 1953 to Kaneohe Bay, Territory of Hawaii Redeployed during August 1953 to Camp Fuji-McNair, Japan Redeployed during March 1957 to Camp Sukiran, Okinawa 1965--1983 Redeployed during March-May 1965 to the Republic of Vietnam Participated in the War in Vietnam, March 1965-September 1969, Operated from: Da Nang Con Thien Chu Lai Camp Carroll Hue/Phu Bai Dong Ha Khe Sanh Quang Tri Relocated during October-November 1969 to Camp Pendleton, California and Reassigned to the 5th Marine Amphibious Brigade Reassigned during April 1971 to the 1st Marine Division Deployed during June 1971 to Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii and Reassigned to the 1st Marine Brigade, Fleet Marine Force Elements of the Regiment participated in the Southeast Asia Evacuations, April 1975 HONORS Presidential Unit Citation Streamer with One Bronze Star World War II Guam-1944 Vietnam 1965-1967 Navy Unit Commendation Streamer World War II Bougainville Vietnam-1968 Marine Corps Expeditionary Streamer World War I Victory Streamer with West Indies Clasp Asian-Pacific Campaign Streamer with Four Bronze Stars World War Victory Streamer Navy Occupation Service Streamer with Asia China Service Streamer National Defense Service Streamer with One Bronze Star Korean Service Streamer Vietnam Service Streamer with Two Silver Stars Vietnam Cross Of Gallantry Streamer with Palm
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