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The Japanese officially surrendered to the Allies on board the battleship MISSOURI in Tokyo Bay. With General Holland Smith transferred home in July 1945, the senior Marine Corps representative at the historic ceremony was LtGen Roy S. Geiger, who had succeeded Smith as Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific. 5 September 1956: Eleven Marines from the 9th Marines, 3d Marine Division, stationed near Naha, Okinawa, drowned while swimming, from an undercurrent caused by Typhoon Emma. The violent storm, with 140 mph winds, struck the Philippine Islands, Okinawa, Korea, and Japan, causing some 55 deaths and millions of dollars in property damage. 6 September 1983: Two Marines were killed and two were wounded when rockets hit their compound in Beirut, Lebanon. Heavy fighting continued for the 24th Marine Amphibious Unit peacekeeping force in the area near their positions around the Beirut International Airport. 8 September 1942: On Guadalcanal, the 1st Raider Battalion and the 1st Parachute Battalion, supported by planes of MAG-23 and two destroyer transports, landed east of Tasimboko, advanced west into the rear of Japanese positions, and carried out a successful raid on a Japanese supply base. 11 September 1992: Hurricane Iniki devastated the island of Kauai in Hawaii in one of the worst storms the islands had seen in over a century. Marines of the 1st Marine Brigade based at Kaneohe Bay, spearheaded Operation Garden Sweep, the massive cleanup effort. 15 September 1950: The 3d Battalion, 5th Marines landed on Wolmi-do Island in Inchon Harbor and secured it prior to the main landing. The 1st Marine Division under the command of Major General Oliver P. Smith landed at Inchon and began the Inchon-Seoul campaign. 16 September 1814: A detachment of Marines under Major Daniel Carmick from the Naval Station at New Orleans, together with an Army detachment, destroyed a pirate stronghold at Barataria, on the Island of Grande Terre, near New Orleans. 18 September 1990: A new 40-acre training facility for Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) was dedicated at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, by General Alfred M. Gray, Commandant of the Marine Corps. 20 September 1950: Marines of the 1st Marine Division crossed the Han River along a six-mile beachhead, eight miles northwest of Seoul, Korea. Five days later, the 1st and 5th Marines would attack Seoul and the city would be captured by 27 September. 24 September 1873: One hundred and ninety Marines and seamen from the USS PENSACOLA and BENICIA landed at the Bay of Panama, Columbia, to protect the railroad and American lives and property during the revolution. 27 September 1944: The American flag was raised over Peleliu, Palau Islands, at the 1st Marine Division Command Post. Although the flag raising symbolized that the island was secured, pockets of determined Japanese defenders continued to fight on. As late as 21 April 1947, 27 Japanese holdouts finally surrendered to the American naval commander on the scene. 30 September 1945: Marines of III Amphibious Corps, commanded by Major General Keller E. Rockey, began landing in North China to assist the Chinese Nationalist government in accepting the surrender of Japanese forces and repatriating Japanese soldiers and civilians. |
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It will be reviewed and added. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Squadbay Links.  Honor Flight Honor Flight Network is a non-profit organization created solely to honor America's veterans for all their sacrifices.  Marines.com The Official Recruiting Site of the United States Marine Corps.  Marines.Mil The Official Homepage of the United States Marine Corps.  The Snipers Hide For the serious tactical shooter.  The Fontman Website of Mark Schallow A retired Marine and graphic artist. Check out his page and tell him The Squadbay sent you!  Yellow Footprints Yellow Foot Prints is a historical data resource center with information that starts with boot camp, and ends with a Marines final duty station. WHY this web site when there are so many Marine sites on the Internet today? There are many great Marine Corps sites on the net, there are none like Yellow Foot Prints and the content it provides to the Marine Community! This site is about historical information not found within the Marine Corps archives, and certainly not found on the Internet in a searchable database.  Military Connection Government jobs, up-to-date information on military schools, federal jobs, as well as military loans and military pay at Military Connection.com. Our online directory of resources and information feature vital information on military education and benefits including the GI Bill, employment opportunities, the latest military job postings, pay charts and salary calculators. Don't wait any longer, search through our directory for government, federal jobs and civilian employment opportunities today!  The Semper Fi Fund Since their inception in May 2004, through December 2006, the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund has provided more than $12 million in assistance to our wounded heroes.  MCRD San Diego Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego  MCRD Parris Island Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island  Flying Leathernecks Ours is the only museum in the world, dedicated to the primary purpose of preserving the history of Marine Corps Aviation. When finished, the museum will tell the story of Marine Corps Aviation -- aviators and the Marines that put them in the air and kept them there.  Military Schools Offering you a wide array of information about military schools, military safety and military knowledge.  Home Of Heroes Next to the word "MARINE" in the dictionary there should be a notation...."see JIMMIE HOWARD". Perhaps no other words in the English language better describe what it means to be a member of the Corps than the name of the man who led the MOST DECORATED UNIT in American military history in the most improbable battle of modern warfare.  Congressional Medal of Honor Society The Medal of Honor is the highest award for valor in action against an enemy force which can be bestowed upon an individual serving in the Armed Services of the United States. Generally presented to its recipient by the President of the United States of America in the name of Congress, it is often called the Congressional Medal of Honor.  The Skyhawk Association The Skyhawk Association is an affiliation of individuals who have flown, maintained, (or who simply love) the "A-4 Skyhawk"; and who are dedicated to the perpetuation of the legend, history, traditions, and camaraderie associated with the greatest attack aircraft ever built.  Leatherneck.com Marine Corps Community for USMC Veterans & Families.  3rd Battalion 11th Marines - Vietnam Era We will review every submission for membership and may ask you to provide additional information to confirm that you were associated with the 3/11 or are a family member of said unit. . We hope you understand the necessity of these measures as there are some very unsquared away individuals floating around in cyberspace. |
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Lance Cpl. James M. Gluff  20, of Tunnel Hill, Ga.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Jan. 19 in Ramadi, Iraq, while conducting combat operations. |
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