12th Marine Division

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:3rd_Battalion,_47th_Marines
gptkbp:active_years 1943-1945
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:U._S._Armed_Forces
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:casualties gptkb:High
gptkbp:color gptkb:Scarlet_and_Gold
gptkbp:combat_role Amphibious Assault
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Major_General_William_H._Rupertus
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Saipan
gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
gptkb:Battle_of_Tarawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Tinian
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:M4_Sherman_Tank
gptkb:M1911_Pistol
gptkb:M2_Browning_Machine_Gun
gptkb:M1_Garand
gptkb:LVT_(Landing_Vehicle_Tracked)
gptkbp:established 1943
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Camp_Pendleton
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Hawaii
gptkbp:historical_significance Key role in WWII
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 12th Marine Division
gptkbp:insignia Distinctive insignia
gptkbp:involved_units Various Marine regiments
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Various memorials in the United States
gptkbp:legacy Influence on Marine Corps tactics
gptkbp:military_branch Surviving members
gptkbp:motto “ We Fight!”
gptkbp:nickname The Jungle Fighters
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Island_Hopping_Campaign
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_World_War_II
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:1st_Marine_Division
gptkbp:publishes Books and documentaries
gptkbp:reform gptkb:1944
gptkbp:reunion Annual veteran reunions
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:Marine_Corps
gptkbp:size gptkb:Division
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of Pacific islands
gptkbp:successor gptkb:3rd_Marine_Division
gptkbp:supports gptkb:Company
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Eagle,_Globe,_and_Anchor
gptkbp:tradition Marine Corps traditions
gptkbp:training gptkb:Marine_Corps_Training_Command
Various bases in the Pacific
gptkbp:type gptkb:military_unit