16th Marine Division

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/16th_Marine_Division
GPTKB entity
Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:3rd_Battalion,_47th_Marines
gptkbp:active_years 1943-1945
gptkbp:color gptkb:Scarlet_and_Gold
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Major_General_William_H._Rupertus
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Camp_Pendleton
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:San_Diego,_California
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 16th Marine Division
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Semper_Fidelis
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Fighting_Sixteenth
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:battle
gptkbp:size approximately 15,000 personnel
gptkbp:successor gptkb:3rd_Marine_Division
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Eagle,_Globe,_and_Anchor
gptkbp:type gptkb:military_unit