1st Marine Raider Battalion

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1st_Marine_Raider_Battalion

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Colonel_Merritt_A._Edson gptkb:Colonel_David_A._Shoup
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:Pistol_Marksmanship_Badge gptkb:Rifle_Marksmanship_Badge gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal gptkb:Iraq_Campaign_Medal gptkb:Afghanistan_Campaign_Medal gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation gptkb:Global_War_on_Terrorism_Expeditionary_Medal gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation gptkb:Marine_Corps_Good_Conduct_Medal gptkb:Sea_Service_Deployment_Ribbon
gptkbp:color	Green and Gold
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:disbanded	gptkb:1944
gptkbp:employees	approximately 300
gptkbp:formed	gptkb:1942
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Camp_Lejeune
gptkbp:historical_significance	first Marine Raider unit
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	1st Marine Raider Battalion
gptkbp:involved_units	gptkb:Marine_Forces_Special_Operations_Command
gptkbp:is_engaged_in	gptkb:War_on_Terror gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:military_strategy	gptkb:Iwo_Jima gptkb:Tarawa gptkb:Makin_Island gptkb:Guadalcanal gptkb:Okinawa gptkb:Bougainville
gptkbp:motto	gptkb:The_Only_Easy_Day_Was_Yesterday
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:The_Raiders
gptkbp:notable_members	gptkb:Sergeant_Major_John_Canley gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_A._Mc_Gowan gptkb:Colonel_Merritt_A._Edson gptkb:Major_General_William_H._Rupertus Major John W. Thomason Jr.
gptkbp:operational_area	Pacific Theater
gptkbp:part_of	gptkb:battle
gptkbp:reform	gptkb:2006
gptkbp:role	direct action
gptkbp:symbol	gptkb:Marine_Raider_insignia
gptkbp:training	gptkb:Marine_Corps_Special_Operations_School
gptkbp:type	special operations
gptkbp:website	www.marines.mil