38th Battalion, 17th Marines

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:US_17th_Marine_Division
gptkbp:active_years 1943-1945
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkb:battle
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:Iwo_Jima
gptkb:Guadalcanal
gptkb:Okinawa
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_Doe
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:disbandment_date 1945-12-31
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:M1_Garand
gptkb:Browning_M1919
gptkb:M4_Sherman
gptkbp:filmography Southwest Pacific
gptkbp:formation_date 1943-01-01
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Camp_Pendleton
gptkbp:historical_significance Contributed to island hopping strategy
Engagement in major battles of WWII
First amphibious assault in the Pacific
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 38th Battalion, 17th Marines
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:1st_Marine_Division
Company A
Company B
Company C
Company D
Headquarters Company
gptkbp:is_engaged_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Semper_Fidelis
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Fighting_38th
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Major_General_Smith
gptkbp:notable_operations Pacific Theater
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:California
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:Marine_Corps
gptkbp:successor gptkb:3rd_Battalion,_5th_Marines
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Eagle,_Globe,_and_Anchor
gptkbp:tradition gptkb:Reveille
gptkb:Marine_Corps_Birthday
Taps
gptkbp:training gptkb:Marine_Corps_Base_Camp_Pendleton
gptkbp:type infantry battalion