6th Marine Division

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/6th_Marine_Division

GPTKB entity

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeDuring	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:awarded	gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:branch	gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:General_Lemuel_C._Shepherd_Jr.
gptkbp:composedOf	gptkb:22nd_Marine_Regiment gptkb:4th_Marine_Regiment gptkb:29th_Marine_Regiment gptkb:15th_Marine_Regiment gptkb:6th_Division_Band gptkb:6th_Engineer_Battalion gptkb:6th_Field_Depot gptkb:6th_Headquarters_Battalion gptkb:6th_Medical_Battalion gptkb:6th_Military_Police_Company gptkb:6th_Motor_Transport_Battalion gptkb:6th_Pioneer_Battalion gptkb:6th_Reconnaissance_Company gptkb:6th_Service_Battalion gptkb:6th_Signal_Battalion gptkb:6th_Special_Weapons_Battalion gptkb:6th_Tank_Battalion
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded	1946
gptkbp:formed	1944
gptkbp:garrison	gptkb:Guam
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	6th Marine Division
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:The_Striking_Sixth
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa gptkb:Battle_of_Sugar_Loaf_Hill
gptkbp:notableMember	gptkb:William_H._Thomas gptkb:Hershel_W._Williams gptkb:James_E._Swett gptkb:James_L._Day gptkb:Richard_E._Bush gptkb:Robert_M._McTureous_Jr. gptkb:William_H._Pitsenbarger gptkb:William_G._Harrell gptkb:William_J._Bordelon gptkb:John_H._Leims gptkb:William_D._Halyburton_Jr. gptkb:William_D._Port gptkb:Jack_Lummus gptkb:William_D._McGee gptkb:Fred_F._Lester gptkb:John_D._New gptkb:John_P._Fardy gptkb:Joseph_J._McCarthy gptkb:Richard_B._Anderson gptkb:Robert_H._McCard gptkb:William_A._Soderman gptkb:William_D._McGee_Jr. gptkb:William_G._Fournier gptkb:William_R._Jecelin gptkb:William_D._Hawkins gptkb:William_D._Morgan John Basilone
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:III_Amphibious_Corps
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Major_Henry_A._Courtney,_Jr. gptkb:Okinawa_campaign
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6