3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines

E1001431

The 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines is an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps known for its combat deployments and service in major conflicts including World War II, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Marine Corps unit
infantry battalion
abbreviation 3/3
allegiance United States of America
component Headquarters and Service Company
India Company
Kilo Company
Lima Company
Weapons Company
conflict Battle of Iwo Jima
Bougainville campaign
Global War on Terrorism
Guam campaign (1944)
Helmand Province campaign
Iraq War
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Hastings
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Phantom Fury
Operation Prairie
Operation Starlite
Vietnam War
Vietnam War operations in Quang Nam Province
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
War on Terror in the Philippines
World War II
country United States
decorations Afghanistan Campaign Streamer
Iraq Campaign Streamer
Meritorious Unit Commendation
Navy Unit Commendation
Presidential Unit Citation
Vietnam Service Streamer
World War II Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Streamer
garrison Marine Corps Base Hawaii
garrisonLocation Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii
linked to: Kāneʻohe Bay
higherCommand III Marine Expeditionary Force
militaryBranch United States Marine Corps
motto Fortes Fortuna Juvat
nickname America’s Battalion
notableDeployment Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Fallujah, Iraq
linked to: Fallujah

Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Kunar Province, Afghanistan
linked to: Kunar Province

Philippines
partOf 3rd Marine Division
3rd Marine Regiment
primaryMission locate, close with, and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver
role ground combat
secondaryMission repel the enemy’s assault by fire and close combat
service United States Marine Corps
translationOfMotto Fortune Favors the Brave
type infantry

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

3rd Marine Regiment subunit 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines