Merrill's Marauders

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:branch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Merrill's_Marauders_National_Memorial
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decorations gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:disbanded 1944
gptkbp:fate absorbed into the 475th Infantry Regiment
gptkbp:formed 1943
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Merrill's Marauders
gptkbp:legacy inspiration for the 75th Ranger Regiment
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Unit_Galahad
gptkb:Merrill's_Marauders
gptkbp:notable_campaign gptkb:Burma_Campaign
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Myitkyina
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Frank_Merrill
gptkbp:notableFor deep penetration missions behind Japanese lines
marching over 1,000 miles in enemy territory
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Philip_Cochran
gptkb:Samuel_V._Wilson
gptkb:Kermit_Roosevelt_Jr.
gptkb:Charles_N._Hunter
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:5307th_Composite_Unit_(Provisional)
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Northern_Combat_Area_Command
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:75th_Ranger_Regiment
gptkbp:size around 3,000 men
gptkbp:subjectOf numerous books and documentaries
film 'Merrill's Marauders' (1962)
gptkbp:theaterOfOperations gptkb:China-Burma-India_Theater
gptkbp:type long range penetration special operations jungle warfare unit
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:China-Burma-India_Theater
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4