Merrill’s Marauders

GPTKB entity

Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeYearsEnd 1944
gptkbp:activeYearsStart 1943
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:branch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Merrill’s_Marauders_Congressional_Gold_Medal
gptkb:Merrill’s_Marauders_Memorial
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded August 10, 1944
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Merrill’s Marauders
gptkbp:inspiredBy gptkb:Chindits
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Frank_Merrill
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Merrill’s_Marauders
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Myitkyina
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Frank_Merrill
gptkbp:notableFor jungle warfare
deep-penetration missions behind enemy lines
long-range penetration missions
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Philip_Cochran
gptkb:Samuel_V._Wilson
gptkb:Charles_N._Hunter
gptkb:Kiyoshi_Muranaga
gptkb:Alfred_Cota
gptkb:Edward_McLogan
gptkb:Henry_Gosho
gptkb:Herman_Bottcher
gptkb:James_E._Richardson
gptkb:James_Hopkins
gptkb:John_McGowan
gptkb:Robert_E._Passanisi
gptkb:Vincent_J._Loscavo
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Burma_Campaign
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees about 3,000
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:5307th_Composite_Unit_(Provisional)
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:U.S._Army_Forces,_China-Burma-India_Theater
gptkbp:size gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:successor gptkb:475th_Infantry_Regiment
gptkbp:theaterOfOperations gptkb:China-Burma-India_Theater
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:U.S._military_(World_War_II)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6