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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military unit
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gptkbp:alliance
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Allied Forces
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:U.S._Army
gptkb:U.S._Navy
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:General_Holland_Smith
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gptkbp:dissolved
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1945
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gptkbp:engagesIn
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:equipment
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gptkb:DUKW
gptkb:Landing_Craft,_Vehicle,_Personnel_(LCVP)
Amphibious_Assault_Vehicles_(AAV)
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gptkbp:formed
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1942
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:San_Diego,_California
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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pioneered modern amphibious warfare tactics
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Amphibious Corps
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gptkbp:legacy
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influenced future amphibious operations
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gptkbp:motto
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“The Sea is Our Home”
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gptkbp:notable_member
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gptkb:Colonel_John_A._Lejeune
gptkb:General_Holland_Smith
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_A._McCloy
gptkb:Colonel_William_H._McRaven
gptkb:Major_General_Charles_D._Barrett
gptkb:Major_General_Thomas_Holcomb
gptkb:Colonel_William_C._Lee
gptkb:Major_General_Graves_B._Erskine
gptkb:Colonel_John_W._Ripley
gptkb:Brigadier_General_Merritt_A._Edson
gptkb:Brigadier_General_William_H._Rupertus
gptkb:Brigadier_General_John_A._McMahon
gptkb:Major_General_Raymond_G._Davis
gptkb:Colonel_John_A._Ripley
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gptkbp:notableOperations
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gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
gptkb:Battle_of_Tarawa
Battle of Saipan
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gptkbp:operationalArea
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gptkb:Central_Pacific
gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkb:Western_Pacific
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
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gptkbp:secondaryRole
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amphibious assault
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gptkbp:size
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approximately 30,000 personnel
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Amphibious_Forces,_Pacific_Fleet
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:Marine_Corps_Base_Camp_Pendleton
Marine Corps Base Quantico
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gptkbp:type
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amphibious warfare unit
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