U.S. Marines in Pacific Theater

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/U.S._Marines_in_Pacific_Theater

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	military unit deployment
gptkbp:activeDuring	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:awardedMedalOfHonor	gptkb:Hershel_W._Williams gptkb:Mitchell_Paige John Basilone
gptkbp:casualties	over 19,000 killed
gptkbp:commanded	gptkb:Chester_W._Nimitz gptkb:Douglas_MacArthur
gptkbp:engagedIn	gptkb:Pacific_War
gptkbp:equipment	gptkb:M1_Garand gptkb:M1911_pistol gptkb:M1919_Browning_machine_gun gptkb:M2_flamethrower
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	U.S. Marines in Pacific Theater
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:Battle_of_Saipan gptkb:Battle_of_Guadalcanal gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa gptkb:Battle_of_Peleliu gptkb:Battle_of_Tarawa Battle of Iwo Jima
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Raising_the_Flag_on_Iwo_Jima
gptkbp:notableLeader	gptkb:Alexander_Vandegrift gptkb:Holland_M._Smith gptkb:Roy_Geiger gptkb:Clifton_B._Cates gptkb:Lemuel_C._Shepherd_Jr. gptkb:Keller_E._Rockey gptkb:Simon_B._Buckner_Jr.
gptkbp:notableOperation	gptkb:Operation_Detachment gptkb:Operation_Forager gptkb:Operation_Galvanic gptkb:Operation_Iceberg gptkb:Operation_Stalemate_II gptkb:Operation_Watchtower
gptkbp:notableUnit	gptkb:6th_Marine_Division gptkb:2nd_Marine_Division gptkb:3rd_Marine_Division gptkb:Marine_Raiders gptkb:4th_Marine_Division gptkb:5th_Marine_Division gptkb:1st_Marine_Division gptkb:Paramarines
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:playedAgainst	gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:supportedBy	gptkb:Allied_forces gptkb:U.S._Army gptkb:U.S._Navy
gptkbp:tactics	island hopping
gptkbp:usedCodeTalkers	gptkb:Navajo_Code_Talkers
gptkbp:usedInAircraft	gptkb:F4U_Corsair gptkb:SBD_Dauntless
gptkbp:vehicleType	gptkb:LVT_(Landing_Vehicle_Tracked) gptkb:Sherman_tank
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Duck_Camo
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7