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3rd Battalion, 6th Marines (3/6) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Also known as "Teufelhunden" ( Devil Dogs ), the battalion consists of approximately 1000 Marines and Sailors.
Closed in 1982, replaced by Long Beach Plaza store. Demolished 1985. Santa Ana: Main/Bush/9th/10th 66,170 [13] 6,147: 1950 1987 Freestanding store, Buffums' first branch and first store outside Long Beach. Built on site of Santa Ana Junior College which was demolished in 1947 and moved to 17th Street.
The Bulldog fountain in Belleau. Multiple publications of the United States Marine Corps claim that the nickname "Teufel Hunden" [a] —"Devil Dogs" in English—was bestowed upon the Marines by German soldiers at the Battle of Belleau Wood in June 1918.
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The Famous Department Store (not to be confused with the "Famous Clothing Store", precursor to Famous-Barr and the May Department Stores Co.) was a department store in Los Angeles, California. Famous had its origins with the Cal Hirsch & Sons Mercantile Co., founded in 1860 or 1871 depending on the source, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] which ran Army and Navy ...
The 1st Battalion, 160th Infantry is a light infantry component of the 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT). Originally designated the 7th California, the 160th Infantry Regiment traces their lineage back to the early days of California statehood when the call went out and 17,000 men volunteered for service in the Civil War under the 7th ...
The Battle of Belleau Wood (1–26 June 1918) was a major battle that occurred during the German spring offensive in World War I, near the Marne River in France.The battle was fought by the U.S. 2nd (under the command of Major General Omar Bundy) and 3rd Divisions along with French and British forces against an assortment of German units including elements from the 237th, 10th, 197th, 87th ...
Type 92 battalion gun captured and used by USMC on Saipan Type 92 battalion gun captured on Guadalcanal. The Type 92 battalion gun (九二式歩兵砲, Kyūni-shiki Hoheihō) was a 70mm (2.75 in) light howitzer used by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. [3] Type 92 could be used in both direct and ...