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Marines observing a Beiyang Army parade, October 1916. The term China Marines, originally referred to the United States Marines of the 4th Marine Regiment, who were stationed in Shanghai, China from 1927 to 1941 to protect American citizens and their property in the Shanghai International Settlement, during the Northern Expedition and the Second Sino-Japanese War.
The commanding officer of 4th Marines, then Colonel John C. Beaumont, was one of only two people in China--the other being the naval attaché in Beijing, Commander Thomas M. Shock--to know the actual mission William A. Worton was undertaking for the Office of Naval Intelligence in attempting to penetrate Japan with agents from China. [10]
In 1929 he commanded a detachment of the 4th Marines in Peking, China. In July 1937, Rupertus was a battalion commander in the 4th Marines when the Japanese attacked Shanghai in the Second Sino-Japanese War. Then-Lt. Col. Rupertus (bottom left) at a party in Shanghai in 1937.
Foreign duty as operations officer with the 4th Marines in Shanghai, China from 1937 to 1939, enabled him to observe closely Japanese military operations. [ 1 ] His second tour of duty at Marine Corps Headquarters began in May 1939 when, as Inspector of Target Practice, he was in a position to stress the importance of every Marine being highly ...
4th Marines: 9 May 1925 – 26 May 1926 Recruiting Station, Spokane, WA: 1 July 1926 – 1 May 1927 Recruiting Station, Omaha, NE: 6 May 1927 – 23 Feb 1928 American Battle Monuments Commission, Washington, D.C. 6 Mar 1928 – 3 May 1929 4th Marines, Shanghai, China: 5 Aug 1929 – 6 Jun 1932 inc. athletic officer, 4th Marines 6 Sep 1929 – 6 ...
This service in Shanghai earned the battalion the title "China Marines" and started the practice of using the Chinese dragon in different official and unofficial logos and mast heads. In November 1941 the battalion along with the entire 4th Marines deployed from China to the Philippines. [2]
In September 1937, the 4th Marines became a part of the 2nd Marine Brigade and Greene was promoted to captain. Along with his unit, Greene was commended for performance of duty while attached to the defense forces of the International Settlement during the Sino-Japanese hostilities of 1937 and 1938 .
3rd Battalion, 4th Marines (3/4) or (V34) is an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps. Nicknamed "Thundering Third" and "Darkside," it is based at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms , California , and consist of approximately 1,000 Marines.