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The 5th Marine Division was a United States Marine Corps ground combat division which was activated on 11 November 1943 (officially activated on 21 January 1944) at Camp Pendleton, California during World War II.
The 5th Marine Regiment (also referred to as "5th Marines") is an infantry regiment of the United States Marine Corps based at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. It is the most highly decorated regiment in the Marine Corps [ 3 ] and falls under the command of the 1st Marine Division and the I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF).
5th Marine Division. 11 November 1943 – 5 February 1946 1 March 1966 – 26 November 1969. 6th Marine Division. 7 September 1944 – 1 April 1946. See also.
The V Amphibious Corps (VAC) was a formation of the United States Marine Corps which was composed of the 3rd, 4th and 5th Marine Divisions in World War II.The three divisions were the amphibious landing force for the United States Fifth Fleet with two goals, removal of Japanese forces from islands so U.S. Seabees could build advance bases to project US power.
2nd Marine Aircraft Wing; 2nd Marine Division; 3rd Marine Division; III Marine Expeditionary Force; 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing; 4th Battalion, 10th Marines; 4th Marine Aircraft Wing; 4th Marine Division (United States) 5th Marine Division (United States) 6th Marine Division (United States) 9th Amphibian Tractor Battalion; 9th Marine Aircraft Wing ...
1st Marine Regiment (United States) 1st Marine Division; 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines; 3rd Marine Division; 5th Marine Regiment; 5th Marine Division (United States) 7th Marine Regiment; 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (United States) 11th Marine Regiment
On 1 March 1966 the 26th Marine Regiment was activated at Camp Pendleton initiating the formation of the 5th Marine Division. [1]: 357 The battalion was deployed from the United States to Okinawa in October 1966. [1]: 285 From 4 October until 10 December the battalion formed the battalion landing team (BLT) of the Special Landing Force.
3rd Battalion, 28th Marines; 3rd Tank Battalion; 5th Marine Division (United States) 6th Machine Gun Battalion (United States Marine Corps) 6th Marine Division (United States) 9th Marine Regiment; 9th Amphibian Tractor Battalion; 13th Marine Regiment (United States) 15th Marine Regiment; 21st Marine Regiment (United States) 22nd Marine Regiment