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Marines were withdrawn in November 1941, but the North China Marines in Beijing and Tianjin were scheduled to be withdrawn on December 10. (All weapons and ammunition except rifles and pistols had been crated and shipped by rail to the embarkation port.) However, Imperial Japan
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American Legion China Post One, formed in 1919, one year after
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contains descriptions of the exploits of the China
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518:Biggs Jr., Chester M. (2003).
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787:Marine Forces Reserve
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758:Marine Forces Command
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401:Yangtze Service Medal
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226:United States Marines
22:China Marine (memoir)
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303:6th Marine Divisions
122:Marine Embassy Guard
411:China Service Medal
406:Operation Beleaguer
246:Northern Expedition
230:4th Marine Regiment
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1114:Acronyms and terms
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792:Fleet Marine Force
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