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Tigny, but was stopped short of the objective by intense artillery and machinegun fire. Casualties were extremely heavy, estimated at 50 to 70% in most units. First Lieutenant Clifton B. Cates (a future commandant of the Marine Corps) reported only about two dozen of more than 400 men survived and added "... There is no one on my left, and only a few on my right. I will hold." Regimental losses during the Aisne-Marne Offensive numbered 1,431; 19 July 1918 is the single costliest day of fighting in the history of the 6th Marine Regiment. Two Navy medical personnel attached to the 6th Regiment received Medals of Honor for their actions at Soissons: future admiral
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September, and the initial attack carried virtually all of the division's objectives before noon that day. The American attack unknowingly coincided with a German withdrawal. The sharpest action for the Regiment occurred when defending the outpost line of resistance on 15 September. Although this mission has been tagged "a piece of cake" by some historians, the 6th Marines lost more than a hundred killed and about five hundred wounded at St. Mihiel; Navy corpsman
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Two years later, civil strife tore through China threatening American lives and property. This danger required an increased military presence to forestall violence and disorder. As a result, a new 6th Regiment was activated at Philadelphia for duty with the 3rd Provisional Brigade in China. No major
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After a month-long rest, the Marines were assigned to the U.S. First Army to participate in the first "all-American" push, a double envelopment to eliminate the St. Mihiel salient. The 6th Marines was relegated to support the 3rd Brigade's attack from Limey to Thiaucourt. The push began early on 12
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on 4 January 1943 where it was temporarily reunited with the 2nd and 8th Marines. The 6th Marines, fighting as part of a provisional Army-Marine division after the bulk of the 2nd Marine Division departed, participated in the final American offensive on Guadalcanal advancing from Kokumbona to Cape
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of the 6th Marines were long-service professionals, while most junior officers and all privates were new enlistees. Although the new men were short on experience, they were long on education: Colonel Catlin estimated that 60% of them were college men. Regimental increments arrived in France during
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The 6th Marine Regiment was reactivated in 1921 at Marine Base Quantico where it was brigaded with the 5th Regiment. Together, these storied units conducted training and made national headlines by participating in a series of much-heralded summer maneuvers that recreated famous Civil War battles
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and to clear the southern half of Belleau Wood itself on 6 June. These attacks were the beginning of a month-long struggle that eventually became a landmark battle for the U.S. Marine Corps. Colonel Catlin was severely wounded not long after the first waves went over the top; his replacement was
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The U.S. 2nd Division was attached to the French XX Corps to conduct a counterattack near Soissons in mid-July. The 6th Regiment was held in reserve when the initial assault waves went over the top on 18 July. The next day, the 6th Marine Regiment stepped off, advancing alone from Vierzy toward
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to spearhead the Allied march from France through Belgium and Luxembourg to Coblenz, Germany. There, the regiment settled into uneventful occupation duty from December 1918 to May 1919. At that time, the regiment once again deployed for hostilities when the German representatives balked at the
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The 6th Marines landed at Tinian on 25 July and joined the rest of the 2nd Marine Division as it elbowed its way down the island until reaching the escarpment that marked Tinian's southern tip on 1 August. It took three days of tough fighting to reduce the final enemy stronghold. During that
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operation. The regiment landed under heavy fire at Saipan's Red Beach on 15 June. This was the most difficult storm landing in regimental history, two of three battalion commanders were seriously wounded in the first minutes ashore. Early the next morning, the 6th Marines repulsed several
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that dominated Tanapag Harbor. The regiment spent a couple of weeks clearing out bypassed enemy and concurrently prepared to seize nearby Tinian in July. Saipan was the costliest battle of the Second World War for the 6th Marines: losses were 356 killed, 1208 wounded.
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was also awarded a posthumous Medal of Honor. Regimental losses in this sector were 2,143 over 40 days. In recognition of the "brilliant courage, vigor, spirit, and tenacity of the Marines", the French government awarded Marine units at Belleau Wood the
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incidents occurred in 1928 so in 1929 the China Marines were either reassigned or sent home. The colors of the 6th Regiment returned to San Diego where the unit was officially dissolved. The regiment was reactivated on 1 September 1934 as part of the
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unexpected terms of surrender. This threat persuaded the Germans to accept to the terms, and the treaties formally ending the war were signed in June 1919. Their mission accomplished, the Marines sailed for home the following month.
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sacrificed his own life by diving on a grenade on 25 June and received a posthumous Medal of Honor for that action. After that, the regiment drove north up the west side of the island through the coastal town of
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The 6th Marines returned to Saipan once Tinian was secured. There, the regiment alternated searching for Japanese holdouts, conducting small unit training, and improving habitability while preparing for
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Esperance and eliminating the last remaining enemy forces. The 6th Marines suffered 223 casualties (53 killed in action/died of wounds, 170 wounded in action) during its six weeks on the "Canal".
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in March 1918, where it suffered its first combat casualties. The regiment had 33 men killed while in the trenches, most lost when the 74th Company billeting area was gassed on 13 April 1918.
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6th Marines deployed in December 2011 to Afghanistan as Regimental Combat Team 6. RCT-6 arrived in Afghanistan on 24 December 2011 at Camp Bastion. RCT-6 Headquarters was located at
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They served in Ramadi, Iraq from January 2009 – September 2009, when they were replaced by the 1st Brigade of the 82nd Airborne Division, Advise and Assist Brigade (AAB).
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in August. The 6th Marines made an administrative landing in Japan for occupation duty in September 1945 and remained there for almost a year before returning stateside.
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covered a live grenade with his body to protect his comrades and earned a posthumous Medal of Honor. The regiment lost 34 killed and 165 wounded in ten days on Tinian.
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The 6th Marines was deactivated at Quantico on 13 August 1919 after victoriously parading through the streets of New York City and Washington, D.C. Thomas Boyd's novel
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This honorific title was a little misleading since the brigade included both Marines and soldiers and was serving under the Articles of War as a U.S. Army unit.
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where the Marines mopped up following the largest Japanese "Banzai" attack of the war. The 3rd Battalion conducted a shore-to-shore landing to seize
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The regiment returned to the United States and joined the Second Marine Division in 1949. Since that time, it has frequently deployed units to the
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Men of the 6th Marine Regiment turn into the Champs Elysese toward Place de la Concorde, Independence Day parade, Paris, France, July 4, 1918.
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voluntarily gave up his own gas mask to a platoonmate and was later awarded a posthumous Medal of Honor for that action. Regimental dentist
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The 2nd Division and the US 36th Division were then loaned to the French Fourth Army for its assault on German forces that became the
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When the U.S. entered World War II in December 1941, the 6th Marines was temporarily detached from its parent 2nd Marine Division to
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In Spring 2019 the 6th Marine Regiment headquarters redeployed to Afghanistan once again in support of Task Force Southwest.
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to supplement the defense of the naval base. In 1965, the regiment landed to protect American lives and property in the
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in late May 1918. The 6th Marines took up positions southwest of Belleau Wood, then it was ordered to seize the town of
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in July 1958, the Third Battalion, and Sixth Marines landed within fifteen hours after receipt of orders. Early in the
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which would serve as the final stepping stone on the long road to Tokyo. The 2nd Marine Division was designated the
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On 30 August 2017, a few members of the regiment cut a cake to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the unit with a
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was a 1957 NATO naval exercise held in the Mediterranean Sea where the Sixth Marines became the first unit of the
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but returned to Saipan without actually going ashore. Most of the time at Saipan was devoted to preparation for
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reported that in spring 2017, the U.S. Marine Corps will deploy a task force of 300 personnel (known as
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earned a Medal of Honor for his heroic actions while attached to the 6th Marines defending Thiaucourt.
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For the actions at Belleau Wood, Soissons, and Blanc Mont, the 6th Marine Regiment was awarded the
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U.S. Marine Corps World War II Order of Battle: Ground and Air Units in the Pacific War, 1939–1945
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Men of the 6th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Brigade, 2nd Division, being reviewed by President
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In 1983, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines participated in the Multinational Peacekeeping Force in
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Preparing for Victory: Thomas Holcomb and the Making of the Modern Marine Corps, 1936–1983
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reserve. In April 1945, elements of the 6th Marines were part of the diversion force at
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set for mid-June and the seizure of Tinian in July. The 6th Marines participated in the
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was scheduled for the summer of 1944 with the capture of Saipan and the recapture of
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on 11 November 1918, ended active hostilities, the 6th Regiment was assigned to the
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With Two Palms And One Gilt star, allowing the members to wear a Croix de guerre
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Marines from the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment in Afghanistan during 2010
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In January 2007, Headquarters Company, 6th Marines, deployed in support of
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In the first part of 2004, Headquarters Company, 6th Marines, deployed to
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Men of the 6th Marine Regiment at the front, responding to a gas alarm at
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6. During the first part of 2004, Battalion Landing Team 1/6 deployed to
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With the 2d Marine Division in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm
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in the fall of 1945. Fortuitously, that operation was not needed when
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The regiment then returned to New Zealand to refit for the upcoming
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The 4th Brigade was ordered to shore up crumbling French lines near
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Some marines were cutting a cake to celebrate the 100th anniversary
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with Palm and renamed Belleau Wood "Bois de la Brigade de Marine."
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late 1917 and early 1918. Upon arrival, the 6th Marines joined the
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three times. As a result, the regiment is authorized to wear the
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A Concise History of the United States Marine Corps, 1775–1969
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Military Secretary to the Commandant of the Marine Corps
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The 6th Marine Regiment has been awarded the following:
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The regiment comprises four (five during war) organic
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6th Marine Regiment (United States)

United States of America
United States Marine Corps
Infantry regiment
2nd Marine Division
II Marine Expeditionary Force
MCB Camp Lejeune
World War I
Battle of Belleau Wood
Battle of Soissons
Battle of Saint-Mihiel
Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge
Meuse-Argonne offensive
World War II
Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of Tarawa
Battle of Saipan
Battle of Tinian
Battle of Okinawa
Operation Desert Storm
War on Terror
Operation Enduring Freedom
Iraq War
Operation Freedom's Sentinel
Operation Inherent Resolve
Leo D. Hermle
Gilder D. Jackson Jr.
Gregon A. Williams
Ormond R. Simpson

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