1776?
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- first marine landing took place during the revolutionary war
- marines invaded new providence island in the Bahamas and seized guns
and supplies
- nickname "leatherneck" because of the uniform of the day
Robert E. Bush?
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- hospital corpsman 1st class, earned Medal of Honor serving with 1st
marine division during the battle of okinawa
- braved artillery, motar, and machine gun fire moving from one casualty to
the next providing aid
- he was treating a casualty on an exposed hilltop when japanese counter
, attacked. with plasma in one hand, he first emptied his pistol into the
advancing japanese ranks. then with a discarded carbine rifle he killed 6
enemy casualties despite his own serious wounds and loss of one eye
The battle of tarawa?
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- 20 Nov 1943
- prime objective was Tarawa atoll and betio
- Gilbert islands was the 1st island in line for he battle of central pacific
- japanese stated it would take a million Americans 100 years to take
- marines secured it in 76 hours
- took heavy losses from drowning and enemy fire, were offloaded
hundreds of yards from the beaches due to extended reefs
Opha Mae Johnson?
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- Private Johnson became the first enlisted woman on 13 Aug 1918
- Marine reserve (F) was official title by which the marine corps' first
enlisted women were known
- better known as skirt marines or marinettes
John Quick?
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- first marine landing took place during the revolutionary war
- marines invaded new providence island in the Bahamas and seized guns
and supplies
- nickname "leatherneck" because of the uniform of the day
Robert E. Bush?
Give this one a try later!
- hospital corpsman 1st class, earned Medal of Honor serving with 1st
marine division during the battle of okinawa
- braved artillery, motar, and machine gun fire moving from one casualty to
the next providing aid
- he was treating a casualty on an exposed hilltop when japanese counter
, attacked. with plasma in one hand, he first emptied his pistol into the
advancing japanese ranks. then with a discarded carbine rifle he killed 6
enemy casualties despite his own serious wounds and loss of one eye
The battle of tarawa?
Give this one a try later!
- 20 Nov 1943
- prime objective was Tarawa atoll and betio
- Gilbert islands was the 1st island in line for he battle of central pacific
- japanese stated it would take a million Americans 100 years to take
- marines secured it in 76 hours
- took heavy losses from drowning and enemy fire, were offloaded
hundreds of yards from the beaches due to extended reefs
Opha Mae Johnson?
Give this one a try later!
- Private Johnson became the first enlisted woman on 13 Aug 1918
- Marine reserve (F) was official title by which the marine corps' first
enlisted women were known
- better known as skirt marines or marinettes
John Quick?
Give this one a try later!
