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1 1947 - The Marine Corps' first helicopter squadron, HMX-1, was commissioned at Quantico, Va.1950 - The 1st Marine Division began its bitter withdrawal from Yudamni, North Korea |
2 1942 - Carlson's Raiders neared the end of an epic 26-day patrol on Guadalcanal |
3 1944 - Marine aviation assets of the 1st and 2d Marine Aircraft Wings arrived in the Philippines to support Army forces |
4 1895 - Marines in Tienstin, China were awarded the Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal for the period 4 Dec 1894 - May 1895 |
5 1929 - Marine Capt A. N. Parker was the first person to fly over unexplored Antarctica |
6 1928 - Marines participated in the Battle of Cuje during the occupation of Nicaragua |
7 1941 - The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor left more than 3,000 Marines and Sailors killed in action1941 - Midway Island shelled 1941 - 1stLt George Ham Cannon was the first Marine of WWII to receive the Medal of Honor |
8 1941 - The Japanese attacked American garrisons at Wake Island, Guam and the Philippines |
9 1968 - The 1st, 5th, 7th and 26th Marine Regiments participated in Operation Meade River in Vietnam1992 - Marines of 2/9 landed at Mogadishu, Somalia to begin Operation Restore Hope. The 15th MEU, RCT-7 and Provisional MAG-16 served |
10 1941 - With no weapon larger than the .30 caliber machine gun, 153 Marines defended Guam until overwhelmed |
11 1941 - VMF-211 Wildcats sank the Japanese destroyer Kisaragi during the defense of Wake Island |
12 1944 - Marines participated in the Luzon Operation in the Philippines during WWII |
13 1967 - BLT 3/26 was ordered to reinforce Khe Sanh, Vietnam |
14 1941 - Wake Island defenders were left with one aircraft surviving Japanese attacks |
15 1968 - The 3d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment commenced search and destroy Operation Citrus in Vietnam |
16 1946 - Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic was activated under Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet1991 - Nearly 300 members of the 8th Marines arrive at Guantanamo Bay to participate in Haitian humanitarian efforts for 6,000 refugees |
17 1941 - Seventeen 2U-3s of Marine Scout Bomber Squadron 281 flew 1,137 miles, the longest massed flight over water |
18 1903 - Marines escorted American diplomats to Addis Ababa, Abyssinia |
19 1944 - Marine Aircraft Group 12 Corsairs blew up Japanese supply dumps at Palompon, Leyte |
20 1965 - Operation Harvest Moon ended for Task Force Delta (2/7, 3/3 and 2/1). More than 400 Viet Cong were killed in action.1989 - The 2d Marine Division began combat operations as part of Task Force Semper Fidelis in Panama against Gen Manuel Noriega's forces |
21 1967 - Special Landing Force Bravo was awarded the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross for actino 21-24 Dec |
22 1942 - VMF-121 and VMO-251 pilots downed seven Zeros over Munda |
23 1817 - Marines in a joint Army-Navy operation forced the surrender of Amelia Island1941 - The Japanese landed at and captured Wake Island |
24 1950 - The last elements of the 1st Marine Division departed Hungnam, North Korea |
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ChristmasEach year on Christmas, Marines guard our national security all over the world |
26 1776 - Marines participated in the Second Battle of Trenton, N.J. as part of Gen George Washington's force1943 - The 1st Marine Division landed in the assault of Cape Gloucester, New Britain |
27 1903 - MajGen George F. Elliott, 10th Commandant of the Marine Corps departed Washington, D.C. to command Marines in Panama |
28 1901 - Maj L.W.T. Waller's ill-fated "March Across Samar" began |
29 1966 - The 11th Motor Transport Battalion was awarded the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry for service 29 Dec 1966 - 20 Sep 1969 |
30 1927 - Marines participated in the Battle of Camino Real, Nicaragua |
31 1930 - Eight Marines were killed and two escaped when surrounded at Ocotal, Nicaragua |
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