5th marine Division Retires-Nov., 1969 : For Many Where the War ends: Vietnam Today from Bob Dalton: 2006 Back to Vietnam with Marshall Schroder: 1201030048, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP SCOTLAND Mar-1968 DOCUMENT NO. 1201027001, 3D MARDIV G-3 JOURNAL Jul-1966 DOCUMENT NO. The US Marines 3rd Marine Division (3rd MarDiv) in Vietnam Command Chronologies & After Action Reports 3rd Marine Division 3D MARDIV OPPLAN 37-64 FOR RLT CO 18 AUG 1964 DOCUMENT NO. 1201028029, 3D MARDIV DIVISION UNIT JOURNAL Jun-1967 DOCUMENT NO. About. 1201036085. 1201032060, 3D RECON BN SITREPS Feb-1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201029009, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY (1 OF 2) Aug-1967 DOCUMENT NO. 3rd Dental Co. 3rd Force Reconnaissance Co. 3rd Marine Division. BTW 1/9 was the only grunt battalion in Vietnam that had it's own NVA division atached to it. 1201032040, 3D MARDIV MESSAGES 5 - 7 DEC 1968 DOCUMENT NO. 1201025034, 3D MARDIV III MAF INTSUMS #143-173 Oct-1965 DOCUMENT NO. 1201027005, 3D MARDIV OPORDER 338-66 Aug-1966 DOCUMENT NO. 1201029016, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP RUSH 5 - 10 AUG 1967 DOCUMENT NO. 1201025021, 3D MARDIV COUNTER INSURGENCY LESSONS LEARNED Jul-1965 DOCUMENT NO. 1201035004, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY (1 OF 2) Jun-1969 DOCUMENT NO. 3rd Medical Bn. 1201031026, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP SCOTLAND II Jun-1968 DOCUMENT NO. 1201029022, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP ARDMORE Sep-1967 DOCUMENT NO. 1201036070, 3D MARDIV HQ BN COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Aug-1968 DOCUMENT NO. 1201029018, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY (1 OF 3) Sep-1967 DOCUMENT NO. 1201030022, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP SCOTLAND Jan-1968 DOCUMENT NO. He served with Co. B, 1st Bn, 21st Marines, 3rd Division. 1201033018, 3D MARDIV G-2 & G-3 JOURNAL Feb-1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201028004, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITUATION REPORTS) - OP BEACON HILL 16 - 31 MAR 1967 DOCUMENT NO. 1ST BN./ 3RD MARINES "HOME OF THE BRAVE" OPERATIONS and INFORMATION Republic of VIETNAM 1965 thru 1969 1965 (Over-view) Elevated to the presidency after the assassination of John F. Kennedy in November 1963, Lyndon B. Johnson fought a bitter campaign during the summer and fall of 1964 to be 1201035034, 3D MARDIV SITREPS #1507 - 1537 Jul-1969 DOCUMENT NO. 11, and then initiated intensive patrolling and security operations. Search for: Follow Us. 1201035013, 3D MARDIV SITREPS #1477-1506 Jun-1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201033031, 3D MARDIV MESSAGES 19 - 21 FEB 1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201036028, 3D MARDIV MESSAGES Sep-1969 DOCUMENT NO. The Division slowly pushed the enemy back and, by Mar. 1201034043, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SETREPS) - OP HERKIMER MOUNTAIN 9 - 31 MAY 1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201036022, 3D MARDIV MESSAGES 18 - 19 AUG 1969 DOCUMENT NO. This web site does not generate any funds by sales or charging for access. 1201031039, 3D MARDIV SITREPS #1156-1182 Jul-1968 DOCUMENT NO. 1201031012, 3D MARDIV MESSAGES (1 OF 2) May-1968 DOCUMENT NO. Guam was declared secure Aug. 10, 1944. World War II [ edit] . 1201034019, 3D MARDIV G-2 & G-3 JOURNAL Apr-1969 DOCUMENT NO. 3rd Tank Bn. Please consider donating any amount you desire to help cover my server costs. 1201034033, 3D MARDIV AFTER ACTION REPORT - OP MAINE CRAG FEB - JUL 1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201036074, 3D MARDIV HQ BN COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Dec-1968 DOCUMENT NO. 1201030025, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP NEOSHO 1 - 20 JAN 1968 DOCUMENT NO. 1201025030, 3D MARDIV G-3 JOURNAL Sep-1965 DOCUMENT NO. The Division subsequently operated combat bases at Da Nang, Phu Bai, Quang Tri and Dong Ha. Formed during World War I it served until the early 1990s when it was redesignated as 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines (3/4) during a realignment and renumbering of the Marine Corps' infantry battalions, following the deactivation of the 9th Marine Regiment. Prior to the completion of school my orders were changed and I was directed to report as a Platoon Commander to the recently formed Fifth Amphibian Vehicle (Amtrac) Battalion. 1201034024, 3D MARDIV SITREPS #1416-1445 Apr-1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201029010, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY (2 OF 2) Aug-1967 DOCUMENT NO. 1201036071, 3D MARDIV HQ BN COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Sep-1968 DOCUMENT NO. 1201028009, 3D MARDIV SITREPS #695-724 Apr-1967 DOCUMENT NO. 1201036012, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP GEORGIA TAR Aug-1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201033006, 3D MARDIV MESSAGES 15 - 17 JAN 1969 DOCUMENT NO. 3rd Marine Division. The 27th Marines became the first Marine regiment to fly into a combat zone in Vietnam. 1201027014, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Oct-1966 DOCUMENT NO. 1201032013, 3D MARDIV DIVISION UNIT JOURNAL Oct-1968 DOCUMENT NO. 1201032025, 3D MARDIV MESSAGES OPSUMS, UNIT LOCATIONS Nov-1968 DOCUMENT NO. 1201036059, 3D MARDIV HQ BN COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Sep-1967 DOCUMENT NO. During the remaining part of 1952, elements of the Division participated in numerous exercises and experimentation with new concepts, including vertical envelopment, airborne operations and attack, and defense against atomic weapons and missiles. 1201025027, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Sep-1965 DOCUMENT NO. 1201026019, 3D MARDIV SITREPS #360-390 May-1966 DOCUMENT NO. 1201027034, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP CHINOOK II 17 - 28 FEB 1967 DOCUMENT NO. 1201027003, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Aug-1966 DOCUMENT NO. 1201030035, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP LANCASTER II Feb-1968 DOCUMENT NO. 1201032059, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP DAWSON RIVER Jan-1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201025007, 3D MARDIV G-3 JOURNAL May-1965 DOCUMENT NO. 1201025045, 3D MARDIV SITREPS #209-239 Dec-1965 DOCUMENT NO. The terrain, ideal for defense, was heavily fortified by pillboxes, caves, and covered artillery emplacements. They were relocated during August 1918 to Fort Crockett, Galveston, Texas, and detached from 3rd Provisional Brigade. 1201031011, 3D MARDIV SITREPS #1062-1090 Apr-1968 DOCUMENT NO. 1201030031, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Feb-1968 DOCUMENT NO. 1201035011, 3D MARDIV MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - VIRGINIA RIDGE Jun-1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201036050, 3D MARDIV HQ BN COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Dec-1966 DOCUMENT NO. Main St #38. 1201034025, 3D MARDIV MESSAGES 4 - 6 APR 1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201026003, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Mar-1966 DOCUMENT NO. The 3rd Battalion, 27th Marines, which deployed on 17 February, was awarded a Meritorious Unit Commendation for action during Operation Allen Brook at Go Noi Island on 17 to 28 February 1968 while attached to the 1st Marine Division (Reinforced). 1201036053, 3D MARDIV HQ BN COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Mar-1967 DOCUMENT NO. MISSION. 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines ( 1/3) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Marine Corps Base Hawaii. 1201030033, 3D MARDIV MESSAGES Feb-1968 DOCUMENT NO. Base-type organizations shall include data on changes in plants and facilities. It was the third unit to be shipped to the new war zone and was comprised of the 1st and 2nd Battalions, 327th Infantry and the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry. 1201025015, 3D MARDIV CIVIL AFFAIRS LESSONS LEARNED JUN - DEC 1965 DOCUMENT NO. We invite you to rejoin your brothers your fellow Marines of that bygone era. 1201031035, 3D MARDIV MESSAGES Jul-1968 DOCUMENT NO. The troops were staging a drive against the are near the abandoned allied fortress of Khe Sanh. 1201035020, 3D MARDIV MESSAGES 19 - 22 JUNE 1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201025033, 3D MARDIV FIRE SUPPORT COORDINATION CONTROL JOURNAL Oct-1965 DOCUMENT NO. 1201026017, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY May-1966 DOCUMENT NO. 1201036038, 3D MARDIV HQ BN COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Dec-1965 DOCUMENT NO. 1201030029, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP OSCEOLA II 21 - 31 JAN 1968 DOCUMENT NO. 1201035022, 3D MARDIV MESSAGES 27 - 30 JUNE 1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201060196 1st bn 26th marines command chronology 27 sep - 31 oct 1966 document no. 1201027025, 3D MARDIV SITREPS #605-635 Jan-1967 DOCUMENT NO. 1201033033, 3D MARDIV MESSAGES 27 - 28 FEB 1969 DOCUMENT NO. Progress was slow and casualties were heavy during the first few days of fighting. 1st Marine Regiment deploys as the Ground Combat Element (GCE) for the 1st Marines Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) in support of . 1201030050, 3D MARDIV MESSAGES Apr-1968 DOCUMENT NO. 1201036057, 3D MARDIV HQ BN COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Jul-1967 DOCUMENT NO. On May 6, 1965, the 3rd Marine Division opened the Marine compound at Da Nang Air Base in Vietnam. 1201034011, 3D MARDIV MESSAGES 13 - 15 MAR 1969 DOCUMENT NO. The Division continued conducting security operations on Guam until its departure for the Iwo Jima campaign in Feb. 1945. Nicknamed "Darkside," it is based at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, and consist of approximately 1,000 Marines. 1201029007, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP KING FISHER 16 - 31 JUL 1967 DOCUMENT NO. 1201025047, 3D MARDIV CIVIL AFFAIRS (3 OF 4) 15 - 21 DEC 1965 DOCUMENT NO. 1201031030, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP SCOTLAND II Jun-1968 DOCUMENT NO. We the men you served with are looking for those Few Good Men, those Marines who served with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division Vietnam 1966 - 1971. 1201032017, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP LANCASTER II Oct-1968 DOCUMENT NO. 1201035005, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY (2 OF 2) Jun-1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201033004, 3D MARDIV OP DEWEY CANYON 10 JAN - 18 MAR 1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201033020, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP DEWEY CANYON Feb-1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201035032, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP UTAH MESA 1 - 12 JUL 1969 DOCUMENT NO. 3d Division War in Southern Quang Tri and Northern Thua Thien, Operations Osceola and Neosho Chapter 6 Heavy Fighting and Redeployment: The War in Central and Southern I Corps, January 1968 Chapter 7 The Enemy Offensive in the DMZ and Southern Quang Tri, 20 January-8 February Chapter 8 The Tet Offensive at Da Nang Chapter 9 1201035025, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY (3 OF 5) Jul-1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201028027, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP CIMARRON JUN - 5 JUL 1967 DOCUMENT NO. The 2nd Marine Division was officially organized on February 1, 1941 at Camp Elliott, California by change of designation from the 2nd Marine Brigade. 3rd MT Bn. The Division landed at Empress Augusta Bay, Bougainville, Nov. 1, 1943. Frank Clarke, top row second from the right, and his buddies. 1201027017, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN (6 HOUR SITREPS) - BACON 18 - 27 OCT 1966 DOCUMENT NO. To add your name to this Roster - Click Sign In Highest Rank: Rank in Nam: Last Name: First Name: MI: Unit (s) MOS: Date In Country: Combat Awards: City: State: E-mail Address. Find 3rd Marine Division unit information, patches, operation history, veteran photos and more on TogetherWeServed.com. 1201033034, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP PURPLE MARTIN 27 FEB - 31 MAR 1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201027006, 3D MARDIV SITREPS (1 OF 3) 1 - 6 AUG 1966 DOCUMENT NO. 1201026025, 3D MARDIV G-3 JOURNAL Jun-1966 DOCUMENT NO. The 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry was transferred to the 3rd Brigade as its third battalion and the 2nd Battalion, 9th Artillery was attached as the direct support artillery battalion as well as Troop C, 3/4th Cavalry as the brigade's reconnaissance element. 1201036065, 3D MARDIV HQ BN COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Mar-1968 DOCUMENT NO. Expert researcher and WWII historian Bill Beigel can conduct a thorough . 1201032011, 3D MARDIV SITREPS #1209-1238 Sep-1968 DOCUMENT NO. 1201026005, 3D MARDIV SITREPS #299-329 Mar-1966 DOCUMENT NO. 1201025032, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY Oct-1965 DOCUMENT NO. 1201034015, 3D MARDIV MESSAGES 23 - 25 MAR 1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201031004, 3D MARDIV COMMAND CHRONOLOGY (2 OF 3) Apr-1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201025036, 3D MARDIV SITREPS #148-178 Oct-1965 DOCUMENT NO. 1201034008, 3D MARDIV MESSAGES 4 - 6 MAR 1969 DOCUMENT NO. 1201030047, 3D MARDIV OPPLAN MESSAGES (6 HOUR SITREPS) - OP NAPOLEON/SALINE Mar-1968 DOCUMENT NO. 1956, the Division moved to Okinawa and remained there as an expeditionary force-in-readiness until 1965. 1st Battalion / 3rd Marines gathering space.