1st Marine Regiment

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United States Marine Corps regiment infantry regiment

The 1st Marine Regiment is a historic infantry regiment of the United States Marine Corps renowned for its combat service in major conflicts from World War II to the present.

Aliases (3)

1st Marines ×1
1st Marines Regiment ×1
First Marines ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Marine Corps regiment → infantry regiment →
allegiance	United States →
branchColor	scarlet and gold →
conflictParticipated	Gulf War → Iraq War → Korean War → Vietnam War → War in Afghanistan → World War II →
country	United States of America →
decoratedWith	Meritorious Unit Commendation → Navy Unit Commendation → Presidential Unit Citation →
formedIn	1913 →
garrison	Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton →
hasBattalion	1st Battalion, 1st Marines → 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines → 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines → HQ Company, 1st Marines →
higherFormation	I Marine Expeditionary Force →
language	English →
militaryBranch	United States Marine Corps →
motto	Primus →
nickname	First Marines → Inchon Regiment →
notableBattle	Battle of Chosin Reservoir → Battle of Guadalcanal → Battle of Hue → Battle of Okinawa → Battle of Peleliu → Inchon Landing → Operation Desert Storm →
notableCommander	Lewis B. Puller → Oliver P. Smith →
notableOperation	Operation Enduring Freedom → Operation Iraqi Freedom →
partOf	1st Marine Division →
primaryMission	locate, close with, and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver → repel enemy assault by fire and close combat →
role	ground combat element →
serviceBranchAbbreviation	USMC →
serviceStatus	active →
theaterOfOperations	Korean Peninsula → Middle East → Pacific Theater of World War II → Southeast Asia →
type	infantry →

Referenced by (16)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
1st Battalion, 1st Marines → 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines ("1st Marines") → 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines → 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines → HQ Company, 1st Marines →	partOf
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton →	garrison
1st Marine Division →	hasComponent
Inchon Regiment →	hasNicknameFor
The Old Breed →	hasSubunit
1st Marine Division →	hasUnit
Battle of Inchon →	involvedUnit
1st Marine Regiment ("First Marines") →	nickname
Battle of Peleliu ("1st Marines Regiment") →	notableUnit
Inchon Regiment →	refersTo
1st Marine Division (United States) →	subunit
HQ Company, 1st Marines →	supportsUnit