5th Marine Regiment

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United States Marine Corps regiment infantry regiment

The 5th Marine Regiment is one of the most decorated infantry regiments in the United States Marine Corps, renowned for its combat service in major conflicts from World War I through the present.

Aliases (5)

5th Marines ×2
1st Battalion, 5th Marines ×1
5th Marines Regiment ×1
U.S. Marine Corps 5th Marine Regiment ×1
United States Marine Corps 5th Marine Regiment ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Marine Corps regiment → infantry regiment →
allegiance	United States →
alliedRecognition	French Fourragere →
awarded	French Croix de Guerre → Navy Unit Commendation → Presidential Unit Citation →
battleHonors	Battle of Belleau Wood → Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge → Battle of Chosin Reservoir → Battle of Guadalcanal → Battle of Hue → Battle of Inchon → Battle of Okinawa → Battle of Peleliu → Battle of Soissons → Operation Desert Storm → Operation Enduring Freedom → Operation Iraqi Freedom →
branchColor	scarlet and gold →
conflictParticipated	Gulf War → Iraq War → Korean War → Vietnam War → War in Afghanistan → World War I → World War II →
country	United States of America →
decoratedAs	one of the most decorated regiments in the United States Marine Corps →
formedIn	1917 →
garrison	Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton →
hasBattalion	1st Battalion, 5th Marines → 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines (attached at times) → 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines → 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines →
language	English →
militaryBranch	United States Marine Corps →
motto	Make Peace or Die →
nickname	5th Marines → Fighting Fifth →
notableFor	combat effectiveness → high number of unit citations →
partOf	1st Marine Division →
primaryMission	locate, close with, and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver →
role	ground combat element →
secondaryMission	repel enemy assault by fire and close combat →
size	regiment →
subordinateTo	I Marine Expeditionary Force →
type	infantry →

Referenced by (16)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
2nd Battalion, 5th Marines → 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines →	partOf
Make Peace or Die ("U.S. Marine Corps 5th Marine Regiment") →	associatedWith
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton →	garrison
Fighting Fifth ("5th Marines") →	hasAlternativeNameFor
5th Marine Regiment ("1st Battalion, 5th Marines") →	hasBattalion
1st Marine Division →	hasComponent
2nd Battalion, 5th Marines →	hasParentUnit
The Old Breed →	hasSubunit
5th Marine Regiment ("5th Marines") →	nickname
French Fourragere ("United States Marine Corps 5th Marine Regiment") →	notableRecipientUnit
Battle of Peleliu ("5th Marines Regiment") →	notableUnit
Fighting Fifth →	refersTo
1st Marine Division (United States) →	subunit
Battle of Belleau Wood →	unitInvolved
Make Peace or Die →	usedBy