3rd Marine Division

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United States Marine Corps division infantry division military unit

The 3rd Marine Division is a United States Marine Corps infantry division renowned for its pivotal combat role in the Pacific Theater during World War II and its continued service in subsequent conflicts.

Aliases (6)

3d Marine Division ×1
3rd MarDiv ×1
3rd Marine Division Headquarters ×1
3rd Marine Division insignia ×1
3rd Marine Division traditions ×1
United States Marine Corps 3rd Marine Division ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Marine Corps division → infantry division → military unit →
abbreviation	3d Marine Division → 3rd MarDiv →
allegiance	United States →
branch	United States Marine Corps →
commandStructure	Marine Air-Ground Task Force →
componentOf	III Marine Expeditionary Force ground combat element →
conflict	Battle of Bougainville → Battle of Guam (1944) → Battle of Iwo Jima → Global War on Terrorism → Iraq War → Operation Starlite → Tet Offensive → Vietnam War → World War II →
country	United States of America →
dateFormed	1942-09-16 →
decorations	Meritorious Unit Commendation → Navy Unit Commendation → Presidential Unit Citation →
era	Cold War → Post–Cold War → Vietnam War era → World War II →
garrison	Camp Courtney →
garrisonLocation	Okinawa, Japan →
higherFormation	III Marine Expeditionary Force →
mission	to provide combat-ready ground forces capable of rapid deployment →
motto	Fidelity, Valor, Honor →
nickname	Fighting Third →
notableFor	amphibious assaults in the Pacific during World War II → forward-deployed presence in the Western Pacific → sustained combat operations in Vietnam →
partOf	United States Marine Corps →
peacetimeRole	forward-deployed crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific →
primaryAreaOfOperations	Indo-Pacific region →
role	ground combat element →
service	United States Marine Corps →
size	division →
status	active →
theater	Pacific Theater of World War II →
type	infantry →
worldWarIIParticipation	Marianas campaign → Northern Solomons campaign → Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
3rd Marine Division ("3rd MarDiv") → 3rd Marine Division ("3d Marine Division") →	abbreviation
Fidelity, Valor, Honor ("3rd Marine Division insignia") → Fidelity, Valor, Honor ("3rd Marine Division traditions") →	relatedTo
Fidelity, Valor, Honor ("United States Marine Corps 3rd Marine Division") →	appliesTo
Camp Courtney ("3rd Marine Division Headquarters") →	garrison
Battle of Khe Sanh →	hasParticipant
Invasion of Guam →	involvesMilitaryUnit
Fighting Third →	isStoriedNicknameOf
Battle of Iwo Jima →	primaryUSForces
Fighting Third →	refersTo
III Marine Expeditionary Force →	subordinateUnit
Fidelity, Valor, Honor →	usedBy