5307th Composite Unit (Provisional)

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U.S. Army unit long-range penetration unit military unit special operations unit

The 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), better known as Merrill’s Marauders, was a famed U.S. Army long-range penetration special operations unit that conducted deep-penetration jungle warfare in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) canonical	3
5307th Composite Unit	2
Merrill's Marauders (5307th Composite Unit, Provisional)	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	U.S. Army unit ⓘ long-range penetration unit ⓘ military unit ⓘ special operations unit ⓘ
allegiance	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
alsoKnownAs	5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) ⓘ surface form: 5307th Composite Unit Galahad Force ⓘ
branch	United States Army ⓘ
commander	Frank Merrill ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
cooperatedWith	Chindits ⓘ surface form: British Chindits Chinese forces in Burma ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
disbandedIn	1944 ⓘ
endTime	1944 ⓘ
engagement	Siege of Myitkyina ⓘ surface form: Battle of Myitkyina Burma campaign ⓘ surface form: Burma Campaign Northern Burma operations ⓘ
equipment	light infantry weapons ⓘ
formedIn	World War II ⓘ
garrison	China Burma India Theater ⓘ surface form: China-Burma-India Theater
honor	U.S. Army Ranger lineage recognition ⓘ
languageOfCommand	English ⓘ
namedAfter	Frank Merrill ⓘ
nickname	Merrill's Marauders ⓘ surface form: Merrill’s Marauders
notableFor	high casualty and disease rates ⓘ long-range jungle marches ⓘ sustained operations without traditional supply lines ⓘ
notableOperation	capture of Myitkyina airfield ⓘ
operatedIn	Myanmar ⓘ surface form: Burma northern Burma ⓘ
operationalEnvironment	jungle ⓘ mountainous terrain ⓘ
operationalMethod	deep-penetration behind enemy lines ⓘ
partOf	United States Army ⓘ
primaryObjective	disrupt Japanese communications and supply lines in Burma ⓘ support reopening of the Burma Road ⓘ
role	jungle warfare ⓘ long-range penetration ⓘ special operations ⓘ
size	regimental-sized unit ⓘ
startTime	1943 ⓘ
status	disbanded ⓘ
successor	475th Infantry Regiment ⓘ
supplyMethod	airdrop resupply ⓘ
theater	China Burma India Theater ⓘ surface form: China-Burma-India Theater
type	light infantry ⓘ
underCommandOf	Northern Combat Area Command ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Siege of Myitkyina → involvesUnit → 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) ⓘ

Merrill's Marauders → officialName → 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) ⓘ

Merrill's Marauders → alsoKnownAs → 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) ⓘ

this entity surface form: 5307th Composite Unit

Frank Merrill → militaryUnit → 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) ⓘ

5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) → alsoKnownAs → 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) ⓘ

this entity surface form: 5307th Composite Unit

Northern Combat Area Command → includedUnit → 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Merrill's Marauders (5307th Composite Unit, Provisional)