3rd Battalion, 28th Marines
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The 3rd Battalion, 28th Marines was a World War II United States Marine Corps infantry battalion best known as part of the regiment that fought in the Battle of Iwo Jima.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Marine Corps infantry battalion
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| branch | United States Marine Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| era | 1940s ⓘ |
| formedFor | service in World War II ⓘ |
| garrisonDuringWWII | Camp Pendleton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| higherCommand | V Amphibious Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRole | infantry ⓘ |
| notableBattle | Battle of Iwo Jima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | heavy combat on Iwo Jima ⓘ |
| opposed |
Imperial Japanese Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy land forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
28th Marine Regiment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
5th Marine Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryWeapon |
Browning Automatic Rifle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
M1 Garand rifle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| service | United States Marine Corps during World War II ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | USMC ground combat element ⓘ |
| standardSubunit |
headquarters company
ⓘ
rifle company ⓘ weapons company ⓘ |
| supportWeapons |
60 mm mortar
ⓘ
81 mm mortar ⓘ M1919 Browning machine gun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Pacific Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | battalion-sized formation ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.