8th Marines

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The 8th Marines is a United States Marine Corps infantry regiment renowned for its fierce combat role in World War II Pacific campaigns, including the brutal amphibious assault on Tarawa.

Aliases (1)
  • 8th Marine Regiment ×1

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Marine Corps regiment
infantry regiment
allegiance United States
awarded Presidential Unit Citation
awardedFor actions at Tarawa
actions in World War II Pacific campaigns
branchColor scarlet and gold
conflict Global War on Terrorism
Gulf War
Korean War
Vietnam War
World War II
country United States of America
doctrine Marine Air-Ground Task Force operations
employer United States Department of the Navy
function ground combat element
garrison Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
higherFormation II Marine Expeditionary Force
languageOfCommand English
location Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
militaryBranch United States Marine Corps
motto More than duty
nickname Eight Marines
notableBattle Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of Saipan
Battle of Tarawa
Battle of Tinian
notableFor brutal amphibious assaults in the Pacific
fierce combat performance in World War II
notableOperation amphibious assault on Tarawa
partOf 2nd Marine Division
role infantry
service United States Marine Corps
serviceStatus active duty unit
size regimental-sized unit
specialization amphibious assault
expeditionary warfare
subunit 1st Battalion, 8th Marines
2nd Battalion, 8th Marines
3rd Battalion, 8th Marines
Headquarters and Service Company, 8th Marines
theater Pacific Theater of Operations
type regiment
uniform United States Marine Corps combat utility uniform
worldWarIICampaign Gilbert Islands campaign
Guadalcanal campaign
Marianas campaign

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
2nd Marine Division ("8th Marine Regiment")
componentUnit
Battle of Tarawa
notableUnit

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