8th Marines

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United States Marine Corps regiment infantry regiment

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