3rd Battalion, 5th Marines

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The 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines is a highly decorated infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps known for its combat service in major conflicts from World War I through the Global War on Terror.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Marine Corps unit
infantry battalion
abbreviation 3/5
allegiance United States of America
conflict Global War on Terrorism
Gulf War
Iraq War
Korean War
Vietnam War
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
surface form: War in Afghanistan

World War I
World War II
country United States of America
surface form: United States
decoration Meritorious Unit Commendation
Navy Unit Commendation
Presidential Unit Citation (United States)
surface form: Presidential Unit Citation
formedInConflict World War I
garrison Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
higherFormation I Marine Expeditionary Force
location Camp Pendleton, California
militaryBranch United States Marine Corps
motto Get Some
nickname Darkhorse
notableEngagement Battle of Belleau Wood
Battle of Chosin Reservoir
Second Battle of Fallujah
surface form: Battle of Fallujah

Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of Hue
Inchon Landing
surface form: Battle of Inchon

Battle of Okinawa
Battle of Peleliu
Battle of Saint-Mihiel
Battle of Soissons (1918)
Meuse–Argonne Offensive
surface form: Meuse-Argonne Offensive

Operation Desert Shield
Operation Desert Storm
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Sangin, Helmand Province operations
notableFor extensive combat service from World War I through the Global War on Terrorism
highly decorated combat record
partOf 1st Marine Division (United States)
surface form: 1st Marine Division

5th Marine Regiment
role ground combat
size battalion
type infantry

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5th Marine Regiment hasBattalion 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines
China Marine about 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines
this entity surface form: K Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines
Eugene Sledge unit 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines
Darkhorse refersTo 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines
this entity surface form: 3rd Battalion 5th Marines
Darkhorse nicknameOf 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines
this entity surface form: 3rd Battalion 5th Marines
3/5 hasSubunit 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines
subject surface form: 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines
this entity surface form: India Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines
3/5 hasSubunit 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines
subject surface form: 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines
this entity surface form: Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines