My first taste of combat

Article Abstract:

The author narrates his first combat experience at Guadalcanal after joining duty with Company D, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division (1st Mar Div) at Camp Lejeune. Though the landing on Red Beach was uneventful, the battalion was almost run over by stampeding cattle on the way to an airfield, and the author had to spend the night in a foxhole in the drizzling rain.

Combat, Marine Corps officers

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The gentle giant

Article Abstract:

The heroism of the MajGen Oliver P. Smith of 1st Marine Division (1st MarDiv) during the Korean War is illustrated. He led his 1st Marines Division on a perilous journey from Chosin Reservoir to safety at Hungnam during the Korean War that took place between 1950 and 1953.

Executive changes & profiles, Officials and employees, Appreciation, Powers and duties, Smith, Oliver P.

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Commandos

Article Abstract:

The 41 Independent Commando was a unit of the Royal Marines that served with the US Marine Corps in Korea during the 1950s. A US Marine attached to D Troop of the unit describes his experiences serving with the Royal Marines on a demolition raid on a tunnel in North Korea.

Management dynamics, North Korea, Management, History, Military aspects, Company business management, Korean War, 1950-1953, Military assistance, British, British military assistance, United Kingdom. Royal Marines, Personal account, Mac Donald, J. Angus

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