From August 14, 2013, WWAY 3 ABC, Wilmington, N.C. "World War II Marine Raiders reunite in Wilmington" by Holden Kurwick.
Japan surrendered on this date in 1945.
The first special forces unit in U.S. military history was the Marine Raiders.
PFC Kenneth "Mudhole" Merrell, "It was a tough outfit. That's all it was. I wasn't tough, but the guys I served with was, I guarantee you."
PFC Charles Meachem said they were the first to have dog handlers and Navajo Code Talkers.
A total of 8,000 served in this unit over the course of the war and just 4,000 returned.
--GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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Some More on the Marine Raiders
From the August 18, 2014, Marine Corps Times "Name marks a token of distinction" by Hope Hodge Seck.
Both battalions of the Marine Raiders, the 1st and 2nd Marine Raider Battalions activated in 1942, and quickly took on the identity of their iconic leaders as they executed high-risk special operations missions behind enemy lines in the Pacific.
The 1st marine Raider Battalion was led by Col. Merrit Edson, who would receive a Medal of Honor for bravery at Guadalcanal. the unit would become Edson's Raiders. The 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, led by Lt. Col. Evans Carlson, who would coin the Marine term "Gung Ho," became Carlson's raiders.
According to the Marine Raider Association and Foundation, the Raiders earned seven Medals of Honor, 136 Navy Crosses and 330 Silver Stars.
One of Carlson's Raiders was Ellis Childers, a sergeant, who saw combat in rubber boats on Makin Island, fought at Guadalcanal and was in the first amphibious assault wave at Iwo Jima. His son Mark Childers said his father, who died in 2011 at age 91, would be thrilled to see the Raider legacy brought back, "He loved the Marine Corps and was very proud to be one of Carlson's Raiders."
--Return of a Great Name. --GreGen
Both battalions of the Marine Raiders, the 1st and 2nd Marine Raider Battalions activated in 1942, and quickly took on the identity of their iconic leaders as they executed high-risk special operations missions behind enemy lines in the Pacific.
The 1st marine Raider Battalion was led by Col. Merrit Edson, who would receive a Medal of Honor for bravery at Guadalcanal. the unit would become Edson's Raiders. The 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, led by Lt. Col. Evans Carlson, who would coin the Marine term "Gung Ho," became Carlson's raiders.
According to the Marine Raider Association and Foundation, the Raiders earned seven Medals of Honor, 136 Navy Crosses and 330 Silver Stars.
One of Carlson's Raiders was Ellis Childers, a sergeant, who saw combat in rubber boats on Makin Island, fought at Guadalcanal and was in the first amphibious assault wave at Iwo Jima. His son Mark Childers said his father, who died in 2011 at age 91, would be thrilled to see the Raider legacy brought back, "He loved the Marine Corps and was very proud to be one of Carlson's Raiders."
--Return of a Great Name. --GreGen
The Raiders Live Again-- Part 2
During World War II, the Marine Raiders were renowned for mounting long-term operations deep behind enemy lines, with little or no logistical support from larger American forces Like the Army's Long Range Recon Platoons of Vietnam, Marine Raiders were proficient at all types of unconventional warfare most often today attributed to Special Operations Command.
Activated in 1942, the Raider battalions were formally disbanded in 1944 after having fought at operations from Makin Island to Iwo Jima.
Even though MARSOC has adopted the Raider name, they will not be authorized to use the most famous Raider symbol: the blue-and-red emblem with stars and a menacing skull.
--GreGen
Activated in 1942, the Raider battalions were formally disbanded in 1944 after having fought at operations from Makin Island to Iwo Jima.
Even though MARSOC has adopted the Raider name, they will not be authorized to use the most famous Raider symbol: the blue-and-red emblem with stars and a menacing skull.
--GreGen
The Raiders Live Again-- Part 1
From the August 18, 2014, Marine Corps Times by Hope Hodge Seck.
STORIED WWII UNIT'S NAME TO BE CARRIED ON SHOULDERS OF MARSOC OPERATORS.
The fabled Marine Raiders are to be remembered as the Marine Corps Special Operations Command will be renamed and rebranded to honor the elite Marine World War II unit.
During MARSOC's change of command ceremony at its headquarters in Snead's Ferry, N.C., General Jim Amos said that all units in the command would now be called Marine Raider Battalions. This is a change for Amos, who had opposed the name change in the past.
Outgoing MARSOC commander, Major General Mark Clark said: "I think it's a celebration in a lot of ways. We're honoring the Marine Raiders that we felt served so honorably in World War II." This will link the present MARSOC with the work of te elite group in Pacific missions of the Raiders seven decades ago.
--GreGen
STORIED WWII UNIT'S NAME TO BE CARRIED ON SHOULDERS OF MARSOC OPERATORS.
The fabled Marine Raiders are to be remembered as the Marine Corps Special Operations Command will be renamed and rebranded to honor the elite Marine World War II unit.
During MARSOC's change of command ceremony at its headquarters in Snead's Ferry, N.C., General Jim Amos said that all units in the command would now be called Marine Raider Battalions. This is a change for Amos, who had opposed the name change in the past.
Outgoing MARSOC commander, Major General Mark Clark said: "I think it's a celebration in a lot of ways. We're honoring the Marine Raiders that we felt served so honorably in World War II." This will link the present MARSOC with the work of te elite group in Pacific missions of the Raiders seven decades ago.
--GreGen
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