Comments on: The Bougainville Invasion (Part 3): December 1943 – March 1944 http://blog.usni.org/2009/11/27/the-bougainville-invasion-part-3-december-1943-%e2%80%93-march-1944/ The Naval Institute’s taken its independent forum to a new level - with you in the middle of it. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:43:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: An Aversion to Footnotes on the Web « colamariablog http://blog.usni.org/2009/11/27/the-bougainville-invasion-part-3-december-1943-%e2%80%93-march-1944/comment-page-1/#comment-199143 An Aversion to Footnotes on the Web « colamariablog Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:34:51 +0000 http://blog.usni.org/?p=5230#comment-199143 [...] a site I follow closely, the United States Naval Institute. Their articles, like this one about the invasion of Bougainville, use original quotations, and highly specific facts that should be cited in a print article. For [...] [...] a site I follow closely, the United States Naval Institute. Their articles, like this one about the invasion of Bougainville, use original quotations, and highly specific facts that should be cited in a print article. For [...]

]]> By: Mark Grant http://blog.usni.org/2009/11/27/the-bougainville-invasion-part-3-december-1943-%e2%80%93-march-1944/comment-page-1/#comment-193690 Mark Grant Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:28:47 +0000 http://blog.usni.org/?p=5230#comment-193690 My father Herbert F. Grant was a Sgt. in the marines in the south pacific. I have been trying to determine which outfit he was in. He was first under fire on Dec. 15 1943 at Norokinia (unsure of spelling, his ledger is blurred.) Bougainville. He had mentioned his battalions' motto was "first to fight". Can you help me? He was also in the Phillipines at Tacloban and Leyte. Thank you very much, Mark Grant My father Herbert F. Grant was a Sgt. in the marines in the south pacific.
I have been trying to determine which outfit he was in.
He was first under fire on Dec. 15 1943 at Norokinia (unsure of spelling, his ledger is blurred.) Bougainville. He had mentioned his battalions’ motto was “first to fight”. Can you help me?
He was also in the Phillipines at Tacloban and Leyte.
Thank you very much, Mark Grant

]]> By: JV http://blog.usni.org/2009/11/27/the-bougainville-invasion-part-3-december-1943-%e2%80%93-march-1944/comment-page-1/#comment-175955 JV Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:28:45 +0000 http://blog.usni.org/?p=5230#comment-175955 CINCLAX, You are correct that the 4th Marines were reformed out of the Raiders. They also existed before the war in China, and were captured at Corregidor in 1942. They were part of the 6th Marine Division which fought at Okinawa. However, there was, and is, a 4th Marine Division. In WWII they fought on Roi-Namur, Saipan, Tinian, and Iwo Jima. The 4th MarDiv is currently the home of the ground combat units of the Marine Corps Reserve. CINCLAX,

You are correct that the 4th Marines were reformed out of the Raiders. They also existed before the war in China, and were captured at Corregidor in 1942. They were part of the 6th Marine Division which fought at Okinawa.

However, there was, and is, a 4th Marine Division. In WWII they fought on Roi-Namur, Saipan, Tinian, and Iwo Jima. The 4th MarDiv is currently the home of the ground combat units of the Marine Corps Reserve.

]]> By: CINCLAX http://blog.usni.org/2009/11/27/the-bougainville-invasion-part-3-december-1943-%e2%80%93-march-1944/comment-page-1/#comment-175681 CINCLAX Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:37:28 +0000 http://blog.usni.org/?p=5230#comment-175681 John... You're correct; there is a difference between 3rd Marine Division and the regiment of the same label. My bad. In the next (and last) Bougainville installment you'll see the 4th Marines, who were never a division, only a regiment formed from the "old" Raider battalions. Glad you're enjoying this "forgotten" campaign John…

You’re correct; there is a difference between 3rd Marine Division and the regiment of the same label. My bad. In the next (and last) Bougainville installment you’ll see the 4th Marines, who were never a division, only a regiment formed from the “old” Raider battalions. Glad you’re enjoying this “forgotten” campaign

]]> By: John http://blog.usni.org/2009/11/27/the-bougainville-invasion-part-3-december-1943-%e2%80%93-march-1944/comment-page-1/#comment-175670 John Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:40:44 +0000 http://blog.usni.org/?p=5230#comment-175670 I'm enjoying these articles but have one small item for clarification: When referring to USMC units, 3rd Marines is usually in reference to the regiment, not division. Since the 3rd Marine Regiment was part of the 3rd Marine Division during WWII and the Bougainville campaign, this can be confusing to the reader until we get used to it. I’m enjoying these articles but have one small item for clarification:

When referring to USMC units, 3rd Marines is usually in reference to the regiment, not division. Since the 3rd Marine Regiment was part of the 3rd Marine Division during WWII and the Bougainville campaign, this can be confusing to the reader until we get used to it.

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