1st Battalion 23rd Marines
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| 1st Battalion 23rd Marines | |
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 1/23 Insignia |
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| Active | Early 1920s |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | USMC |
| Type | Infantry regiment |
| Role | Locate, close with and destroy the enemy with fire and maneuver |
| Size | 1000 |
| Part of | 23rd Marine Regiment 4th Marine Division |
| Garrison/HQ | Houston, Texas |
| Battles/wars | World War II * Battle of Kwajalein * Battle of Tinian * Battle of Saipan * Battle of Iwo Jima Operation Desert Storm Operation Iraqi Freedom Operation Enduring Freedom |
1st Battalion 23rd Marines (1/23) is a reserve infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps located throughout Texas and Louisiana consisting of approximately 1000 Marines and Sailors. They fall under the 23rd Marine Regiment and the 4th Marine Division.
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[edit] Current units
| Name | Location! |
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| Headquarters and Services Company | Houston, Texas |
| Alpha Company | Houston, Texas |
| Bravo Company | Bossier City, Louisiana |
| Charlie Company | Harlingen, Texas |
| Charlie Company(-) | Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Weapons Company | Austin, Texas |
[edit] Mission
Provide trained combat and combat support personnel and units to augment and reinforce the active component in time of war, national emergency, and at other times as national security requires; and have the capability to reconstitute the Division, if required.
[edit] History
[edit] World War II
[edit] Global War on Terror
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
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