Talk:3rd Battalion 1st Marines
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3rd Battalion 1st Marines | |
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3/1 Insignia |
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Active | March 1, 1941 |
Country | USA |
Branch | United States Marine Corps |
Type | Battalion |
Role | Locate, close with and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver or repel the enemy's assault with fire and close combat. |
Garrison/HQ | Camp Pendleton, California |
Nickname | Thundering Third |
Motto | No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy |
[edit] "700 Marines and 100 Sailors"
Why does it state "700 Marines and 100 Sailors" 700 Marines sounds about right but 100 sailors seems too many. You have about a dozen corpsmen throughout the battalion. With a chaplain and surgeon and staff you might have 15-20 but 200? 3rd Battalion 5th Marines and other battalion webpages indicate "1000 Marines and sailors" - where do they get this number too? Someone needs to explain/elaborate. --131.122.62.80 19:43, 8 December 2006 (UTC)