The Ninth Marines, a brief history of the Ninth Marine Regiment, with lists of the officers and men who served from organization to disbandment, 1942-1945

by: United States. Marine Corps. Marine Regiment, 9th; Burrus, Luther D., ed

Publication date: 1946

Usage: Public Domain Mark 1.0

Topics: WWII, World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States -- Marine Corps. 9th Regiment, World War, 1939-1945, United States. -- Marine Corps -- History -- World War, 1939-1945, World War II, United States. -- Marine Corps -- Marines, 9th -- History, United States. Marine Corps. Marine Regiment, 9th

Publisher: Washington, Infantry Journal Press

Collection: wwIIarchive; additional_collections

Language: English

The Ninth Marines, A Brief History Of The Ninth Marine Regiment, With Lists Of The Officers And Men Who Served From Organization To Disbandment, 1942-1945

CONTENTS Preface by Colonel Howard N. Kenyon 7 Presidential Citation of Ninth Marines 10 General A. A. Vandegrift 13 Major General Allen Hal Turnage 17 Major General Graves B. Erskine 21 Brigadier General William Edward Riley 25 Chapter 1 Organization and Initial Training 29 Chapter 2 The Battle for Bougainville 41 Chapter 3 The Battle for Guam 53 Chapter 4 Activity on Guam Prior to the Iwo Campaign 70 Chapter 5 The Corps’ Bloodiest Battle 77 Chapter 6 Peace and Disbandment 96 Appendices Regimental Commanders 100 Executive Officers 112 Battalion Commanders and Executive Officers 121 Station List, 1 June 1944 151 Station List, 1 October 1944 155 Station List, 31 July 1945 159 List of Officers and Men Who Served with the Ninth Marines 166

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"First edition, August 1946."