4th Marine Division (United States)

4th Marine Division (United States)

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 4th Marine Division


caption= 4th Marine Division insignia
dates= August 14, 1943 - November 28, 1945
February 1966 - present
country= United States
allegiance=
branch= USMC
type= Infantry division
role= Locate, close with, and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver.
size=
command_structure= Marine Forces Reserve
current_commander=
garrison= New Orleans, Louisiana
ceremonial_chief=
colonel_of_the_regiment=
nickname="Fighting Fourth"
patron=
motto=
colors=
march=
mascot=
battles= World War II
* Battle of Kwajalein
* Battle of Saipan
* Battle of Tinian
* Battle of Iwo JimaOperation Desert Storm
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
notable_commanders=
anniversaries=

The 4th Marine Division is a reserve division in the United States Marine Corps. It is the ground combat element of the Marine Forces Reserve and is headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana and has units throughout the United States.

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.

ubordinate units

* Headquarters Battalion [cite web |url= http://www.mfr.usmc.mil/4thmardiv/HQBN/
title= HQBN BATTALION 4TH MARDIV | accessdate= 2007-12-27
]
* 14th Marine Regiment
* 23rd Marine Regiment
* 24th Marine Regiment
* 25th Marine Regiment
* 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion
* 4th Combat Engineer Battalion
* 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion
* 4th Reconnaissance Battalion
* 4th Tank Battalion
* Anti-Terrorism Battalion

History

World War II

This division was formed by the organization and redesignation of several other units. The 23rd Marine Regiment began as infantry detached from the 3rd Marine Division in February 1943, the same month that an artillery battalion of the 12th Marines became the genesis of the 14th Marines and engineer elements of the 19th Marines formed the nucleus of the 20th Marines. In March the 24th Marine Regiment was organized, and then in May it was split in two to supply the men for the 25th Marines.

This war-time shuffling provided the major building blocks for a new division. The units were originally separated, however, with the 24th Marines and a variety of reinforcing units (engineer, artillery, medical, motor transport, special weapons, tanks, etc.) at Camp Pendleton in California. The rest of the units were at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. This East Coast echelon moved to Pendleton by train and transit of the Panama Canal in July and August. When all the units were finally together, the 4th Marine Division was formally activated on August 14, 1943, with Major General Harry Schmidt in command.

After intensive training, it shipped out on 13 January 1944, and in 13 months made four major amphibious assaults, in the battles of Kwajalein (Roi-Namur), Saipan, Tinian, and Iwo Jima, suffering more than 17,000 casualties. It was awarded two Presidential Unit Citations and a Navy Unit Commendation, and then deactivated 28 November 1945.

In February 1966, it was reactivated as the lead division in the Marine Forces Reserve, and major units later served with distinction in the Persian Gulf.

Unit awards

A unit citation or commendation is an award bestowed upon an organization for the action cited. Members of the unit who participated in said actions are allowed to wear on their uniforms the awarded unit citation. The 4th Marine Division has been presented with the following awards:

ee also

* List of United States Marine Corps divisions
* Organization of the United States Marine Corps

Notes

References

:Marine Corps;Web
* [http://www.mfr.usmc.mil/4thmardiv/ 4th Marine Division's official website]
* [http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USMC/USMC-C-Marshalls/ "Breaking the Outer Ring: Marine Landings in the Marshall Islands "]
* [http://www.fightingfourth.com/ 4th Marine Division World War II tribute site]


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