Marine Defense Battalions, October 1939 - December 1942: their Contributions in the Early Phases of World War II
Description:
This thesis explores the activities of the U.S. Marine defense battalions from October 1939 to December 1942. More specifically, it explains why Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC) decided to continue the defense battalions as separate entities when, by mid-1943, it needed additional men to replace its combat losses and to create new divisions. In this process HQMC disbanded other special units, such as the raider battalions, parachute battalions, barrage balloon squadrons, and the glider squadron…
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Date:
December 1996
Creator:
Maynard, Stephen Ronald
Partner:
UNT Libraries