United States. Marine Corps. Marine Regiment, 5th
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Variants
United States. Marine Corps. 5th Marines
United States. Marine Corps. Marines, 5th
United States. Marine Corps. Marine Division, 1st. Marine Regiment, 5th
United States. Marine Corps. Regiment, 5th
Fighting Fifth Marines
Identifies LC/NAF RWO
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Earlier Established Forms
Sources
found: The 1st Marine Division and its regiments, 1999:p. 32 (The 5th Marines was activated as the 5th Marine Regiment on 8 June 1917 at Philadelphia Navy Yard; deactivated mid-summer 1919; reactivated 8 July 1920 at Quantico, Va.; deactivated 11 Apr. 1930; reactivated with new name, 5th Marines, 1 Sept. 1934, at Quantico, Va.)
found: Stanley Sprunger Collection (AFC/2001/001/31004), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, 1993:(War or Conflict: Vietnam War; Branch/Unit of Service: Marine Corps, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division) - http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/bib/31004 found: Sledge, E.B. With the old breed, at Peleliu and Okinawa, c1981 (subdiv.)CIP galley pref. (5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division)
found: A few good men, 2001:CIP t.p. (Fighting Fifth Marines)
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Change Notes
2000-10-03: new
2016-02-25: revised
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