3rd Battalion, 28th Marines

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The 3rd Battalion, 28th Marines was a World War II United States Marine Corps infantry battalion best known as part of the regiment that fought in the Battle of Iwo Jima.

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3rd Battalion, 28th Marines canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Marine Corps infantry battalion ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
allegiance United States ⓘ
branch United States Marine Corps ⓘ
campaign Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
era 1940s ⓘ
formedFor service in World War II ⓘ
garrisonDuringWWII Camp Pendleton ⓘ
higherCommand V Amphibious Corps ⓘ
militaryRole infantry ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
notableFor heavy combat on Iwo Jima ⓘ
opposed Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy land forces ⓘ
partOf 28th Marine Regiment ⓘ
5th Marine Division ⓘ
primaryWeapon Browning Automatic Rifle ⓘ
M1 Garand rifle ⓘ
linked to: M1 Garand rifles
service United States Marine Corps during World War II ⓘ
serviceBranch USMC ground combat element ⓘ
standardSubunit headquarters company ⓘ
rifle company ⓘ
weapons company ⓘ
supportWeapons 60 mm mortar ⓘ
81 mm mortar ⓘ
M1919 Browning machine gun ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Pacific Theater ⓘ
typeOfUnit battalion-sized formation ⓘ

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28th Marine Regiment → hasBattalion → 3rd Battalion, 28th Marines ⓘ