Author: John C. Chapin
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 108

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Author: John C. Chapin
Publisher:
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Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 112

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Author: Carl W. Proehl
Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 256

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Author: 1st Lieut. John C. Chapin
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 178625641X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 111

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The major ground component of the active Marine Corps Reserve is the 4th Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force. The combat record of this division in World War II was exemplary; in the short space of one year it participated in four major amphibious assaults and won two presidential citations. The interest in its battle record among the reservists who now serve in its ranks has prompted the republication of this brief history, originally published in August 1945 and reprinted in 1974. This new reprint contains a brief history of the reserve 4th Division, written by Colonel Joseph B. Ruth, USMCR, a former member of the 25th Marines. Also included are copies of the division’s lineage and honors, a list of its commanders, and a list of its units and their locations. The author of the 1945 history, then First Lieutenant John C. Chapin, served in the 3d Battalion, 24th Marines of the 4th Division. Assigned to the Historical Division when he recovered from wounds received in combat in Saipan, he completed this history and a similar one of the 5th Marine Division before his release from active duty.—E.H. Simmons, Brigadier General, U. S. Marine Corps (Ret.), Director of Marine Corps History and Museums

Author: États-Unis. Marine corps. History and museums division
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 891

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Author: John C. Chapin
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Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 89

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Author: John C. Chapin
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781494458409
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 110

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The major ground component of the active Marine Corps Reserve is the 4th Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force. The combat record of this division in World War II was exemplary; in the short space of one year it participated in four major amphibious assaults and won two presidential citations. The interest in its battle record among the reservists who now serve in its ranks has prompted the republication of this brief history, originally published in August 1945 and reprinted in 1974. This new reprint contains a brief history of the reserve 4th Division, written by Colonel Joseph B. Ruth, USMCR, a former member of the 25th Marines. Also included are copies of the division's lineage and honors, a list of its commanders, and a list of its units and their locations.

Author: United States. Marine Corps
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 506

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Author: United States. Marine Corps
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Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 24

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Author: John C. Chapin
Publisher: DigiCat
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 145

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"Breaching the Marianas" by John C. Chapin is a book about the WWII campaigns and Marine Corps history. The book gives a detailed account of what happened on the Mariana Islands of Saipan during the war. Excerpt: "Breaching the Marianas: The Battle for Saipan by Captain John C. Chapin, USMCR (Ret) It was a brutal day. At first light on 15 June 1944, the Navy fire support ships of the task force lying off Saipan Island increased their previous days' preparatory fires involving all calibers of weapons. At 0542, Vice Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner ordered, "Land the landing force." Around 0700, the landing ships, tank (LSTs) moved to within approximately 1,250 yards behind the line of departure. Troops in the LSTs began debarking from them in landing vehicles, tracked (LVTs). Control vessels containing Navy and Marine personnel with their radio gear took their positions displaying flags indicating which beach approaches they controlled."