THIS PAMPHLET HISTORY, one in a series devoted to U.S. Marines in the World War II era, is published for the education and training of Marines by the History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, Washington, D.C., as a part of the U.S. Department of Defense observance of the 50th anniversary of victory in that war.Editorial costs of preparing this pamphlet have been defrayed in part by a grant from the Marine Corps Historical Foundation.WORLD WAR II COMMEMORATIVE SERIESDIRECTOR OF MARINE CORPS HISTORY AND MUSEUMSBrigadier General Edwin H. Simmons, USMC (Ret)GENERAL EDITOR,WORLD WAR II COMMEMORATIVE SERIESBenis M. FrankCARTOGRAPHIC CONSULTANTGeorge C. MacGillivrayEDITING AND DESIGN SECTION, HISTORY AND MUSEUMS DIVISIONRobert E. Struder, Senior Editor;W. Stephen Hill, Visual Information SpecialistCatherine A. Kerns, Composition Services TechnicianMarine Corps Historical CenterBuilding 58, Washington Navy YardWashington, D.C. 20374-50401994PCN 190 003131 00
THIS PAMPHLET HISTORY, one in a series devoted to U.S. Marines in the World War II era, is published for the education and training of Marines by the History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, Washington, D.C., as a part of the U.S. Department of Defense observance of the 50th anniversary of victory in that war.
Editorial costs of preparing this pamphlet have been defrayed in part by a grant from the Marine Corps Historical Foundation.
WORLD WAR II COMMEMORATIVE SERIESDIRECTOR OF MARINE CORPS HISTORY AND MUSEUMSBrigadier General Edwin H. Simmons, USMC (Ret)GENERAL EDITOR,WORLD WAR II COMMEMORATIVE SERIESBenis M. FrankCARTOGRAPHIC CONSULTANTGeorge C. MacGillivrayEDITING AND DESIGN SECTION, HISTORY AND MUSEUMS DIVISIONRobert E. Struder, Senior Editor;W. Stephen Hill, Visual Information SpecialistCatherine A. Kerns, Composition Services TechnicianMarine Corps Historical CenterBuilding 58, Washington Navy YardWashington, D.C. 20374-50401994PCN 190 003131 00
WORLD WAR II COMMEMORATIVE SERIES
DIRECTOR OF MARINE CORPS HISTORY AND MUSEUMSBrigadier General Edwin H. Simmons, USMC (Ret)GENERAL EDITOR,WORLD WAR II COMMEMORATIVE SERIESBenis M. FrankCARTOGRAPHIC CONSULTANTGeorge C. MacGillivrayEDITING AND DESIGN SECTION, HISTORY AND MUSEUMS DIVISIONRobert E. Struder, Senior Editor;W. Stephen Hill, Visual Information SpecialistCatherine A. Kerns, Composition Services TechnicianMarine Corps Historical CenterBuilding 58, Washington Navy YardWashington, D.C. 20374-50401994PCN 190 003131 00