The USMC on D Day
While few in numbers and often forgotten, around 700 United States Marines were present on D Day either ashore or as part of ships crews....
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Si Biggs
Mar 21, 20231 min read
3 Cdo Bde - CH46 Crash - Kuwait
Unit/ Formation: Memorial Location: Kuwait Period/ Conflict: Iraq War (2003 - 2009) Year: 2003 Date/s: 21 March 2003 At around midnight...
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Si Biggs
Mar 17, 20232 min read
Royal Marines' Cemetery - San Juan Island National Historical Park
The Royal Marines who died during the joint occupation of San Juan Island with the USMC rest in honor here. Jim Crook was one year old...
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Si Biggs
Nov 11, 20221 min read
Formation of the USMC
The official birthday of the United States Marine Corps is on 10 November 1775. That was the day when the Second Continental Congress...
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Si Biggs
Aug 7, 20228 min read
Royal Marines in Peking - Boxer Rebellion - July - September 1900
In the year 1900 sectarian rebels assisted by the Chinese government sought to rid China of foreign influence. The German Head of...
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Si Biggs
Jul 1, 20227 min read
Woson Forward Operating Base
Unit/ Formation: 41 Cdo RM Location: Korea Period/ Conflict: Korean War Year: 1951 Date/s: 1st July 1951 Following the success of raids...
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Si Biggs
Apr 21, 20222 min read
British, US & French Marines Storm the 'Askold' in Murmansk
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Murmansk, Kola Bay Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1918 Date/s: 12 July 1918 In Murmansk...
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Si Biggs
Nov 27, 20208 min read
41 Commando - Chosin Reservoir Korea November/ December 1950 - Task Force Drysdale
Unit/ Formation: 41 Cdo RM Location: Korea Period/ Conflict: Korean War Year: 1950 Date/s: 27 November 1950 I’m not done with them yet!!...
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Si Biggs
Nov 24, 20206 min read
Joint Occupation of San Juan Island with the USMC
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: British Columbia now Washington State Period/ Conflict: 1800's Year: 1860 Date/s: 21st March...
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Simon Biggs
Feb 10, 20204 min read
Private Pagett USMC
'Devil Dogs' According to Marine Corps tradition, German soldiers facing the Marines at Belleau Wood called them teufelhunden. These were...
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Si Biggs
Nov 20, 20163 min read
The U.S. Marines begin their assault on ‘Bloody Tarawa’ - 20th November 1943 @USMC
Carl Jonas was one of the Marines who went in on the first day: Many of the Higgins boats – the assault Landing Craft – were grounded...
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