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ANNEX 1-6 1965 Battalions in to/out of Country

 

ANNEX 1-6

Chronological Order of the Maneuver Battalions of the United States Marine Corps

Arrival In-country in 1965

The following table lists the maneuver battalions of the United States Marine Corps in chronological order of their arrival in-country in 1965. These battalions are the line units for all ground combat operations conducted during the Vietnam War.

In the Table below, some units show **** instead of a numerical value. This is because the unit in question was broken down into company or smaller sized units for combat operations. Therefore these units were not counted for operations purposes here. Only battalion sized units and operations are included here. Further information on specific Tank company and smaller units is being compiled by the Foundation and will be published as developed.

Battalion

Division

Arrival

Departure

Duration

# Operations

1/3

3 Marine Division

8 Mar 65

6 Oct 69

1674 days

26

3/9

3 Marine Division

8 Mar 65

13 Aug 69

1620 days

40

2/3

3 Marine Division

10 Apr 65

6 Oct 69

1641 days

35

3/4

3 Marine Division

14 Apr 65

20 Nov 69

1682 days

29

2/4

3 Marine Division

7 May 65

9 Nov 69

1648 days

40

3/Recon

3 Marine Division

7 May 65

24 Nov 69

1663 days

****

1/4

3 Marine Division

7 May 65

22 Oct 69

1630 days

36

3/3

3 Marine Division

12 May 65

7 Oct 69

1610 days

25

1/9

3 Marine Division

17 Jun 65

14 Jul 69

1489 days

34

3/7

1 Marine Division

2 Jul 65

13 Oct 70

1930 days

27

2/9

3 Marine Division

7 Jul 65

1 Aug 69

1487 days

27

3/Tanks

1 Marine Division

8 Jul 65

23 Oct 69

1567 days

****

2/7

1 Marine Division

8 Jul 65

12 Oct 70

1923 days

29

1/Amtrac

1 Marine Division

21 Jul 65

15 Jun 69

1426 days

****

1/7

1 Marine Division

18 Aug 65

22 Sep 70

1865 days

28

1/1

1 Marine Division

28 Aug 65

3 May 71

2075 days

35

2/1

1 Marine Division

11 Sep 65

19 May 71

2077 days

44