On 17 May, the Battalion was opcon to the 1st Marine Division for Operation MAMELUKE THRUST. USMC KIA Vietnam by Unit.

The 1st Marine Division, concentrated in Thua ... namese Army artillery battalion and, three years later, with the 12th Marines . 3rd Battalion 12th Marines May 1965 November 1969 4th Battalion 12th Marines July 1965 November 1969 1st Battalion 13th Marines July 1967 March 1970 2nd Battalion 13th Marines February 1968 September 1968 ... 1ST MARINES IN VIETNAM. 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Tank Battalion; 1/5 Chronology & Maps. KIA 7 WIA 37.

1ST BATTALION, 3RD MARINES OPERATIONS and INFORMATION (Compiled by Ron Asher and Don Bumgarner C/1/3 1967-1968) Republic of Vietnam 1965 thru 1969 1965 Overview: Elevated to the presidency after the assassination of John F. Kennedy in November 1963, Lyndon B. Johnson fought a bitter campaign during the summer and fall of 1964 to be U.S Marines with Combat Assault Company, 3rd Marine Regiment attached to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, conduct a live-fire and maneuver range with Amphibious Assault Vehicles during exercise Bougainville II at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, Oct. 26. Hill 10 U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 3rd Marine Division under the Unit Deployment Program, load 7.62mm rounds into an M240B during a live-fire range on Combined Arms Training Center Fuji, Japan, June 17, 2020.

U.S. Marines in Vietnam, The Defining Year, 1968 like the preceding volumes in this series is largely based upon the holdings of the Marine Corps Historical Center.

The 1st Amphibian Tractor Battalion in 1968 "had to be one of the most unique Marine battalions of the time in terms of personnel and equipment structure."
Jun 1-30. 1/5 Command Chronology; ... 1st Battalion, 5th Marines – 2011 (2013 UPDATE) USS Hue City Memorial – January 31 2014; ... February 13th 1968, Told to Ric Seesz, by Robert Carson, Alpha 1/5 – 1st Platoon M60 Gunner.
In March 1966, 1st Marine Division Headquarters was moved from Okinawa and re-established at Chu Lai, over the next three months the entire Division was deployed to South Vietnam. These include the official unit command chronologies, after-action reports, message and journal files, various staff studies, oral histories, personal papers, and reference collections. USMC UNITS IN VIETNAM. 2019. Ribbons Awarded 1st Battalion 27th Marines for actions in Vietnam in 1968 Top LtoR Combat Action Ribbon-Presidential Unit Citation-Vietnamese Service With 3 Bronze Stars Bot LtoR Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation Gallantry Cross, Civil Actions Color-Vietnamese Campaign Ribbon: Memorial Honor Roll DELTA COMPANY 1st Battalion 27th Marines The 1st Battalion 9th Marines (1/9) was an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps.Formed during World War I, it served until the mid-2000s when it was deactivated to make room for one of three light armor reconnaissance battalions.During the Vietnam War, 1/9 sustained the highest casualty rate in Marine Corps history.This earned them the nickname "The Walking Dead". US Navy River Assault Group, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, B Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines and 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment operation against the 48th and 52nd Regiments of the PAVN 320th Division to eliminate the threat to the junction of the Bo Dieu and Cua Viet Rivers The first major operation in the war for a battalion of the 1st Marines was Harvest Moon in December 1965. On 19 May the Battalion attacked to the west from Hill 10 at AT923691 towards Hill 1235 in the vicinity of ZC200620 in HAPPY VALLEY to find, fix, and destroy the enemy forces and installations in its zone of action.