Scuttlebutt & Small Chow USMC History List
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On this date, March 24, in the year...
1927: A detachment of 16 Marines, commanded by First
Lieutenant John M. Greer, landed from the USS
Sacramento at Pootung, China, to protect American
property during a period of local political
disturbances.
1944: In the Marshalls, the Japanese on Namu Atoll,
South Group, surrendered to elements of the 3rd
Battalion, 22nd Marines; the Marines departed for
Kwajalein Atoll where they arrived the following day.
On Bougainville, the Japanese launched their final
attack against the XIV Corps, USA, perimeter; it was
their last attempt to retake the Cape Torokina area.
1945 (24-26 Mar): Marine Aircraft Group 32 (VMSB-236,
-142, -341, and -243) moved from Luzon to Zamboanga,
Mindanao.
1968: In Vietnam, the first Marine patrol to leave the
Khe Sanh base perimeter in almost a month engaged an
enemy force around the base. Marine patrols had been
forbidden to leave after 23 Marines from Company B, 1st
Battalion, 26th Marines, were killed in an ambush on 25
February.
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