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26th Marine Regiment (United States)
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The 26th Marine Regiment (26th Marines) is an inactivated infantry regiment of the United States Marine Corps. The 26th Marines were activated in 1944 and fought in the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II and were activated again on 1 March 1966, and fought in the Battle of Khe Sanh during the Vietnam War.
The regiment was composed of three infantry battalions and one headquarters company:
The 26th Marine Regiment was commissioned on January 10, 1944 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.
On D-Day at Iwo Jima, the 26th Marine Regiment was originally the V Amphibious Corps' reserve. Relieved of the mission with the arrival of the 21st Marine Regiment, the regiment came ashore on the afternoon of February 19, 1945 and established defensive positions on the southwestern end of South Field (Iwo Jima). The next day when the 5th Marine Division went into the assault, the regiment remained in place as the regimental reserve. On February 22, under a heavy rain and while receiving heavy enemy fire, the regiment relieved the 27th Marine Regiment on the Division's left flank and continued attacking to the north in an attempt to secure the airfield.
During the battle the 26th Regiment suffered 622 Marines killed and 2025 wounded in action.
The Regimental Headquarters returned from the Pacific Theater on February 19, 1946 when the USS Sarasota (APA-204) docked at Naval Base San Diego. The 26th Marines was decommissioned on March 5, 1946.
On 1 March 1966 the 26th Marine Regiment was activated at Camp Pendleton initiating the formation of the 5th Marine Division.
The regimental headquarters arrived in South Vietnam on 26 April 1967. In mid-May 1967, following the conclusion of The Hill Fights, the 26th Marines took over responsibility for the area around Khe Sanh from the 3rd Marines as Operation Crockett. The 26th Marines conducted Operation Ardmore a search and destroy mission in the Khe Sanh area from 17 July-31 October 1967.
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