The 3rd Battalion, 28th Marines (3/28) is an inactive

infantry Infantry, or infantryman are a type of soldier who specialize in ground combat, typically fighting dismounted. Historically the term was used to describe foot soldiers, i.e. those who march and fight on foot. In modern usage, the term broadl ...

battalion of the

United States Marine Corps The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines or simply the Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is responsible for conducting expeditionar ...

. They were part of the

28th Marine Regiment The 28th Marine Regiment (28th Marines) is an infantry regiment of the United States Marine Corps. The regiment (inactive since the Vietnam War), which is part of the 5th Marine Division, fought in the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II. Six ...

and

5th Marine Division The 5th Marine Division was a United States Marine Corps ground combat division which was activated on 11 November 1943 (officially activated on 21 January 1944) at Camp Pendleton, California during World War II. The 5th Division saw its first ...

and fought during the

Battle of Iwo Jima The was a major battle in which the United States Marine Corps (USMC) and United States Navy (USN) landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) during World War II. The American invasion, desi ...

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

. They were activated again for the

Vietnam War The Vietnam War (1 November 1955 – 30 April 1975) was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam (Democratic Republic of Vietnam) and South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam) and their allies. North Vietnam w ...

but were deactivated after the war and remain inactive today.

History

Battle of Iwo Jima

They were assigned to land at green beach after D-Day. On D-Day, 1st Battalion, 28th Marines (1/28) and

2nd Battalion, 28th Marines The 2nd Battalion, 28th Marine Regiment (2nd Battalion, 28th Marines) is an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps. The battalion (inactive since the Vietnam War) which is part of the 28th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division, fough ...

(2/28) would hit green beach. 3rd Battalion, 28th Marines was summoned in the battle earlier than expected. 3rd Battalion, 28th Marines helped fight for

Mount Suribachi is a -high hill on the southwest end of Iwo Jima in the northwest Pacific Ocean under the administration of Ogasawara Subprefecture, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. The hill's name derives from its shape, resembling a '' suribachi'' or grinding bowl. ...

. On D-Day plus four the mountain was secured by a platoon from 2nd Battalion, 28th Marines. After the capture of Mt. Suribachi the entire 28th Marine Regiment was thrown in the fight for the northern half of the island. On the night of March 24, 1945, the final organized Japanese combat unit made a final charge at the 28th and 26th Marines. 53 Americans and 262 Japanese were killed in the attack. The island was declared completely secure a few hours later. After the war, 3/28 was deactivated. By the end of the campaign, 3/28 had suffered heavy casualties, especially among junior officers. In the line companies (G, H, and I), only three of twenty-one officers were neither killed nor wounded. This statistic excludes the replacement officers. All officers in Company H were killed, died of wounds, or were wounded.

Vietnam War

They were re-activated during the

and participated in many campaigns in the northern areas of

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Unit awards

*Presidential Unit Citation, 19-28 February 1945, Iwo Jima"Part 2 - Unit Awards"
''Navy and Marine Corps Awards Manual'' (Revision 1953),

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. Retrieved 9 February 2023.

References

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History

Battle of Iwo Jima

Vietnam War

Unit awards

See also

References