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The 16th Marine Regiment was a composite
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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 ...
. While its subordinate battalions went to the Pacific Theater as part of the 5th Marine Division, the Regimental headquarters was disbanded while still in the United States.


Subordinate units

The regiment comprised two battalions and a headquarters and service company: * 1st Battalion, 16th Marines, 5th Engineer Battalion now the 5th Combat Engineer Battalion * 2nd Battalion, 16th Marines, 5th Pioneer Battalion * 3rd Battalion 16th Marines (no Naval Construction Battalion was ever assigned)


History


World War II

The 16th Marines were inactivated on 25 May 1944 with the 5th Engineers and 5th Pioneers activated that same day. For the assault of Iwo Jima the 5th Marine Division created the 5th Shore Party Regiment with the Commanding Officer from the 16th Marines, Col Benjamin W. Gally as commander. It was composed of the 5th Pioneer Battalion and 31st Naval Construction Battalion.US Marine Corps World War II order of battle : ground and air units in the Pacific War, 1939-1945, p.219

/ref> The 5th Engineer Battalion was under Divisional control.


Unit awards


See also

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History of the United States Marine Corps The military history, history of the United States Marine Corps (USMC) begins with the founding of the Continental Marines on 10 November 1775 to conduct ship-to-ship fighting, provide shipboard security and discipline enforcement, and assist ...
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List of United States Marine Corps regiments This is a list of United States Marine Corps regiments, sorted by status and number, with the current or most-recent type and division. Some of the inactive regiments are succeeded by active battalions. Active 1st Marine Division (United States), ...
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Organization of the United States Marine Corps The United States Marine Corps is organized within the Department of the Navy, which is led by the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV). The most senior Marine commissioned officer is the Commandant of the Marine Corps, responsible for organizing, recr ...
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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 ...
* 17th Marine Regiment(Engineer) * 18th Marine Regiment(Engineer) * 19th Marine Regiment(Engineer) * 20th Marine Regiment(Engineer) *
Seabees United States Naval Construction Battalions, better known as the Navy Seabees, form the U.S. Naval Construction Forces (NCF). The Seabee nickname is a heterograph of the initial letters "CB" from the words "Construction Battalion". Dependi ...


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