| Show Ma Marines rines Are Still Fighting Hard Harel After Years of Loyal Service They Have Been Been Been- Always Faithful and Ever Present In hi Every War Since Early Colonial Days When They First Served Under George V Washington ashington Gallantry of the marines at Wake Island was the World War II chapter in continuance of years of marine corps service that is wholly and actively embodied in the deserved Faithful motto Semper Fidelis Fidelis' Always On November 10 1775 the i Conti Congress passed a resolution organizing a n marine corps of two battalions Intended mainly to be ships' ships gunnery and boarding squads they soon performed illustrious and efficient service on land and md se sea While some marines fought Washington others played Important Important important tant roles in the victory of the Bon BonHomme BonHomme BonHomme Homme Richard over the British It was a marine aboard John Paul Jones' Jones ship who threw a grenade into the hold of the Serap Ser Ser- ap apis s and was responsible for tor its sinking Soon Distinguished Themselves Soon after the ending of the Revolution Revolution Revolution Rev Rev- the marine corps like the army and navy was disbanded When however in 1799 this country came into conflict with France on the seas sens the marine corps was reestablished reestablished reestablished re re- re- re established by President John Ad Ad- ams In immediate service as boarding parties or as defense against enemy boarding marines is k 4 4 jf AS V v et si s- s i 4 c S I x Tz j r W 9 ri Sw K tX W a S l. l M u a i The Marines Dave Have Landed That was the thc shout that again went around the world when the Leathernecks took the Solomon islands away from th the Japs This scene here shows just how bow thick the sky was with anti-aircraft anti shells to shoo away any Jap plane that might have bac wanted to get in on the party soon distinguished themselves and earned the respect of the enemy for forthe forthe forthe the deadly accuracy of ot their musket musket musket mus mus- ket fire It was during these days that the thc term Leatherneck was applied to marines in order to protect themselves during battie battle bat bat- tIe tle the Ibe marines in earl early days wore a heavy piece of leather around their necks and hence the nickname In the early century marines began to lay foundation for the outstanding outstanding outstanding out out- standing reputation which the present present present pres pres- ent corps has inherited They fought in the War of at 1812 They were in the thick of the successful campaign against the Barbary pirates They were with Commodore Perry in the Far East Lest marines be considered naval attachments solely and though they were created as a component part of at the naval service to support the fleet marines may in national emergency be detached for service with the army as in France during World War I I. I Marine Civil War Action In the Civil war the corps served on the blockading ships of the navy and participated in naval attacks on the coastal fortifications of the Confederacy They also made many landings from ships patrolling the Mississippi river In the Spanish American war the marines landed at Guantanamo bay Cuba to secure after severe fighting fighting fighting fight fight- ing the harbor as a base for the United States fleet in its operations against Santiago Marine detachments detachments detachments detach detach- ments took part in hi the naval battles battles bat bat- tIcs of oft off Santiago and in Manila bay During the latter half hat of the last century and the early years of the century the marines saw much service in the West Indies and Central Central Central Cen Cen- America notably in Nicaragua gua and Haiti Sent to forestall possible possible possible ble European intervention and to provide protection against bandits and arid other lawless elements the marines marines ma ma- rines rifles achieved a notable record of governmental administration When America entered the thelast thelast thelast last World war there were approximately approximately ap- ap proximately officers and men in the corps More than hall half this number however were scattered over the face of the earth Within five weeks maI marines marines ma ma- rines got into the battle The I Fifth Firth regiment sailed for France first and soon was followed by bythe bythe bythe the Sixth These groups were cited for conspicuous action Inthe Inthe in inthe the Chatea Thierry Chateau sector the Marne 1 offensive and the Meuse fighting In its long glorious history the corps has landed and had the situation situation situation situ situ- well vell in hand for the protection protection tion of lives and the property of American citizens in many coun coun- tries Four Tasks The marine corps is under the command of Gen Thomas Holcomb It h has s four distinct tasks 1 I To maintain a mobile force in immediate readiness as a apart apart apart part of the U. U S. S fleet for use in inshore inshore inshore shore operations 2 To maintain marine detachments de de- de- de as a part of the ships' ships crew on cruisers aircraft carriers carriers carriers car car- and battleships 3 To provide garrisons for forthe forthe forthe the safeguarding of navy yards ards and naval stations at home and andIn andin andin in outlying possessions of the U. U S. S 4 To provide forces for the protection of American lives Ues and property abroad During its existence the strength of the corps has varied from its original two battalions to more than at present There are many stories told among the old timers in the marine corps about the fighting that took place in Nicaragua and Haiti not so long ago There is the thet story that tells about A small group of marines surrounded surrounded surrounded sur sur- rounded by bandits were fighting desperately in the village of in January 1928 Several of at the marines had been killed many ii 4 1 r. r 5 S t I w fJ f J P a b L k 1 C t 54 4 SS S These marines in training are ready to fight light any kind of fight that the En Enemy em may decide to make There isn't a technique que of present present- day warfare that these rough and ready up-and-get-em up two-fisted two fighters fighters fight fight- ers haven't been acquainted with |
