1st Bn, 26th Marines (1/26)
USMC Battalion
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Unit Details

Strength
USMC Battalion
Type
Infantry 		 
Year
1944 - 1970 		 

Description
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 March 1, 1966, and fought in the Battle of Khe Sanh during the Vietnam War.


Notable Persons
None
 
Reports To
Infantry Units
 
Active Reporting Units
 
Inactive Reporting Unit
None
 
412 Members Who Served in This Unit


 

  • Acevedo, Angelo, PFC, (1955-1957)
  • Adkins, William, Pvt, (1967-1970)
  • Albee, Michael, Cpl, (1967-1970)
  • Angel, William, Cpl, (1966-1968)
  • Antonellis, Mark, Sgt, (1968-1971)
  • Applegate, Joseph, Cpl, (1965-1968)
  • Arnold, Jimmy, Cpl, (1968-1970)
  • Arnold, Jimmy, Cpl, (1968-1971)
  • Arnold, William, Cpl, (1968-1970)
  • Arroyo, Cecilio, LCpl, (1968-1970)
  • Babb, Richard, Cpl, (1968-1971)
  • Baker, Albert, Cpl, (1967-1970)
  • Baker, George, PFC, (1969-1975)
  • Baker, Richard, Sgt, (1968-1970)
  • Ballenger, Don, LCpl, (1966-1968)
  • Baranyai, Joseph, LCpl, (1967-1970)
  • BARD, MIKE, SSgt, (1968-1970)
  • Barker, Andy, LCpl, (1968-1969)
  • Bates, Bill, 1stLt, (1967-1970)
  • Battershell, Duane, LCpl, (1968-1970)
  • Begay, Vincent, Cpl, (1967-1969)
  • Bell, Dick, SgtMaj, (1966-1996)
  • Bennett, Tim, Cpl, (1968-1970)
  • Blacknell, Thomas, Cpl, (1966-1969)
  • Bleier, Ronald, Cpl, (1967-1973)
  • Bombaggio, Joseph, LCpl, (1968-1970)
  • Bootier, Roger, LCpl, (1968-1974)
  • Boudreaux, Thomas, LCpl, (1968-1969)
  • Bowen, Charles, Cpl, (1965-1968)
  • Brennecka, Danny, LCpl, (1968-1970)
  • Broderson, Harry, Cpl, (1967-1971)
  • Broderson, Harry, Cpl, (1967-1971)
  • Brown, Bruce, SSgt, (1968-1985)
  • Brown, James, HMC, (1963-1990)
  • Brown, Jesse, Sgt, (1968-1972)
  • Brown, Joseph, Cpl, (1968-1972)
  • Brown, Robert, Cpl, (1967-1969)
  • Browning, Ray, Sgt, (1968-1973)
 
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Battle/Operations History Detail
 
Description
Nov 1 – Mar 31 1968; 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 1st Battalion, 13th Marines and 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions, 26th Marines operations (including the Battle of Khe Sanh). The operation terminates with commencement of Operation Pegasus in the westernmost portion of Quảng Trị Province centered on the Khe Sanh area.
 
BattleType
Operation 		Country
Vietnam
 
Parent
Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase III Campaign (1967-68) 		CreatedBy
Not Specified
 
Start Month
11 		End Month
1
 
Start Year
1967 		End Year
1968
 

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