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Unit Details

Strength
USMC Battalion
Type
Infantry
 
Year
1941 - Present
 

Description
The 3rd Battalion 7th Marine Regiment (3/7) is an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps. They are based at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms and consist of approximately 800 Marines. The battalion falls under the command of the 7th Marine Regiment and the 1st Marine Division. The battalion has seen combat in World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Gulf War and was a part of the main effort during the initial invasion of Iraq in 2003. They have since deployed five times in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom as well as three times in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, and continue operations in Afghanistan. The unit has a long, decorated history with countless achievements. Its members were described as "true professionals" by embedded reporters during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.


Notable Persons
Medal Honor - Vietnam - LCpl James Donnie Howe
 Lance Corporal James Donnie Howe, United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty on 6 May 1970, while serving as a rifleman with Company I, Third Battalion, Seventh Marines, FIRST Marine Division (Reinforced), Fleet Marine Force, during operations against enemy forces in the Republic of Vietnam.
Medal Honor - Vietnam - LCpl Jose Francisco Jimenez
Lance Corporal Jose Francisco Jimenez, United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty on 28 August 1969, while serving as a fire team leader with Company K, Third Battalion, Seventh Marines, FIRST Marine Division (Reinforced), Fleet Marine Force, in operations against the enemy south of DaNang, Quang Nam Province, Republic of Vietnam.
Medal Honor - Vietnam - LCpl Kenneth Lee Worley
Lance Corporal Kenneth Lee Worley (MCSN: 2230824), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty on 12 August 1968, while serving as a machine gunner with Company L, Third Battalion, Seventh Marines, FIRST Marine Division (Reinforced), Fleet Marine Force, in action against enemy forces in the Republic of Vietnam.
Medal Honor - Vietnam - LCpl Lester William Weber
Lance Corporal Lester William Weber (MCSN: 2323793), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty on 23 February 1969, while serving as a machinegun squad leader with Company M, Third Battalion, Seventh Marines, FIRST Marine Division (Reinforced), Fleet Marine Force, in action against the enemy.
Medal Honor - Vietnam - LCpl Roy Mitchell Wheat
Lance Corporal Roy Mitchell Wheat (MCSN: 2242728), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty on 11 August 1967, while serving with Company K, Third Battalion, Seventh Marines, FIRST Marine Division (Reinforced), Fleet Marine Force. Lance Corporal Wheat and two other Marines were assigned the mission of providing security for a Navy construction battalion crane and crew operating along Liberty Road in the vicinity of the Dien Ban District, Quang Nam Province
 
Reports To
Infantry Units
 
Active Reporting Units
 
Inactive Reporting Unit
None
 
1931 Members Who Served in This Unit


 

  • Abare, Alex, Cpl, (1968-1971)
  • Abbas, Harold, Cpl, (1979-1983)
  • Acker, Juergen, SSgt, (1990-2010)
  • Acosta, Jaime, Cpl, (1997-2001)
  • Adams, Brandon, Sgt, (2001-2005)
  • Adams, Michael, Sgt, (2006-2014)
  • Adams, Silas, Sgt, (2004-2009)
  • Addo, Jacob, Cpl, (2000-2004)
  • Aguero, Aldo, LCpl, (1982-1985)
  • Aguilar, Eric, Cpl, (1993-1997)
  • Aguzin, Joey, LCpl, (1969-1971)
  • Ainscoe, Daniel, Sgt, (1984-1995)
  • Ainsworth, John, LCpl, (1988-1992)
  • Akerelrea, Sean, Sgt, (2001-2005)
  • Albor, Joe, Cpl, (1974-1976)
  • Albritton, Aaron, Sgt, (1998-2008)
  • Alcaraz, John, Sgt, (1999-2007)
  • Alessi, Michael, Cpl, (1993-1997)
  • Alferez, Jose, Sgt, (2003-Present)
  • Allen, Jonathan, Cpl, (2004-2008)
  • Allen, Kenneth, Cpl, (1975-1983)
  • Allen, Michael, Sgt, (2006-2013)
  • Allen, Ronald, Cpl, (1966-1969)
  • Alletto, Lorenzo, LCpl, (2013-2017)
  • Almaguer, Nick, Cpl, (1999-2003)
  • Almaraz, Ruben, Cpl, (2004-2012)
  • Alvarez, Bonifacio, Cpl, (1979-1983)
  • Alvarez, Jay, SSgt, (1996-2014)
  • Alvarez, Juan, Sgt, (2012-2020)
  • Amedeo, Dominick, LCpl, (1963-1965)
  • Anderson, Curtis, SgtMaj, (1976-2009)
  • Anderson, Eric, Cpl, (1998-2002)
  • Anderson, James, Cpl, (1976-1979)
  • Anderson, Shane, Cpl, (2006-2010)
  • Anderson, Steven, CDR, (1966-1997)
  • Aranda, Diamond, LCpl, (2010-Present)
  • Archer, Scott, GySgt, (1988-2008)
  • Argueta, Sergio, Sgt, (1984-1994)
  • Arias, Angel, LCpl, (1999-2003)
  • Arias, Caesar, Cpl, (1988-1992)
  • Armijo, Manuel, Cpl, (1968-1970)
  • Armour, John, Cpl, (1979-1983)
 
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Battle/Operations History Detail
 
Description
The surrender of the Empire of Japan was announced by Imperial Japan on August 15 and formally signed on September 2, 1945, bringing the hostilities of World War II to a close. By the end of July 1945, the Imperial Japanese Navy was incapable of conducting major operations and an Allied invasion of Japan was imminent. Together with the United Kingdom and China, the United States called for the unconditional surrender of the Japanese armed forces in the Potsdam Declaration on July 26, 1945—the alternative being "prompt and utter destruction". While publicly stating their intent to fight on to the bitter end, Japan's leaders (the Supreme Council for the Direction of the War, also known as the "Big Six") were privately making entreaties to the still-neutral Soviet Union to mediate peace on terms more favorable to the Japanese. Meanwhile, the Soviets were preparing to attack Japanese forces in Manchuria and Korea (in addition to southern Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands) in fulfillment of promises they had secretly made to the United States and the United Kingdom at the Tehran and Yalta Conferences.  
 
BattleType
Conflict
Country
Japan
 
Parent
World War II/Asiatic-Pacific Theater
CreatedBy
Not Specified
 
Start Month
9
End Month
9
 
Start Year
1945
End Year
1945
 

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