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Marine PFC Russell Vincent Braga.
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Casualty Info
Home Town Woodside
Last Address Route 1, Box 262, Woodside, California
Casualty Date Mar 11, 1945
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location Japan
Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Golden Gate National Cemetery (VA) - San Bruno, California
Base, Station or City Company I, 3rd Parachute Battalion, 1st Parachute Regiment, 1st MAC, FMF, In the Field, Bougainville
State/Country Solomon Islands
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3rd Parachute Bn, 1st Parachute Regiment Details
USMC Parachute Units Mission
Early in 194O, the commandant stated that the question of paratroop and airborne activities for the Marine Corps was under consideration. Naval attaches were requested to furnish reports of recent parachute activity on the part of the Germans, Russians, and French in particular. The Division of Plans and Policies put forth a tentative recommendation for the formation of a tactical, parachute organization. Marine parachute troops were conceived as light shock troops whose function was:
(1) To act as a reconnoitering and raiding force to secure and transmit information or to destroy strategic installations of sufficient importance to warrant the risk of the force;
(2) To act as a spearhead, similar to an advance force, which seizes and holds critical terrain features;
(3) To act as a force which can be placed in large numbers into a position of tactical advantage where it can operate as a self-sustaining unit for a considerable length of time.
Other Memories Company I, 3rd Marine Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment, 1st MAC, FMF, In the Field
Jul 1943 PFC, Co I, 3rdParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Tontouta, New Caledonia) “Para”
Oct 1943 PFC, Co I, 3rdParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Vella Lavella, B.S.I.) “Para; Main body of 3rd Para Bn; 13, emb on bd LST# V-11-E, LST# V-11-C and LST# V-11-D at Guadalcanal, B.S.I. and sailed therefrom; 14, arr & disemb at Vella LaVella, B.S.I.”
Jan 1944 PFC, Co I, 3rdParaBn, 1stMarParReg, FMF, At Sea “Para; 15, emb abd LST #7 at Bougainville, B.S.I.; 16, sailed therefrom; 17, enroute; 18, arr & disemb at Guadalcanal, B.S.I."
