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Combat Assault Battalion
Combat Assault Battalion's Insignia
ActiveFebruary 16, 1942 – October 12, 2018
CountryCombat Assault Battalion United States of America
BranchCombat Assault Battalion United States Marine Corps
TypeMechanized/Engineering Battalion
RoleAmphibious Assault
Part of3rd Marine Division
III Marine Expeditionary Force
Nickname(s)The Iron Fist
Motto(s)"Sui Generis"
EngagementsWorld War II
  • Battle of Guadalcanal
  • Battle of Finschhafen
  • Battle of New Britain
  • Battle of Peleliu
  • Battle of Okinawa

Korean War

  • Battle of Inchon
  • Battle of Chosin Reservoir

Vietnam War
War on Terror

  • Operation Enduring Freedom
  • Iraq War
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Edwin B. Wheeler

The Combat Assault Battalion was a mechanized battalion of the United States Marine Corps and subordinate element of the 3rd Marine Division and the III Marine Expeditionary Force. The unit was last based at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan.

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