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Combat Assault Battalion
Combat Assault Battalion's Insignia
Active
February 16, 1942 – October 12, 2018
Country
United States of America
Branch
United States Marine Corps
Type
Mechanized/Engineering Battalion
Role
Amphibious Assault
Part of
3rd Marine Division III Marine Expeditionary Force
Nickname(s)
The Iron Fist
Motto(s)
"Sui Generis"
Engagements
World 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
Military unit
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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