"Paramarine" redirects here. For the naval architecture software, see Qinetiq.
For other uses, see 1st Parachute Battalion.
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Paramarines
1st Marine Parachute Regiment insignia
Active
October 26, 1940 – February 29, 1944
Disbanded
1944
Country
United States
Branch
United States Marine Corps
Type
Airborne forces
Role
Airfield seizure Amphibious warfare Close-quarters combat Direct action Forward observer Indirect fire Jungle warfare Long-range penetration Mountain warfare Parachuting Patrolling Raiding Reconnaissance Special reconnaissance Tracking
Size
Regiment
Engagements
World War II
Guadalcanal campaign
Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu–Tanambogo
Battle of Edson's Ridge
Solomon Islands campaign
Raid on Choiseul
Bougainville campaign
Raid on Koiari
Commanders
Notable commanders
Victor H. Krulak Robert H. Williams
Military unit
Paramarine in training at NAS Lakehurst in 1942
The Paramarines (also known as Marine paratroopers) was a short-lived specialized combat unit of the United States Marine Corps, trained to be paratroopers dropped from planes by parachute. Marine parachute training which began in New Jersey in October 1940 ended with the parachute units being disbanded at Camp Pendleton, California in February 1944. Paratroopers received a significantly increased salary after completing training, so there was no shortage of volunteers, although all were required to be unmarried. Standards of fitness were high, and 40% failed the training course.
Guadalcanal. Paramarines at San Diego were transferred to the 5th Marine Division which landed on Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945. Former Paramarines, Cpl. Harlon...
utility uniform based on the herringbone twill (HBT) cotton fabric. The Paramarines had their own pattern uniform in the same camouflage pattern in the Bougainville...
Platoon with Hansen), upon being shown the evidence (Hansen, a former Paramarine, wore his large parachutist boots in an exposed manner on Iwo Jima), agreed...
casualties. In January 1944, the Paramarines withdrew from Bougainville and returned to San Diego. In February, the Paramarines were disbanded and Captain Severance...
Gun to the U.S. armed forces, and this weapon was later used by both Paramarines and the Army's First Special Service Force. Besides Netherlands, Norway...
regular Marine units. Additionally, as parachuting special forces units, Paramarines arguably also qualified as commandos- though they too were assimilated...
Plans and Policies had already proposed to disband the Raiders and the Paramarines as "handpicked outfits ... detrimental to morale of other troops." Admiral...
training use.) Johnson M1941 rifle (Used mainly by the Marine Raiders and Paramarines) M1C Garand (Adopted in 1944. Plausible very limited use on Pacific....
joined the Marine Corps.[citation needed] Hansen volunteered for the Paramarines, which were formed in 1942, and became a Marine parachutist. He fought...
country. Stein was a member of the elite Paramarines from the end of his recruit training until the Paramarines were disbanded in 1944. Assigned to Headquarters...
Guadalcanal, and he stayed there until sometime in February, when the Paramarines were sent back to California. The 1st Parachute Regiment was officially...
February 1943. He subsequently became a Paramarine and participated in combat on Bougainville. After the Paramarines were disbanded in 1944, he was one of...
Charles Douglas Jackson Dick Ellis Operation Jedburgh Operation Paperclip Paramarines Special Forces (United States Army) X-2 Counter Espionage Branch History...
Model 55s, to attack the island of Gavutu, between Tulagi and Tanambogo. Paramarines and armored crewmen were issued the folding stock M55, and this version...
intelligence. The Paramarines (also known as Marine paratroopers) were specialized units that were trained to parachute into combat. The first Paramarines were trained...
February 2006, it bought Graphics Research Corporation Ltd, developer of the Paramarine software suite of ship and submarine design tools. On 12 January 2006...
year. He then enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, serving as a Paramarine during the Second World War, before playing football at Tulsa and eventually...
In 1942, Bowers joined the United States Marine Corps and fought as a paramarine in the Pacific War, including at the Battle of Iwo Jima, during World...
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