USMC 2nd Bᴀᴛᴛᴀʟɪᴏɴ, 3rd Mᴀʀɪɴᴇꜱ #9465265
Description
The 2nd Marines was originally activated on 19 June 1913 as the 1st Advance Base Regiment at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Charles G. Long. The unit became part of the Advance Base Brigade in December 1913 and was redesignated the 1st Regiment, Advance Base Brigade, on 18 February 1914. The regiment had participated in a number of training maneuvers in Puerto ##### ######## and Louisiana when political conditions began to deteriorate in Mexico. Marine Corps forces were ordered to land at Veracruz after President ####### ###### received word that a German merchant ship was going there with a cargo of arms. On 22 April 1914, the 1st Regiment landed at Veracruz and joined other forces in clearing the city. Two of the regiment’s officers, Major Smedley D. Butler and Lieutenant Colonel ####### ## ######## who would later become 14th Commandant of the Marine Corps, received Medals of Honor for distinguished conduct in the battle.
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| Measured (UTC) | Members | Change |
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| 14 Aug 2026, 13:17 | 2 | first reading |
Ownership
Owned by SMITY III (@SALTY_LEATHERHEAD) as measured.
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SMITY III (@SALTY_LEATHERHEAD) — Owner (rank 255)
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