Who commanded 2d marine regiment in the battle of tarawa?
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David M. Shoup David Monroe Shoup
2nd Marine Regiment
2d marine regiment in the battle of tarawa
2nd Marine Division 2nd Marine Regiment Battle of Tarawa 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines 6th Marine Regiment 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines 18th Marine Regiment (United States) 1st Battalion, 8th Marines
During World War II, the <b>2nd Marine Division</b> (Headquarters) ... The <b>Battle of</b> 
<b>Tarawa</b>, in the Gilbert Islands campaign – 20&nbsp;... This time the <b>regiment</b> was part of the newly formed <b>2nd Marine</b> ... 1st <b>Marine</b> 
<b>Division</b> during the <b>Battle of Guadalcanal</b> in 1942-43. The <b>Battle of Tarawa</b> was a battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II that was 
fought on ... On board the transports was the <b>2nd Marine Division</b> and a part of 
the Army&#39;s 27th Infantry Division, for a total of about 35,000 troops. Marines seek
&nbsp;... The Second <b>Battalion</b>, Second <b>Marines</b> was activated at ... the <b>Battle of</b> 
<b>Guadalcanal</b> began with <b>Marines</b> landing on&nbsp;... They were assigned to the <b>2nd Marine</b> Brigade during February 1941 ... During 
the <b>Battle of Tarawa</b>, the <b>battalion</b> participated in the&nbsp;... <b>2nd Battalion</b>, 8th <b>Marines</b> was activated on 1 April 1940 in San ... War II, the 
<b>battalion</b> participated in the <b>Battle of Guadalcanal</b>,&nbsp;... The 6th Marine Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Marine ... 
The 6th Marines was reassigned to the <b>2nd Marine Division</b> at San ... 6th Marines 
landed at <b>Guadalcanal</b> on 4 January 1943 where it&nbsp;... In March 1942 the <b>battalion</b> returned to San Diego and was reassigned to the 
<b>2nd</b> ... The 2/6 also took part in the <b>Battle of Tarawa</b>. <b>Battle of Tarawa</b> *Battle of Saipan * Battle of Tinian. The 18th Marine Regiment 
was a composite engineer regiment of the United States Marine Corps 
subordinate to the <b>2nd Marine Division</b>. It was disbanded during the war, with the 
1st and 2nd battalions remaining in&nbsp;... 1st Battalion, 8th Marines (1/8) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine 
Corps based ... The 8th Marine Regiment losses on <b>Guadalcanal</b> were 115 killed, 
451 wounded, and 9 missing. <b>Tarawa</b> (Betio ... Following the <b>battle</b> 1/8 along with 
the <b>2nd Marine Division</b> was shipped to the big island of Hawaii. 1/8 remained&nbsp;...
Col. David M. Shoup
Battle of Tarawa