| This Month's History Lesson, the Marine Corps Way: May |
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| 1 May 1992: |
BGen Marvin Hopgood Jr. led 1,500 Marines from
Camp Pendleton to help quell the Los Angeles riots. |
| 2 May 1946: |
Marines helped quell a prison riot at Alcatraz
Island, California. |
| 3 May 1898: |
Lt Dion Williams and Marines from the USS Baltimore
raised the American flag over Cavite, Philippines. |
| 4 May 1942: |
Marines participated in the Battle of the Coral Sea
during WW II. |
| 5 May 1919: |
HQMC moved into the new Navy Building on Constitution
Avenue in Washington, DC. |
| 5 May 1961: |
Marine pilots retrieved America's first astronaut,
Navy Commander Alan Shepard. |
| 6 May 1937: |
Marines at NAS, Lakehurst, New Jersey, helped
rescue survivors of the Hindenburg disaster. |
| 6 May 1942: |
The colors of the 4th Marines Regiment were
burned to avoid capture on Corregidor. |
| 7 May 1942: |
The 8th Defense Battalion (reinforced) landed
on Wallis Island from Tutuila Island. |
| 8 May 1808: |
Marine Barracks, Charleston was established
under Lt Pinckney and 22 Marines. |
| 9 May 1846: |
Lt Archibald Gillespie delivered a presidential
message to Capt John C. J. Fremont in Oregon. |
| 10 May 1845: |
Marines and Sailors of the USS Constitution
landed at Tourane, Cochin China (later known as Da Nang, Vietnam). |
| 10 May 1934: |
The first amphibious landing exercise by
embryo FMF at Culebra. |
| 11 May 1920: |
The 16th Marine Regiment organized at Philadelphia
for duty in Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic. |
| 12 May 1975: |
Marines were alerted for rescue of the
Mayaguez crew and assault on Koh Tang Island, Cambodia. |
| 13 May 1846: |
Was was declared against Mexico. |
| 13 May 1928: |
Marines participated in the Battle of
Cua River in Nicaragua. |
| 14 May 1917: |
The first Marine detachment transferred from
Annapolis to a new Marine post at Quantico. |
| 14 May 1919: |
Marines from the USS Arizona landed
at Constantinople to secure the American Consulate. |
| 15 May 1862: |
Corporal John Mackie became the first
Marine awarded the Medal of Honor. |
| 15 May 1991: |
After flooding killed 130,000 in Bangladesh,
the 5th MEB provided aid in Operation Sea Angel. |
| 16 May 1927: |
Marines participated in the Battle of
La Paz Centro in Nicaragua. |
| 17 May 1962: |
The 3rd MEU landed in Thailand, easing
communist pressure. |
| 18 May 1902: |
Marines from the USS Ranger landed
in Panama City to protect Americans. |
| 19 May 1927: |
The 11th Marine Regiment arrived at Esteli,
Nicaragua, for garrison duty. |
| 20 May 1803: |
Marines participated in the raid on Tripoli. |
| 20 May 1906: |
Major John A. Lejeune embarked his battalion
for duty in Panama. |
| 21 May 1846: |
A Marine regiment formed for duty with
General Winfield Scott's Army in Mexico. |
| 22 May 1912: |
Lieutenant Alfred A. Cunningham became
the first Marine officer assigned to aviation duty. |
| 23 May 1899: |
Marines arrived to secure Cavite Naval Base,
Philippines. |
| 24 May 1900: |
Marines landed at Taku, China, to establish
Legation Guard at Peking. |
| 26 May 1853: |
Major Jacob Zeilin (in charge of Marines)
arrived with Commodore Matthew C. Perry's squadron at Okinawa. |
| 27 May 1803: |
Marines aboard the USS John Adams engaged
Tripolitan gunboats off Tripoli. |
| 28 May 1945: |
The 5th Marine Regiment began the final
assault against Shuri Castle, Okinawa. |
| 29 May 1944: |
The 4thMarDiv sailed from Pearl Harbor for
Saipan Operation. |
| 30 May 1873: |
68 Marines from USS Ohio and USS Powhatan
restored order after a fire in Boston. |
| 31 May 1900: |
Marines guarded the Peking Diplomatic Quarters
during the Boxer Rebellion. |
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