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-Commanded by Colonel Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr.
-Major General Charles D. Barrett was the first commanding general of the division.

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Headquarters battalions provide the command and control, administration and logistics for a Marine division.

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-Samurai                          -Fidelity
-Fighting Third                -Valor
-Caltrap                            -Honor

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The 3rd Marine Division received multiple awards one of which was the Presidential Unit Citation Streamer with One Bronze Star. Another was the Navy Unit Commendation Streamer. They earned these awards for the battle of Iwo Jima-1945.
-Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Streamer with Four Bronze Stars
-World War II Victory Streamer
-National Defense Service Streamer with One Bronze Star

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The 3rd Marine Division was first activated on the 16th of September 1942 at Camp Elliot, California.

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Redeployed during November 1969 to Camp Courtney, Okinawa. Elements participated in the Evacuation operations in Vietnam and Cambodia, March - May 1975.

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The 3rd Marine Division is an infantry division of the United States Marine Corps.
Places the 3rd Marine Division participated in battles

Bougainville

Northern Solomons

Guam

Iwo Jima

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Camp Courtney, Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler and Okinawa, Japan.
Places of battle
Bougainville, Northern Solomons, Guam, Iwo Jima.