During WW2, how many Marines were stationed on major US ships. Can anybody point me at where I can get that info? Or anybody who knows?

2018-09-07T22:46:50-04:00

Response by SSgt GG-15 RET Jim Lint made Sep 7 at 2018 10:54 PM

2018-09-07T22:54:08-04:00

I do not know, but they were mostly on islands fighting. Ships were transport. They did not do 6 month cruises like now.

Response by LTC Stephen C. made Sep 8 at 2018 1:27 AM

2018-09-08T01:27:04-04:00

Brad Miller, a simple Google search revealed this article on Marine Detachments, but I’m not otherwise knowledgeable of the subject.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Detachment

Marine Detachment - Wikipedia

Marine Detachment or MarDet was a unit of 35 to 55 United States Marines aboard large warships including cruisers, battleships, or aircraft carriers. They were a regular component of a ship's company since the formation of the United States Marine Corps up until the 1990s. Missions of the Marine Detachment evolved over time, and included protecting the ship's captain, security and defense of the ship, operating the brig, limited action ashore,...

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Sep 8 at 2018 1:44 PM

2018-09-08T13:44:16-04:00

Google total number of Marines in the Pacific for WWII.

Response by Cpl Glynis Sakowicz made Sep 10 at 2018 9:09 AM

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https://archive.org/details/historyofusmarin03usma
https://careertrend.com/marine-corps-ship-sea-duty-detachment-13801.html
Best I could do.

History of U.S. Marine Corps operations in World War II : United States. Marine Corps : Free...

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