Posted on Sep 7, 2018
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Brad Miller
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Helpful, yes.
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LTC Stephen C.
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Brad Miller, a simple Google search revealed this article on Marine Detachments, but I’m not otherwise knowledgeable of the subject.
SSgt GG-15 RET Jim Lint Maj John Bell MAJ Ken Landgren Cpl Raymond Hottinger

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Detachment
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Maj John Bell
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I'm not going to claim my answer is the gospel. My understanding is that all ships of the line Cruiser and above had a Marine detachment, and some fleet support ships. The MarDets provided security, manned the brig on ships large enough to have a permanent brig, and were the centerpiece of ceremonial details. I believe that MarDets were ordered to stand down and Marines were returned to the FMF sometime in the late 1990's

The Best point of contact to get a definitive answer would be to contact the Marine Corps Association.
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Brad Miller
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Google loves you -- I couldn't find it!
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MAJ Ken Landgren
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Google total number of Marines in the Pacific for WWII.
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Brad Miller
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I tried that -- and was appalled at the number of Marines, and how many never came home. But they didn't have a detailed breakdown.
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MAJ Ken Landgren
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My assumption is the Marines were assigned ships for transportation to the battlefields.
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Cpl Raymond Hottinger
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if i remember the tour of the USS Iowa right the Marines manned/crude the 5" gun batteries on the battleships not sure about the other class of ships though.
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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?
SSgt GG-15 RET Jim Lint
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I do not know, but they were mostly on islands fighting. Ships were transport. They did not do 6 month cruises like now.
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Brad Miller
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Tarawa, Tinian, Saipan, Okinawa, Iwo Jima -- the history of the Pacific War is written in Marine blood, and it's easy to get information on. But there were Marine detachments on major warships as well, (I knew a couple of Vets, but they didn't remember, after 40 years).
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