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1st Marine Division - 'The Old Breed'
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.-..LSPEARHEAD~
1st
INE DIVISION
'The Old Breed'
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Previous pages: IsrMarines push inland under fire
after landing on the white coral sands of Peleliu.
US Army via Real War Photos
First published 2002
ISBN 0 7110 2958 X
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any
means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage
and retrieval system, without permission from the Publisher in writing.
Acknowledgements
Author and Publisher acknowledge the help of a
number of people in the production of this book,
including Teddy Nevill of TRH Pictures and Lolita
Chizmar of Real War Photos who supplied the bulk
of the photos, Mark Franklin of Flatt Artt (maps
and drawings), Donald Sommerville (editor), Tony
Stocks of Compendium Design (design). Thanks to
Bob Aquilina of the Marine Historical Centre for
the information in the commanding generals table
on page 82.
© Compendium Publishing 2002
Published by Ian Allan Publishing
an imprint of Ian Allan Publishing Ltd, Hersham, Surrey KT 12 4RG.
Printed by Ian Allan Printing Ltd, Hersham, Surrey KT 12 4RG.
Code: 020 I 1/A2
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
Abbreviations
Det
Detachment
MC
Motorcycle
AA(A)
Anti-aircraft
DUKW
amphibious vehicles
Med
Medium or
artillery
DZ
Dropzone
Medical
AB
Airborne
ea
each
MG
Machine gun
ADC
Aide de camp
Engr
Engineer
Mor
Mortar
AEF
American
ETO
European Theatre
Mot Inf
Motorised infantry
Expeditionary
of Operations
MP
Military Police
Force
FA
Field Artillery
Mtrel
Materiel
Amb
Ambulance
FMF
Field Marine Force
OD
Olive drab
Amtrac
Amphibious tractor
gren
Grenade
QM
Quartermaster
Arty
Artillery
HBT
Herringbone twill
Pfc/Pvt
Private (first class)
asst
Assistant
HMG
Heavy MG
PI
Platoon
A/tk
Anti-tank
(.50 cal)
PIR
Parachute infantry
ATRl
Anti-tank rocket
Hy
Heavy
regiment
launcher (M6
Inf
Infantry
RA
Royal Artillery
Bazooka)
lCA
landing craft
RCT
Regimental
Bn
Battalion
assault
Combat Team
BR
British
lCI
landing craft
Recce/Recon Reconnaissance
Brig
Brigade
infantry
RHQ
Regimental HQ
Bty
Battery
lCM
landing craft
Sect
Section
camo
camouflage
mechanised
(T or Sf) Sgt (Technical or
cal
calibre
lCT
landing craft tank
Staff/) Sergeant
Cav
Cavalry
lCVP
landing craft
SHAEF
Supreme HQ Allied
CC
Combat Command
vehicle and
Powers in Europe
C-in-C
Commander-in-Chief
personnel
Sig
Signals
CG
Commanding
LMG
light MG (.30 cal)
SP
Self-propelled
general
lST
landing Ship Tank
Tac
Tactical
Cml
Chemical
It
light
Tk
Tank
CO
Commanding
(1-/2-) It
(First/Second)
USAAF
US Army Air Force
officer
lieutenant
USMC
US Marine Corps
Col
Column
lVT (A)
. landing Vehicle
Veh
Vehicle
CP
Command post
Tracked (Armored)
Coy
Company
aka Buffalo
DO
Duplex drive
lZ
landing zone
Dates
(amphibious)
Maint
Maintenance
20/7/54
20 July 1954
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