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A unit citation or commendation is an award bestowed upon an organization for the action cited. Members of the unit who participated in said actions are allowed to wear on their uniforms the awarded unit citation. The 5th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion has been presented with the following awards:
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in 1945. After the war the battalion returned to the United States where it was decommissioned in November 1945. Because the 14th Defense Battalion was formed from batteries belonging to the 5th Defense Battalion the two units retained close ties throughout the war. The 14th was nicknamed
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on 25 March. Upon arrival in New York, the battalion boarded trains to return to MCRD Parris Island, SC. After a period of leave and additional training the battalion once again prepared for movement overseas.
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in order to defend the neutral country from possible German attack. Following the Iceland deployment and a period of rest and refitting at home the battalion again deployed overseas to provide air defense for
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As the war progressed, the Marine Corps removed coastal artillery from the defense battalions in order to form additional heavy artillery units for the
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of control of some areas of the country, while the British continued to administer the remainder. The battalion was emplaced around the harbor and
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from September 1942 through February 1944. Also in 1942, two batteries from the 5th were dispatched to support operations on
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In October 1945 the battalion departed Okinawa and sailed for the United States. The battalion arrived at
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in November 1945. In November 1945 the 5th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion was decommissioned at
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U.S. Marine Corps World War II Order of Battle: Ground and Air Units in the Pacific War, 1939–1945
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arriving on 4 August 1942. The battalion disembarked and moved to McKay's Crossing Camp near
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on 2 October 1942. On 2 September the 90 mm gun battery arrived at
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The 5th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion landed on Okinawa from the
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until February 1944 when they were relieved by Detachment A of the
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Air defense units and formations of the United States Marine Corps
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The 5th Defense Battalion was commissioned on 1 December 1940 at
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Outpost in the North Atlantic: Marines in the Defense of Iceland
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in order to protect the airfield against Japanese air raids and
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Artillery battalions of the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II
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the battalion was one of four AAA battalions that formed the
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Bartlett, Thomas (October 1985). "Reunion By the Falls".
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The 5th Defense Battalion became the nucleus of the
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against possible German attack. The force departed
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United States of America
United States Marine Corps
World War II
Gilbert Islands Campaign
Battle of Okinawa
George F. Good Jr.
United States Marine Corps
antiaircraft
World War II
Iceland
1st Provisional Marine Brigade
Funafuti
Ellice Islands
Tulagi
Guadalcanal Campaign
14th Defense Battalion
Battle of Okinawa
Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island
South Carolina
6th Marine Regiment
1st Provisional Marine Brigade
Iceland
Charlestown
Newfoundland
Reykjavík
British Army
49th (West Riding) Infantry Division
airport
Reykjavík
SCR-268s

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