DU WWII History buffs, a Question...

[TheMightyFavog]

Did the Marines ever see combat in Europe or were thier actions confined to the Pacific?

[Rhiannon12866]

1. Yikes! I know that they landed on Guam, think they were mostly in the

Pacific. Check out this site. It has a lot of information.:-)

http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USMC/

[Spider Jerusalem]

2. No Marines in the European theatre...

unless you count the handful of Marines (around 50 or so) who were assigned to OSS and took part in OSS infiltration/sabotage missions in North Africa and Europe.

[liberalitch]

4. Crete after the war...... I know that because my dad's best buddy...

was one of them. He was also third wave on Iwo Jima (Had scars that looked like about a dozen extra belly buttons.... impressive to a kid at the beach)
That will depend on if you see crete as part of europe africa or asia.
No fighting in Europe though.....

[pokerfan]

3. There were some

http://www.expage.com/page/usmarinesinwwii

[Spider Jerusalem]

5. Oh, and I found this:

http://www.nps.gov/wapa/indepth/extContent/usmc/pcn-190-003125-00/sec3b.htm

[NoPasaran]

6. As other posters have already replied

Very limited Marine Corps activities in the ETO, and no major combat operations. In the First World War, though, there was a Marine Brigade with the AEF. They first gained fame fighting at Belleau Wood.