Huntington's battalion was the forerunner of today's FMF
At about 1300 on 10 June the Panther with the dispatch boat Dolphin in company for naval gunfire support arrived at Guantanamo Bay and immediately began to land Huntington's Marines. A problem of command relationship between the commander of troops (Huntington) and the ship's commander (Cd...
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| Published in | Marine Corps Gazette (pre-1994) Vol. 63; no. 11; p. 73 |
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| Format | Trade Publication Article |
| Language | English |
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Marine Corps Association
01.11.1979
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| Summary: | At about 1300 on 10 June the Panther with the dispatch boat Dolphin in company for naval gunfire support arrived at Guantanamo Bay and immediately began to land Huntington's Marines. A problem of command relationship between the commander of troops (Huntington) and the ship's commander (Cdr George C. Reiter) plagued this embryonic amphibious operation-as it would others for almost 45 years until World War II when it was largely resolved after much heated debate. |
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| ISSN: | 0025-3170 |