1st Provisional Marine Brigade
The 1st Provisional Marine Brigade was a marine brigade of the United States Marine Corps (USMC) that existed periodically from 1912 to 1950. It was an ad hoc unit formed for specific operations and not considered a "permanent" USMC unit.
Members of the 1st Provisional Marine Brigade carry a wounded man on a stretcher during the Battle of Pusan Perimeter in 1950.
Officers of the 1st Provisional Marine Brigade pose for a photograph in Iceland in 1941.
Lemuel C. Shepherd (left) speaks with members of his staff during a planning meeting prior to the Guam operation. Next to him is 1st Brigade Chief of Staff John T. Walker, Alan Shapley (4th Marines) and Merlin F. Schneider (22nd Marines)
Marines disembark at Pusan on their way to the front lines in August 1950.
The 6th Marine Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Marine Corps based at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The regiment falls under the command of the 2nd Marine Division of the II Marine Expeditionary Force. Its combat history dates back to World War I when they were part of the American Expeditionary Force. They fought in the Pacific Theater in World War II, most notably at the battles of Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan, Tinian and Okinawa. More recently, the regiment has seen combat during the Gulf War and in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
6th Marines insignia
Men of the 6th Marine Regiment at the front, responding to a gas alarm at Verdun, France, April 30, 1918.
Men of the 6th Marine Regiment turn into the Champs Elysese toward Place de la Concorde, Independence Day parade, Paris, France, July 4, 1918.
Men of the 6th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Brigade, 2nd Division, being reviewed by President Woodrow Wilson at Washington, D.C., August 12, 1919.
