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3rd Battalion, 1st Marines

3rd Battalion, 1st Marines (3/1) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Camp Horno on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. Nicknamed the "Thundering Third", the battalion consists of approximately 1,200 Marines and Sailors and falls under the command of the 1st Marine Regiment and the 1st Marine Division.

Headquarters and Service Company

Company I (India Company)

Company K (Kilo Company)

Company L (Lima Company)

Company M (Mike Company)

Weapons Company

3rd Battalion, 1st Marines (3/1) was activated on 1 March 1941 at Guantanámo Bay, Cuba and assigned to the 1st Marine Division. In April of that year, they were relocated to Marine Barracks, Parris Island, South Carolina; the battalion was subsequently deactivated in October of that year.

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