Company C Chronolgy

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Activated 22 July 1942 at New River, North Carolina as Company C, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marines
Assigned during February 1943 to the 4th Marine Division
Relocated during July 1943 to Camp Pendleton, California
Deployed during February 1944 to Kwajalein Atoll
Participated in the following World War II campaigns:

Roi-Namur
Saipan
Tinian
Iwo Jima

Redeployed during April 1945 to Maui, Territory of Hawaii

Relocated during October 1945 to Camp Pendleton, California
Deactivated 15 November 1945
Reactivated 1 July 1962 at Houston, Texas
Assigned to the 4th Marine Division, United States Marine Corps Reserve

Present Company C Address

Company C, 1st Battalion
23rd Marines, 4th Marine Division
1430 Dimmit Dr. Suite 134
Corpus Christi, Texas 78419
512-961-2885/3271/3235

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Division Decorations:
Presidential Unit Citation Streamer with one bronze star
World War II - Saipan - Tinian - 1944
- Iwo Jima - 1945 American Campaign Streamer
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Streamer with four bronze stars
World War II Victory Streamer

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Created by Rowland Lewis
Last Modified 06/22/98