4th Marine Regiment

4th Marine Regiment
4th Marine Regiment
	4th Marine Regiment insignia
Active	1914–1942; 1944–1949; 1952–present
Country	United States of America
Branch	United States Marine Corps
Type	Infantry regiment
Part of	3rd Marine Division; III Marine Expeditionary Force
Garrison/HQ	Camp Schwab, Okinawa
Nickname(s)	"The Oldest and the Proudest" or "China Marines"
Motto(s)	Hold High the Torch
Engagements	Banana Wars Occupation of Veracruz; Occupation of the Dominican Republic; ; World War II Battle of Corregidor; Battle of Guam; Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign Battle of Okinawa; ; ; Vietnam War Operation Starlite; Operation Hastings; Operation Prairie; Operation Prairie IV; Operation Hickory; Operation Kingfisher; Operation Kentucky; ; Operation Desert Storm;
Commanders
Current; commander	Colonel Erick T. Clark
Notable; commanders	Emile P. Moses; Samuel L. Howard; Alan Shapley; Fred D. Beans; Charles I. Murray; John C. Miller Jr.; John H. Masters ; Stephen M. Neary

The 4th Marine Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Marine Corps. Based at Camp Schwab in Okinawa, Japan, it is part of the 3rd Marine Division of the III Marine Expeditionary Force.

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