1st Marine Regiment

1st Marine Regiment
1st Marine Regiment
	1st Marine Regiment Insignia
Active	27 Nov 1913 – 20 Dec 1916; 25 Jan 1917 – 22 Apr 1922; 1 Aug 1922 – 1 Jul 1924; 15 Mar 1925 – 1 Nov 1931; 1 Mar 1941 – 20 May 1947; 1 Oct 1947 – 1 Oct 1949; 4 Aug 1950 – present;
Country	United States of America
Branch	United States Marine Corps
Type	Infantry regiment
Part of	1st Marine Division; I Marine Expeditionary Force
Garrison/HQ	MCB Camp Pendleton
Nickname(s)	"Inchon"
Motto(s)	Ready To Fight
March	Waltzing Matilda
Engagements	Banana Wars Occupation of Haiti; Occupation of the Dominican Republic; ; World War II Guadalcanal Campaign; Battle of Cape Gloucester; Mariana and Palau Islands campaign Battle of Peleliu; ; Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign Battle of Okinawa; ; ; Korean War Battle of Incheon; Second Battle of Seoul; Battle of Chosin Reservoir; Battle of Hwacheon; Battle of the Punchbowl; Battle of Bunker Hill (1952); First Battle of the Hook; Battle for Outpost Vegas; Battle of the Samichon River; ; Vietnam War; Operation Desert Storm; War on Terror Operation Enduring Freedom; Operation Iraqi Freedom; ;
Commanders
Current; commander	Col Brandon W. Graham
Notable; commanders	Clifton B. Cates; William J. Whaling; Chesty Puller; Francis M. McAlister; Arthur T. Mason; Ormond R. Simpson; Carl W. Hoffman; Herbert L. Wilkerson; Paul X. Kelley; Clifford L. Stanley; Stanley S. Hughes ; Daniel J. O'Donohue

The 1st Marine Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Marine Corps based at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. The regiment is under the command of the 1st Marine Division and the I Marine Expeditionary Force. The 1st Marine Regiment is also sometimes referred to as "Regimental Combat Team 1" or "Inchon".

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