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In 1975, 3rd Battalion was reformed for the third (and last) time at Marine Corps Base Hawaii.

Around the end of the Vietnam War, the Battalion was deactivated for a second time in 1974. Famous alumni from its time in Vietnam include Corporal Robert Emmett O'Malley, the first Marine in Vietnam to be awarded the Medal of Honor, Oliver North, and John Ripley. The battalion continued to see major action through Vietnam and was rotated back to the United States in 1969. In 1965, the Marines of 3rd Battalion were deployed to the Vietnam War and participated in Operation Starlite, the first major Marine engagement of that conflict. The battalion was alerted for possible deployment during the 1956 Suez War and the 1958 intervention in Lebanon. Marines in the battalion were also awarded one Medal of Honor and seven Navy Crosses during the war.įollowing World War II, 3rd Battalion was disbanded until 1951, when it was reformed in California. The battalion was originally formed at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina in 1942 and saw action on both Bougainville and Guam during World War II, where it was awarded its first Presidential Unit Citation and Navy Unit Commendation.

Marine Corps, 3rd Battalion 3rd Marines is made up of three rifle companies (India, Kilo, and Lima), and a Headquarters and Services (H&S) company.

The unit consists of approximately 1200 U.S. Known as either "Trinity" or "America's Battalion", the unit falls under the command of the 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment of the 3rd Marine Division. Locate, close with and destroy the enemy with fire and maneuverģrd Battalion, 3rd Marines, abbreviated as (3/3), was an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps, based out of Kaneohe, Hawaii. The official emblem for 3rd Battalion 3rd Marines