1st Battalion 24th Marines

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment


caption= 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment insignia
dates= July 5, 1922
country=United States
allegiance=
branch=USMC
type= Infantry Battalion
role= Locate, close with and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver, and to repel the enemy's assault by fire and close combat.
size= 1,000
command_structure=24th Marine Regiment
4th Marine Division
current_commander=LtCol Stephen A. Lawson
garrison= Detroit, Michigan
ceremonial_chief=
colonel_of_the_regiment=
nickname= Terror from the North
patron=
motto= "Nemo Me Impune Lacessit"
"No one attacks me with impunity"
colors=
march=
mascot=
battles= World War II
* Battle of Kwajalein
* Battle of Tinian
* Battle of Saipan
* Battle of Iwo Jima
Korean War
Operation Desert Storm
* Operation Fiery Vigil
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
* Third Battle of Fallujah
notable_commanders=
anniversaries=

1st Battalion, 24th Marines (1/24) is a reserve infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps located throughout Michigan and Ohio consisting of approximately 1,000 Marines and Sailors. Nicknamed "Terror from the North", they fall under the command of the 24th Marine Regiment and the 4th Marine Division.

Current Units

Mission

Provide trained combat and combat support personnel and units to augment and reinforce the active component in time of war, national emergency, and at other times as national security requires; and have the capability to reconstitute the Division, if required.

History

On July 5, 1922 the Marines first came to Detroit when a volunteer Marine Corps Reserve company was activated with a strength of 70 men. In 1926 the company designated as the 306th Company of the Fleet Marine Force (FMF) Reserve before being redesignated in 1929 as Company "B" of the 8th Reserve Battalion, headquartered in Toledo, Ohio.

In October 1938, Detroit became the home of a second company of Marines, Company "D" of the 8th Reserve Battalion. Shortly thereafter, in November of 1940, the 8th Reserve Battalion was mobilized as an individual active duty battalion before being integrated into the First Marine Brigade in January of 1941. As part of the First Marine Brigade, the battalion fought valiantly in World War II in the South Pacific.

In August 1946, the battalion was formed into the 17th Infantry Battalion. Four short years later, the reservists of the 1st Battalion were mobilized and reported to Camp Pendleton, California, where many joined the units of the 1st Marine Division in Korea in the fall and winter of 1950.

In July 1962, the Marines became Headquarters & Service Company of the 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment when the 4th Marine Division was reactivated. 1/24 was mobilized in support of Operation Desert Shield in December 1990.

In support of Operation Enduring Freedom during 2003, 1/24 saw the mobilization of companies A, B, and C reinforced with platoons from Weapons company and small elements of H&S company. Company A along with Heavy Machinegun Platoon went to Camp LeMonier, Djibouti, Horn of Africa. Company B, reinforced by 81mm Mortar Platoon went to support security operations in Kuwait. Company C and the Battalion's Javelin Platoon supported security operations in Southern Iraq.

Until 2005, the battalion was based at Brodhead Armory which is an historic building that has served in various capacities over the years. It has served as a submarine base for the United States Navy, a union hall for the Teamsters in the Jimmy Hoffa era, and a professional boxing arena for Joe Louis and other famous boxers.

The battalion headquarters and its subordinate Headquarters and Service Company relocated to Selfridge Air National Guard (SANGB) Base in 2005. SANGB is a joint base which accommodates all branches of the armed forces and is located roughly convert|35|mi|km north of Detroit.

Global War on Terror

In April 2006, the battalion began training in Michigan and Camp Pendleton, California to prepare for deployment to the Al Anbar Province of Iraq. The battalion arrived in downtown Fallujah in late September 2006 to serve for seven months with Regimental Combat Team 5 [cite web
last =
first =
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title = 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment newest RCT-5 battalion in Fallujah
work = Marine Corps News
publisher = U.S. Marine Corps
date =
url = http://www.marines.mil/marinelink/mcn2000.nsf/main5/D49B096C309195098525720A0059EFBD?opendocument
format =
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accessdate = ] and Regimental Combat Team 6. During this deployment 1/24 participated in what was to become the "Third Battle of Fallujah," suffering 22 Marines killed in action with another 331 wounded, including 41 amputees. [cite web
last = Swickard
first = Joe
authorlink =
coauthors =
title = Honoring fallen Marines
work =
publisher = Detroit Free Press
date = 2007-12-25
url = http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071225/NEWS06/712250338/1001
format =
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accessdate = 2007-12-25]

ee also

* List of United States Marine Corps battalions
* Organization of the United States Marine Corps

Notes

References

:Marine Corps

;Web
* [http://www.mfr.usmc.mil/4thmardiv/24thMar/1stBn/index.htm 1/24's official website]