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Paramarines

Battalion
The Paramarines was a short-lived specialized combat unit of the United States Marine Corps, trained to be paratroopers dropped from planes by parachute. Marine parachute training which began in New Jersey in October 1940 ended with the parachute... Wikipedia
Founded: 1940
Active: October 26, 1940 – February 29, 1944
Disbanded: 1944
Engagements: World War II: Guadalcanal campaign > Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu–Tanambogo; Battle of Edson's Ridge;
Size: Regiment