1st Raider Battalion
1st Raider Battalion (designated on 16 February 1942) was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Merritt A. Edson.
• Assault landing on Tulagi, Solomon Islands (7-9 August 1942)
• A, B and C Companies raid Japanese supply base, Tasimboko, Guadalcanal (8th September 1942)
• Battle of Edson's ridge (12-14 September 1942)
• 1st Battle of Matanikau River (26-28 September 1942)
• 2nd Battle of Matanikau River (8 October 1942)
• Landing at Rice Anchorage, New Georgia (5 July 1943)
• Battle of Bairoko Harbour, New Georgia (20 July 1943)
1st February 1944, 1st Raider Battalion designated as the 1st Battalion, 4th Marines
• Assault landing on Tulagi, Solomon Islands (7-9 August 1942)
• A, B and C Companies raid Japanese supply base, Tasimboko, Guadalcanal (8th September 1942)
• Battle of Edson's ridge (12-14 September 1942)
• 1st Battle of Matanikau River (26-28 September 1942)
• 2nd Battle of Matanikau River (8 October 1942)
• Landing at Rice Anchorage, New Georgia (5 July 1943)
• Battle of Bairoko Harbour, New Georgia (20 July 1943)
1st February 1944, 1st Raider Battalion designated as the 1st Battalion, 4th Marines
By Barrie Pitt
By Chief James Watson
RAIDERS
Martino, Joseph Thomas
- Added by Craig Robertson
- on
- Roll Of Honour
Date of death : 10-Aug-1942
RAIDERS
McGraw, George Richard
- Added by Craig Robertson
- on
- Roll Of Honour
Date of death : 05-Jul-1943
RAIDERS
Miller, Claude William
- Added by Craig Robertson
- on
- Roll Of Honour
Date of death : 07-Aug-1942
RAIDERS
Nickel, Thomas Frederik
- Added by Craig Robertson
- on
- Roll Of Honour
Date of death : 07-Aug-1942
[AWARD]
[CITATION ADDED]
RAIDERS
Paine, Robert Ignatius
- Added by Craig Robertson
- on
- Roll Of Honour
Date of death : 07-Aug-1942
[AWARD]
[CITATION ADDED]