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June 19, 2023
Marine Corps History

Summer 1942: The 1st Marine Division Arrives in the Pacific

On June 19, 1942 , General Rupertus and the second echelon of the 1st Marine Division embarked from San Francisco, California to join General Vandegrift and the front echelon in Wellington, New Zealand. The purpose of the American military presence in New Zealand in 1942 was to train in the

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June 19, 2023 2 Comments

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