| V Amphibious Corps | |
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| Country | United States |
| Branch | USMC |
| Type | Marine Air-Ground Task Force |
| Role | Expeditionary combat forces |
| Part of | Inactive |
| Battles/wars | World War II *Battle of Tarawa * Battle of Makin * Battle of Kwajalein * Battle of Eniwetok * Battle of Saipan * Battle of Tinian * Battle of Iwo Jima |
The V Amphibious Corps (VAC), of the United States Marine Corps, was comprised of the Third, Fourth and Fifth Marine Divisions during World War II. They were the amphibious landing force for the United States Fifth Fleet and were notably involved in the battles for Tarawa and Saipan in 1944 and the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945. During the course of the war V Corps was commanded by General Holland 'Howlin Mad' Smith.
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Structure
By 1945 the structure of a United States Marine Corps' amphibious corps was broken down into 4 major subordinate commands with each of them having numerous sub-elements. The first major element of the Corps was three reinforce Marine infantry divisions. The next was the Corps artillery which was composed of a field artillery group made of three battalions of 155mm howitzers and three battalions of 155mm guns and an Antiaircraft Artillery Group made of three antiaircraft artillery battalions. The next major command was Amphibian Tractor Group which was made up of four amphibian tractor battalions and an armored amphibian tractor battalion. The final command was known as the Corps Troops and was composed of a headquarters and service battalion, administrative command, signal battalion, medical battalion, motor transport battalion, engineer battalion, reconnaissance battalion and military police battalion.[1]
Major subordinate units
During World War II the following major commands served under VAC:[2]
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History
V Corps was formed on August 25, 1943 at Camp Elliott, California from the previous Pacific Fleet Amphibious Corps. In September 1943 they moved to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
See also
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Notes
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the United States Marine Corps.- Bibliography
- Rottman, Gordon L. (2002). U.S. Marine Corps World War II Order of Battle - Ground and Air Units in the Pacific War, 1939 - 1945.’’. Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-31906-5.
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- Major Mark P. Arens, USMCR (1995). Chapter 2: V Amphibious Corps. V [Marine] Amphibious Corps Planning for Operation Olympic and the Role of Intelligence in Support of Planning. Marine Corps Staff and Command College. Retrieved on 2007-05-13. “Written in fulfillment of a requirement for the Marine Corps Staff and Command College.”
