Marine Barracks was established at Naval Station, San Juan, Puerto Rico. ParaMarines organize at Lakehurst, New Jersey. The 2ndMarDiv and 2d Marine Aircraft Wing deployed during the Cuban missile crisis. Women Marines serve in WestPac - first time west of Hawaii. The 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment assualted Choiseul, Solomon Islands, in a diversionary landing.
Marines help take a Mexican schooner in the Gulf of Mexico.
He was later credited with three more and received the Medal of Honor. 5th Marines sailed for home from Peleliu. Korean Presidential Unit Citation awarded the Marine Advisory Group with the Korean Marine Combat Team.