Marine defense battalions

Columns: Battalion Name | Location ( s ) | Notable Commanding Officers
15th Defense Battalion | Marshall Islands Mariana Islands | Francis B. Loomis Jr. Peter J. Negri | 16th Defense Battalion | Johnston Island Hawaii Tinian Okinawa | Richard P. Ross Jr. Galen M. Sturgis | 17th Defense Battalion | Saipan Tinian | Thomas G. McFarland | 18th Defense Battalion | Saipan Tinian | Harold C. Roberts William J . Van Ryzin | 51st Defense Battalion | Ellice Islands | William B. Onley Floyd A. Stephenson | 52nd Defense Battalion | Mariana Islands Guam | Augustus W. Cockrell Joseph W. Earnshaw

Example questions:
What is the Marine defense battalion name for the battalion located at Guantanamo Bay and commanded by the author of the book Rifleman 's Creed ? | Where is the Marine defense battalion located that once was commanded by Lewis A. Hohn and is a 2.4 square mile atoll ? | What is the Marine defense battalion that was once commanded by Lloyd L. Leech and located on 14.2710° S , 170.1322° W ? | Who commanded the Marine 's 9th Defense Battalion and reached the rank of who reached the rank of major general ?

Answers:
4th Defense Battalion | Midway Island | 8th Defense Battalion | William J. Scheyer