Assertion: battalion | /r/CapableOf | see action
Facets:
value: on guam
type: LOCATION
value: against the japanese
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: on 11/12 june
type: TEMPORAL
value: after marching 50 miles
type: TEMPORAL
value: during the operation torch landings
type: TEMPORAL
value: during world war ii
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: The battalion was originally formed at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina in 1942 and saw action on both Bougainville and Guam during World War II, where it was awarded the first of its Presidential Unit Citations for "gallantry, determination, and esprit de corps in accomplishing its mission under extremely difficult and hazardous conditions"; and the first of its Navy Unit Commendations for "outstanding service".
text: The battalion first saw action during the Operation Torch landings, and then further operations in North Africa, by the independent 1st Parachute Brigade.
text: After marching 50 miles across the islands, the Battalion saw action on 11/12 June when it was engaged in the Battle of Mount Longdon.
text: During the remainder of World War II the battalion saw action in the Battles of Guam (2/4 was the first ashore) and of Okinawa.
text: Split in August 1939 and known as the "22nd Battalion (South Gippsland Regiment)", the battalion saw action against the Japanese during World War II in the Huon Peninsula and New Britain campaigns.