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8 unusual facts about 1st Battalion 9th Marines

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1st Battalion 9th Marines, an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps

Bernard B. Fall

On 21 February 1967, while accompanying a company of the 1st Battalion 9th Marines on Operation Chinook II in the Street Without Joy, Thừa Thiên Province, Fall stepped on a Bouncing Betty land mine and was killed, along with Gunnery Sergeant Byron G. Highland, a U.S. Marine Corps combat photographer.

During this tour of duty he served as executive officer and later commanding officer of Company A, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, and was promoted to first lieutenant with date of rank from December 5, 1954.

Jaime Sabater, Sr.

Sabater, then a Lieutenant Colonel, commanded the 1st Battalion 9th Marines, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division which deployed during January–February 1943 to Auckland, New Zealand, from Camp Pendelton California.

James L. Day

In April 1966, Maj Day served his first tour in Vietnam as Commanding Officer, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division.

John H. Leims

This time, he was a company officer in a rifle company of the 1st Battalion, 9th Marines.

Joseph F. Dunford, Jr.

In 1978, Dunford served in the 1st Marine Division as a platoon and company commander in 3rd Battalion 1st Marines and a company commander in 1st Battalion 9th Marines until 1981.

Walter Fillmore

After this time on at the seaboard bases he was sent to Okinawa to serve as a Company Commander with the 1st Battalion, 9th Marines.

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