4th Reconnaissance Battalion
4th Reconnaissance Battalion | |
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Garrison/HQ | Navy Reserve Center San Antonio, San Antonio, TX |
Patron | Major Anthony "Cold Steel" Walker |
Engagements | World War II
Operation Iraqi Freedom |
Commanders | |
Current commander | LtCol Bryan Patterson |
The 4th Reconnaissance Battalion is a reserve reconnaissance battalion in the
Organization
Unit | Location |
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H & S Company | San Antonio, Texas |
Company A | Alameda, California |
Company B | Smyrna, Georgia (formerly Billings, Montana) |
Company C | San Antonio, Texas (formerly Reno, Nevada) |
Company D | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Company E | Joliet, Illinois (formerly Anchorage, Alaska) |
The battalion has broken ground in Marseilles, Illinois for a new Reserve Training Center which will be ready by 2010.
Chronology
Between 1943 and 1945 during
The unit was officially constituted in
- The 4th Reconnaissance Battalion designated on 1 July 1962.
- On 27 November 1990 the 4th Reconnaissance Battalion activated Company "D" in Operation Desert Shield.
- In December 1990, Company "D" deployed to Operation Desert Storm.
- Company "B", in Billings, MT was activated on 22 February 1991 and deployed to MCB Camp Pendleton, CA
- The "San Antonio" companies of the 4th Reconnaissance Battalion were activated on 11 March 1991 and deployed to MCB Camp Pendleton, CA and MCB Camp Lejeune, NC.
History
World War II
The unit fought in the Battle of Kwajalein, Battle of Saipan, Battle of Tinian and the Battle of Iwo Jima.
Eniwetok, February–March 1944
The Planning for the seizure of
The landing plan encompassed four phases, on D-Day, three islets in the north of the atoll were to be seized. Two were to be used for artillery bases, Aistu and Rujioru—codenamed CAMELIA and CANNA. Bogen Island, or ZINNIA, lies north of the islet of Engebi (FRAGILE). ZINNIA was tasked to be seized by Katzenbach's 4th Division Scouts while Jones's company was ordered to recon and seize CAMELIA and CANNA. Katzenbach and his scouts fought the heavy surf and fierce 25-knot winds, which instead forced them to land on an island next to ZINNIA. By 0327 on D+1, the scout Marines crossed over to Bogen and declared it secured.
After the seizure of both Aitsu and Rujioru, artillery emplaced on the two islands and were used in fire support for the occupation landing forces on Engebi, or FRAGILE. General Watson attached the 2nd Separate Tank Company from
At 0908, the Marines hit the beach for the main assault of 1st and 2nd Battalions of
Saipan, June 1944
Company D (Scout) performed a series of special missions with
Iwo Jima, February 1945
Before the operations of
Korean War
In 1950, with the outbreak of the Korean War the Marine Corps Reserve was activated. San Antonio Marines joined the mobilization via troop train to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California in July 1950.
Interim years
February 1991—March 1991, the Marines of 4th Reconnaissance Battalion volunteered for extended active duty in support of three counter-narcotic operations under the control of
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Marines from 4th Reconnaissance Battalion have served multiple combat tours in support of