5th Marine Regiment

5th Marine Regiment/"5th Marines"
5th Marine Regiment insignia
Active1917–1919; 1920–1930; 1934–present
Country United States of America
Branch United States Marine Corps
TypeLight infantry
Size4,800
Part of1st Marine Division
I Marine Expeditionary Force
Garrison/HQMCB Camp Pendleton
Nickname(s)"The Fighting Fifth"
Engagements
Commanders
CommanderColonel Chris Steele
Notable
commanders
Charles A. Doyen
Hiram I. Bearss
Wendell Neville
Logan Feland
Samuel Harrington
Julian C. Smith
Charles Barrett
Alfred H. Noble
LeRoy P. Hunt
Merritt A. Edson
Oliver P. Smith
John H. Griebel
Victor H. Krulak
John T. Selden
Harold D. Harris
Lewis W. Walt
Fred E. Haynes Jr.
Martin Brandtner
Lawrence D. Nicholson
Thomas V. Draude[1]
Kenneth R. Kassner [2]

The 5th Marine Regiment (also referred to as "5th Marines") is an infantry regiment of the United States Marine Corps based at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. It is the most highly decorated regiment in the Marine Corps[3] and falls under the command of the 1st Marine Division and the I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF).

  1. ^ Crawford, Danny J.; Aquilina, Robert V.; Ferrante, Ann A.; Gramblin, Shelia P. (1999). The 1st Marine Division and its Regiments (PDF). Washington, DC: History and Museums Division, United States Marine Corps. pp. 39–41. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Colonel Kenneth Kassner". marines.mil. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  3. ^ Brown, Ronald J. (2001). A Few Good Men The Fighting Fifth Marines: A History of the USMC's Most Decorated Regiment. Novato, CA: Presidio Press, Inc. OCLC 46462729.