Observer Group

The Observer Group (precursor to Marine Corps Amphibious Reconnaissance Company and the Navy Scouts and Raiders) was a joint-United States Army/Marine Corps unit that was the first in the United States and Fleet Marine Force to be organized and trained specifically for amphibious reconnaissance.[1][2] The Observer Group experimented in the methodology and equipment for projecting reconnaissance from the sea[3] before the establishment of the OSS Maritime Unit, the Underwater Demolition Teams, and before the Army Special Forces and Air Commandos.[4] It was also the birth of naval amphibious intelligence.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Swift, Silent, and Deadly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Shinn, lstLt Leo B. (April 1945). "Amphibious Reconnaissance". Marine Corps Gazette. 29 (4).
  3. ^ Rottman, Gordon; Michael Chappell (1998). U.S. Marine Corps 1941-45. Military Book Club edition. London: Osprey. ISBN 1855324970. OCLC 32925885.
  4. ^ Rottman, Gordon (1948). "Section 4: Amphibious Patrols". Amphibious Operation's Intelligence. Quantico, Virginia. p. 24.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ Naval Intelligence. NavPers 16047. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. 1948. p. 148.