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UNIT CITATIONS and DECORATIONS AWARDED MARINE CORPS RAIDER HEROES DURING WW II.
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There are 492 Raider company muster rolls, which cover the entire Raider life from 16 February 42 to 3l Januaey 44. On l February 44, the lst Marine Raider Regiment was redesignated the 4th Marines. 'There are 410 company muster rolls of the 4th Marines, Reinforced. These span the WW II period from l February 44 to the post war date of 18 February 46, when the last of the Regimental units of the WW II 4th Marines was deactivated. These muster rolls have also been searched for decorated Raiders.

There are no official consolidated Navy Department listings of decorations awarded Navy personnel during WW lI. The information of decorations awarded Navy personnel serving with the Marine Raiders was obtained from the Marine Raider and 4th Marines muster rolls, and the Raider Association Headquarters files.

The number of decorations awarded Marine Raiders and attached Navy personnel and the total nunber of Decorations awarded to all Marines during WW II are as follows:

DECORATION	RAIDERS	NAVY	TOTAL USMC
Medal of Honor	7	-	83
Navy Cross	125	13	1026
Army Distinguished Service Cross	21	-	32
Silver Star	316	33	3952
Legion of Merit	17	1	606
Navy & Marine Corps Medal	6	-	554
Soldier's Medal	3	-	29
Bronze Star	198	18	Unknown
Navy Letter of Commendation	107	8	Unknown
Army Letter of Commendationon	29	2	Unknown
Meritorious Conduct In Action Promotion	20	-	Unknown

There were 111 U.S. Naval Ships named for Marine Heroes of this total 27 ships were named for WW II Marine Corps RAIDER Heroes. Two ships were also named for Naval Medical Heroes serving with the RAIDERS.

Beau, J. J. C., The U. S. Marine Raiders of WWII: Those Who Served. American Historical Foundation, Richmond, Virginia, page 7, 1996.

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