US Navy - 31st Marine Amphibious Unit

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Accession NumberP471Title (extended title only)Plaque - US Navy - 31st Marine Amphibious UnitDescriptionWooden Plaque with inlaid motif of 31st Marine Amphibious Unit – the motif is of an anchor, machine gun and eagle intertwined – Gold plate presentation plaque to City of Fremantle May 1980 “The Cutting Edge”
DateBetween 1st May 1980 and 31st May 1980ProvenanceThe 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) is one of seven Marine Expeditionary Units in existence in the United States Marine Corps. The Marine Expeditionary Unit is a Marine Air Ground Task Force with a strength of about 2,200 Marines and sailors. The 31st MEU consists of a company-sized command element, a battalion landing team (BLT), (an infantry battalion reinforced with artillery, amphibious vehicles and other attachments), a medium tiltrotor squadron (reinforced), (which includes detachments of short take-off, vertical landing airplanes and heavy, light, and attack helicopters), and a combat logistics battalion. The 31st MEU is based at Camp Hansen, Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan.
From March 1967 to the present day, serving in combat zones such as Vietnam and the various wars in the Middle East and Persian Gulf. Relevance to the CityThe 31st Marine Unit has visited Fremantle on a few occasions, notably in 2015 and 2018 however this plaque was gifted to the City during a 1980 visit

SubjectUnited States NavyCollectionCivic Collection

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