Artifact Spotlight: U.S. Navy World War I Landing Party

[@billwells2740]

The U. S. Navy Landing Force Manual was in force into the 1980s. Watch Quarter and Station bills listed landing force duty into the 1960s.

[@ChaseThrifts]

Very informative! i've been trying to learn more about some ww1-ww2 uniforms i picked up pickin' for resell! this helped me identify some items!

[@NavalSheepdog]

SeaBees under Civil Engineering Corps staff corps officers function as infantry.

[@jtnelson8828]

What happened to the cutlasses ?

[@gg887156]

The successor of landing party is VBSS team

[@kaiseralejandro1425]

Is the U.S-Mexican battles considered part of WW1? Like a sort of theater?

[@bandit5747]

No, that was during 1914, before the US even joined the war. I think the put WWI because it was simply the era it took place in.

[@5.7moy]

I believe it would fall under the era of Imperialism and the Banana wars .

[@rannenw6207]

@@5.7moy It was during when they were chasing Poncho Villa.

[@dewayneliebrandt1502]

Where can I get a complete reproduction Officer uniform like the one in this video?

[@SRWDify]

Navy Expeditionary forces beg to differ!

[@ericcr6780]

If these came back wouldn't it eliminate the need for the marine corps?

[@rannenw6207]

No because like he said the point of these guys is just hold out until help arrives, or deal with riots, so if you are docked and are attacked in a foreign port, or if people are protesting and become violent. US Marines are only on certain US vessels like the one I was on an LHD. They are on other Amphib ships but things like Destroyers, Aircraft Carriers, Cruisers, Frigates and etc don't have a Marine element on them a CVN may have a marine Hornet squadron but it won't have infantry .