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6th Marine Division (United States)
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6th Marine Division (United States)
The
6th Marine Division
was a
United States Marine Corps
World War II
infantry
division
formed in September 1944. During the
invasion of Okinawa
it saw combat at
Yae-Take
and
Sugar Loaf Hill
and was awarded a
Presidential Unit Citation
. The 6th Division had also prepared for the
invasion of Japan
before the war ended. After the war it served in Tsingtao, China where the division was disbanded on April 1, 1946, being the only Marine division to be formed and disbanded overseas and never set foot in the United States.
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