19th Battalion (United States Marine Corps) explained

Unit Name:	19th Battalion
Dates:	December 1936 – November 1940
Branch:	United States Marine Corps
Type:	Reserve
Garrison:	Augusta, Georgia

19th Battalion was a battalion in the Fleet Marine Corps Reserve based in Augusta, Georgia.

Subordinate units

• Headquarters Company
• Company A
• Company B
• Company C

History

The battalion was formed in December 1936 and was mobilized 7 November 1940 for service in anticipation of World War II. Upon mobilization, the Marines were sent to various assignments throughout the Marine Corps as was customary for the time. The battalion was subsequently disbanded after mobilization.^[1]

Notable former members

• Aquilla James Dyess

Notes and References

1. Smith, Perry M. A Hero Among Heroes: Jimmie Dyess and the 4th Marine Division (Quantico, Virginia: Marine Corps Association, 1998), p. 90.