The surrender of Corregidor on May 6th, 1942 removed this regiment from the Marine Corps rolls for the time being, but the 4th Marines were not to be forgotten. Elsewhere in the Pacific, the 6th Defense Battalion, currently stationed on Midway, learned that it was to be the next target for the Japanese fleet. Remembering that the defenders of Wake lacked manpower, it was determined that the same mistake would not happen again. Elements of the 3rd Defense Battalion, and the 2nd Raider Battalion were sent there, so that on the 1st of June, 1942, the 6th Marine Battalion had the following on the island awaiting a Japanese attack. 6th MARINE DEFENSE BATTALION Midway Island, June 1st Troop Quality: Experienced Morale: 9 Headquarters and Service Battery: with 1 command stand 1 staff radio stand 2 support stands 2 Medium Supply Trucks Coastal Defense Group, with: Coastal Defense Battery: with 1 command stand 1 7" L50 Gun (Fixed) 1 gun crew stand (DS) Coastal Defense Battery: with 1 command stand 1 5" L51 Gun (Fixed) 1 gun crew stand (DS) Antiaircraft Group, with 6 Antiaircraft Batteries: each with 1 command stand 1 3" L21 AA Gun (Fixed) 1 gun crew stand (DS) 2 Antiaircraft Batteries with 1 37mm AA Gun 1 Gun Crew 3 Antiaircraft Batteries with 1 20mm AA Gun 1 Gun Crew Detection Battery: with 2 support stands 1 Radar Set 2 Searchlight Antiaircraft Machine Gun Battery: with 1 command stand 8 .50 AA Machine Gun Stands (DS) Beach Defense Group : with Beach Defense Machine Gun Battery: with 1 command stand 8 MMG Stands Companies C and D, 2nd Raider Battalion, with 1 Command Stand 2 Recon Infantry Stands 1 Weapons Stand Tank Platoon, with 1 M2 Light Tank Back to Table of Contents -- Command Post USMC Supplement To Command Post Quarterly List of Issues To MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1992 by Greg Novak. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other articles from military history and related magazines are available at http://www.magweb.com