WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news:

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Marine Corps Battalion Redesignates as First Medium Missile Battalion

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History was made at the home of the 2nd Marine Division as the 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, redesignated from an artillery battalion to a medium missile battalion during a ceremony Oct. 9 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, creating a first-of-its-kind unit in the Marine Corps.