This week in Marine Corps History (09/01 - 09/07)

September 1 1934: 5th Marines was reactivated for the last time at Quantico, Virginia and were assigned to the 1st Marine Brigade.

September 2 1945: After the Marine Corps led island hopping campaign in the Pacific, representatives of the Japanese government formally surrendered aboard the U.S.S. Missouri anchored in Tokyo Bay.

September 3 1942: Brigadier General Roy S. Geiger moved forward to Guadalcanal to take charge of air operations. The arrival of the veteran Marine aviators provided an instant lift to the morale of the pilots and ground crews.

4 September 1945: The U.S. flag flew over Wake Island for the first time since its capture by the Japanese on 23 December 1941.

September 5 1961: A program began to convert light carriers to amphibious assault ships (LPHs), when the USS Iwo Jima was put to sea for trials.

September 6 1776: Continental Congress prescribed first Marine uniform.

September 7 1903: Marines from the USS Brooklyn landed at Beirut to protect American lives.