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Press Release Issued by the Navy Department on August 17, 1937
August 17, 1937
The Navy Department announced today that the Headquarters of the 2nd Brigade, Fleet Marine Force, and the 6th Regiment, composed of approximately 1,200 Marines, will sail in the naval transport Chaumont accompanied by the light cruiser Marblehead from San Diego, California, for Shanghai.
Brigadier General John C. Beaumont, U. S. M. C., commanding the 2nd Brigade, Fleet Marine Force, will be in command. (Attached is a list of officers to sail in the Chaumont).