8th Marine Battalion

The 8th Marine Battalion was a within the 3rd Marine Division of the Republic Marines that was first formed as an independent unit during the Marine Corps' reorganization in the wake of the.

History
During the final campaign of the most of the 8th Battalion, along with the 3rd, 14th and 25th Battalions, participated in the  of -occupied. In the fierce jungle fighting, the battalion sustained heavy casualties, resulting in the moon being forever known throughout the Corps as "Bloody Dxun."