From Mike:
The Leatherneck, Dec. 1952
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Ben is Hebrew for Son, often, as in English, used in place of Man.
Ett is one of several Hebrew words for Minute or Moment, sometimes also used for season or occasion.
So: Bennett Levin: Minuteman from the priestly tribe of Levi, son of Jacob.
Actually specifically referred to in the past and in other Armed forces as the Naval Infantry which is another term for Marines.
tree68 is basically correct. Marines specialize in amphibious assault worldwide and a Marine MEU (Marine Expeditionary Unit) roughly mirrors the function and structure of an Army Airborne unit. Marines assault from the Oceans and Air using Naval assets (aircraft carriers and such), Army assaults from the Land or Air using the USAF (land bases) and Airborne forces.
The Marines are centered around their Infantry branch and that is why you see crossed rifles on their enlisted rank insignia. The Army is the same, centered on the Army Infantry branch. All other branches of the Marines including the aviation branch support the Infantry. Likewise for the Army.
Marine Infantry is structured down to the squad level with heavier firepower than the Army Infantry is because the Marines are primarily for assault and move on to the next objective. The Army is for assault and occupy and deal with natives.
Marines are more streamlined logistically than the Army. For example the Marines attend training in a lot of cases on Army posts. Marines rely on the Navy for their medical right on down to the Naval Corpsman that accompanies Marines into battle. The Army has it’s own medical branch and it’s own combat medics. I think in the Marines the chaplains are all Navy as well. In the Army they are another Army branch. So many times you hear folks in Congress state how financially efficient the Marines are. Well, IMO not so much, they sponge a lot off the Navy and Army, that is accounted for under the Army or Navy column budget wise.
BTW, unbeknownst to most taxpayers…The Army has it’s own small fleet of Naval Ships as well for sealift and amphibious assault. Though I heard or read s
In 1943, my older (by about 15 years) brother-in-law, Lenard Kasle, was called from his position as Raform Rabbi at Beth Elohim, Chrleston, South Carolina, to be a Navy Chaplain at the Camp Lejaune Marine base in North Carolna. He wore a Mavy Uniform, but his office assistant and Chapel care-taker (man) and his secretary (woman) wore Marine uniforms.
I posted the interesting adventures of my visit several years ago, and Doug Riddel wrote on it about 20 years ago in his Rail News column.