FIFTH AMPHIBIOUS FORCE

a part of the United States Navy which operated in the Pacific between 1943 and the end of World War II. It took part in all major battles in the Pacific. Amphibious means having to do with the joint undertakings of sea-fighting and land-fighting forces acting against enemy-held islands, ports or coastal areas. —SHSBC Binder 4 Approved Glossary

a part of the United States Navy which operated in the Pacific between 1943 and the end of World War II. It took part in all major battles in the Pacific. Amphibious means having to do with the joint undertakings of sea-fighting and land-fighting forces acting against enemy-held islands, ports or coastal areas.a reference to a division of the United States Marine Corps organized in 1943 to train troops and conduct amphibious assaults. (An amphibious force is a naval force and landing force trained to assault enemy-held islands, ports or coastal areas.) The Fifth Amphibious Force took part in all the major battles in the Pacific during World War II (1939-1945).