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Rh MARINE COUPS liteiUiiioAL LI^ItARY History of Sixth Regiment, LT S. Marines. 57 On December 24, 1927, every available member ol the command was rushed to the Standard Oil Company installation, Tientsin, tu fight a fire which broke out. The hrc fighling was done under the personal supervision of The Commanding General, Third Brigade, who com- plimented the personnel highly on their eff orts -. On April 22 19215, th~ Sixth Regiment participated in ceremonies for the disbanding of the 12th Regiment, which had been formed from the original 3rd Battalion of the 6th Regiment and the 2nd Battalion of the 4th Regiment. The ceremonic* were held at the Race Course, Tientsin. After a 12th Regiment review, the original 3rd BattJion. Oh Regiment took if: place in the ranks of the Sixth Raiment a< such. This addition augmented the trength of the ret'im^nl to ikree battalions, Headquarters and Service companies, with a total ol ^ J oriiter> and 1707 unlisted men.