So far as I know, there were no plans on the books to stand back up 5th and 6th MarDivs in the event of a general shooting war, so suspect those guys were hurting in a big way for kit from day one. Possibly Korea was their destination because they weren't equipped to survive on the battlefield in Europe or the Middle East at the time they were deployed. While they seem to have held their own once in contact, I'd think those were some very shaky units when they went into the line, with the USMC also trying to cover battle casualty replacements for Europe and the Middle East.
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