Cpl. William M. Hatten, USMC Mr. & Mrs. William M. Hatten Ancestry, WWII Military Draft Card. 6th Marine Division Formed September 1944 | Disbanded April 1946 Only Marine Division to be formed & disbanded overseas & NEVER set foot on U.S. soil. Activated on Guadalcanal September 7, 1944. Battle of Okinawa Presidential Unit Citation Scheduled to Invade Honshu, Japan HQ & Service Company 6th Tank Battalion / 6th Marine Division Commanded by: Major Harry T. Milne 29 Sep. 44 - 16 Oct. 44 Lt. Col. Robert L. Denig, Jr. 17 Oct. 44 - 26 March 46 Unit has had FIVE (5) Medal of Honor Recipients Stationed in Tsingtao, China 11 Oct 1945 until disbanded 1 April 1946. First known political flyer for William M. Hatten. "A Vote for Hatten is a vote for good Government." Tsingtao, China - 6th Marine Division Cpl. Hatten in Tsingtao, China - 1946 “The short time I have been here has taught me a lot. The world is bigger than one’s own backyard. One can only get a true pic