Forced by the treacherous coral reefs to disembark from their landing craft hundreds of yards off the beach, the Second Marine Division (Reinforced) became a highly vulnerable target for devastating Japanese fire. "For outstanding performance in combat during the seizure and occupation of the Japanese-held Atoll of Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, 20 to 24 November 1943. The 2nd Marine Division was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Islands, 20–24 November 1943: The 2nd and 8th Marines (reinforced by other units of the 2nd Marine Division) were awarded the Presidential Unit Citation while attached to the 1st Marine Division from 7 August and 4 November 1942, respectively, for the Guadalcanal operation. (Detachment of Headquarters and the 8th Marines, reinforced, from 1 to 30 June 1945).Įlements of the division were part of the occupation of Nagasaki, arriving twenty-five days after the nuclear strike.
The Battle of Okinawa (floating Reserve) – 1 to 10 April 1945.The Battle of Tinian – 24 July to 10 August 1944.The Battle of Saipan, in the Mariana Islands campaign – 15 June to 24 July 1944.The Battle of Tarawa, in the Gilbert Islands campaign – 20 November to 4 December 1943.Guadalcanal– Tulagi landings, 7 to 9 August 1942 Ĭapture and defense of Guadalcanal, 10 August 1942 to 31 January 1943.Ĭapture and defense of Guadalcanal, 2 November 1942 to 8 February 1943. The Guadalcanal Campaign, in the Solomon Islands campaign – 4 January to 8 February 1943.ĭuring World War II, the 2nd Marine Division (Headquarters) participated in operations in the Pacific Theater of Operations: After the outbreak of war the 8th Marine Regiment with an assortment of other division assets formed the 2nd Marine Brigade and were dispatched to garrison American Samoa. By mid-1941, because of the growing threat of a German invasion to Iceland, the 6th Marine Regiment, a battalion from 10th Marines and other scattered units were pulled from the division and sent to garrison Reykjavik. The division consisted of the 2nd, 6th, and 8th Marines infantry regiments the 10th Marines, an artillery regiment engineer, medical, service, and tank battalions and transport, signal, chemical, and antiaircraft machine gun companies. Vogel, its first commander, activated the 2nd Marine Division at a parade and review at the Marine Corps Base, San Diego, California, during a sunny Saturday afternoon of 1 February 1941. Love Sr., the first African-American Marines to be decorated with Purple Hearts by the 2nd Marine Division for the battle of Saipan. World War II Staff Sergeant Timerlate Kirven (left) and Corporal Samuel J. The 2nd Marine Brigade relocated during February–April 1938 to San Diego, California. Subsequently, the brigade was deployed during August–September 1937 to Shanghai, China. The lineal forebear of the 2nd Marine Division is the 2nd Marine Brigade, which was activated on 1 July 1936 at San Diego, California. The 2nd Marine Division earned renown in World War II, distinguishing itself at Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan, Tinian, and Okinawa. The division is based at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina and headquartered at Julian C. The 2nd Marine Division (2nd MARDIV) is a division of the United States Marine Corps, which forms the ground combat element of the II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF). NATO intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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