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1st Marine Division
Founded1 February 1941
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Marine Corps
TypeGround combat element
SizeDivision(approximately 22,000)[1]
Part ofI Marine Expeditionary Force
Garrison/HQMarine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
Nickname(s)The Old Breed
Blue Diamond
Motto(s)No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy
March"Waltzing Matilda"
Engagements
Commanders
CommanderMajGenBenjamin T. Watson
Notable
commanders

The1st Marine Division(1st MARDIV) is aMarinedivisionof theUnited States Marine Corpsheadquartered atMarine Corps Base Camp Pendleton,California. It is theground combat elementof theI Marine Expeditionary Force(I MEF).

It is the oldest and largestactive duty divisionin the United States Marine Corps, representing a combat-ready force of 22,000 personnel. It is one of three active duty divisions in the Marine Corps today and is a multi-role, expeditionary ground combat force. It is nicknamed "The Old Breed".

Mission[edit]

The division is employed as theground combat element(GCE) of the I Marine Expeditionary Force or may provide task-organized forces for assault operations and such operations as may be directed. The 1st Marine Division must be able to provide the ground amphibious forcible entry capability to the naval expeditionary force (NEF) and to conduct subsequent land operations in any operational environment.[2]

Organization[edit]

The 1st Marine Division currently comprises a headquarters battalion, four regiments and five separate battalions as follows:

1st Marine Division organization March 2024 (click to enlarge)

History[edit]

Inter-War Years[edit]

The lineal forebear of the 1st Marine Division is the1st Advance Base Brigade,which was activated on 23 December 1913 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Subsequently, the brigade was redesignated on 1 April 1914, as the 1st Brigade, and on 16 September 1935, as the 1st Marine Brigade).[3]The brigade consisted of the Fixed Defense Regiment and the Mobile Defense Regiment, later designated as the1stand2nd Regiments,1st Brigade, respectively. In 1916, while deployed in Haiti, the two regiments were again redesignated, exchanging numerals, to then become the 2nd and 1st Regiments, 1st Brigade. Between April 1914 and August 1934, elements of the 1st Brigade participated in operations in Mexico, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and Cuba, receiving campaign credit for service in each nation. While the 1st Brigade did not serve ashore in the European theater during the First World War, the brigade was awarded the World War I Victory Medal Streamer, with one bronze star, in recognition of the brigade's service during that conflict.[4]On 16 September 1935, the brigade was redesignated as the 1st Marine Brigade and deployed to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in October 1940.

World War II[edit]

A Marine of the1st Marine RegimentonGuadalcanal.
a black and white image of two Marines in their combat uniforms. One Marine is providing cover fire with his M1 Thompson submachinegun as the other with a Browning Automatic Rifle, prepares to break cover to move to a different position. There are bare sticks and rocks on the ground.
Marines of 1st Marine Divisionfighting on Okinawa,1945.

The 1st Marine Division was activated aboard theUSSTexason 1 February 1941.[5]In May 1941, the 1st MARDIV relocated toQuantico, VirginiaandParris Island,South Carolinaand in April 1942, the division began deploying toSamoaandWellington, New Zealand.The division's units were scattered over the Pacific with the support elements and the 1st Marine Regiment transported en route toNew Zealandon three ships, theUSATsEricsson,BarnettandElliottfromNaval Reserve Air Base OaklandtoNew Zealand,[6]and later were landed on the island ofGuadalcanal,part of theSolomon Islands,on 7 August 1942.

Initially, only the 7th Marine Regiment was ingarrisononBritish Samoa,[7]with the 5th Marine Regiment having just encamped atWellington, New Zealandafter disembarking from USATWakefield,and the 1st Marine Regiment not scheduled to arrive in New Zealand until 11 July.[8]The1st Raider Battalionwas onNew Caledonia,and the3rd Defense Battalionwas inPearl Harbor.All of the division's units, with the 11th Marines (artillery) and75mm howitzerarmed10th Marinesbattalion would rendezvous atFiji.[8]

Due to the change in orders and shortage of attack and combat cargo vessels, all of the division's 2.5-ton trucks,M1918 155-mm howitzers[9]and the sound and flash-ranging equipment needed forcounter-battery firehad to be left in Wellington. Also, because the Wellington dock workers were on strike at the time, the Marines had to do all the load reconfiguration from administrative to combat configuration.[10]

After 11 days of logistical challenges, the division, with 16,000 Marines, departed Wellington in eighty-nine ships embarked for the Solomon Islands with a 60-day combat load which did not include tents, spare clothing or bedrolls, office equipment, unit muster rolls, or pay clerks. Other things not yet available to this first wave of Marine deployments wereinsect repellentandmosquito netting.[11]Attached to the division was the1st Parachute Battalion,which along with the rest of the division, conducted landing rehearsals from 28 to 30 July onKoro Island,which Major GeneralAlexander Vandegriftdescribed as a "disaster".[12]

On 31 July the entire Marine task force was placed under the command of Vice AdmiralFrank J. Fletcher'sTask Force 61.The division as a whole would fight in theGuadalcanal Campaignuntil relieved at 1400 on 9 December 1942 by the Army'sAmerical Divisioncommanded by Lieutenant GeneralAlexander Patch.[13][14]This operation won the division its first of three World War IIPresidential Unit Citations(PUC). The battle would cost the division 650 killed in action, 1,278 wounded in action with a further 8,580 contracting malaria and 31 missing in action.[13]Others were awarded for the battles ofPeleliuandOkinawa.[2]

Following the Guadalcanal Campaign, the division's Marines were sent to Melbourne, Australia for rest and refit.[15]It was during this time that the division took the traditional Australian folk song "Waltzing Matilda"as its battle hymn. To this day, 1st Division Marines still ship out to this song being played.[16]

The division would next see action duringOperation Cartwheelwhich was the codename for the campaigns inEastern New GuineaandNew Britain.They came ashore at theBattle of Cape Gloucesteron 26 December 1943[17]and fought onNew Britainuntil March 1944 at such places asSuicide CreekandAjar Ridge.During the course of the battle the division had 310 killed and 1,083 wounded. Following the battle they were sent toPavuvuin theRussell Islandsfor rest and refitting.[18]

The next battle for the 1st Marine Division would be the bloodiest yet at theBattle of Peleliu.They landed on 15 September 1944 as part of theIII Amphibious Corpsassault on the island. The division's commanding general, Major GeneralWilliam H. Rupertushad predicted the fighting would be, "...tough but short. It'll be over in three or four days – a fight likeTarawa.Rough but fast. Then we can go back to the rest area. "[19]Making a mockery of the prediction, the first week of the battle alone cost the division 3,946 casualties, during which time they secured the key airfield sites.[20]The division fought on Peleliu for one month before being relieved.[21]Some of the heaviest fighting of the entire war took place in places such asBloody Nose Ridgeand the central ridges of the island that made up theUmurbrogol Pocket.[22]The month of fighting against the14th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)on Peleliu cost the 1st Marine Division 1,252 dead and 5,274 wounded.[23]

The final campaign the division would take part in during World War II would be theBattle of Okinawa.The strategic importance ofOkinawawas that it provided a fleet anchorage, troop staging areas, and airfields in close proximity to Japan. The division landed on 1 April 1945 as part of theIII Amphibious Corps.Its initial mission was, fighting alongside the6th Marine Division,to clear the northern half of the island – that they were able to do expeditiously. The Army'sXXIV Corpsmet much stiffer resistance in the south, and on 1 May 1945 the Marine division was moved south where it relieved the Army's27th Infantry Division.The division was in heavy fighting on Okinawa until 22 June 1945, when the island was declared secure. The 1st Marine Division slugged it out with theJapanese 32nd Armyat such places as Dakeshi Ridge, Wana Ridge, "Sugarloaf Hill" andShuri Castle.Fighting on Okinawa cost the division 1,655 killed in action.

During the war, the division had five Seabee Battalions posted to it. The 6th NCB was attached to the 1st Marine Division on Guadalcanal. They were followed by the 19th Naval Construction Battalion (NCB) which was assigned to the17th Marinesas the third battalion of the regiment. They landed at Cape Gloucester with the division. The 17th Marines were inactivated with the 19th NCB being reassigned. After that, the 33rd NCB was posted to the 1st for the assault on Peleliu and they were replaced by the 145th NCB for the invasion of Okinawa. (see:Seabees) On Peleliu, the 17th Special NCB(segregated) was assigned to the 1st Pioneers as shore party. Together with the 16th Marines Field Depot(segregated) they helped evacuate wounded and bury the dead for the 7th Marines. On the first night of the assault, nearly all of the 17th Seabees volunteered to hump ammo to the frontlines. They also reinforced the Marines in sections where directed, were used to crew a 37mm, and were utilized for several days. For their efforts, they received an official "well done".[24][25][26][27] The 33rd NCB also had 202 Men assigned to the shore party.[28]

Following thesurrender of Japan,the division was sent to Northern China as the lead combat element of theIII Amphibious Corpswith the primary mission of preventing thePeople's Liberation Armyfrom accepting the surrender of Japanese soldiers in Northern China, and to secure that region of China for theNationalist Government.[29]They landed atTakuon 30 September 1945 and would be based inHebei Provincein the cities ofTianjinandBeijing,and also on theShandong Peninsula,[30]with theChinese Civil Warbetween theKuomintangandChinese Communist Partyraging around them. Most Marines in the division would be charged with guarding supply trains, bridges, and depots to keep food and coal moving into the cities. During this time they increasingly fought skirmishes with soldiers from the People's Liberation Army who raided ambushed, and harassed the railways and other infrastructure.[31][32]

By the summer of 1946 the division was suffering the effects of demobilization and its combat efficiency had dropped below wartime standards; however, its commitments in China remained. As it became increasingly apparent that a complete collapse of truce negotiations among the Chinese factions was apparent, plans were laid for the withdrawal of all Marine units from Hebei. The last elements of the division finally left China on 1 September 1947.[31]

Korean War[edit]

Marines of 1st Marine Division at theBattle of Chosin Reservoir.

Following the end of World War II and the postwar drawdown of forces, by 1950 the division only possessed the strength of a reinforced regimental combat team.[33]The division would be assembled on the battle field and would participate in theamphibious assault at Inchonunder the orders ofUnited Nations Command(UN) commanderGeneral MacArthur.[34]The division was the unit chosen to lead the Inchon landing on 15 September 1950. At Inchon, the division faced one of its most daunting challenges, deploying so hurriedly it still lacked its third infantry regiment and ordered to execute an amphibious assault under the worst tidal conditions they had ever faced. After the landing they moved north and after heavy fighting inSeoultheyliberated the city.

After the liberation of Seoul, the division was put back on ships and taken to the eastern side of the Korean peninsula andlanded atWonsanon 26 October. As part ofX Corpscommanded by Army Major GeneralEdward Almondthe division was ordered to push north towards theYalu Riveras fast as possible.[35]The then commanding officer of the division, Major GeneralO.P. Smith,did not agree with his superiors and had become convinced that they were stretched thin and that the Chinese Forces had entered the war. He purposely slowed his advance and consolidated along the way at every opportunity.[36]The 1st Marine Division was attacked by ten ChinesePeople's Volunteer Army(PVA) infantry divisions on 27 November 1950. They fought their way out of theChosin Reservoiragainst seven PVA divisions suffering over 900 killed and missing, over 3,500 wounded and more than 6,500 non-battle casualties mostly fromfrostbiteduring the battle. The greater part of the PVA 9th Army was rendered ineffective as they suffered an estimated 37,500 casualties trying to stop the Marines' march out of the "Frozen Chosin". The division wasevacuated from Hungnamin mid-December and then landed inPusan.[37][38]

Beginning in early 1951 the division participated in several UN offensives in east-central Korea. This was followed by defending against theChinese Spring Offensive.By June 1951 the 1st Marine Division had pushed northward andsecured the Punchbowland then settled into a defensive line 11 miles (18 km) long.[39]

In mid-March 1952 the8th Army,to whom the Marines were attached, institutedOperation Bootdrop.The operation was a massive redeployment of UN forces designed to put moreRepublic of Korea Armyunits on theJamestown Line,the UN'sMain line of resistance(MLR).[40]The 1st Marine Division was reassigned to the far western end of the MLR defending a 35 miles (56 km) line that encompassed the Pyongyang to Seoul corridor. For much of the next year, in what would be termed the "Outpost War",action along this line consisted of small, localized actions because much of the fighting revolved around the holding and retaking of various combat outposts along the MLR, including the Battles ofBunker Hill,First HookandOutpost Vegas.Fighting continued until theArmisticetook effect on 27 July 1953.[39]During the Korean War the division suffered combat casualties of 4,004 dead and 25,864 wounded.

In 1953 the division command post was established at Tonggu.[41]The site was later namedCamp Howzeby the US Army. A memorial to—US and ROK—Marine participation in the war is located at the adjoining district of Bongilcheon-ri (봉일천리) (37°43′52″N126°49′59″E/ 37.73111°N 126.83306°E/37.73111; 126.83306).[42]

Vietnam War[edit]

3/3 Marines observe an airstrike during Operation Harvest Moon

In August 1965, the division's7th Marine Regimentparticipated inOperation Starlite,the first major engagement against theVietcong(VC) for American ground troops inSouth Vietnam.[43]This was followed in September byOperation Piranha.[44]: 69–83 In December Division elements conductedOperation Harvest Moon.[44]: 101–11 

In March 1966 division elements conducted OperationsUtah,OregonandTexas.[45]: 109–27 March also saw the 1st Marine Division Headquarters established atChu Lai.[46]By June, the entire division was in South Vietnam, its Tactical Area of Responsibility (TAOR) was the southern two provinces ofI Corps—Quang TinandQuang Ngai.[45]: 128–31 In August the division conductedOperation Colorado.[45]: 213–20 Between March and October 1966 to May 1967, the division conducted 44 named operations. The division received its 7th Presidential Unit Citation for service from 29 March 1966 to 15 September 1967.[47]

From January to April 1967 the 7th Marines conductedOperation Desoto.[48]: 53 In early April 1967 under Operation Oregon the division moved north toDa Nangto support the 3rd Marine Division andTask Force Oregontook over the division's former TAOR.[48]: 78 From April to May Division units conducted OperationsUnionandBeaver Cage.[48]: 63–8 From May to June the5th Marine RegimentconductedOperation Union IIwithArmy of the Republic of Vietnam(ARVN) forces.[48]: 68 In September Division units and ARVN forces conductedOperation Swift.[48]: 111–9 In November the 5th Marines conductedOperation Essex.[48]: 120–2 On 4 December 1967 Task Force X-Ray was activated to implement Operation Checkers, the movement of the 1st Marine Division fromThừa Thiên Provincenorth toQuảng Trị Provinceto support the 3rd Marine Division which was engaged in heavy combat along theVietnamese Demilitarized Zone.[49]: 105–6 From 28 December 1967 to 3 January 1968 Division units conductedOperation Auburnon Go Noi Island south of Da Nang.[49]: 91–7 

A wounded 2/5 Marine receives treatment during the Battle of Huế

On 11 January 1968 Task Force X-Ray headquarters was established atPhu Bai Combat Baseand assumed operational control of the 5th Marine Regiment which moved north from Da Nang and the1st Marine Regimentalready based at Phu Bai.[49]: 105–6 When the 1968Tet Offensivebegan at the end of January, the division was involved in fierce fighting with PAVN/VC throughout its TAOR and together with ARVN units woulddefend Da Nangand fight theBattle of Huế.[49]: 141–249 The 1st Marines would receive a Presidential Unit Citation for its actions at Huế.[50]From May to August Division units conductedOperation Allen Brookon Go Noi Island.[49]: 328–43 From May to October Division units conductedOperation Mameluke ThrustinHappy Valleysouthwest of Da Nang.[49]: 417–7 From 1 to 19 October Division units conductedOperation Maui Peakto relieveThường Ðức Camp.[49]: 418–21 From late October to early December the 5th Marines conductedOperation Henderson Hillin Happy Valley.[49]: 423 From 20 November to 9 December Division units conductedOperation Meade Riversouth of Da Nang.[49]: 426–36 From 6 December to 8 March 1969 Division units conductedOperation Taylor Commonin the An Hoa Basin west ofHội An.[49]: 437–42 [51]: 88–94 

1/5 Marines await a helicopter during Operation Imperial Lake

From 31 March to 29 May 1969 Division and ARVN units conductedOperation Oklahoma Hillssouthwest of Da Nang.[51]: 103–16 From 26 May to 7 November Division, ARVN andRepublic of Korea Marine Corps(ROKMC) units conductedOperation Pipestone Canyonon Go Noi Island.[51]: 175–87 On 7 June PFCDan Bullockof 2/5 Marines was killed in a PAVN sapper attack onAn Hoa Combat Base,having lied about his age to enlist, he was, at 15 years old, the youngest American killed in the war.[52]

From July to August 1970 Division units conductedOperation Pickens Forestsouthwest of An Hoa Combat Base.[53]: 69–76 From 1 September to 7 May 1971 Division and ROKMC units conductedOperation Imperial Lakein theQuế Sơn Districtsouth of Da Nang.[53]: 91–2 

On 13 January 1971 Operation Keystone Robin Charlie began with the standing down of the initial units supporting the division. The redeployment accelerated in mid-February but then slowed whenHMH-463,HML-167,HMM-263andMASS-3were retained to supportOperation Lam Son 719.[53]: 220 Throughout April the remaining Division units transferred bases and tactical areas of responsibility to theAmerical Division.[53]: 235–8 On 14 April 1971 the3rd Marine Amphibious Brigadewas activated atCamp Jay K. BrooksandIII Marine Amphibious Forcetransferred all remaining Marine forces to it.[53]: 238 On 30 April PresidentRichard Nixonwelcomed the division back toCamp Pendletonand awarded it a secondPresidential Unit Citationfor its service in South Vietnam.[53]: 242 

The division lost 7,012 men killed in action in South Vietnam.[54]

In 1975, the division supported theresettlement of South Vietnamese refugeesby providing food and temporary shelter at Camp Pendleton for Vietnamese refugees as they arrived in the United States.[55]

Desert Shield and Desert Storm[edit]

See also:Battle of Khafji

In 1990, the 1st Marine Division formed the nucleus of the massive force sent to the Middle East in response toIraq's invasion ofKuwait.DuringOperation Desert Shield,the division supportedI Marine Expeditionary Force(I MEF) in the defense ofSaudi Arabiafrom the Iraqi threat. In 1991, the division went on the offensive as part of U.S. Marine Forces Central Command (MARCENT)[56]with the rest of Coalition Forces inOperation Desert Storm.The 1st Marine Division destroyed around 60 Iraqi tanks near the Burgan oil field without suffering any losses.[57]1st Marine Division Task Force Ripper (RCT-7)M60A1 RISE PassivePatton tanks destroyed about 100 Iraqi tanks and armored personnel carriers, including about 50 top-of-the-line SovietT-72tanks.[58]These efforts were instrumental in the liberation of Kuwait from Iraqi forces.

1992 Los Angeles riots[edit]

On 2 May 1992, the 1st Marine Division took part ofOperation Garden Plotto help local and state law enforcement as well as theCalifornia Army National Guardin quelling theRodney King riotsinLos Angeles County, California.It was part of the 3,500 federal military force sent toLos Angeles.The Marine Corps contingent included the1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion,commanded by Marine Corps GeneralJohn F. Kelly.As part of the Joint Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Los Angeles, Marines took up positions inComptonandLong Beachto prevent further rioting and disorder. No rioters or civilians were killed or injured by the Marines, nor did the Marines themselves suffer any casualties. On 10 May, six days after the riots ended, Marines formally withdrew from the city and returned to Camp Pendleton.[59]

1990s humanitarian relief[edit]

Letter by Gen Mattis distributed throughout division before the 2003 invasion of Iraq

Immediately following the PersianGulf War,the division sent units to assist in relief efforts following atyphoonin Bangladesh (Operation Sea Angel) and the eruption ofvolcanoMount Pinatuboin the Philippines (Operation Fiery Vigil).[2]In December 1992,Operation Restore Hope,bringing relief to famine-strickenSomalia,kicked off with the early morning amphibious landing of Marines from the15th Marine Expeditionary Unit,which was supported by2nd Battalion, 9th Marines.More than 15,000 metric tons of food was successfully distributed from 398 different food sites in the city during the operation. The final phase of the operation involved the transition from a U.S. peacemaking force to a United Nations peacekeeping force. U.S. Marine involvement in Operation Restore Hope officially ended on 27 April 1993, when the humanitarian relief sector of Mogadishu was handed over toPakistani Armed Forces.[2]

Iraq War[edit]

The 1st Marine Division, then under the command ofMajor General James Mattis,was one of the two major U.S. land forces that participated in the2003 invasion of Iraqas the land component of the1st Marine Expeditionary Force.In December 2002, Mattis was quoted as saying, "ThePresident,theNational Command Authorityand the American people need speed. The sooner we get it over with the better. Our overriding principle will be speed, speed, speed. "[60]Initially, the division fought through the Rumaila oil fields, feinted an attack towardsBasrah[61]then moved north on Iraq Highway 1 toAn Nasariyah– a moderate-sized, Shi'ite dominated city with important strategic significance as a major road junction and proximity to nearby Talil Airfield. The division then fought its way toBaghdadand pushed further to secureTikritby formingTask Force Tripoliafter thefall of Baghdad.The division covered 808 kilometers in 17 days of sustained combat,[62]the deepest penetrating ground operation in Marine Corps history. After the invasion the division settled in to conduct security and stabilization operations in Baghdad, Tikrit, and then in south-central Iraq from May to October 2003. For actions during the war as part ofI MEFthe division was awarded its 9th Presidential Unit Citation.[2]

The division returned to Iraq in February 2004 and took control of theAl Anbarprovince in western Iraq; it was the lead unit inOperation Vigilant ResolveandOperation Phantom Furyin 2004. During February and March 2005, the division was relieved by the2nd Marine Divisionconcluding the largest relief in place in the history of the Marine Corps.[2]In 2006, the division again deployed to Iraq as the ground combat element for I MEF in the Al Anbar province. It returned to MCB Camp Pendleton in early 2007.[63]

Afghanistan War[edit]

Battalions from the 1st Marine Division have been regularly deployed toAfghanistansince 2008. In 2010, 1st Marine Division (Forward) deployed toHelmand province,Afghanistan, as part of the more than 30,000 troops into the country. While in Afghanistan, the Division served as the ground combat element forTask Force Leatherneck,leading a multinational coalition and working alongside Afghan National Security Forces.[64]

Insignia[edit]

Originally termed abattle blaze,theshoulder sleeve insigniaof the 1st Marine Division was designed by Lt. ColMerrill Twining,DivisionD-3in February 1943 while the division was stationed inVictoria, Australia.[65]The blue diamond with theSouthern Crossis similar to theFlag of Victoria.The red numeral one in the middle denotes the division's first action onGuadalcanal.A commercial firm in Melbourne first produced the shoulder patch with every Marine issued two of them[66]that was sewn on hisbattle jacket.

The2nd Marine Divisionoriginally had a similar battle blaze of the same design with a red snake in the shape of a "2" also reading GUADALCANAL.[67]

Marine Corps shoulder sleeve insignia were officially authorized on 15 March 1943.[68]

Unit awards[edit]

A unit citation or commendation is an award bestowed upon an organization for the action cited. Members of the unit who participated in said actions are allowed to wear on their uniforms the awarded unit citation. The 1st Marine Division has been presented with the following awards:[69]

Streamer Award Year(s) Additional Info
Presidential Unit Citation Streamerwith one Silver and three Bronze Stars 1942, 1944, 1945, 1950, 1950, 1951, 1966–1967, 1967–1968, 2003 Guadalcanal, Peleliu-Ngesebus, Okinawa, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq
Joint Meritorious Unit Award Streamer 1992–1993 Somalia
Navy Unit Commendation Streamerwith one Bronze Star 1952–1953, 1990–1991 Korea, Southwest Asia
Mexican Service Streamer April–November 1914 Vera Cruz
Dominican Campaign Streamer June–December 1916
Haitian Campaign Streamerwith one Bronze Star August 1915 – August 1934
Marine Corps Expeditionary Streamer

World War I Victory Streamerwith one Bronze Star

American Defense Service Streamerwith one Bronze Star 1941 World War II
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Streamerwith one Silver and one Bronze Star
Guadalcanal, Eastern New Guinea, New Britain, Peleliu, Okinawa
World War II Victory Streamer 1941–1945 Pacific War
Navy Occupation Service Streamerwith "ASIA"

China Service Streamerwith one Bronze Star September 1946 – June 1947 North China
National Defense Service Streamerwith three Bronze Stars 1950–1954, 1961–1974, 1990–1995, 2001–present Korean War,Vietnam War,Gulf War,War on Terrorism
Korean Service Streamerwith two Silver Stars 1950–1953 Inchon-Seoul, Chosin Reservoir, East-Central Front, Western Front
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamer 1992–1993 Somalia
Vietnam Service Streamerwith two Silver and three Bronze Stars July 1965 – April 1971, April–December 1975 Chu Lai, Da Nang, Dong Ha, Qui Nhon, Huế, Phu Bai, Quang Tri, Operation New Arrival
Southwest Asia Service Streamerwith two Bronze Stars September 1990 – February 1991 Desert Shield, Desert Storm
Iraq Campaign Streamer
March 2004 – March 2005, March 2006 – February 2007
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Streamer
March–May 2003
Global War on Terrorism Service Streamer 2001–present
Korea Presidential Unit Citation Streamer

Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Streamer

Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation Civil Actions Streamer

See also[edit]

19th Naval Construction Battalion Plaque as the third Battalion 17th Marines with the 1st Marine Division Seabee Museum Archives

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