2nd Battalion 1st Marines

2nd Battalion 1st Marines (2/1) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Camp Pendleton, California consisting of approximately 1000 Marines and Sailors. They fall under the 1st Marine Regiment and the 1st Marine Division.

Activated August 1 1922 at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, as the 2d Battalion, 1st Regiment and assigned to the 2d Brigade.
Participated in the occupation of the Dominican Republic, Deactivated 20 July 1924

Reactivated March 1 1941 at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as the 2d Battalion, 1st Marines and assigned to the 1st Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force
Deployed during April 1941 to Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina
Deactivated June 14 1941
Reactivated February 11 1942 at New River, North Carolina, and assigned to the 1st Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force
Deployed during July 1942 to Wellington, New Zealand
Participated in the following World War II campaigns:
Redeployed during September 1945 to Tiensin, China
Participated in the occupation of North China, September 1945-October 1947

Reactivated August 4 1950 at Camp Lejuene, North Carolina, and assigned to the 1st Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force
Deployed during August 1950 to Kobe, Japan
Participated in the Korean War, September 1950-July 1953,
- Inchon-Seoul
- Chosin Reservoir
- East Central Front
- Western Front
- Participated in the defense of the Korean Demilitarized Zone
Relocated during April 1955 to Camp Pendleton, California
Participated in the Battalion transplacement system between the 1st Marine Division and the 3d Marine Division during
Participated in the Cuban Missile Crisis, October-December 1962

Deployed during November 1965 to the Republic of Vietnam, and assigned to the 3rd Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force
Participated in the War in Vietnam, November 1965-May 1971,
- Hue/Phu Bai
- Da Nang
- Quang Tri
- Thua Thien
- Quang Nam
Detached during April 1971 from the 1st Marine Division, and reassigned to the 3d Marine Amphibious Brigade, Fleet Marine Force
Relocated during June 1971 to Camp Pendleton, CA, and reassigned to the 1st Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force

Participated during April - May 1975 in Operation New Arrival, the relocation of refugees from Indochina
Participated in the Battalion rotation between the 3rd Marine Division on Okinawa and Divisions stationed in the United States during the 1980's
Deactivated January 24 1989
Reactivated September 9 1994 at Camp Pendleton, CA, and assigned to the 1st Marine Division

Deployed to Fallujah, Iraq in March of 2004 and took part in Operation Vigilant Resolve. Battalion returned to Camp Pendleton in September of 2004.

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