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2nd Battalion 8th Marines




  caption 2/8 Insignia
  dates April 1 , 1940
  country United States
  branch USMC
  type Infantry battalion
  role Locate, close with and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver
  command Structure 8th Marine Regiment <br> 2nd Marine Division
  garrison Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
  nickname "America's Battalion"
  battles Battle Of Guadalcanal <br> Battle Of Tarawa <br> Battle Of Saipan <br> Battle Of Tinian <br> Battle Of Okinawa <br> Operation Urgent Fury <br> Operation Desert Storm <br> Operation Iraqi Freedom <br> Operation Enduring Freedom


2nd Battalion 8th Marines (2/8) is an Infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Camp Lejeune , North Carolina consisting of approximately 1000 Marines and Sailors. They fall under the 8th Marine Regiment and the 2nd Marine Division .


MISSION

Locate, close with and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver, and to repel the enemy's assault by fire and close-combat.


HISTORY


World War II

  • Activated April 1, 1940 at San Diego as the 2nd Battalion 8th Marine Regiment and assigned to the 2nd Marine Brigade.

  • Participated in the following WWII campaigns: Guadalcanal , Tarawa , Saipan , Tinian , Okinawa

  • Deployed during September 1945 to Nagasaki Japan.

  • Participated in occupation of Japan from September 1945 to June 1946

  • Relocated during June-July 1946 to Camp Lejeune North Carolina.

  • Deactivated November 13, 1947



1950 - 2000



Global War on Terror



Awards

  • PUC Streamer, 3 bronze stars: WWII, Guadalcanal 1942, Tarawa 1943, Okinawa 1945, Iraq 2003

  • JMUC Streamer: Iraq 1991

  • NUC Streamer, 1 bronze star: Lebanon 1982, Lebanon and Granada 1983-1984

  • MUC Streamer: 1968-1973

  • Marine Corps Expeditionary Streamer

  • American Defense Service Streamer

  • Asiatic- Pacific Campaign Streamer with 1 silver star

  • WWII Victories Streamer

  • Navy Occupation Service Streamer

  • National Defense Service Streamer with 3 bronze stars

  • Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamer with 3 bronze stars

  • Southwest Asia Service Streamer with 1 bronze star

  • GWOT Expeditionary Streamer



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