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2nd Battalion, 8th Marines was activated on 1 April 1940 in San Diego as the 2nd Battalion 8th Marine Regiment and assigned to the 2nd Marine Brigade. The 2nd Marine Brigade was re-designated 1 February 1941 as 2nd Marine Division. During World War II, the battalion participated in the Battle of Guadalcanal, Battle of Tarawa, Battle of Saipan ...
During the early stages of the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, several U.S. Special Forces Civilian Irregular Defense Group (CIDG) camps were established along the borders of South Vietnam in order both to maintain surveillance of PAVN and Viet Cong (VC) infiltration and to provide support and training to isolated Montagnard villagers, who bore the brunt of the fighting in the area.
15 June 1982 2nd Battalion 8th Marines evacuated the U.S. Ambassador, Staff, and 580 civilian personnel seventy kilometers North of Beirut. 25 August 1982 2nd Battalion 8th Marines along with the French, Italian and Israelis Forces evacuated the Palestine Liberation Organization(PLO) from Beirut. 2nd Battalion 8th Marines left Beirut briefly ...
2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 4th Battalion, 12th Marines and 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines search and destroy operation: Thừa Thiên Province: Aug 7 – 11: Operation Beacon Gate [1] [9]: 168–9 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines sweep operations: Quảng Nam and Quảng Tín Provinces: Aug 11 – 28: Operation Cochise [1] [9]: 109–11
2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Division search and destroy operation: Jan 27 – Feb 7: Operation Linn River [1] [5]: 91 1st Battalion, 7th Marines and 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines clear and search operation: Quảng Nam Province: Jan 29 – Feb 9: Operation Sherman Peak [1] [6] 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 1st Division clear and ...
1st Battalion 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion 5th Marines and 3rd Battalion 5th Marines search and clear operation: Quảng Nam Province: 305: Sep 5 – 8: Operation Nebraska Rapids [2] 196th Infantry Brigade, 1st Marine Division and ARVN 2nd Division operation: Quảng Ngãi Province: Sep 5 – Oct 6 71: Operation Jefferson Glenn [2] [7]: 84
At 00:35 the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment and 2nd Battalion, 19th Artillery Regiment in a night defensive position at Firebase Carolyn 7 miles (11 km) south of Katum was attacked. The contact continued until 06:00 when the PAVN withdrew leaving 101 dead and 29 captured and 47 individual and 23 crew-served weapons captured; U.S. losses ...
2nd Battalion, 26th Marines clear and search operation: Quảng Nam Province: 19: 7 Oct 27 – Nov 1: Operation Sabine Draw [1] 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines clear and search operation: Quảng Nam Province: Oct 28 – Nov 20: Operation Liberty Canyon [1] Redeployment of the 1st Cavalry Division to III Corps: Nov 1 – Feb 69: Operation Napoleon ...