Presidential Unit Citation Streamer
- World War II, Tarawa -

China Service Streamer American Defense Service Streamer with one Bronze Star European-Africa-Middle Eastern Campaign Streamer Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Streamer with one Silver Star and Two Bronze Stars World War II Victory Streamer Navy Occupation Service Streamer with Asia and European Clasps National Defense Service Streamer with one Bronze Star Marine Corps Expeditionary Streamer Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamer with Two Bronze Stars Navy Unit Commendation Streamer for Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm Southwest Asia Streamer with Three Bronze Stars

- 1936 - 1940 -

Activated 1 July 1936 at San Diego, California, as the 2d Marine Brigade, Fleet Marine Force Deployed during August-September 1937 to Shanghai China Relocated during February-April 1938 to San Diego, California

- 1941 - 1957 -

Redesignated 1 February 1941 as the 2nd Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force Elements deployed to Iceland, July 1941-March 1942 Deployed to the South Pacific during January 1942-January 1943 Participated in the following World War II campaigns: GUADALCANAL SOUTHERN SOLOMONS TARAWA SAIPAN TINIAN OKINAWA Deployed during September 1945 to Nagasaki, Japan Participated in the occupation of Japan, September 1945-June 1946 Relocated during June-July 1946 to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina

- 1958 - 1985 -

Elements participated in the landing in Lebanon, July-October 1958 Participated in the Cuban Missile Crisis, October December 1962 Elements participated in the intervention in the Dominican Republic, April-June 1965 Participated in numerous training exercises throughout the 1970s and into the 1980s Participated as part of a Multinational Peace-Keeping Force in Lebanon, August 1982-February 1984 Elements participated in the landing on Grenada-Carriacou, October-November 1983 Elements participated in Operation Just Cause in Panama, December 1989- January 1990 Participated in Operations Desert shield and Desert Storm from August 1990-May 1991

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