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The 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines (2/7) is a light infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps. They are based at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms and consist of approximately 800 marines and sailors. The battalion falls under the command of the 7th Marine Regiment and the 1st Marine Division.
In April 2015, 7th Marines took command of the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force from 5th Marines. [34] Since late-2014, the infantry battalions of 7th Marines (1/7, 2/7, 3/7, & 3/4 after re-activation) have served as the Ground Combat Element for the SP-MAGTF and served in that capacity for the remainder of the decade. [citation needed]
At the onset of the Korean War, Yancey's unit was ordered to active duty and then absorbed among many units across the 1st Marine Division fighting the war. [3] By Aug 11, 1950, he was transferred to the Training and Replacement Regiment at Camp Pendleton, CA [4] and then subsequently reassigned to Company E, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines (2/7).
He was a member of the 21st Reserve Infantry Battalion at Dover, New Jersey, until he was called to active duty on September 6, 1950. After additional training at Camp Pendleton, California, Private First Class Cafferata embarked for Korea in October 1950, joining the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division.
The ground combat element (GCE) consists of those combat and combat support units whose primary mission is to, (1) engage with and destroy the enemy by fire and/or maneuver, and/or shock effect, performed by infantry, field artillery, and tank units, (2) provide close battlefield support to other GCE units by assault amphibian, combat assault, light armored reconnaissance, reconnaissance, and ...
During the Korean War, ROK Marine Corps earned the nickname of the '귀신 잡는 해병대' which means 'Marine Corps the Ghost Killers'. [3]: 24 Following the start of the Korean War on 25 June 1950, the Ko Kil-hun [] Unit (Marine Rifle Battalion) landed Gunsan on 16 July and Kim Sung-un [] Unit (Marine Rifle Battalion) landed Tongyong peninsula on 17 August where they delayed the advance of ...
In the 7th Marines zone of action, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines killed about 45 KPA in a sharp action northwest of Wolmae-dong, and 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines overcame fierce resistance to take Hill 1123. To the southwest, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines destroyed four roadblocks, killed 30 KPA, and captured three more in the vicinity of Yongchon.
Company I, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, took the place of Company I 3/1 Marines on the MLR, and by the end of the day, all of the 3/7 Marines, had come under the operational control of the 3/1 Marines. Selden attached the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, to strengthen the reserve of the 1st Marines. Meanwhile, Col. Layer moved two provisional ...