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2nd Battalion, 8th Marines (2/8) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based in Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina consisting of approximately 900 marines and sailors. Nicknamed "America's Battalion", they fall under the 8th Marine Regiment and the 2nd Marine Division.
The 2nd Marine Division faced heavy resistance during the Battle of Kuwait International Airport. Marine Reserve unit Bravo Company, 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine division was assigned to the 2nd Marine Division. [5] Bravo Company went on to destroy 59 tanks, 32 APCs, 26 non-armored vehicles, and an artillery gun. [6]
1st Battalion, 8th Marines (1/8) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The battalion consists of approximately 1000 Marines and Sailors and is nicknamed "The Beirut Battalion." The battalion falls under the command of the 6th Marine Regiment and the 2nd Marine ...
The 8th Marine Regiment was an infantry regiment of the United States Marine Corps.When last active, it was based at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and fell under the command of the 2nd Marine Division and the II Marine Expeditionary Force.
Headquarters Battalion 1st Marine Division: Standard Bearers: Camp Pendleton, California: Headquarters Battalion 2nd Marine Division: The Silent Second: Camp Lejeune, North Carolina: Headquarters Battalion 3rd Marine Division: Samurai: Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan: Headquarters Battalion 4th Marine Division: Fighting Fourth: New Orleans, Louisiana
2 Charles F. B. Price: Major general: December 8, 1941: March 23, 1942: Commanded the Defense Forces, Samoan Group and Marine Corps Training and Replacement Command during World War II; Navy Distinguished Service Medal and Legion of Merit [1] 3 Joseph C. Fegan (Acting) Brigadier general: March 24, 1942: March 31, 1942
Early in the Cuban Missile Crisis, the 2nd Battalion landed at Guantanamo Bay to supplement the defense of the naval base. In 1965, the regiment landed to protect American lives and property in the Dominican Republic during Operation Powerpack. In 1983, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines participated in the Multinational Peacekeeping Force in Beirut ...
With the transfer of the Field and Staff (Headquarters) to the Provisional Regiment, Guam, on 20 January, the 2nd Regiment was formally disbanded. At the same time, a "2nd Regiment" served in the Far East, the 2nd Regiment, 1st Provisional Brigade consisting of a Field and Staff, and Companies A, B, C, F was organized at League Island ...