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2nd Battalion, 4th Marines (2/4) is an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps.The battalion, nicknamed the Magnificent Bastards from the Vietnam War, is based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California and is a part of the 4th Marine Regiment and 1st Marine Division.
The 1st, 4th, and 3rd Raider Battalions became respectively the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalions, 4th Marines. The 2nd Raider Battalion became the regimental weapons company. 4th Marines, combined with the 22nd Marine and the 29th Marine Regiment, was assigned to the 6th Marine Division and fought at Guam and Okinawa.
2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines: Warlords: Camp Lejeune, North Carolina [6] 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines: Betio Bastards: Camp Lejeune, North Carolina [7] 3d Littoral Combat Team: Lava Dogs: MCB Hawaii, Hawaii [8] 1st Battalion, 4th Marines: The China Marines: Camp Pendleton, California [9] 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines: Magnificent Bastards: Camp ...
The 4th Marine Division is a reserve division in the United States Marine Corps. It was raised in 1943 for service during World War II , and subsequently fought in the Pacific against the Japanese. Deactivated after the war, the division was re-formed in 1966 and elements of the division deployed during the Gulf War in 1990–1991, as well as ...
The 2nd Marine Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Marine Corps. ... the 4th Expeditionary Battalion was formed at League Island, Pennsylvania, on ...
On 1 February 1944, the 1st Raider Regiment was redesignated the 4th Marine Regiment, and eventually became part of the 6th Marine Division. The 1st, 4th, and 3d Raider Battalions became respectively the 1st, 2d, and 3d Battalions, 4th Marines. The 2nd Raider Battalion became the regimental weapons company, lacking the manpower to form an ...
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, 4th Marines (1/4) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California consisting of approximately 800 Marines and sailors.