A History of the Second Marine Division
1936-1940
Activated 1 July 1936 at San Diego, CA as the 2nd
Marine Brigade, Fleet Marine Force, deployed during August-September 1937
to Shanghai, China. Relocated during February-April 1938 to San Diego, CA.
Re-designated 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 Ward 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 Lejune, North Carolina.
1958-1995
Elements participated in the landings in Lebanon,
July-November 1958.
Elements participated in the Cuban Missile Crisis, October-December 1962.
Elements participated in the intervention in the Dominican Republic, April-June 1965.
Elements participated as part of 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 Shard Edge in Liberia, May 1990-January 1991.
Participated in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, December 1990-April 1991.
Elements participated in Operation Provide Comfort in Iraq, April-July 1991.
Elements participated in in operations in Somalia, December 1992-March 1994.
Elements participated in operations in Haiti, October 1993-October 1994.
Elements participated in Haitian Refugee Operations in Cuba, November 1991-December 1995.
Elements participated in Operations Able Manner and Able Vigil in the Florida Straights,
January 1993-October 1994.
Elements participated in Operations in Bosnia, June-December 1995.
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