2D BATTALION, 9TH MARINES

1942 - 1945

ACTIVATED 1 APRIL 1942 AT CAMP ELLIOT, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, AS THE 2D BATTALION, 9TH MARINES AND ASSIGNED TO THE 2D MARINE DIVISION

REASSIGNED DURING AUGUST 1942 TO AMPHIBIOUS CORPS, PACIFIC FLEET

RELOCATED DURING SEPTEMBER 1942 TO CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA,

AND REASSIGNED TO THE ADVANCE ECHELON, 3D MARINE DIVISION

REASSIGNED DURING NOVEMBER 1942 TO THE 3D MARINE DIVISION

DEPLOYED DURING JANUARY 1943 TO AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND

REDEPLOYED DURING JUNE-JULY 1943 TO GUADALCANAL

PATICIPATED IN THE FOLLOWING WORLD WAR II CAMPAINS

BOUGAINVILLE

NORTHERN SOLOMONS

GUAM

IWO JIMA

RELOCATED DURING NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 1945 TO CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA

DEACTIVATED 31 DECEMBER 1945

1952 - 1956

REACTIVATED 9 APRIL 1952 AT CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, AND ASSIGNED TO THE 3D MARINE DIVISION

DEPLOYED DURING AUGUST 1953 TO CAMP GIFU, JAPAN

REDEPLOYED DURING JUNE 1954 TO CAMP SAKAI, JAPAN

REDEPLOYED DURING JULY 1955 TO CAMP KAWASAKI, OKINAWA

REDEPLOYED DURING SEPTEMBER 1955 TO CAMP NAPUNJA, OKINAWA

REDEPLOYED DURING JANUARY 1956 TO CAMP SUKIRAN, OKINAWA

1957 - 1965 REDEPLOYED DURING MARCH-APRIL 1957 TO CAMP FUJI, JAPAN

REDEPLOYED DURING OCTOBER 1957 TO CAMP HAUGE, OKINAWA

REDEPLOYED DURING FEBRUARY 1958 TO CAMP KINSER, OKINAWA

PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTALION TRANSPLANT SYSTEM BETWEEN THE 1ST MARINE DIVISION AND THE 3D MARINE DIVISION DURING JUNE 1959 TO DECEMBER 1960

DEPLOYED AT VARIOUS TIMES BETWEEN 1960-1965 AS THE BATTALION LANDING TEAM OF THE SEVENTH FLEET

1965 - 1986

REDEPLOYED DURING JULY 1965 TO DA NANG, REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM

PARTICIPATED IN THE WAR IN VIETNAM, JULY 1965 - AUGUST 1969,

OPERATING FROM

DA NANG THAN CAM SON

HUE/PHU BAI CA LU

DONG HA QUANG TRI

CAMP CARROLL CUA VIET

CAM LO CON THIEN

VANDERGRIFT COMBAT BASE

REDEPLOYED DURING AUGUST 1969 TO CAMP SCHWAB, OKINAWA AND ASSIGNED

TO THE 9TH MARINE AMPHIBIOUS BRIGADE

REASSIGNED DURING NOVEMBER 1969 TO THE 3D MARINE DIVISION

DEPLOYED AT VARIOUS TIMES BETWEEN 1969 - 71 AS THE BATTALION LANDING TEAMOF THE SEVENTH FLEET

PARTICIPATED IN THE TYPHOON RELIEF OPERATIONS IN THE PHILLINES

DURING OCTOBER 1970

ELEMENTS OF THE BATTALION PARTICIPATED IN THE MAYAGUEZ OPERATION, MAY 1975

RELOCATED DURING OCTOBER 1978 TO CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA