1st Marine Division (United States)

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United States Marine Corps division infantry division

The 1st Marine Division (United States) is a storied infantry division of the U.S. Marine Corps renowned for its pivotal combat role in major conflicts from World War II through the present.

Aliases (5)

1st Marine Division ×40
U.S. 1st Marine Division ×2
1st MarDiv ×1
1st Marine Division (depicted) ×1
First Marine Division ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Marine Corps division → infantry division →
activePeriod	1941–present →
awardedFor	heroism in combat →
conflict	Global War on Terrorism → Gulf War → Iraq War → Korean War → Vietnam War → War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) → World War II →
country	United States of America →
decoration	Meritorious Unit Commendation → Navy Unit Commendation → Presidential Unit Citation (United States) →
formedIn	1941 →
garrison	Camp Pendleton, California → Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton →
insigniaText	Guadalcanal →
militaryBranch	United States Marine Corps →
motto	No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy →
nickname	Blue Diamond → The Old Breed →
notableBattle	2003 invasion of Iraq → Battle of Cape Gloucester → Battle of Chosin Reservoir → Battle of Guadalcanal → Battle of Hue → Battle of Inchon → Battle of Okinawa → Battle of Peleliu → Operation Desert Storm → Second Battle of Fallujah →
partOf	I Marine Expeditionary Force →
role	amphibious assault → expeditionary warfare → mechanized infantry operations →
subunit	11th Marine Regiment → 1st Combat Engineer Battalion → 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion → 1st Marine Regiment → 1st Reconnaissance Battalion → 1st Tank Battalion → 5th Marine Regiment → 7th Marine Regiment →
symbol	blue diamond insignia →
theater	Korean Peninsula → Middle East → Pacific Theater of World War II → Southeast Asia →
type	ground combat element →

Referenced by (49)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
11th Marine Regiment ("1st Marine Division") → 1st Battalion, 1st Marines ("1st Marine Division") → 1st Battalion, 7th Marines ("1st Marine Division") → 1st CEB ("1st Marine Division") → 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion ("1st Marine Division") → 1st Marine Regiment ("1st Marine Division") → 1st Marine Regiment ("1st Marine Division") → 1st Reconnaissance Battalion ("1st Marine Division") → 1st Tank Battalion ("1st Marine Division") → 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines ("1st Marine Division") → 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines ("1st Marine Division") → 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines ("1st Marine Division") → 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines ("1st Marine Division") → 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines ("1st Marine Division") → 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines ("1st Marine Division") → 5th Marine Regiment ("1st Marine Division") → 7th Marine Regiment ("1st Marine Division") → Inchon Regiment ("1st Marine Division") → Weapons Company, 7th Marines ("1st Marine Division") →	partOf
Battle for Henderson Field ("1st Marine Division") → Battle of Guadalcanal → Battle of Peleliu ("1st Marine Division") → United States Armed Forces in World War II ("First Marine Division") →	notableUnit
Camp Pendleton, California ("1st Marine Division") → Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton ("1st Marine Division") →	garrison
2nd Battalion, 5th Marines ("1st Marine Division") → The Cannon Cockers ("1st Marine Division") →	hasParentUnit
Operation Chromite → Operation Watchtower →	involvedUnit
Merriel "Snafu" Shelton ("1st Marine Division (depicted)") → No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy ("1st Marine Division") →	unit
I MEF ("1st Marine Division") →	component
Henderson Field ("1st Marine Division") →	defendedBy
The Old Breed ("1st MarDiv") →	hasAbbreviation
The Old Breed ("1st Marine Division") →	hasOfficialName
HQ Company, 1st Marines ("1st Marine Division") →	hasParentFormation
I Marine Expeditionary Force ("1st Marine Division") →	hasPart
2nd Battalion, 4th Marines ("1st Marine Division") →	higherCommand
Headquarters Company, 7th Marines ("1st Marine Division") →	higherFormation
1st Combat Engineer Battalion ("1st Marine Division") →	higherUnit
Battle of Baghdad (2003) ("U.S. 1st Marine Division") →	involvesMilitaryUnit
Blue Diamond ("U.S. 1st Marine Division") →	isNicknameFor
Battle of Cape Gloucester ("1st Marine Division") →	militaryUnit
Battle of Chosin Reservoir →	primaryForce
11th Marine Regiment ("1st Marine Division") →	providesSupportTo
Blue Diamond ("1st Marine Division") →	refersTo
I MEF ("1st Marine Division") →	subordinateUnit
Battle of the Tenaru ("1st Marine Division") →	unitInvolved
No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy ("1st Marine Division") →	usedBy