1st Marine Division (United States)

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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.

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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
Inchon Landing
surface form: Battle of Inchon

Battle of Okinawa
Battle of Peleliu
Gulf War
surface form: 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 War
surface form: Pacific Theater of World War II

Southeast Asia
type ground combat element

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