The Silent Second

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United States Marine Corps division infantry division nickname

The Silent Second is the nickname of the U.S. Marine Corps’ 2nd Marine Division, a storied infantry division known for its combat service in major conflicts since World War II.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
The Silent Second canonical	2
Silent Second	1

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Marine Corps division ⓘ infantry division ⓘ nickname ⓘ
allegiance	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
alsoKnownAs	The Silent Second ⓘ surface form: Silent Second
branchOf	United States Armed Forces ⓘ
conflict	Gulf War ⓘ Iraq War ⓘ Korean War ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ World War II ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
garrison	Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune ⓘ
locatedIn	North Carolina ⓘ
motto	Follow Me ⓘ
nickname	Second to None ⓘ The Silent Second self-linksurface differs ⓘ
notableBattle	Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ Battle of Okinawa ⓘ Battle of Saipan ⓘ Battle of Tarawa ⓘ Invasion of Tinian ⓘ surface form: Battle of Tinian
notableFor	combat service in major conflicts since World War II ⓘ
partOf	United States Marine Corps ⓘ
refersTo	2nd Marine Division ⓘ
role	ground combat element ⓘ
serviceBranch	United States Marine Corps ⓘ
specialization	infantry ⓘ
type	Marine infantry division ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

2nd Marine Division → nickname → The Silent Second ⓘ

The Silent Second → alsoKnownAs → The Silent Second ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silent Second

The Silent Second → nickname → The Silent Second self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: 2nd Marine Division