2nd Battalion, 8th Marines

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United States Marine Corps unit infantry battalion

The 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines is an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps known for its combat deployments and service in major conflicts including World War II, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

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Label Occurrences
2nd Battalion, 8th Marines canonical 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Marine Corps unit ⓘ
infantry battalion ⓘ
abbreviation 2/8 ⓘ
allegiance United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
country United States of America ⓘ
decoratedWith Meritorious Unit Commendation ⓘ
Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
Presidential Unit Citation (United States) ⓘ
surface form: Presidential Unit Citation
engagedIn Second Battle of Fallujah ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Fallujah

Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
Battle of Saipan ⓘ
Battle of Tarawa ⓘ
Invasion of Tinian ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Tinian

Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ
Operation Enduring Freedom ⓘ
Operation Iraqi Freedom ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form: War in Afghanistan

World War II ⓘ
operations in Helmand Province ⓘ
garrison Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune ⓘ
garrisonLocation North Carolina ⓘ
hasComponent Echo Company ⓘ
Fox Company ⓘ
Golf Company ⓘ
Headquarters and Service Company ⓘ
Weapons Company ⓘ
hasMotto America’s Battalion ⓘ
languageOfCommand English ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Marine Corps ⓘ
militaryUnitSize battalion ⓘ
nickname America’s Battalion ⓘ
notableFor combat deployments ⓘ
service in major 20th and 21st century conflicts ⓘ
operatesUnder II Marine Expeditionary Force ⓘ
partOf 2nd Marine Division ⓘ
8th Marines ⓘ
surface form: 8th Marine Regiment
primaryWeapon M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle ⓘ
M4 carbine ⓘ
role ground combat ⓘ
serviceBranchRole Marine Air-Ground Task Force ground combat element ⓘ
supportWeapon 60mm mortar ⓘ
81mm mortar ⓘ
M2 .50 caliber machine gun ⓘ
7.62 mm M240 machine gun ⓘ
surface form: M240 machine gun

MK19 grenade launcher ⓘ
type infantry ⓘ

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8th Marines → subunit → 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines ⓘ