2nd Marine Division

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United States Marine Corps division infantry division

The 2nd Marine Division is a major U.S. Marine Corps infantry division renowned for its pivotal amphibious assaults and ground combat operations in the Pacific Theater during World War II and subsequent conflicts.

Aliases (3)

2nd Marine Division (United States) ×1
2nd Marines ×1
U.S. 2nd Marine Division ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Marine Corps division → infantry division →
componentUnit	10th Marine Regiment → 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion → 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion → 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion → 2nd Marine Regiment → 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion → 2nd Tank Battalion → 6th Marine Regiment → 8th Marine Regiment →
conflict	Gulf War → Iraq War → Korean War → Vietnam War → War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) → World War II →
country	United States of America →
decorations	Afghanistan Campaign Streamer → Iraq Campaign Streamer → Joint Meritorious Unit Award → Korean Service Streamer → National Defense Service Streamer → Navy Unit Commendation → Presidential Unit Citation → Southwest Asia Service Streamer → Vietnam Service Streamer → World War II Victory Streamer →
formationDate	1941-02-01 →
garrison	Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune →
garrisonLocation	Camp Lejeune, North Carolina →
higherFormation	United States Marine Corps Forces Command →
militaryBranch	United States Marine Corps →
motto	Follow Me →
nickname	Follow Me Division → The Silent Second →
notableBattle	Battle of Guadalcanal → Battle of Okinawa → Battle of Saipan → Battle of Tarawa → Battle of Tinian →
notableOperation	Operation Desert Storm → Operation Enduring Freedom → Operation Iraqi Freedom →
partOf	II Marine Expeditionary Force →
role	amphibious assault operations → ground combat operations →
size	division →
type	Marine air-ground task force ground combat element →
worldWarIIPacificTheaterRole	conducted major amphibious assaults in the Central Pacific →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Saipan ("2nd Marine Division (United States)") → Battle of Tarawa → Battle of Tarawa ("2nd Marines") →	notableUnit
2nd Marine Tank Battalion → 6th Marines → 8th Marines →	partOf
Henderson Field →	defendedBy
II Marine Expeditionary Force →	hasComponent
Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune →	hasGarrison
Operation Galvanic ("U.S. 2nd Marine Division") →	involvedUnit