LINEAGE OF THE 3D MARINE DIVISION
1942 - 1945
ACTIVATED 16 SEPTEMBER 1942 AT CAMP ELLIOTT, CALIFORNIA, AS THE 3D MARINE DIVISION
DEPLOYED DURING JANUARY - FEBRUARY 1943 TO AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
PARTICIPATED IN THE FOLLOWING WORLD WAR II CAMPAIGNS
BOUGAINVILLE
NORTHERN SOLOMONS
GUAM
IWO JIMA
DEACTIVATED 28 DECEMBER 1945
1952 - 1975
REACTIVATED 7 JANUARY 1952 AT CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, AS THE 3D MARINE DIVISION
REDEPLOYED DURING AUGUST 1953 TO CAMP GIFU, JAPAN
REDEPLOYED DURING FEBRUARY 1956 TO CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA
REDEPLOYED DURING APRIL - MAY 1965 TO THE REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
PARTICIPATED IN THE WAR IN VIETNAM, APRIL 1965 - NOVEMBER 1969, OPERATING FROM
QUANG TRI PROVINCE
QUANG NAM PROVINCE
THUA THIEN PROVINCE
REDEPLOYED DURING NOVEMBER 1969 TO CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA
ELEMENTS PARTICIPATED IN EVACUATION OPERATIONS IN VIETNAM AND CAMBODIA,
MARCH - MAY 1975
1976 - 2006
ELEMENTS PARTICIPATED IN OPERATIONS DESERT SHIELD AND DESERT STORM,
SOUTHWEST ASIA, 1990 - 1991
ELEMENTS PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION SEA ANGEL, BANGLADESH,
MAY - JUNE 1991
ELEMENTS PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION FIERY VIGIL, REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES,
JUNE - JULY 1991
ELEMENTS PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, AFGHANISTAN AND PHILIPPINES,
2001 INTO 2006
ELEMENTS PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, IRAQ,
2003 INTO 2006
ELEMENTS PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION UNIFIED ASSISTANCE, SOUTHEAST ASIA.
DECEMBER 2004 - FEBRUARY 2005
ELEMENTS PARTICIPATED IN HUMANITARIAN RELIEF EFFORTS, PHILIPPINES,
FEBRUARY - MARCH 2006
HONORS AWARDED THE 3D MARINE DIVISION
PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION STREAMER WITH ONE BRONZE STAR
WORLD WAR II
IWO JIMA - 1945
VIETNAM 1965 - 1967
NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION STREAMER WITH ONE BRONZE STAR
WORLD WAR II
IWO JIMA - 1945
2001 - 2003
MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION STREAMER
2004 - 2005
ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN STREAMER WITH FOUR BRONZE STARS
WORLD WAR II VICTORY STREAMER
NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE STREAMER WITH THREE BRONZE STARS
KOREAN SERVICE STREAMER
VIETNAM SERVICE STREAMER WITH TWO SILVER AND ONE BRONZE STAR
GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM EXPEDITIONARY STREAMER
GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM SERVICE STREAMER
VIETNAM CROSS OF GALLANTRY WITH PALM STREAMER
