2/7 insignia Active January 1, 1940
- February 26, 1947
August 17, 1950
- present Country
United States USMC
Type Infantry Part of 7th Marine Regiment
1st Marine Division
Garrison/HQ Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms
Nickname War Dogs Motto "Ready for all, yielding to none"
Battles/wars World War II
* Battle of Guadalcanal
* Operation Cartwheel
* Battle of Peleliu
* Battle of Okinawa
Korean War
* Battle of Inchon
* Battle of
Chosin Reservoir
Vietnam War
Operation Desert Storm
Operation Iraqi Freedom Unit award Branch
A unit citation or commendation is an award bestowed upon an organization for the action cited. Members of the unit who participated in said actions are allowed to wear on their uniforms the awarded unit citation. During its existence 2/7 was presented with the following awards:
- Presidential Unit Citation with two Silver Stars
- Navy Unit Commendation with three Bronze Star
- Meritorious Unit Commendation with one Bronze Star
- American Defense Service Medal with one Bronze Star
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with one Silver Star
- World War II Victory Medal
- Navy Occupation Service Medal
- National Defense Service Medal with two Bronze Stars
- China Service Medal
- Korean Service Medal with one Silver Star & 4 Bronze Stars
- Vietnam Service Medal with two Silver Stars and 3 Bronze Stars
- Southwest Asia Service Medal with two Bronze Stars
- Vietnam Service Medal with Two Silver Stars
- Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm Streamer
- Kuwait Liberation Medal [2]
Lt. Gen. Lewis "Chesty" Puller
GySgt.
John Basilone
WORLD WAR ll
KOREA ~ CHOSIN
VIETNAM ~ 1967
VIETNAM ~ 1968
VIETNAM ~ 1969
VIETNAM ~ 1970
IRAQ
HONOR ~ COURAGE ~ COMMITMENT
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