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The 2nd Marine Division (2nd MARDIV) is a division of the United States Marine Corps, which forms the ground combat element of the II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF). The division is based at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina and headquartered at Julian C. Smith Hall.
The 2nd Marine Division earned renown in World War II, distinguishing itself at Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan, Tinian, and Okinawa
The lineal forebearer of the 2nd Marine Division is the 2nd Marine Brigade, which was activated on 1 July 1936 at San Diego, California.
The 2nd Marine Division was officially organized on February 1, 1941 at Camp Elliott, California by change of designation from the 2nd Marine Brigade.
Best Friends Cpl. George T. McFarland Cpl. Pete Seagriff (Mother Goose) PFC. Steve Kurko PFC. Edward Brusso PFC. Gerome Taylor (Lil' Tate) Pvt. Butch Benson
Best Moment Getting on the Competition Squad.
Worst Moment First 30 days at Camp Lejune I was assigned to mess duty. I was fresh out of boot camp and Infantry Training. I was a fired up gung ho new Marine ready to do the things Marines did and they assigned me to mess duty. Where did that come from? No one told me Marines wore aprons too.
