2nd Battalion, 4th Marines (2/4) is an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps. The battalion, nicknamed the Magnificent Bastards, is based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California and are a part of the 5th Marine Regiment and 1st Marine Division.
2nd Battalion, 4th Marines was constituted in April 1914 during World War I when it was activated as one of the three battalions of the 4th Marine Regiment.
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LtCol Howard V Lee
Major [then Captain] Howard Vincent Lee (MCSN: 0-69961), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty on 8 and 9 August 1966, while serving with Company E, Second Battalion, Fourth Marines, THIRD Marine Division (Reinforced), Fleet Marine Force, in action against enemy forces near Cam Lo, Republic of Vietnam.
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MGen James Livingston
Captain James Everett Livingston (MCSN: 0-84449), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty on 2 May 1968, while serving as Commanding Officer, Company E, Second Battalion, Fourth Marines, Ninth Marine Amphibious Brigade, in action against enemy forces at Dai Do, Quang Tri Province, Republic of Viet Nam.
Medal Honor - Vietnam -
Col Jay R. Vargas
Major Jay R. Vargas (MCSN: 0-83768), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as Commanding Officer, Company G, Second Battalion, Fourth Marines, Ninth Marine Amphibious Brigade, THIRD Marine Division (Reinforced), Fleet Marine Force, in action against enemy forces at Dai Do, Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam, from 30 April to 2 May 1968.
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LCpl Jedh Colby Barker
Lance Corporal Jedh Colby Barker (MCSN: 2207369), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty on 21 September 1967, while serving as a machine gunner with Company F, Second Battalion, Fourth Marines, THIRD Marine Division (Reinforced), Fleet Marine Force, in action near Con Thien, Republic of Vietnam.
Medal Honor - Vietnam -
LCpl Joe Calvin Paul
Lance Corporal Joe Calvin Paul (MCSN: 2033358), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty on 18 August 1965, while serving with Company H, Second Battalion, Fourth Marines, THIRD Marine Division (Reinforced), Fleet Marine Force, in action against an armed enemy near Chu Lai, Republic of Vietnam.
Medal Honor - Vietnam -
Sgt Paul Hellstrom Foster
Sergeant Paul Hellstrom Foster (MCSN: 1903536), United States Marine Corps Reserve, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty on 14 October 1967, while serving as an artillery liaison operations chief with the Second Battalion, Fourth Marines, THIRD Marine Division (Reinforced), Fleet Marine Force, in action near Con Thien, Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam.
Peter A. Acly Phillip Bale Sr. Albert G. Bothe Patrick J. Burns William T. Burns Robert L. Callaway Michael G. Castle Philip D. Ciofalo Joseph A. Como William T. Connaughton William H. Darrow Jack Deichman Raymond Del Rio Raymond Dipper John J. Dolphin Woodrow W. Doss Jr. Larry L. Eastland Gregory P. Foster Timothy Frederick CJ Galle Charles P. Garber Henry W. Gardner Ed Garr Theodor "Ted" R. Gray Samir J. Habiby Dick Hamblin Roger 'Doc' Hedges Duane Heflin Robert N. Herndon Grover B. Hinshaw Robert Jim Michael Johnson P. X. Kelley Doyle G. King John A. Klepacki Scott Laidig Kenneth W. Lambton Jerry W. Ledin Jeremiah Letterman James E. Livingston Frank Major Ed Martin Charles L. Meadows Constantine â??Gusâ?? Melis William Petch Robert R. Piaro Vernon Powell Kenneth R. Purvis James W Rogers John S. Russell Abe Saiz Karl S. Schroeder Woodrow W. Scriven Carlton Sherwood Gregg Sims Warren D. Smith William Stacey Terry G. Stevens G. D. Strawser Alexander G. Sundberg Norman R. Surprenant Kenneth P. Sympson Vic Taylor George A. Tipton Richard W. Tyrrell Frank Valdez Jr. Duane Van Fleet, Jr James A. Wainwright Kenneth Ward John D. Watson George F. â??Fritzâ?? Warren Harry E. Williams Brooks C. Wilson Steve Wilson Chester M. Wolfe
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Elisha Abbott Mark E. Carlton Damien R. Coan Kevin Conry Brian D. Greene Roy A. Thomas William H. Vivian Michael F. Wilonsky
