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 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.
Medal Honor - Vietnam -
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.
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Sergeant Major Hughes ? 1964 ? Sergeant Major Francis Kent ? Sergeant Major Charles Awkerman ? Aug 1965 - ? Sergeant Major Dwight E. Lewis ? 1967 - ? Sergeant Major John Malnar Sep 1967- KIA ? 2 May 1968 Sergeant Major Charles Otto ? [did he serve in the interim after Malnar was killed?] Sergeant Major Capazolli ? - Oct 1968 Sergeant Major Yoder ? Oct 1974 - ? 1975 Sergeant Major Wayhoff ? - ? 1984 Sergeant Major Lewis G. Lee ? Nov 1983 - ? Nov 1985 (Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Nov 1995 - Nov 1999) Sergeant Major Felts ? 1986 - ? Jul 1987 Sergeant Major Larry W. Kester ? Jul 1987 - ? 1988 Sergeant Major Harold Hofer ? 1988 - ? 1990 Sergeant Major Turner ? 1990 - ? 1992 Sergeant Major Neuber ? 1992 - ? 1994 Sergeant Major Larry Lambert 24 May 1994 - ? Sergeant Major D.L. Willey 25 May ? - ? Sergeant Major Robert Howard ? - ? Jun 2003 Sergeant Major James E. Booker ? Jun 2003 â?? ? Sergeant Major Joseph J. Ellis ? Jun 2005 - ? Feb 2007 (Feb 2007 KIA in Iraq by a suicide bomber) Sergeant Major Darryl J. Sisneros ? Feb 2007 â?? ? Sep 2008 Sergeant Major Mark A. Massey ? Sep 2008 - ? Sergeant Major Donald K. Williams ? Jan 2011 - ? 2012 Sergeant Major Gary Bow ? 2012 - 14 Apr 2014 Sergeant Major Mike L. Bolyard ? May 2014 - 10 Dec 2015 Sergeant Major Rafael Vargas 10 Dec 2015 - 20 Jul 2017 Sergeant Major Jose Molina 20 Jul 2017
