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Unit Details
Strength
USMC Battalion
Type
Logistics
Year
1976 - Present
Description
1st Combat Engineer Battalion is a combat engineer battalion of the United States Marine Corps. The unit, nicknamed "The Super Breed", is based at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California and falls under the command of the 1st Marine Division and the I Marine Expeditionary Force.
On 31 March 1976, not long after its return to Camp Pendleton, the battalion was redesignated 1st Combat Engineer Battalion which more closely reflects its specific mission.
Notable Persons
Medal Honor - Vietnam -
PFC Jimmy Wayne Phipps
Private First Class Jimmy Wayne Phipps (MCSN: 2412145), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty on 27 May 1969, while serving as a combat engineer with Company B, First Engineer Battalion, FIRST Marine Division (Reinforced), Fleet Marine Force, in connection with combat operations against the enemy near An Hoa, Republic of Vietnam.
1941-1949 ACTIVATED 24 FEBRUARY 1941 AT GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, AS 1ST ENGINEER BATTALION, 1ST MARINE DIVISION, FLEET MARINE FORCE RELOCATED DURING APRIL 1941 TO PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA RELOCATED DURING SEPTEMBER 1941 TO NEW RIVER, NORTH CAROLINA DEPLOYED DURING JUNE 1942 TO WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND REDESIGNATED 12 JANUARY 1943 AS THE 1ST BATTALION, 17TH MARINES, 1ST MARINE DIVISION, FLEET MARINE FORCE REDESIGNATED 30 JUNE 1944 AS THE 1ST ENGINEER BATTALION, 1ST MARINE DIVISION, FLEET MARINE FORCE PARTICIPATED IN THE FOLLOWING WORLD WAR II CAMPAIGNS GUADALCANAL EASTERN NEW GUINEA NEW BRITAIN PELELIU OKINAWA DEPLOYED DURING SEPTEMBER 1945 TO TIENTSIN, CHINA RELOCATED DURING JUNE 1947 TO CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA
1950-1964 DEPLOYED DURING AUGUST 1950 TO KOBE, JAPAN, AND REASSIGNED TO 1ST PROVISIONAL MARINE BRIGADE, FLEET MARINE FORCE REDEPLOYED DURING SEPTEMBER 1950 TO INCHON, KOREA, AND REASSIGNED TO 1ST MARINE DIVISION, FLEET MARINE FORCE PARTICIPATED IN THE KOREAN CONFLICT SEPTEMBER 1950 â?? JULY 1953, OPERATING FROM PUSAN PERIMETER INCHON-SEOUL CHOSIN RESERVOIR EAST-CENTRAL FRONT WESTERN FRONT PARTICIPATED IN THE DEFENSE OF THE KOREAN DEMILITARIZED ZONE, AUGUST 1953 â?? APRIL 1955 RELOCATED DURING APRIL 1955 TO CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA REDESIGNATED 1 MAY 1957 AS THE 1ST PIONEER BATTALION, 1ST MARINE DIVISION, FLEET MARINE FORCE REDESIGNATED 1 MAY 1963 AS THE 1ST ENGINEER BATTALION, 1ST MARINE DIVISION, FLEET MARINE FORCE
1965 â?? 1975 REDEPLOYED DURING SEPTEMBER 1965 TO CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA REDEPLOYED DURING JANUARY 1966 TO CHU LAI, REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM PARTICIPATED IN THE WAR IN VIETNAM, JANUARY 1966 â?? APRIL 1971 OPERATING FROM CHU LAI DA NANG RELOCATED DURING APRIL 1971 TO CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION NEW ARRIVAL, THE RELOCATION OF REFUGEES FROM INDOCHINA, CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, APRIL â?? NOVEMBER 1975
1976 â?? 1999 REDESIGNATED 31 MARCH 1976 AS THE 1ST COMBAT ENGINEER BATTALION, 1ST DIVISION SUPPORT GROUP, 1ST MARINE DIVISION, FLEET MARINE FORCE REASSIGNED DURING MAY 1978 TO THE 1ST MARINE DIVISION, FLEET MARINE FORCE
1990 â?? 2012 PARTICIPATED IN OPERATIONS DESERT SHIELD AND DESERT STORM, SOUTHWEST ASIA, AUGUST 1990 â?? MARCH 1991 PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION RESTORE HOPE, SOMALIA, JANUARY â?? FEBRUARY 1993 ELEMENT PARTICIPATED IN FIRE-FIGHTING EFFORTS, WESTERN UNITED STATES,
AUGUST â?? SEPTEMBER 1994 ELEMENT PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION VIGILANT WARRIOR, KUWAIT, OCTOBER-OCTOBER â?? NOVEMBER 1994 ELEMENT PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION DETERMINED RESPONSE, YEMEN, OCTOBER 2000 DEPLOYED DURING JANUARY â?? FEBRUARY 2003 TO KUWAIT IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, IRAQ, MARCH â?? MAY 2003 ELEMENTS PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, 2004 â?? 2009 ELEMENTS PARTICIPATED IN FIRE-FIGHTING EFFORTS, CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, OCTOBER 2007 PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, AFGHANISTAN, MARCH â?? OCTOBER 2009 ELEMENT PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, JANUARY â?? SEPTEMPER 2010 PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, AFGHANISTAN, OCTOBER 2010-APRIL 2011 PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, AFGHANISTAN, APRIL â?? OCTOBER 2012 PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, AFGHANISTAN, OCTOBER 2013 - APRIL 2014
