2nd Battalion 3rd Marines
| 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines | |
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2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines insignia
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| Active | May 1, 1942 - December 31, 1945 July 20, 1951 - present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | USMC |
| Type | Light infantry |
| Role | Locate, close with and destroy the enemy with fire and maneuver |
| Part of |
3rd Marine Regiment 3rd Marine Division |
| Garrison/HQ | Marine Corps Base Hawaii |
| Nickname(s) | "Island Warriors" |
| Motto(s) | "Fortuna Fortes Juvat" "Fortune Favors the Brave" and "fight tonight" |
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| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
LtCol Ryan M. Hoyle |
Vietnam War
Operation Desert Storm
War on Terror
2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines (2/3) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Marine Corps Base Hawaii consisting of approximately 1000 Marines and sailors. The battalion falls under the command of the 3rd Marine Regiment and the 3rd Marine Division.
The 3rd Training Battalion, Division Special Troops, 1st Marine Division was activated on May 1, 1942 at New River, North Carolina. On June 17 of that same year, they were redesignated the "2d Training Battalion, 3rd Marines" and in September were deployed to Tutuila, American Samoa and reassigned to the 2d Marine Brigade. They remained there until they moved to Auckland, New Zealand in May 1943. In June of that year, they were reassigned to the 3d Marine Division and were again moved to Guadalcanal in July.
2/3 participated in the following World War II campaigns:
2/3 deployed to Da Nang in the Republic of Vietnam in April 1965. They fought in Vietnam from April 1965 until October 1969, operating from DaNang, Camp Carroll, Quảng Trị, Cam Lộ, the A Shau Valley and Khe Sanh. The battalion made a night helicopter assault into the Elephant Valley south of Da Nang on 12 August 1965, shortly after Marine ground troops arrived in the country. In April 1967, 2/3 was flown to Khe Sanh and walked north up into the DMZ and participated in one of the bloodiest fights, later to be known as The Hill Fights. In October 1969, the battalion relocated to MCB Camp Pendleton.
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