Eighth Marine Regiment Activated
October 9, 1917, in Marine Corps history.
On October 9, 1917, the 8th Marine regiment was activated at Quantico, Virginia.
While the regiment didn't see combat in Europe during World War I, the regiment did participate in operations against dissidents in Haiti for more than five years during the 1920s.
During World War II, the regiment was assigned to the 2nd Marine Division and participated in combat operations on Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan, Tinian, and Okinawa, earning three Presidential Unit Citations in the process.
Photo Credit: Eighth Marine Regiment crest. (USMC image)
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