2d Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division
About the 2/11
2d Battalion, 11th Marines (2/11) is a 155mm howitzer battalion comprised of: HQ Battery, Battery E 2/11 (Echo Battery), Battery F 2/11 (Fox Battery), Battery G 2/11 (Golf Battery), and K 3/12 (Kilo Battery). Their primary mission is Direct Support to the 5th Marine Regiment in time of conflict. That support may come in the traditional fashion of artillery support to maneuver forces or by providing batteries to serve as provisional rifle companies. 2/11 was the first battalion in the Marine Corps to fully transition three firing batteries to the M777 howitzer. The command has roughly 750 Marines and Sailors assigned to it. The Battalion is currently training and planning for deployment in the Fall 2011.
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Battalion History
1918-1919
Activated At Montierchaume, France as The 2d Battalion, 11th Regiment, 5 November 1918
Relocated To Hampton Roads, Virginia, July – August 1919
Deactivated: 11 August 1919
1927-1929
Reactivated At Quantico, Virginia as The 2d Battalion, 11th Regiment, 9 May 1927
Deployed To Chinandega, Nicaragua, Assigned To The 2d Brigade, May 1927
Participated In Operations Against Rebel Forces May-July 1927
Redesignated As The 2d Separate Battalion, 11th Regiment, 1 July 1927
Redesignated As The 2d Battalion, 11th Regiment
Relocated To San Diego, California, 6 August 1927
Deactivated, 10 September 1927
Reactivated At San Diego, California
As The 2d Battalion, 11th Regiment, 5 January 1928
Deployed To Corinto, Nicaragua, Assigned To The 2d Brigade, January 1928
Deactivated On Board The Uss Henderson While In Enroute To The Us, 20 August 1929
1941-1947
Reactivated At Guantanamo, Cuba
As The 2d Battalion, 11th Marines, 1st Marine Brigade, 1 January 1941
1st Brigade Redesignated as The 1st Marine Division, 1 February 1941
Relocated To Parris Island, South Carolina, April 1941
Deployed To Wellington, New Zealand, June 1942
Participated In The Following World War II Campaigns:
Guadalcanal, Eastern New Guinea, New Britain
Redeployed To Tientsin, China, September 1945
Participated In The Occupation Of North China, September 1945 – December 1946
Redeployed to Guam
Reassigned To Fleet Marine Force, Pacific, January – February 1947
Relocated to Camp Pendleton, California
Reassigned To The 3d Marine Brigade, April – May 1947
11th Marines Reassigned To The 1st Marine Division, July 1947
Relocated To Barstow, California, August 1947
Deactivated, 30 September 1947
1950-1989
Reactivated At Camp Pendleton, California
As The 2d Battalion, 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division, 7 August 1950
Deployed To Kobe, Japan, August – September 1950
Participated In The Korean War, September 1950 – July 1953
Operating From: Inchon-Seoul, Chosin Reservoir, East Central Front, Western Front
Participated In The Defense Of The Korean Demilitarized Zone, July 1953 – March 1955
Relocated To Camp Pendleton, California, March 1955
Deployed To Camp Hansen, Okinawa, February – March 1966
Redeployed To The Republic Of Vietnam, May 1966
Participated In The War In Vietnam, May 1966 – March 1971, Operating From: Chu La, Tam Ky, Hue/Phu, Bai Thon, Bach Thach,Cao Doi, An Hoa
1990-2006
Participated In Operations Desert Shield And Desert Storm,
Southeast Asia, January – April 1991
Participated In Operation Sea Angel, Bangladesh, May 1991
Elements Participated In Operation Fiery Vigil, Philippines, June 1991
Participated In Fire-Fighting Efforts In The Western United States, July 1994
Deployed To Kuwait In Support Of Operation Enduring Freedom, January 2003
Participated In Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq , March – June 2003 / September 2004 – March 2005
Elements Participated In Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq, September 2005 – March 2006