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1917-1919

Activated 14 August 1917 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

as the 7^th Regiment

Deployed during August 1917 to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

Participated in the occupation of Cuba, August 1917-August 1919

Assigned during December 1917 to the 3^rd Provisional Brigade

Detached during July 1918

Assigned during December 1918 to the 6^th Provisional Brigade

Detached during June 1919

Relocated during August 1919 to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Deactivated 6 September 1919

1^thBattalion, 7^thon active duty in San Diego Ca., 1 April 1921 until deactived 1 September 1924.

1933-1934

Reactivated 6 September 1933 at Quantico, Virginia as the 7^th Marines

2^ndBattalion, 7^thdeployed in Cuban waters

Regiment deactivated 17 January 1934

1941-1949

 

Reactivated 1 January 1941 at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and

Assigned to the 1^st Marine Brigade

Reassigned during February 1941 to the 1^st Marine Division

Relocated during April 1941 to Parris Island, South Carolina

Relocated during September 1941 to New River, North Carolina

Attached during March 1942 to the 3^rd Marine Brigade

Deployed during April-May 1942 to Samoa

Detached during August 1942 from the 3^rd Marine Brigade and

Reassigned to the 1^st Marine Division

Participated in the following World War II campaigns:

GUADALCANAL, 18 September 1942 - 5 January 1943.

EASTERN NEW GUINEA, 9 - 13 October 1943

NEW BRITAIN, 26 December 1943 - 1 May 1944,

PELELIU, 15 September - 30 October 1944.

OKINAWA, 1 April - 30 June 1945.

Participated in the occupation of North China

September 1945-January 1947

Landed at Tangku, 30 September 1945.

3rd Battalion deactivated at Peitaiho, China - 15 April 1946.

7th Marines departed China 5 January 1947.

Relocated during January 1947 to Camp Pendleton, California and

Assigned to the 1^st Marine Division

Deactivated 6 March 1947

7th MarinesReactivated 1 October 1947 at Camp Pendleton.
It's composition consisted of only four companies.

Deployed in Alaska, 26 January - 18 February 1949

Company "C" deployed to China 2 May - 23 June 1949 to safeguard the withdrawl of Americans and was the last element of FMF to depart China.

 

1950-1964

 

The Regiment minus the 3d Battalion reactivated 17 August 1950 at
Camp Pendleton, California and assigned to the 1^st Marine Division

3rd Battalion, 7th Marines reactivated 11 September 1950 at Kobe, Japan.

Deployed during September 1950 to the Republic of Korea

7th Marines landed at Inchon, Korea 21 September 1950 and began active combat operations against enemy forces. Participatation in the Korean War, continued until 27 July 1953.