LINEAGE OF FIRST BATTALION SIXTH MARINES
ACTIVATED ON 11 JULY 1917 AT QUANTICO, VIRGINIA, AS FIRST BATTALION SIXTH REGIMENT
DEPLOYED DURING SEPTEMBER TO OCTOBER 1917 TO FRANCE AND ASSIGNED TO THE FOURTH BRIGADE, SECOND DIVISION (ARMY), AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
PARTICIPATED IN THE FOLLLOWING WORLD WAR I CAMPAIGNS
AISNE AISNE-MARNE
SAINT MIHIEL
MEUSE-ARGONNE
TOULON-TROYON
CHATEAU-THIERRY
MARABACHE
LIMEY
PARTICIPATED IN THE OCCUPATION OF THE RHINELAND FROM DECEMBER 1918 TO JULY 1919
RELOCATED DURING JULY TO AUGUST 1919 TO QUANTICO, VIRGINIA
DEACTIVATED ON 20 AUGUST 1919
1922-1925
REACTIVATED ON 12 JUNE 1922 AT QUANTICO, VIRGINIA AND ASSIGNED TO MARINE CORPS EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
PARTICIPATED IN MANEUVERS AT GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, JUNE-JULY 1922
DEPLOYED DURING JANUARY 1925 TO GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA
REDEPLOYED DURING SEPTEMBER 1925 TO QUANTICO, VIRGINIA
DEACTIVATED ON 1 OCTOBER 1925
1927-1929
REACTIVATED 29 MARCH 1927 AT PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
DEPLOYED FROM MARCH TO JUNE 1927 TO TIENTSIN, CHINA AND ASSIGNED TO THIRD BRIGADE
RELOCATED FROM JANUARY TO MARCH 1929 TO SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
DEACTIVATED ON 31 MARCH 1929
1934-1937
REACTIVATED 1 SEPTEMBER 1934 AT NORFOLK, VIRGINIA
RELOCATED DURING SEPTEMBER TO OCTOBER 1934 TO SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
DEPLOYED DURING AUGUST TO SEPTEMBER 1937 TO SHANGHAI, CHINA AND ASSIGNED TO THE SECOND MARINE BRIGADE, FLEET MARINE FORCE
RETURNED DURING FEBRUARY TO APRIL 1938 TO SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
THE SECOND MARINE BRIGADE RE-DESIGNATED ON 1 FEBRUARY 1941 AS SECOND MARINE DIVISION, FLEET MARINE FORCE
DEPLOYED FROM MAY TO JULY 1941 TO REYKJAVIK, ICELAND, AND REASSIGNED TO FIRST PROVISIONAL MARINE BRIGADE
RELOCATED DURING MARCH 1942 TO SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, AND REASSIGNED TO 2D MARINE DIVISION, FLEET MARINE FORCE
DEPLOYED DURING OCTOBER TO NOVEMBER 1942 TO WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND
PARTICIPATED IN THE FOLLOWING WORLD WAR II CAMPAIGNS
GUADALCANAL
SOUTH SOLOMONS
TARAWA
SAIPAN
TINIAN
OKINAWA
REDEPLOYED DURING SEPTEMBER 1945 TO NAGASAKI, JAPAN
PARTICIPATED IN THE OCCUPATION OF JAPAN FROM SEPTEMBER 1945 TO JUNE 1946
RELOCATED DURING JULY 1946 TO CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA REASSIGNED IN SEPTEMBER 1946 TO THE FIRST MARINE DIVISION, FLEET MARINE FORCE
DEACTIVATED ON 1 OCTOBER 1947
1949-1998
REACTIVATED ON 17 OCTOBER 1949 AT CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA AND ASSIGNED TO SECOND MARINE DIVISION, FLEET MARINE FORCE
DEACTIVATED ON 4 AUGUST 1950
REACTIVATED ON 9 AUGUST 1950 AT CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA AND ASSIGNED TO THE SECOND MARINE DIVISION, FLEET MARINE FORCE
PARTICIPATED IN THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS DURING OCTOBER TO NOVEMBER 1962
PARTICIPATED IN THE INTERVENTION IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC DURING APRIL TO JUNE 1965
ELEMENTS DEPLOYED TO PANAMA BETWEEN JANUARY AND JULY 1989, IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION JUST CAUSE
PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION DESERT SHIELD AND OPERATION DESERT STORM IN SOUTHWEST ASIA DURING SEPTEMBER 1990 TO MARCH 1991
1999-2014
PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION NOBLE ANVIL IN KOSOVO DURING JANUARY TO APRIL 1999
ELEMENTS PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, IRAQ DURING MARCH TO MAY 2003
PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, AFGHANISTAN DURING MARCH TO SEPTEMBER 2004, MARCH TO OCTOBER 2008, DECEMBER 2009 TO JULY 2010, AND JULY 2011 TO JUNE 2012
PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, IRAQ, DURING MARCH TO SEPTEMBER 2005 AND AUGUST 2006 TO MAY 2007
HONORS
PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION STREAMER WITH ONE BRONZE STAR
WORLD WAR II, TARAWA - 1943
AFGHANISTAN - 2009 - 2010
NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION STREAMER WITH ONE SILVER STAR
PANAMA - 1989
SOUTHWEST ASIA - 1990-1991
KOSOVO - 1990
AFGHANISTAN - 2004, 2010
IRAQ - 2006 - 2007
MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION WITH ONE BRONZE STAR
1986-1987
AFGHANISTAN - 2008
WORLD WAR ONE VICTORY STREAMER WITH ONE SILVER STAR
ARMY OF OCCUPATION OF GERMANY STREAMER
YANGTZE SERVICE STREAMER
MARINE CORPS EXPEDITIONARY STREAMER WITH TWO BRONZE STARS
CHINA SERVICE STREAMER
AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE STREAMER WITH ONE BRONZE STAR
EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MID EASTERN CAMPAIGN STREAMER
ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN STREAMER WITH ONE SILVER STAR AND ONE BRONZE STAR
WORLD WAR TWO VICTORY STREAMER
NAVY OCCUPATION SERVICE STREAMER WITH “ASIA” AND “EUROPE”
NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE STREAMER WITH THREE BRONZE STARS
ARMED FORCES EXPEDITIONARY STREAMER WITH ONE BRONZE STAR
SOUTHWEST ASIA SERVICE STREAMER WITH TWO BRONZE STARS
KOSOVO CAMPAIGN STREAMER WITH ONE BRONZE STAR
AFGHANISTAN CAMPAIGN STREAMER WITH THREE BRONZE STARS
IRAQ CAMPAIGN STREAMER WITH THREE BRONZE STAR
GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM EXPEDITIONARY STREAMER
GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM SERVICE STREAMER
FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE STREAMER WITH TWO PALMS AND ONE GILT STAR