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1913-1914
Activated 23 December 1913 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the
1st Advance Base Brigade
Deployed during January 1914 to Culebra, Puerto Rico
Relocated during February 1914 to New Orleans, Louisiana
Redesign Ted 1 April 1914 as the 1st Brigade
Deployed during April 1914 to Vera Cruz, Mexico
Participated in the Landing and Occupation of Vera Cruz, Mexico, April -
November 1914
Relocated during December 1914 to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1915-1939
Deployed during August 1915 to Port Au Prince, Haiti
Participated in the occupation of Haiti, August 1915 - August 1934
Participated in the occupation of the Dominican Republic, June -
December 1916
Deactivated 15 August 1934 at Port Au Prince, Haiti
Activated 1 September 1935 at Quantico, Virginia as the
1st Brigade of the Fleet Marine Force
Redesignated 16 September 1935 as the 1st Marine Brigade
1940-1949
Deployed during October 1940 to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Redesignated 1 February 1941 as the 1st Marine Division
Relocated during May 1941 to Quantico, Virginia and Parris Island, South
Carolina
Deployed during April - July 1942 to Samoa and Wellington, New Zealand
Participated in the following World War II campaigns:
GUADALCANAL
EASTERN NEW GUINEA
NEW BRITAIN
PELELIU
OKINAWA
Participated in the occupation of North China, September 1945 - June
1947
Relocated during June 1947 to Camp Pendleton, California
1950-1964
Deployed during July to September 1950 to the Republic of Korea
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 during February - April 1955 to Camp Pendleton, California
Elements participated in the Cuban Missile Crisis, October - December
1962
1965-1996
Deployed during July 1965 - May 1966 to the Republic of Vietnam
Participated in the war in Vietnam, July 1965 - April 1971, operating
from:
CHU LAI
DA NANG
DONG HA
QUI NHON
HUE
PHU BAI
QUANG TRI
Relocated during April 1971 to Camp Pendleton, California
1972-1998
Elements participated in
opeation New Arrival, the relocation of refugees from
Indochina, April-May and June-December 1975
Participated in Operations
Desert Shield and Desert Storm, Southwest Asia,
September 1990 - February 1991
Elements participated in
Operation Sea Angel, Bangladesh, May-June 1991
Elements participated in
Operation Restore Hope, Somalia, December 1992 - April 1993
Elements participated in
Fire-Fighting efforts, Westen United States, July-September
Elements participated in
support of Hunter Warrior Advance Warfighting
Laboratory Experiment, Camp Pendleton, California, September 1996-March
1997
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