List of 2nd Marine Division commanders
The 2d Marine Division is a Marine infantry division of the United States Marine Corps headquartered at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.It is the ground combat element of the II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF).Together with 1st Marine Division, it is the oldest and largest active duty division in the United States Marine Corps, representing a combat-ready force of more than 19,000 men and women.It is one of three active duty divisions in the Marine Corps today and is a multi-role, expeditionary ground combat force.During its history, three commanding generals became the Commandant of the Marine Corps (Randolph M. Pate, Alfred M. Gray Jr. and James L. Jones) and another three commanding generals became Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps (Samuel Jaskilka, Kenneth McLennan and Richard I. Neal).
MarineinfantrydivisionUnited States Marine CorpsMarine Corps Base Camp Lejeuneground combat elementII Marine Expeditionary Forceactive dutyWorld War IIOperation in PanamaGulf WarIraq WarWar in AfghanistanCommandant of the Marine CorpsRandolph M. PateAlfred M. Gray Jr.James L. JonesAssistant Commandant of the Marine CorpsSamuel JaskilkaKenneth McLennanRichard I. NealClayton B. VogelMajor generalNavajo code talkerI Marine Amphibious CorpsMarine Corps Recruit Depot Parris IslandCharles F. B. PriceNavy Distinguished Service MedalLegion of MeritBrigadier generalBanana WarsCamp PendletonDepartment of the PacificJoseph C. Fegan Jr.John MarstonCamp LejeuneJulian C. SmithBattle of TarawaNavy CrossThomas E. WatsonMarianas Islands CampaignFleet Marine Force, PacificLeRoy P. HuntWorld War IGuadalcanal CampaignBattle of OkinawaFleet Marine Force, AtlanticDistinguished Service CrossSilver StarBronze Star MedalPurple HeartGregon A. WilliamsColonelKorean WarCombat "V"Franklin A. HartDieppe RaidBattle of Iwo JimaRay A. RobinsonYangtze PatrolRecapture of GuamEdwin A. PollockBattle of Cape GloucesterArmy Distinguished Service Medal1st Marine DivisionMarine Corps ReserveRobert E. HogaboomChief of Staff, HQMCNavy Commendation MedalGeorge F. Good Jr.Defense of FunafutiLewis B. PullerBattle of PeleliuCoronado, CaliforniaAir MedalEdward W. SnedekerBougainville CampaignReginald H. Ridgely Jr.Philippines CampaignPrisoner of WarJoseph C. BurgerRibbon Creek incidentOdell M. ConoleyNew Britain CampaignArmy Commendation MedalJames P. BerkeleyFrederick L. WiesemanRathvon M. TompkinsBattle of SaipanBattle of Khe Sanh3rd Marine DivisionWilliam J. Van RyzinVietnam WarChief of Staff, Headquarters Marine CorpsOrmond R. SimpsonEdwin B. WheelerMarine RaiderMichael P. RyanRobert D. BohnPurple HeartsFred E. Haynes Jr.GeneralJoint Service Commendation MedalWilliam G. JoslynMarine Corps Base 29 PalmsNavy and Marine Corps MedalDefense Distinguished Service MedalCoast Guard Distinguished Service MedalDennis J. MurphyFleet Marine Force PacificDefense Superior Service MedalOrlo K. SteeleWilliam M. KeysPaul Van RiperMarine Corps Combat Development CommandLawrence H. LivingstonEmil R. BedardRobert R. Blackman Jr.III Marine Expeditionary ForceJohn F. SattlerStephen T. JohnsonRichard A. HuckWalter E. GaskinRichard T. TryonJohn A. ToolanBrian Beaudreault