Medal of Honor
Ten Marines and one Sailor have been awarded the Medal of Honor while serving with 2d Battalion, 7th Marines.
Battle of Guadalcanal
- Sgt Mitchell Paige – 26 October 1942
Battle of Peleliu
- PFC Charles H. Roan – 18 September 1944 (posthumously)
- PFC John D. New – 25 September 1944 (posthumously)
Korean War
- Cpl Lee H. Phillips – 4 November 1950 (posthumously)
- SSgt Robert S. Kennemore – 27–28 November 1950
- PFC Hector A. Cafferata Jr. – 28 November 1950
- Capt William E. Barber – 28 November-2 December 1950
- Sgt Daniel P. Matthews – 28 March 1950 (posthumously)
- Hospitalman Richard De Wert – 5 April 1951 (posthumously)
- SSgt Ambrosio Guillen – 25 July 1953 (posthumously)
Vietnam War
- PFC Oscar P. Austin – 23 February 1969 (posthumously)
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