1st Battalion 3rd Marines - Awards

Awards

  • Presidential Unit Citation w/ 3 bronze stars
    • Guam - 1944
    • Vietnam - 1965 - 1967, 1967
    • Afghanistan - 2010
  • Navy Unit Commendation w/ 1 bronze star & w/ 1 silver star
    • Bougainville - 1943
    • Vietnam - 1965, 1968–1969
    • Southwest Asia - 1990 - 1991
    • III MEF - 2003 - 2005
    • OEF Afghanistan - 2006
    • OIF Iraq I MEF - 2007-2008
    • OIF Iraq II MEF - 2008
  • Meritorious Unit Commendation w/ 2 bronze stars
    • Vietnam - 1967 - 1968, 1968
    • III MEF- 2008-2010
  • Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 4 bronze stars
  • World War II Victory Medal
  • Navy Occupation Service Medal
  • National Defense Service Medal w/ 3 bronze stars
  • Korean Service Medal
  • Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
  • Vietnam Service Medal w/ 2 silver stars
  • Southwest Asia Service Medal w/ 2 bronze stars
  • Vietnam Cross of Gallantry w/ palm streamer
  • Iraq Campaign Medal w/3 bronze stars
  • Afghanistan Campaign Medal w/5 bronze stars
  • Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
  • Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal

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