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
Redesignated 1 April 1914 As The 1st Brigade
Deployed During April 1914 To Vera Cruz, Mexico
Participated In The Landings And Occupation Of Vera Cruz, Mexico,April-November 1914
Relocated During December 1914 To Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1915-1935
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
Reactivated 1 September 1935 At Quantico,Virginia,As The 1st Brigade And Assigned Tothe 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-September 1950 Tothe 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
1965-1971
Deployed During July 1965 - May 1966 Tothe Republic Of Vietnam
Participated In The war In Vietnam From 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 Operation 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,Western United States, July-September 1994
Elements Participated In Support Of Hunterwarrior Advancedwarfighting
Laboratory Experiment, Camp Pendleton, California,
September 1996 - March 1997