2nd Battalion, 4th Marines

2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment
2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment insignia
ActiveApril 1914 – 4 October 1927
18 September 1932 – 6 May 1942
1 February 1944 – February 1946
2 September 1952 – present
Allegiance United States of America
Branch United States Marine Corps
TypeInfantry battalion
RoleLocate, close with and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver, or to repel the enemy's assault by fire and close combat.
Size1,100
Part of4th Marine Regiment
1st Marine Division
Garrison/HQMarine Corps Base Camp Pendleton[1]
Nickname(s)The Magnificent Bastards
Motto(s)"Second to None"
Engagements'Banana Wars

World War II

Vietnam War

Operation Sharp Edge
Operation Desert Storm
Operation Desert Fox
War on Terror

Commanders
Current
commander
LtCol Patrick C Holland
Notable
commanders
Roswell Winans
Lyle H. Miller
Foster LaHue
William Weise

2nd Battalion, 4th Marines (2/4) is an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps. The battalion, nicknamed the Magnificent Bastards from the Vietnam War, is based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California and is a part of the 4th Marine Regiment and 1st Marine Division.

  1. ^ McAllister, Toni (15 February 2017). "Camp Pendleton's 75th Anniversary Celebration Continues". Times of San Diego.