8th Marine Regiment

8th Marine Regiment
8th Marines Insignia
ActiveOctober 9, 1917 – April 25, 1919
1920 – 25
1940 – 49
1950 – January 28, 2021
Country United States of America
Branch United States Marine Corps
TypeInfantry regiment
Part of2nd Marine Division
II Marine Expeditionary Force
Garrison/HQMCB Camp Lejeune
Motto(s)More Than Duty
EngagementsWorld War II

Multinational Force in Lebanon
Operation Urgent Fury
Operation Desert Storm
War on Terror

Commanders
Current
commander
Colonel John Rochford
Notable
commanders
Henry Louis Larsen
Richard H. Jeschke
Elmer E. Hall
John H. Griebel
Clarence R. Wallace
James M. Masters, Sr.
John H. Masters
George D. Webster
Ronald R. Van Stockum
Michael K. Sheridan
Robert B. Johnston

The 8th Marine Regiment was an infantry regiment of the United States Marine Corps. When last active, it was based at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and fell under the command of the 2nd Marine Division and the II Marine Expeditionary Force. The regiment was decommissioned on January 28, 2021, as a result of ongoing force design efforts.[1]

  1. ^ Drayer, Chase (29 January 2021). "Making way for the future, 8th Marine Regiment joins other units in deactivation". Marines. Retrieved 1 February 2021.