1st Recon Battalion Lineage

1937 - 1940
· Activated 1 March 1937 At Quantico, Virginia as the 1st Tank Company and Assigned to the 1st Marine Brigade
· Deployed during January-March 1940 to the Caribbean on board the USS Wyoming
· Relocated during March 1940 to Quantico, Virginia
· Redeployed during November 1940 to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
1941 - 1949
· 1st Marine Brigade redesignated 1 February 1941 as the 1st Marine Division
· Redesignated 1 March 1941 as the 1st Scout Company, Division Special Troops
· Relocated during April 1941 to Quantico, Virginia
· Relocated during September 1942 to New River, North Carolina
· Reassigned during August 1942 to the 1st Tank Battalion
· Redesignated 1 April 1943 as Company E (Scout), 1st Tank Battalion
· Redesignated 10 April 1943 as Company D (Scout), 1st Tank Battalion
· Redesignated 9 May 1944 as Reconnaissance Company, Headquarters Battalion
· Participated in the Following World War II Campaigns
· Guadalcanal
· New Guinea
· Bismarck Archipelago
· Western Caroline Islands
· Okinawa
· Redeployed during September - October 1945 to Tientsin, China
· Relocated during June - July 1947 to Camp Pendleton, California
· Redesignated 15 June 1948 as Reconnaissance Platoon, Headquarters Company,

Headquarters and Service Battalion
· Redesignated 22 March 1949 as Reconnaissance Company, Headquarters and Service Battalion

1950 - 1964
· Deployed during August 1950 to Tokyo, Japan
· Participated in the Korean War, Operating From
· Pusan Perimeter
· Inchon-Seoul
· Chosin Reservoir
· East Central Front
· Western Front
· Participated in the Defense of the Korean Demilitarized Zone, July 1953 - March 1955
· Relocated during March 1955 to Camp Pendleton, California
· Deactivated 30 April 1958
· Reactivated 1 May 1958 At Camp Pendleton, California as the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion and Assigned to the 1st Marine Division
· Participated in the Cuban Missile Crisis, November - December 1962
1965 - 1981
· Deployed during August - September 1965 to Camp Schwab, Okinawa
· Redeployed during March 1966 to Chu Lai, Republic of South Vietnam
· Participated in the war in Vietnam, March 1966 - March 1971, operating From Chu Lai, Da Nang
· Relocated during March - April 1971 to Camp Pendleton, California

Honors Awarded
· Presidential Unit Citation Streamer with One Silver and Three Bronze Stars
· World War II
· Guadalcanal 1942
· Peleliu, Ngessbus 1944
· Okinawa 1945
· Korea 1950 (3 Times)
· Korea 1951
· Vietnam 1966 - 1967
· Vietnam 1967 - 1968
· Navy Unit Commendation Streamer with Three Bronze Stars
· Korea 1950
· Korea 1952 - 1953
· Vietnam 1967 - 1968
· Vietnam 1970
· American Defense Service Streamer with One Bronze Star
· Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Streamer with One Silver and One Bronze Star
· World War II Victory Streamer
· Navy Occupation Service Streamer with Asia Clasp
· China Service Streamer
· National Defense Service Streamer with One Bronze Star
· Korean Service Streamer with Two Silver Stars
· Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamer
· Vietnam Service Streamer with Two Silver Stars and Two Bronze Stars
· Korean Presidential Unit Citation Streamer
· Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm Streamer
· Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation Civil Actions Streamer
· Presidential Unit Citation Streamer with One Silver Star and Three Bronze Stars
· Guadacanal 7 August - 9 December 1942
· Peleliu, Ngesebus and Palau, 15-29 September 1944
· Okinawa, 1 April - 21 June 1945
· Pusan, Korea, 7 August - 7 September 1950
· Inchon, Korea, 15 September - 11 October 1950
· Chosin Reservoir, Korea, 27 November - 11 December 1950
· Korea, 21 - 26 Apr,16 May - 30 June,11 - 25 September 1951
· Vietnam, 29 March 1966 - 15 September 1967
· Vietnam, 16 - 30 September 1967 and 2 - 31 October 1968
· Navy Unit Commendation Streamer with Three Bronze Stars
· Korea, 12 - 25 August 1959
· Korea, 11 August 1952 - 5 May 1953 and 7 - 27 July 1953
· Vietnam, I October 1967 - 1 October 1968
· Vietnam, 1 January - 31 December 1970
· American Defense Service Streamer with Base Clasp 8 September 1939 - 7 December 1941
· Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Streamer with One Silver and One Bronze Star
· Guadalcanal - Tulagi Landings, 7-9 August 1942
· Capt.ure and Defense of Guadalcanal, 10 August - 8 December 1942
· Finschhafen Occupation, 2 October 1943 - 31 December 1943
· Cape Gloucester, New Britian, 26 December 1943 - 1 March 1944
· Capture and Occupation of Southern Palau Islands, 15 September - 14 October 1944
· Assault and Occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 1 April - 30 June 1945
· Victory Streamer World War II
· Navy Occupation Service Streamer with Asia Clasp Okinawa, 2 - 26 September 1945
· China Service Streamer 30 September 1945 - 22 January 1947
· National Defense Service Streamer with One Bronze Star
· Korean Presidential Unit Citation Streamer 2 August - 6 September 1950
· Korean Service Streamer with Two Silver Stars
· North Korean Aggression, 15 September - 2 November 1950
· Communist China Aggression, 3 November 1950 - 24 January 1951
· Inchon Landing, 13 - 17 September 1950
· First U.N. Counteroffensive, 25 January - 21 April 1951
· Communist China Spring Offensive, 22 April - 8 July 1951
· U.N. Summer - Fall Offensive, 9 July - 27 November 1951
· Second Korean Winter, 28 November 1951 - 30 April 1952
· Korean Defense, Summer - Fall 1952, 1 May - 30 November 1952
· Third Korean Winter, 1 December 1952 - 30 April 1953
· Korea, Summer - Fall 1953, 1 May - 27 July 1953
· Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamer Cuba, 7 November - 27 November 1962
· Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm 26 March 1966 - 20 September 1969
· Vietnam Service Streamer with Two Silver and Two Bronze Stars
· Vietnamese Counteroffensive, 26 March - 30 June 1966
· Vietnamese Counteroffensive, Phase II, 1 July 1966 - 31 May 1967
· Vietnamese Counteroffensive, Phase III, 1 June 1967 - 29 Jan 1968
· Tet Counteroffensive, 30 January - 1 April 1968
· Vietnamese Counteroffensive , Phase IV, 2 April - 30 June 1968
· Vietnamese Counteroffensive, Phase V, 1 July - 1 November 1968
· Vietnamese Counteroffensive, Phase VI, 2 Nov 1968 - 22 Feb 1969
· Tet 69 Counteroffensive, 23 February - 8 June 1969
· Vietnam, Summer-Fall 1969, 9 June - 31 October 1969
· Vietnam, Winter-Spring 1970, 1 November 1969 - 30 April 1970
· Sanctuary Counteroffensive, 1 May 1970 - 30 June 1970
· Vietnam Counteroffensive, Phase Vii, 1 July,1970 - 24 March,1971
· Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation Civil Actions Streamer