Texas Tech University

COMMAND CHRONOLOGY [BLT 2/5] [2D BN 5TH MARINES]

Document Item Number: 1201048066
Pages
0008
Media Type
Document
Credit
Courtesy the Marine Corps History Division
Physical Location
Box __, Folder 048,
Copyright Statement
Declassified by the USMC History Division
Language(s)
English
Dates
Existence: 17 December 1966 - 22 February 1967
General Note
BLT 2/5, 2D BN 5TH MARINES (Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 2nd Battalion 5th Marine Regiment) ;

17 Dec 1966 - Designated 2D Bn 5th Marines as Battalion Landing Team for planning purposes ;
1 Jan 1967 - Activated Battalion Landing Team ;
17 Dec 1966 thru 8 Jan 1967 - Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, California ;
9 Jan thru 2 Feb 1967 - Aboard USS Bexar APA-237, USS Mathews AKA-96, USS Belle Grove LSD-2 ;
2-22 Feb 1967 - Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan ;

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1201048066

Citation
COMMAND CHRONOLOGY [BLT 2/5] [2D BN 5TH MARINES], 1201048066. 17 December 1966 - 22 February 1967, Box __, Folder 048, US Marine Corps History Division Vietnam War Documents Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1201048066, Accessed 13 Dec 2025.

Pub Credit Line
1201048066, US Marine Corps History Division Vietnam War Documents Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 30 Nov 2004 [Updated: 03 Mar 2022]