Texas Tech University

COMMAND CHRONOLOGY [2D BN 13TH MARINES]

Document Item Number: 1201060168
Pages
0012
Media Type
Document
Credit
Courtesy the Marine Corps History Division
Physical Location
Box __, Folder 060,
Copyright Statement
Declassified by the USMC History Division
Language(s)
English
Dates
Existence: September - December 1968
General Note
2D BN 13TH MARINES (2nd Battalion 13th Marines)

1-12 September 1968 - Da Nang, RVN ;
13-15 September 1968 - Departed RVN as component of RLT-27, Camp Hansen, Okinawa ;
16 September 1968 - Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD), San Diego, California ;
17 September 1968 - Parade in downtown San Diego in honor of RLT-27 ;
17 September 1968 - RLT-27 was deactivated, battalion reverted to OPCON/ADCON of 13th Marines ;
17 September - 31 December 1968 - Camp Pendleton, California ;

CG 5th Marine Division message 172253Z - Announcing Deactivation of RLT 27.

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1201060168

Citation
COMMAND CHRONOLOGY [2D BN 13TH MARINES], 1201060168. September - December 1968, Box __, Folder 060, 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=1201060168, Accessed 26 Mar 2026.

Pub Credit Line
1201060168, US Marine Corps History Division Vietnam War Documents Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 30 Nov 2004 [Updated: 01 Jul 2022]