1914 - 1925
ACTIVATED 16 APRIL 1914 AT PUGET SOUND, WASHINGTON, AS THE 4TH REGIMENT
DEPLOYED DURING APRIL - MAY 1914 TO MEXICAN WATERS
RELOCATED DURING JULY 1914 TO SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
ELEMENTS DEPLOYED DURING NOVEMBER 1915 - FEBRUARY 1916 TO MEXICAN WATERS
DEPLOYED DURING JUNE 1916 TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
ASSIGNED DURING NOVEMBER 1916 TO THE 2D BRIGADE
RELOCATED DURING AUGUST 1924 TO SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, AND DETACHED FROM THE 2D BRIGADE
1926 - 1940
ELEMENTS PARTICIPATED IN MAIL GUARD DUTY IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES, OCTOBER 1926 - FEBRUARY 1927
DEPLOYED DURING FEBRUARY 1927 TO SHANGHAI, CHINA
ASSIGNED DURING APRIL 1927 TO THE 3D BRIGADE
DETACHED DURING JANUARY 1927 FROM THE 3D BRIGADE
REDESIGNATED 13 FEBRUARY 1930 AS THE 4TH MARINES
EMPLOYED IN GUARDING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENT, SHANGHAI, FEBRUARY - JUNE 1932 AND AUGUST - NOVEMBER 1937
ASSIGNED DURING SEPTEMBER 1937 TO THE 2D MARINE BRIGADE
DETACHED DURING FEBRUARY 1938 FROM THE 2D MARINE BRIGADE
1941 - 1945
REDEPLOYED DURING NOVEMBER 1941 TO OLONGAPO, PHILIPPINES
REDEPLOYED DURING DECEMBER 1941 TO CORREGIDOR, PHILIPPINES
PARTICIPATED IN THE DEFENCE OF THE CORREGIDOR, JANUARY - MAY 1942
CAPTURED BY ENEMY FORCES ON 6 MAY 1942, TEMPORARILY CEASED TO EXIST
REACTIVATED 1 FEBRUARY 1944 ON GUADALCANAL BY REDESIGNATION FROM THE 1ST RAIDER REGIMENT
ASSIGNED DURING APRIL 1944 TO THE 1ST PROVISIONAL BRIGADE
REASSIGNED DURING SEPTEMBER 1944 TO THE 6TH MARINE DIVISION
PARTICIPATED IN THE FOLLOWING WORLD WAR II CAMPAIGNS
PHILIPPINES
NEW GEORGIA
BOUGAINVILLE
NORTHERN SOLOMONS
BISMARK ARCHIPELAGO
GUAM
OKINAWA
REDEPLOYED DURING AUGUST 1945 TO YOKOSUKA, JAPAN
REASSIGNED DURING NOVEMBER 1945 TO FLEET MARINE FORCE, PACIFIC
1946 - 1949
REDEPLOYED DURING JANUARY - MARCH 1946 TO TSINGTAO, CHINA
REASSINGED DURING JANUARY 1946 TO THE 6TH MARINE DIVISION
PARTICIPATED IN THE OCCUPATION OF NORTH CHINA, MARCH - SEPTEMBER 1946
REASSIGNED DURING APRIL 1946 TO THE 3D MARINE BRIGADE
REASSIGNED DURING JUNE 1946 TO THE 1ST MARINE DEVISION
RELOCATED DURING JANUARY 1949 TO THE 2D PROVISIONAL MARINE REGIMENT
DEACTIVATED 17 OCTOBER 1949
1952 - 1964
REACTIVATED 2 SEPTEMBER 1952 AT CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, AND ASSIGNED TO THE 3D MARINE DIVISION, FLEET MARINE FORCE
DEPLOYED DURING AUGUST 1953 TO CAMP NARA, JAPAN
RELOCATED DURING FEBRUARY 1955 TO KANEOHE BAY, TERRITORY OF HAWAII, AND ASSIGNED TO THE 1ST PROVISIONAL MARINE AIR-GROUND TASK FORCE
1ST PROVISIONAL MARINE AIR-GROUND FORCE TASK FORCE REDESIGNATED DURING MAY 1956 AS THE 1ST MARINE BRIGADE
1965 - 1998
DEPLOYED DURING MAY 1965 TO THE REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM AND ASSIGNED TO THE 3D MARINE DIVISION, FLEET MARINE FORCE
PARTICIPATED IN THE WAR IN VIETNAM, MAY 1965 - NOVEMBER 1969, OPERATING FROM
CHU LAI
PHU BAI
DONG HA
CO BI THANH TAN
CAMP CARROLL
CAM LO
REDEPLOYED DURING NOVEMBER 1969 TO CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA
ELEMENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE SOUTHEAST ASIA EVACUATIONS, APRIL 1975
RELOCATED DURING APRIL 1979 TO CAMP SCHWAB, OKINAWA
ELEMENTS PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION EL DORADO CANYON, LIBYA, APRIL 1986
ELEMENTS PARICIPATED IN OPERATION SHARP EDGE, LIBERIA, MAY - AUGUST 1990
PARTICIPATED IN OPERATIONS DESERT SHIELD AND DESERT STORM, SOUTHWEST ASIA, SEPTEMBER 1990 - APRIL 1991
ELEMENTS PARTICIPATED IN HAITIAN REFUGEE OPERATION, CUBA, MAY - JUNE 1992
ELEMENTS PARTICIPATED IN OPERATIONS IN SOMALIA, MARCH - AUGUST 1993
ELEMENTS PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION SEA SIGNAL, CUBA, JUNE - DECEMBER 1994