United States Marine Corps 2nd Division

Cachets should be listed in chronological order based on earliest known usage. Use the postmark date or best guess. This applies to add-on cachets as well.

HISTORICAL NOTE

The lineal forebearer of the 2nd Marine Division is the 2nd Marine Brigade, which was activated on 1 July 1936 at San Diego, California. Subsequently, the brigade was deployed during August–September 1937 to Shanghai, China. The 2nd Marine Brigade relocated during February–April 1938 to San Diego, California. Major General Clayton B. Vogel, its first commander, activated the 2nd Marine Division at a parade and review at the Marine Corps Base, San Diego, California, on 1 February 1941. The 2nd Marine Division (2nd MARDIV) is currently based at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

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2nd Marine Brigade

N/A			1942-05-29 Locy Type 3 (BTT) "SEMPER / FIDELIS" "SECOND / MARINE BRIGADE"
			Censored Marine Mail

From the Greg Ciesielski collection.

2nd Marine Division

			1948-07-11 Locy Type 2# Br. 12868, Unit 2
			Collectors request Unit Insignia 1 February 1941 to Present

Located at Nagasaki - Japan 16 September 1945 to Unk. From the Greg Ciesielski collection.

N/A			1948-07-11 Locy Type 2# Br. 12868, Unit 2
			Collectors request

Located at Nagasaki - Japan 16 September 1945 to Unk. From the Greg Ciesielski collection.

Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine Division

			1944-09-30 Locy Type 2z
			Censored Marines mail Current Unit Insignias

Located at Saipan. From the Tom Kean collection.

2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division

			1967-08-08 Locy Type 7# Br. 12868
			Unit Insignia Signed by the C.O. 1 December 1950 – present