3D Assault Amphibian Battalion

1942 - 1946:
Activated 16 September 1942 at San Diego, California, as 3rd Amphibian Tractor Battalion and assigned to the 3rd Marine Division

Relocated during December 1942 to Camp Pendleton, California

Deployed during February-March 1943 to Auckland, New Zealand


Participated in the following World War II campaigns:
Bougainville
Guam
Iwo Jima


Redeployed during March 1945 to Maui, territory of Hawaii
Relocated during February 1946 to Camp Pendleton, California
Deactiviated 1 May 1946

1952 - 1975:

Reactivated 1 April 1952 at Camp Pendleton, California, and assigned to Fleet Marine Force, Pacific
Reassigned during October 1955 to the 1st Marine Division
Element participated in the Cuban Missile Crisis, October-December 1962
Deployed during February 1966 to Camp Schwab, Okinawa
Redeployed during March 1966 to the Republic of Vietnam
Participated in the war in Vietnam, March 1966 - January 1970,

Operating from:
Chu Lai
Da Nang
An Hoa
Hoi An

Relocated during February 1970 to Camp Pendleton, California, and reassigned to the 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade
Reassigned during August 1970 to the 5th Marine Amphibious Brigade
Reassigned during April 1971 to the 1st Marine Division

1976-2004:

Redesignated 30 December 1976 as 3D Assault Amphibian Battalion
Participated in numerous training excercises throughout the 1970's - 1980's
Participated in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, Southwest Asia, August 1990 - March 1991
Participated in Operations in Somalia, December 1992 - April 1993, January - March 1995
Deployed during January 2003 to Kuwait in support of Operation Enduring Freedom
Participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq, March-May 2003
Elements participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq, March-October 2004