Comments by "Evan" (@MrEvanfriend) on "Saipan 1944 - Piercing Japan's Pacific Defences" video.
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Do you mean the 2nd Marines specifically or do you just mean the 2nd Marine Division?
When you say "Second Marines", it refers to the 2nd Marine Regiment, which is a subordinate unit of the 2nd Marine Division, but not the same thing as the Division itself (my battalion belonged to the Seventh Marines, which is part of the First Marine Division, for example).
The patch for the 2nd MarDiv is a red arrowhead shaped thing with a hand holding a yellow torch with a red 2 on it, and the Southern Cross in yellow stars in the background. I believe that at one point, the patch had GUADALCANAL on it, like 1st MarDiv's patch still does. Interestingly enough, Marines do not wear division patches on any of our uniforms, and have not for some time (though we did in WWII). However, Army personnel who were attached to Marine units or were prior service Marines can and do wear Marine Corps patches. My friend from the Corps who later joined the Army wore a 1st MarDiv combat patch.
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