5th TANK BATTALION
5TH MARINE DIVISION

LINEAGE
1944 - 1946
Activated 21 January 1944 at Jaques Farm, San Diego, California. Deployed to Hawaii July - August 1944. Participated in the IWO JIMA Campaign, February - March 1945.  September 1945 - January 1945 Deployed to Kyushu, Japan as Occupation Forces. February 1946 disbanded at Camp Pendleton, California

1966 - 1970
Reactivated January 1966 at Camp Pendleton, California.  A Company deployed with RLT 26. B Company deployed with RLT 27.  Disbanded at Camp Pendleton, California 1970
 

HONORS
PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION with one BRONZE STAR
 

IWO JIMA
NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION
ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN STREAMER with one BRONZE STAR
WORLD WAR II VICTORY STREAMER
NAVY OCCUPATION SERVICE STREAMER with ASIA CLASP

VIETNAM
RLT 26
PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION with one BRONZE STAR (1967-1968)
NATIONAL DEFENCE SERVICE STREAMER (I June 1966)
VIETNAM SERVICE STREAMER with four BRONZE STARS (1967-1968)
VIETNAM CROSS of GALLANTRY with PALM
VIETNAM MERITORIOUS UNIT CITATION with ACTION STREAMER

RLT 27
NATIONAL DEFENCE SERVICE STREAMER (I June 1966)
VIETNAM SERVICE STREAMER with three BRONZE STARS