1st Battalion, 28th Marines

The 1st Battalion, 28th Marines is an inactive infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps. They were part of the 28th Marine Regiment and 5th Marine Division and fought during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II.

Iwo Jima

By the end of the campaign, 1/28 had suffered heavy casualties, especially among junior officers. In the line companies, only two of twenty-two officers were neither killed nor wounded. This statistic excludes the replacement officers.

Unit awards

Presidential Unit Citation, 19-28 February 1945, Iwo Jima

Notable former members

William G. Harrell, recipient of the Medal of Honor
Tony Stein, recipient of the Medal of Honor