1st Battalion, 28th Marines

The 1st Battalion, 28th Marines (1/28) 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 (A, B, and C), 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