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Major General Wendell Cushing Neville who won the Medal of Honor as a Captain at Vera Cruz. He was one of three persons to receive both the Marine Corps Brevet Medal and the Medal of Honor. Alexander A. Vandergrift was the second Commandant to win the Medal of Honor (at Guadalcanal) ane the third was David M. Shoup as a Colonel at Tarawa.
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Who was the man or woman who formed the Marine Corps before the Revolutionary War?
Samuel Nicholas was the First Commandant of the Marine Corps. He along with Robert Mullen created the Marine Corps
10 commandants of the marine corp?
From 1775 to the present (January 2010), there have been 34 Commandants of the Marine Corps. The first Commandant of the Marine Corps was Samuel Nichols. The current Commandant of the Marine Corps is Gen James T. Conway (since November 14, 2006). See related links for more information about and a list of Commandants of the Marine Corps.
The Grand Old Man of the Marine Corps is?
Brigadier General Archibald Henderson who held the position of Commandant of the Marine Corps for 38 years and served in the Corps for 53 years. He lived in the same house for 38 years at the Marine Corps Barracks in Washington DC that he forgot that it was property of the US Government and willed it to his heirs.
Who was the first Naval Aviator to become Commandant of the Marine Corps?
James F. Amos on 22 October 2010.
Who was the first Commadant of the Marine Corps?
The Commander-in-Chief in the US Military is the President of the United States. That applies to all of the services. The Joint Chiefs of Staff report to the President and take orders from him.
Who was the first sergeant major of the marine corps?
Some consider it to have been Archibald Sommers who was the first Sergeant Major in the Marine Corp and received that rank on 1 January 1801. The first to hold the billet of Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps was Wilbur Bestwick from 23 May 1957 until 31 August 1959.
Who was the first Marine Corp commandant?
Samuel Nicholas.
What were the first Marine Commandant's rank?
Captain and Major.
Who was the first Marine Commandant to have his picture taken in cami's?
General Alfred M. Gray, Jr. He wanted his official picture taken that way to remind the Marines that everyone in the Corps was a rifleman.
The first marine corps?
Spanish Marine Corps is oldest: since 1537 Dutch Marine Corps (Korps Mariniers) 2nd oldest: since 1665
Who were the five Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps between 1801 and 1946?
There was no such thing as the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps until 1957. The first Sergeant Major in the Marine Corps was Sergeant Major Archibald Sommers who became the Corps' first Sergeant Major in 1801.
Who was the first woman to become a United States Marine?
Opha Mae Johnson was the first Woman Marine in the U.S. Marine Corps.
