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11 Cards in this Set
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Capt. Samuel Nicholas
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1st Commandant of the USMC
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BGen Jacob Zeilin
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7th Commandant of USMC
modified Royal Marine Corp emblem to be more American and maritime |
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Maj. Alfred a. Cunningham
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1st Marine Corps Pilot
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BGen Archibald Henderson
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- Grand Old Man of the Marine Corps
- Commandant for 39 years 1820-1859 - introduced higher standards of training, apperance, and discipline. |
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Sergeant Major John Quick
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- Cuzco Well (Guantanamo Bay, Cuba)
- won a Medal of Honor for semaphoring for an emergency lift of the naval bombardment while under Spanish and American shellfire |
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Sergeant Major Dan Daly
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- 2 Medals of honor
- Chinese Boxer Rebellion - First Caco War - "Come on, you son's of b****, do you want to live forever? |
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LTGen Louis B. "Chesty" Puller
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- Tiger of the Mountains
- Marine Corps mascot "Chesty" English Bulldog |
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Major Gregory R. "Pappy" Boyington
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- commanded VMH-214 - Black Sheep
- top ranking flying ace - 28 kills |
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Ira H. Hayes
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- Pima Indian
- immortalized in the 2nd photograph of the flag raising on Mt. Suribachi |
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Opha Mae Johnson
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- first enlisted woman in USMC 13 AUG 1918
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BGen Margaret A. Brewer
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- director of Women Marines1973-1977
- 7th and last director - 1st woman general officer on 11 MAY 1978 |
