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- Commandant for 39 years until his death from 1820 to 1859. - "Grand Old Man of the Marine Corps. - Introduced higher standards of personal appearance, training, discipline, and strived to have the Marine Corps known as a professional military force. |
Brevet Brigadier General Archibald Henderson |
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Remembered for his performance at Cuzco Well (Guantanamo Bay, Cuba) Where he participated in and operation to seize an advanced base for the atlantic fleet battalion of Marines. He won the Medal of Honor for semaphoring for an emergency lift of the naval bombardment while under spanish and American shell fire. |
Sgt. Maj. John Quick |
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Won 2 Medals of Honor 1 from the Chinese Boxer Rebellion and the other at the first Caco War in Hati.
His Famous quote during the battle of Belleau Wood was "Come on you Sons of B______, do you want to live forever?" |
Sgt. Maj. Dan Daly |
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He and 32 other Marines became famous for there ability to engage rebel groups and bandits while scouring the jungles in a wide area of Nicaragua to the Honduran bored.
He became known as "Tiger of the Mountains"
The Marine Corps mascot's English bull dog is named after him |
Lt. Gen. Louis B. "Chesty" Puller |
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Recognized for marine prowess in aerial dogfights. He Commanded VMH-214, the "Black Sheep," during WWII.
He was a top flying ace with 28 Victories. |
Major Gregory R. "Pappy" Boyington |
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The 5th amphibious corps of Marines Commanded by Maj. Gen. Harry Schmidt. was assigned to take Iwo Jima. Who was the Pima indian who was one of the Marines immortalized in the photograph taken of the 2nd flag raising on Mt. Suribachi on 2FEB1945 |
Corporal Ira H. Hayes |
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First enlisted woman on 13 AUG 1918
Marine Reserve (F) was the official tittle by which the MC first enlisted women were known. They were better known as skirt marines or Marinettes |
Opha Mae Johnson |
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Served as the director of Women Marines during 1973-1977. She was the 7th and last director of the WM, The only post world war woman to hold the position. She became the MC's first woman general officer on 11 MAY 1978 |
Brigadier Gen. Margaret A. Brewer
She was a Colonel at the time. |
