Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
29 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Birth date of the Marine Corps
|
10 November 1775 |
|
|
Considered the first traditional Commandant of the Marine Corps
|
Captain Samuel Nicholas
|
|
|
Birthplace of the Marine Coprs
|
Tun Tavern, Philadelphia
|
|
|
First recruiter of the Marine Corps |
Captain Robert Mullen |
|
|
Leatherneck
|
Leather collar or neckpiece worn to keep heads erect and to protect the neck from swards
|
|
|
Quatrefoil
|
Cross-shaped braid atop officer frame-type cover for snipers to identify officers from the ship's riggings
|
|
|
First Amphibious Landing
|
3 March 1776 Attack on New Providence, Bahamas Led by Captain Samuel Nicolas |
|
|
Battle of Trenton
|
December 1776 First instance in which regular Marines served with the Army |
|
|
Treaty of Paris
|
Ended the American revolution and Continental Marines and Navy ceasedto exist
|
|
|
Reestablishment of the Marine Corps {By who} |
11 July 1798 {President John Adams} |
|
|
First Official Commandant
|
Major William Ward Burrows
|
|
|
By who and when was Rank of Sergeant Major established |
Congress established rank of Sergeant Major in 1798
|
|
|
First Sergeant Major IN the Marine Corps
|
Sergeant Major Achibald Sommers
|
|
|
"The oldest post in the Corps"
|
Intersection of 8th and 'I' street in Washington D.C. Where the Commandant and band reside |
|
|
"The President's Own"
|
Informal Band established in 1798
|
|
|
Barbara Pirates War
|
Attack on Derna, Tripoli under the command of Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon Was the first time the American flag was raised on the old world in 1805 |
|
|
Oldest weapon still in use today
|
Marmeluke Sword
|
|
|
5th Commandant "Grand old Man of the Corps" |
Archibald Henderson
|
|
|
Mexican War
|
9 March 1847 Landing at Vera Cruz was the first American large scale amphibious landing |
|
|
Marine's Hymn
|
Oldest official song of the US Armed Forces
|
|
|
Corporal John Mackie
|
First Marine to receive the Medal of Honor
|
|
|
Marine Corps Emblem - Who & When
|
Commandant Jacab Zeilin, 1868 1950 - emblem was modified with the anchor being fouled (addition of the rope) |
|
|
Marine Corps Emblem - Meaning
|
Eagle represents the nation Globe represents worldwide service Anchor represents sea traditions and emphasizes the clos ties between the Corp and Navy |
|
|
Today's Motto
|
"Semper Fidelis" Always Faithful |
|
|
What is the name of the Marine Corps officers' sword?
|
Mameluke
|
|
|
First Sergeant Major OF the Marine Corps
|
Wilbur Bestwick
|
|
|
Marines Fought at Chosen Reservoir during what conflict
|
Korean War
|
|
|
The motto was adopted in 1883 by whom
|
Charles McCawley
|
|
|
|
|
