- Peter Pace
Peter Pace (b. November 5, 1945) is the current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the first U.S. Marine appointed to be America's highest-ranking military officer. Appointed by George W. Bush, Pace succeeded United States Air Force Gen. Richard Myers on September 30, 2005. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced on June 8, 2007 that he would advise the President not to renominate Pace for a second term, so Pace is expected to step down on September 30, 2007. - James L. Jones
General James Logan Jones, Jr., USMC, (born December 19, 1943) is the former Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (SACEUR) (2003-2006) and the Commander of the United States European Command (COMUSEUCOM) (2003-2006). From July 1999 to January 2003, General Jones was the 32nd Commandant of the Marine Corps. As SACEUR, Jones led the Allied Command Operations (ACO), comprising NATO's military forces in Europe, from the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, Mons, Belgium, … - James T. Conway
James Terry Conway (born December 26, 1947) is a General in the United States Marine Corps. On November 13, 2006, General Conway became the 34th Commandant of the Marine Corps. Conway was previously the Director of Operations (J-3) on the Joint Staff. Conway is most well known as the Commanding General of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force from 2002 through 2004 taking part in the 2003 invasion of Iraq and also Operation Vigilant Resolve in Fallujah, Iraq. - Roy Geiger
Roy Stanley Geiger (January 25, 1885-January 23, 1947) was a United States Marine Corps general who, during World War II, became the first Marine to lead an army. Geiger commanded the III Amphibious Corps in the Battle of Okinawa, where he assumed command of the U.S. Tenth Army upon the combat death of Lt. General Simon Bolivar Buckner, Commanding General of the Tenth Army. Geiger led the Tenth Army until relieved by General Joseph Stilwell. - Smedley Butler
Smedley Darlington Butler (July 30, 1881 - June 21, 1940), nicknamed "The Fighting Quaker" and "Old Gimlet Eye," was a Major General in the U.S. Marine Corps and, at the time of his death, the most decorated Marine in U.S. history. Butler was awarded the brevet medal (the highest Marine medal at its time), and subsequently the Medal of Honor twice during his career, one of only 19 people to be awarded the MOH medal twice. - Holland Smith
General Holland McTyeire "Howlin' Mad" Smith (April 20, 1882 - January 12, 1967) was a general in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. He is sometimes called the "father" of modern U.S. amphibious warfare. On the eve of World War II, General Smith directed extensive Army, Navy, and Marine amphibious training, which was a major factor in successful U.S. landings in both the Atlantic and Pacific. - Anthony Zinni
Anthony Charles Zinni (born September 17, 1943) is a retired general in the United States Marine Corps and a former Commander in Chief of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM). In 2002, he was selected to be a special envoy for the United States to Israel and the Palestinian Authority. He has been a public critic of the Bush administration and did not support the decision to go to war in Iraq. - Chesty Puller
Lieutenant General Lewis "Chesty" Burwell Puller (June 26, 1898 - October 11, 1971) was an officer in the United States Marine Corps and was the most decorated Marine in history. Puller was the first, and only, United States Marine to receive the Navy Cross, the U.S. Navy's second highest decoration after the Medal of Honor, five times. During his career, he fought guerillas in Haiti and Nicaragua, … - John M. Paxton Jr.
Major General John M. Paxton, Jr. (born 1951) is a United States Marine Corps general officer. He is currently the Commanding General of the 1st Marine Division at Camp Pendleton, a post that he assumed in August 2006. Previously, he was Commanding General of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego and Western Recruiting Region (2003-2006). - James Mattis
James N. Mattis is a United States Marine Corps Lieutenant General currently serving as the Commanding General, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, and Commander, United States Marine Forces Central Command. Mattis attended Central Washington University and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in 1972. As a Lieutenant, he served as a rifle and weapons platoon commander in the 3rd Marine Division. - James E. Cartwright
General James E. "Hoss" Cartwright (born September 22, 1949) is a United States Marine Corps general and the Commander, United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. On June 8, 2007 Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announced his recommendation that Cartwright be nominated to become the next Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. - Thomas E. Bourke
Thomas Eugene Bourke (May 5, 1896-January 9, 1978) was a United States Marine Corps general who, during World War II, commanded Marine artillery units commanded World War on Guadalcanal, Tarawa and Leyte. At the end of World War II, he commanded the 5th Marine Division in the occupation of Japan, and the Fleet Marine Force, Pacific Bourke was a native of Robinson, Maryland, and a graduate of St. Johns College, Annapolis, Maryland. - Charles C. Krulak
General Charles Chandler Krulak (born March 4, 1942) served as the 31st Commandant of the Marine Corps from July 1, 1995 to June 30, 1999. He is the son of Lt. Gen. Victor H. "Brute" Krulak, USMC, who served in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. Charles Krulak was born in 1942 in Quantico, Virginia. After graduating from Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire, Krulak attended the U.S. Naval Academy. He graduated from there in 1964 with a bachelor's degree. - Angela Salinas
Brigadier General Angela Salinas is the commanding general of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego. BGen Salinas assumed command on August 4, 2006, becoming the first woman to command the Recruit Depot. On August 2, 2006, Salinas became the first Hispanic female to become a United States Marine Corps general officer, and the sixth female in the Marine Corps to reach the rank of brigadier general. - Jacob Zeilin
Brigadier General Jacob A. Zeilin (July 16, 1806 - November 18, 1880) was the first United States Marine Corps general. He served as the seventh Commandant of the United States Marine Corps from 1864 to 1876. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Zeilin entered the Marine Corps as a Second Lieutenant on October 1, 1831 after several years of study at the United States Military Academy. By 1836, he reached the rank of First Lieutenant. - David Dixon Porter
Major General David Dixon Porter, a Medal of Honor recipient, was a United States Marine Corps officer who served in the Philippine-American War and in World War I. He was the son of Lieutenant Colonel Carlile Patterson Porter (1846–1914), USMC, grandson of Admiral David Dixon Porter (1813–1891), and great-grandson of Commodore David Porter (1780–1843). - John A. Lejeune
Lieutenant General John Archer Lejeune (January 10, 1867 - November 20, 1942) was the 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps. Known as the "greatest of all Leathernecks" and the "Marine's Marine", he served for over 40 years - his service included leading the U.S. Army 2nd Division during World War I. - Wendell Cushing Neville
Wendell Cushing Neville (12 May 1870-1930) was a major general of the U.S. Marine Corps. He was Medal of Honor recipient and 14th Commandant of the Marine Corps between 1929 and 1930. - Alexander Vandegrift
Alexander Archer Vandegrift (March 13, 1887 - May 8, 1973) was a general in the United States Marine Corps. He commanded the 1st Marine Division to victory in the Battle of Guadalcanal; for his actions at Guadalcanal, he was awarded the Medal of Honor. Vandegrift later served as the 18th Commandant of the Marine Corps; and was the first Marine to hold the rank of four-star general while on active duty. - Julian C. Smith
Julian Constable Smith was United States Marine Corps general who served for 37 years, including service in Nicaragua (Navy Cross and during World War II Battle of Tarawa (Distinguished Service Medal). - Charles E. Wilhelm
General Charles E. Wilhelm (born August 26, 1941) is a retired United States Marine Corps general who served two combat tours of duty in Vietnam. He later served as Commanding General of the 1st Marine division; as an Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense; and as the Commander, U.S. Southern Command (1997-2000). General Wilhelm retired from the Marine Corps in 2000, after 37 years of service. - James Devereux
James Patrick Sinnott Devereux (February 20, 1903 - August 5, 1988) was an United States Marine Corps general who was Commanding Officer of the 1st Defense Battalion during the defense of Wake Island in December 1941. He was captured on Wake Island as a prisoner of war, along with his men, after a 15-day battle with the Japanese. - George C. Axtell
Lieutenant General George C. Axtell (born 1920 near Pittsburgh) is a retired United States Marine Corps general, a World War II ace, and Navy Cross recipient for heroism during the Battle of Okinawa. - Harry Schmidt
Harry Schmidt (25 September 1886 - 10 February 1968) served as Commanding General of the Fourth Marine Division during the Marshall Islands campaign and the Battle of Saipan, and as Commanding General of the Fifth Amphibious Corps during the battles of Tinian and Iwo Jima, during World War II. A contemporary described him as "a Buddha, a typical old-time Marine: he had been in China; he was regulation Old Establishment; a regular Marine." During the battle for Iwo Jima, … - Ray Davis
Raymond Gilbert "Ray" Davis (January 13, 1915-September 3, 2003) was a highly decorated United States Marine Corps officer, serving in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. His single most notable endeavor was the salvation of hundreds of trapped Marines during the 1950 Battle of Chosin Reservoir while commanding the 1st Battalion 7th Marines, for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor. His final rank, appointed by President Nixon, was General. - Pedro Del del Valle
Lieutenant General Pedro Augusto del Valle (August 28, 1893 - April 28, 1978) was a United States Marine Corps officer who became the first Hispanic to reach the rank of Lieutenant General. His military career included service in World War I, Haiti and Nicaragua during the so-called Banana Wars of the 1920s, and in the seizure of Guadalcanal and later as Commanding General of the U.S. 1st Marine Division during World War ll. - Thomas E. Watson
Lieutenant General Thomas Eugene Watson (January 18, 1892-March 6, 1966) was a United States Marine Corps general who served in the Marine Corps from 1912-1950. His last command (1 January 1948-1 July 1950) was as Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific. Previously, he had commanded the Second Marine Division at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and was Commanding Officer of the famed Second Division in the battle for Saipan and Tinian during World War II. - John Twiggs Myers
John Twiggs Myers (1871-1952) was a United States Marine Corps general who was most famous for his service as the American Legation Guard in Peking during the Boxer Rebellion. - Earl E. Anderson
General Earl E. Anderson (born June 24, 1919, in Morgantown, West Virginia), the youngest active duty Marine ever promoted to the rank of General and the first active duty Marine Naval Aviator to be promoted to a 4-star rank, became Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps on April 1, 1972. He was promoted to General on March 31, 1972. During his 35-year Marine career he has served in combat actions in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. - Robert Magnus
General Robert Magnus (born April 28, 1947) is the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps and assumed his duties on September 8, 2005. Magnus graduated in 1969 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from University of Virginia and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps. He earned a Master's degree in Business Administration from Strayer College in 1993. His formal military education includes Naval Aviator Training, … - Gerald C. Thomas
General Gerald Carthrae Thomas (29 October 1894-7 April 1984) was a United States Marine Corps general with more 38 years of distinguished service which included duty on four continents spanning two World Wars, Haiti and the Korean conflict. In 1951, Thomas earned the Army Distinguished Service Cross and Army Distinguished Service Medal while commanding the 1st Marine Division in Korea. - William L. Nyland
William L. "Spider" Nyland (born 2 October 1946), a veteran of the Vietnam War, is a retired United States Marine Corps four-star general who served as the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps from 2002 to 2005. He retired from the Marine Corps in November 2005 after over 37 years of distinguished service. - Samuel B. Griffith
Brigidier General Samuel B. Griffith (May 31, 1906 - March 27, 1983), was an officer and commander in the United States Marine Corps. Griffith entered the Marines in 1929 after graduating from the United States Naval Academy. He served in and commanded Marine units in the Pacific theater of World War II and retired from service in 1956. After his retirement, Griffith authored several books and numerous articles on military history and lectured widely. - William G. Thrash
Lieutenant General William G. Thrash is a retired United States Marine Corps three-star general and highly decorated Naval Aviator. He retired from active duty on June 30, 1972 after more than 30 years of distinguished service. Thrash earned the Silver Star Medal and the Legion of Merit during the Korean War, and a Gold Star in lieu of a second Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct as senior United Nations officer in a Chinese Communist prisoner of war camp. - William T. Clement
William Tardy Clement (September 27, 1894-October 17, 1955) was a general of the United States Marine Corps during World War II. Clement was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, and graduated from Virginia Military Institute. Less than a month after reporting for active duty in 1917, Clement sailed for Haiti where he joined the 2nd Marine Regiment and its operations against rebel bandits. Upon his return to the United States in 1919, he reported for duty at Marine Barracks, … - Keith B. McCutcheon
General Keith Barr McCutcheon (10 August 1915- 13 July 1971) was a highly decorated Marine Corps aviator, seeing combat in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. He earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and ten Air Medals. - Alfred M. Gray Jr.
General Alfred M. Gray, Jr. (born June 22, 1928) was the twenty-ninth Commandant of the Marine Corps. - Michael Hagee
General Michael W. Hagee (born December 1, 1944) was the 33rd Commandant of the United States Marine Corps (2003-2006), succeeding James L. Jones on January 13, 2003. He was succeeded by General James T. Conway on November 13, 2006. He stepped down as Commandant two months before the end of his four-year term. Hagee had his retirement ceremony on November 13, 2006, just prior to the change of command ceremony. Hagee retired from the Marine Corps on January 1, 2007. - Joseph V. Medina
Brigadier General Joseph V. Medina (born c. 1953) is a United States Marine Corps General whose career has taken him from an initial posting leading a rifle platoon to head of the contingency plans branch overseeing NATO's Kosovo operation. On November 2003, Medina took command of Expeditionary Strike Group Three. This event marked the first time in history that a United States Marine Corps officer took command of a Naval flotilla. - Ray L. Smith
Ray L. Smith is a retired United States Marine Corps major general. Smith is a highly decorated Marine who has commanded infantry units at all levels. His awards received for service in combat during the Vietnam War include the Navy Cross, two Silver Stars, the Bronze Star, and three Purple Hearts. MajGen Smith retired from the Marine Corps in 1999 after almost 34 years of service. In 2003, after nearly four years of retirement, …
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