History

Question 1

Birth date of the Marine Corps

Answer 1

10 NOV 1775

Question 2

Birthdate of the Marine Corps

Answer 2

10 NOV 1775

Question 3

Birthplace of the Marine Corps

Answer 3

Tun Tavern, Philadelphia PA

Question 4

1st Amphibious landing

Answer 4

3 MAR 1776 at new Providence, Bahamas, led by Capt Samuel Nicholas

Question 5

“Grand old man of the Marine Corps”

Answer 5

5th Commandant, Archibald Henderson, appointed to office 17 OCT 1820

Question 6

Birth place of the Marine Corps

Answer 6

Tun Tavern, Philadelphia PA

Question 7

1st amphibious landing

Answer 7

3 March 1776 New Providence, Bahamas led by Capt Samuel Nicholas

Question 8

Banana Wars

Answer 8

1899 - 1934 Jungle war fighting in Panama

Question 9

Halls of Montezuma

Answer 9

1846 Mexican War - blood stripe earned for heavy losses of NCOs at Chapultepec.

Question 10

Guantanomo Bay

Answer 10

Secured as naval base 1898. Sgt Maj John Quick awarded the Medal of Honor at Cuzco Wells.

Question 11

Boxer Rebellion

Answer 11

1900 Pvt Dan Daily awarded MOH after being attacked by 50K Boxers.

Question 12

Banana Wars

Answer 12

1899 - 1934 Jungle war fighting in Panama

Question 13

Maj Smedley Butler

Answer 13

“War is a racket.” 1881 - 1940 Awarded 2 MOH: in 1914 at Vera Cruz. 1917 Ft. Riviere, Haiti. Major General USMC Ret 1931

Question 14

Belleau Wood

Answer 14

FRANCE - “Retreat - hell, we just got here!” 6-26 June 1918 during WW1 1200 seasoned infantry fought. First foreign war for USMC. Term Devil Dog given, 5th and 6th Marines awarded Croix De Guerre.

Question 15

Soissons

Answer 15

FRANCE - 1918 during WW1 in France 5th and 6th Marines awarded 2nd Croix De Guerre

Question 16

Blanc Mont

Answer 16

FRANCE - October 1918 during WW1 Gen Lejeune led Army Div for the 1st time in Marine Corps history. 5th and 6th Marines awarded 3rd Croix De Guerre.

Question 17

Pearl Harbor

Answer 17

7 DEC 1941

Question 18

1st Commandant

Answer 18

Maj. Samuel Nicholas (1775-1783)

Question 19

2nd Commandant

Answer 19

LtCol William Ward Burrows (1798 - 1804)

Question 20

3rd Commandant

Answer 20

LtCol Franklin Warton (1804 - 1818)

Question 21

4th Commandant

Answer 21

LtCol Anthony Gale (1819 - 1820)

Question 22

5th Commandant

Answer 22

Col Archibald Henderson (1820 - 1859)

Question 23

6th Commandant

Answer 23

Col John Harris (1859 - 1864)

Question 24

7th Commandant

Answer 24

Col Jacob Zeilin (1864 - 1876)

Question 25

8th Commandant

Answer 25

Col Charles McCawley (1876 - 1891)

Question 26

9th Commandant

Answer 26

MajGen Charles Heywood (1891 - 1903)

Question 27

10th Commandant

Answer 27

MajGen George Elliot (1903 - 1910)

Question 28

11th Commandant

Answer 28

MajGen William Biddle (1911 - 1914)

Question 29

12th Commandant

Answer 29

MajGen George Barnett (1914 - 1920)

Question 30

17th Commandant

Answer 30

LtGen Thomas Holcomb (1936 - 1943)

Question 31

18th Commandant

Answer 31

Gen Alexander Vandergrift (1944 - 1947)

Question 32

19th Commandant

Answer 32

Gen Clifton Cates (1948 - 1951)

Question 33

20th Commandant

Answer 33

Gen Lemuel Shepherd, Jr. (1942 - 1955)

Question 34

21st Commandant

Answer 34

Gen Randolph McCall Pate (1956 - 1959)

Question 35

22nd Commandant

Answer 35

Gen David Shoup (1960 - 1963)

Question 36

23rd Commandant

Answer 36

Gen Wallace Greene, Jr. (1964 - 1967)

Question 37

24th Commandant

Answer 37

Gen Leonard Chapman, Jr. (1968 - 1971)

Question 38

25th Commandant

Answer 38

Gen Robert Cushman, Jr. (1972 - 1975)

Question 39

26th Commandant

Answer 39

Gen Louis Wilson, Jr. (1975 - 1979)

Question 40

27th Commandant

Answer 40

Gen Robert Barrow (1979 - 1983)

Question 41

28th Commandant

Answer 41

Gen Paul Kelley (1983 - 1987)

Question 42

29th Commandant

Answer 42

Gen Alfred Gray, Jr. (1987 - 1991)

Question 43

30th Commandant

Answer 43

Gen Carl Mundy, Jr. (1991 - 1995)

Question 44

31st Commandant

Answer 44

Gen Charls Krulak (1995 - 1999)

Question 45

32nd Commandant

Answer 45

Gen James Jones (1999 - 2003)

Question 46

33rd Commandant

Answer 46

Gen Michael Hagee (2003 - 2006)

Question 47

34th Commandant

Answer 47

Gen James Conway (2006 - 2010)

Question 48

35th Commandant

Answer 48

Gen James Amos (2010 - 2014)

Question 49

36th Commandant

Answer 49

Gen Joseph Dunford (2014 - Present)