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marine corps history
marine corps history
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10th Grade
03/17/2011

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were and when did marines fight in ww1
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france 1916 to 1918
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were and when did marines primarily fight during world war2
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pacific islands 1941 1945
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what is the most famous marine corps battles in

world war 1

ww2

korean war

 

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ww1 belleau wood

ww2 iwo jima

korean war chosin reservoier

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when did the marines fight in the korean war
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1950 1953
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when did marines fight in the vietnam war?
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1965

1975

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were and when did was the famous flag raiseing photo taken
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on mount surabachi during the battle of iwo jima

in ww2

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who are the only two marines to recive two medals of honor
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major general smedly buttler and sjt maj dan daly
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first commandant
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captian samuel nicholas
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first recruiter
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robert mullan (owner of tun tavren)
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first general
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brigadear general archibald henderson
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first medal of honer recipeant
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corpral john mackie
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first aviator
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lieutenant alfred cunningham
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first female marine
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opha johnson
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first african american marines

 

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alfred masters and george thompson

 

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first sergeant major of the marine corps
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sergeant major william bestwick
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first female general
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brigadear general margret brewer

 

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captian samuel nicholas
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in 1775 he became first commadant of the marine corps.in 1776 he led the marines in the first battle agianst a enemy
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first lt presley obannon
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in 1805 he led a mixed force of marines and other servicemen 600 miles across the libyan desert to attack the fortress at derna his force raised the us flag over foreign soil
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brigadear general archibald henderson
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the fith commadant of the marine corps known as the grand old man of the marine corps served as the commadant under ten presidents
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corpral john mackie
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first marine to recive the medal of honor
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john philip sousa
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most famous marine corps band leader
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sergeant major john quick
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earned the medal of honor in the spanish american war
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sergeant major dan daly
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recived medal of honor 2 times

 

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lieutenant alfred cunningham
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1st aviator
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major  general smedly butler
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