List of historic United States Marines

The following is a list of the prominent names in U. S. Marine Corps lore—the people who make up what the Marines call "Knowledge". Names in this list are notable for actions made as a Marine; individuals whose notability is unrelated to service in uniform can be found at List of United States Marines.

Medal of Honor recipients

Jack Lucas, 17, youngest Medal of Honor recipient
  • John Basilone – only enlisted Marine Medal of Honor recipient to return to combat and be killed[1]
  • Gregory "Pappy" Boyington – Medal of Honor recipient who commanded the famous "Black Sheep Squadron" (VMA-214) during WWII[2]
  • Smedley Butler – awarded two Medals of Honor for two different acts,[3] outspoken critic of war profiteers, testified in Congress regarding a plot to overthrow the government
  • Louis Cukela – awarded both Navy and Army Medals of Honor[3]
  • Daniel Daly – awarded two Medals of Honor for two different acts in two different conflicts, nominated for a third, denied as a limit of two had been enacted[3][4]
  • Merritt A. Edson – Medal of Honor recipient and commander of the 1st Marine Raider Battalion
  • Joe Foss – leading fighter ace of the Marine Corps during World War II and Medal of Honor recipient, recognizing his role in the air combat during the Guadalcanal Campaign
  • Allan J. Kellogg – During March 1970, he was reassigned duty as a platoon sergeant of Company G, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division. His actions on March 11, 1970, earned him the Medal of Honor. Wounded in action in Quang Nam Province on May 8, 1970, he was evacuated to the U.S. Naval Hospital, Yokosuka, Japan.
  • Jacklyn H. Lucas – youngest Marine to receive the Medal of Honor[5]
  • John F. Mackie – first Marine awarded the Medal of Honor.[6]
  • John Lucian Smith – Medal of Honor recipient and flying ace in the battle of Guadalcanal
  • Louis H. Wilson Jr. – Commanding Officer of Company F, Second Battalion, Ninth Marines, Third Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces at Fonte Hill, Guam, Marianas Islands, 25 and July 26, 1944

Marine Corps firsts

John Glenn, first Marine Corps astronaut
Minnie Spotted-Wolf, first Native American woman to enlist in the Marine Corps

Other prominent Marines

Alfred Cunningham, patron of Marine Corps aviation
Chesty Puller, only Marine to receive 5 Navy Crosses

See also

References

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  2. "Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington – C.O. VMF-214, Black Sheep Squadron". AcePilots.com. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
  3. "Double Recipients". Full List of MOH Recipients. Congressional Medal of Honor Society. Retrieved 2007-10-14.
  4. "Scott, Stephen W.", (2009) Sergeant Major Dan Daly; The Most Outstanding Marine of all Time. Publishamerica Publishers. ISBN 1-60836-465-8.
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  6. "John Freeman Mackie". Military Times.
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  17. "History of the Women Marines". Women Marines Association. Archived from the original on 2006-06-16. Retrieved 2006-08-10.
  18. Dorr (2005), p.164–65.
  19. "Lieutenant Colonel Alfred Austell Cunningham, USMC". Marine Corps Legacy Museum. Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
  20. Allan R. Millett, "Semper Fidelis: The History of the United States Marine Corps", (New York, NY: The New Press, 1991).
  21. "Corporal Ira Hamilton Hayes, USMCR". Who's Who in Marine Corps History. History Division, United States Marine Corps. Archived from the original on 2006-10-31. Retrieved 2006-09-01.
  22. "Colonel and Brevet Brigadier General Archibald Henderson, USMC". Who's Who in Marine Corps History. History Division, United States Marine Corps. Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
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