102.2 (people) Flashcards

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Archibald henderson

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Brevet brigadier general archibald henderson became commandant in 1820 and held his command for 39 years until his death in 1859. “The grand old man of the marine corps”as he is often called, introduced higher standards of personal appearance, training discipline, and strived to have the marine corps known as a professional military force capable of more than just sea and guard duties

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John Quick

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Sergeant major quick is remembered for his performance at Cuzco well (Guantanamo bay, cuba)where he participated in an operation to seize an advanced base for the Atlantic fleet battalion of marines. The sergeant major won the Medal of Honor for semaphoring for an emergency lift of the naval bombardment while under Spanish and American shellfire. The landing at Gitmo demonstrated the usefulness of marines as assault troops.

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Dan Daly

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Sergeant major Dan daly is recognized for earning 2 medals of honor (1) Chinese boxer rebellion and (2) First caco war in haiti. When his unit had been pinned down and their attack was stalled during the battle if belleau wood, then gunnery sergeant daly yelled to his men “come on, you sons of bitches, do you want to live forever?”

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Louis B. “chesty” puller

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Lieutenant general puller served in Nicaragua through several periods of political unrest and rebellious activity. Puller and a force of about 32 marines became famous for their ability to engage rebel groups and bandits while scouring the jungles in a wide area of Nicaragua to the Honduran border. He became known as the “Tiger of the mountains”

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Gregory R. Pappy boyington

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Major boyington is recognized for marine prowess in aerial dog fights. “Pappy” commanded VMH-214, the “black sheep” during ww2. By the end of the war, the major was recognized as the marine corps top ranking flying ace with 28 kills

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