ch 102 History, Rank Structure, and Courtesies fundamentals Flashcards
When was the marine corps created?
10 November 1775
How many battalions were raised when the USMC was created?
2
Who is the first Commandant of the USMC?
Captain Samuel Nicholas
What year did the USMC come under the department of the navy?
1834
The National Security Act of ____, amended in ____ state the present structure of the USMC?
1947
1952
Where was the USMC created?
Tun Tavern Philadelphia Pennsylvania
When did the first Marine landing take place?
1776
In what war did the first Marine landing take place?
Revolutionary war
Where did Marines invade during the their first landing?
New Providence Island in the Bahamas
What event in USMC history lead to the nick name leatherneck?
First landing at New Providence Island, uniform of the day had stiff leather stock
What year did marines storm the barbary pirates stronghold at Burma?
1805
When did the Marines first raise the Stars and Stripes in the eastern hemisphere?
1805, Burma on the shores of Tripoli
What year did the Marines occupy the Halls of Montezuma?
1847
During what battle did the Marines occupy the Halls of Montezuma?
Battle of Chapultepec
Under Who’s command did the Marines storm Harper’s Ferry?
Colonel Robert E. Lee
What year did the Marines Storm Harpers Ferry?
1859
Who did the Marines put down at Harpers Ferry?
Slave revolt led by abolitionist John Brown
What year did the USMC adopted the EGA?
1868
Who was the Commandant responsible for the USMC the design of the EGA?
Brigadier General Jacob Zelin, 7th Commandant
What does the globe and anchor of the USMC emblem signify?
Worldwide service and sea traditions
What is the Spread Eagle on the USMC emblem a symbol of?
The Nation itself
What year did Semper Fidelis become the official motto of the USMC?
1883
What year did Marines from ships on the Asiatic station defend the American Legation in Peking China?
1900
What conflict was happening in China in 1900?
Boxer Rebellion
What year did the USMC establish its aviation unit?
1913
Who was the first pilot in the USMC?
Major Alfred A. Cunningham
What year did Marines land in France ?
1917
What Units still wear the French Fourragere?
5th and 6th Marines,
When was the Marine Corps reorganized into the Fleet Marine Force?
1933
When and where was the Marine Corps Equipment Board established?
1933 in Quantico Virginia
When did a suicide truck bomb attack the headquarters building in Lebanon?
23 October 1983
How many Americans were killed and wounded in the Suicide attack in Lebanon?
241 killed
70 wounded
When did the last USMC unit withdraw from Lebanon?
July 1984
What year was operation Desert Storm launched?
1991
When did the air phase of Desert Storm commence?
January 1991 (ask HM1 Rooney he was probably there)
What did the French rename the are of Belleau Wood that the Marines fought in?
The wood of the Brigade of Marines