Who was your Commandant?

[LCPLE3]

While I was serving from 75-79 it was General Louis Hugh Wilson, Jr.



The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR to
CAPTAIN LOUIS H. WILSON, JR.
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS

for service as set forth in the following
CITATION:
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as 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 26 July 1944. Ordered to take that portion of the hill within his zone of action, Captain Wilson initiated his attack in midafternoon, pushed up the rugged, open terrain against terrific machine-gun and rifle fire for 300 yards and successfully captured the objective. Promptly assuming command of other disorganized units and motorized equipment in addition to his own company and one reinforcing platoon, he organized his night defenses in the face of continuous hostile fire and, although wounded three times during this five-hour period, completed his disposition of men and guns before retiring to the company command post for medical attention.
Shortly thereafter, when the enemy launched the first of a series of savage counterattacks lasting all night, he voluntarily rejoined his besieged units and repeatedly exposed himself to the merciless hail of shrapnel and bullets, dashing fifty yards into the open on one occasion to rescue a wounded Marine lying helpless beyond the front lines. Fighting fiercely in hand-to-hand encounters, he led his men in furiously waged battle for approximately ten hours, tenaciously holding his line and repelling the fanatically renewed counterthrusts until he succeeded in crushing the last efforts of the hard-pressed Japanese early the following morning. Then, organizing a seventeen-man patrol, he immediately advanced upon a strategic slope essential to the security of his position and, boldly defying intense mortar, machine-gun and rifle fire which struck down thirteen of his men, drove relentlessly forward with the remnants of his patrol to seize the vital ground.
By his indomitable leadership, daring combat tactics and dauntless valor in the face of overwhelming odds, Captain Wilson succeeded in capturing and holding the strategic high ground in his regimental sector, thereby contributing essentially to the success of his regimental mission and to the annihilation of 350 Japanese troops. His inspiring conduct throughout the critical periods of this decisive action enhanced and sustained the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_H._Wilson,_Jr.

Who was Commandant when you were in the Corps?

[hrscowboy]

Leonard F Chapman 1969

[SGTBrentG]

Gen Paul X. Kelly
Gen Alfred M. Gray
Gen Carl E. Mundy

[Kegler300]

26th Louis H. Wilson, Jr. 1 July 1975 30 June 1979
27th Robert H. Barrow 1 July 1979 30 June 1983
28th Paul X. Kelley 1 July 1983 30 June 1987
29th Alfred M. Gray, Jr. 1 July 1987 30 June 1991
30th Carl E. Mundy, Jr. 1 July 1991 30 June 1995
31st Charles C. Krulak 1 July 1995 30 June 1999
32nd James L. Jones 1 July 1999 January 12, 2003
33rd Michael W. Hagee January 13, 2003 November 13, 2006

[Chumley]

Poolees: You will not be required to know or memorize all the USMC Commandants ever, but you'd better know the first and the current Commandants. Read below for some good trivia.

PS: When you get to Boot Camp, do not argue with your DI's, based upon about the technicalities below. They will educate you that Capt. Samuel Nicolas is the 1st Commandant, and that's EXACTLY what you need to know. You'd better memorize the rest word for word if you think you should utilize these facts. Someday you may win a board or two if you can display VERY sound knowledge on the "first" Commandant.

C

:usmc:

Since its birth in 1775, the Marine Corps has been led by 34 different men.

The first of these Marine leaders, Samuel Nicholas, technically never held the title of Commandant. His commission, signed by John Hancock, begins as follows:
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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="90%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD width="100%">IN CONGRESS. The Delegates of the United Colonies of New-Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode-Island, Connecticut, New-York, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, the Counties of New-Castle, Kent, and Suffex on Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North-Carolina, South-Carolina, and Georgia, to Samuel Nicholas Esquire. We, reposing especial Trust and Confidence in your Patriotism, Valour, Conduct and Fidelity, Do by these Presents, constitute and appoint you to be Captain of Marines in the service of the Thirteen United Colonies of North-America, fitted out for the defense of American Liberty . . . .<O:P> </O:P>
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The term "Commandant" did not come into use for over a quarter-century. Notwithstanding technicalities, Samuel Nicholas is considered the first of the lineage, the first Commandant.

These 34 United States Marine Corps leaders are listed below:



<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="90%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD width="100%">1 Samuel Nicholas 1775-1781
2 William W. Burrows 1798-1804
3 Franklin Wharton 1804-1818
4 Anthony Gale 1819-1820
5 Archibald Henderson 1820-1859
6John Harris 1859-1864
7Jacob Zeilin 1864-1876
8Charles G. McCawley 1876-1891
9Charles Heywood 1891-1903
10George F. Elliott 1903-1910
11William P. Biddle 1911-1914
12George Barnett 1914-1920
13John A. Lejeune 1920-1929
14Wendell C. Neville 1929-1930
15Ben H. Fuller 1930-1934
16John H. Russell, Jr. 1934-1936
17Thomas Holcomb 1936-1943
18Alexander A. Vandegrift 1944-1947
19Clifton B. Cates 1948-1951
20Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr. 1952-1955
21Randolph M. Pate 1956-1959
22David M. Shoup 1960-1963
23Wallace M. Greene, Jr. 1964-1967
24Leonard F. Chapman, Jr. 1968-1971
25Robert E. Cushman, Jr. 1972-1975
26Louis H. Wilson, Jr. 1975-1979
27Robert H. Barrow 1979-1983
28Paul X. "PX" Kelley 1983-1987
29Alfred M. Gray, Jr. 1987-1991
30Carl E. Mundy, Jr. 1991-1995
31Charles C. Krulak 1995-1999
32James L. Jones, Jr. 1999--2003
33 Michael W. Hagee 2003--2006
34 James T. Conway 2006--



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Note: On 16 March 1861, The Congress of the Confederate States of America established the Confederate States Marine Corps. On 23 May 1861, Col. Lloyd J. Beall (a West Point graduate who resigned his U.S. Army commission to "go south") was appointed as the Colonel-Commandant. Col. Beall served as Colonel-Commandant of the C.S. Marine Corps until the end of the American Civil War in 1865.


SFi
C


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[maverickmarine]

Gen. Gray
Gen. Mundy

[Chumley]

Generals Gray and Mundy also.

[thewookie]

29th Alfred M. Gray, Jr. 1 July 1987 30 June 1991
30th Carl E. Mundy, Jr. 1 July 1991 30 June 1995
31st Charles C. Krulak 1 July 1995 30 June 1999

[Ed Palmer]

Randolph M. Pate 1956-1959

David M. Shoup 1960-1963

Wallace M. Greene, Jr. 1964-1967

Leonard F. Chapman, Jr. 1968-1971

[Zulu 36]

Generals Chapman, Cushman, and Wilson.

The PFT was changed to a three-event evolution versus a five-event during Cushman's tenure. Cushman was a bit pudgy and the joke was the new PFT would involve, "Three laps around the Commandant."

[FistFu68]

:usmc: GENERAL LEONARD F. CHAPMAN~GENERAL ROBERT E. CUSHMAN :usmc:

[RLeon]

30th Carl E. Mundy, Jr. 1 July 1991 30 June 1995
31st Charles C. Krulak 1 July 1995 30 June 1999

[Eric Hood]

Generals Wilson and Barrows. General Gray was our divsional CG and a helluva of a Marine.
OOH-RAH!:evilgrin:

[jahhead88]

General Gray and General Mundy

[davblay]

General Chapman

[Quinbo]

If you ever listen to Heart they were General Wilsons's daughters.

I served under PX Kelley, AM Gray, CE Mundy, Chuck Krulack.

[Wyoming]

.

Wallace M. Greene, Jr. 1964-1967

Leonard F. Chapman, Jr. 1968-1971

.

[rsta]

Gen. Wallace Green and Gen. Leonard Chapman

[Scottyva]

When i Served The Commandant of the Corps were

Gen. PX Kelly
Gen. Gray

[rayh]

General Randolph McCall Pate 1956-1959

General David M. Shoup 1960-1963 Medal of Honor ww2 Tarawa

[rayh]

General Randolph McCall Pate 1956-1959

General David M. Shoup 1960-1963 Medal of Honor ww2 Tarawa

[semperfi170]

Generals Chapman, Cushman, Wilson, and Barrows. :usmc:

Had the honor as an NCO (while in Nam) of hearing General Walt speak. Attended a reception with my SgtMaj at he SNCO Club in Iwakuni where I got to meet General when he was doing his farewell tour of FMFPac before taking over as Commandant. Also got to meet and greet General Kelly when he was Major General.:iwo:

[Phantom Blooper]

25th General Robert E. Cushman, Jr. 1July1972-30June1975 :usmc:

26th General Louis H. Wilson, Jr. 1 July 1975 -30 June 1979


27th General Robert H. Barrow 1 July 1979 -30 June 1983


28th General Paul X. Kelley 1 July 1983 -30 June 1987

29th General Alfred M. Gray, Jr. 1 July 1987- 30 June 1991 :usmc:

[semperfi170]

I forgot to put in the name of Wilson who I met at the SNCO Club in Iwakuni.

[BigPhil]

General David M. Shoup
General Wallace M. Green
General Lenard F. Chapman Jr.

[DROD]

Gen. Kelly
Gen.Gray

[rvillac2]

28th General Paul X. Kelley 1 July 1983 -30 June 1987
29th General Alfred M. Gray, Jr. 1 July 1987- 30 June 1991


Me, too.

[redbucket6rf]

Gen Barrows,
Gen Kelley,
Gen Gray.

[Gary Hall]

Gen. Vandegrift - 1947
Gen. Cates - 1949 - 1951
Gen. Shepherd - 1952

[marinegreen]

Gen. Wilson 76-79 I was shipped to Camp Lujeune my last 4 mths hotel 1/6 via Camp Gieger Fox 2/8 ( Outstanding and squarded away base ) as they were getting ready for another Med-Float and I was to short, anywho Gen wilson came for a visit as he was getting ready to retire and he did a ?'s and answers in a packed auditorium, I young L/cpl stood up and said to the Gen, Sir,I have had good pro's and con's since joining the Marines and get passed up for promotion to cpl,I would like to become a DI, Gen Wilson asks who his CO is to which the Marine replies,Gen wilson tells his aide to make sure he gets promoted and gets orders to go to DI school. Hell I should've jumped up and asked to get my sgt's stripes as I went up in front of Sgt's board 2x's and they tell me a 3 yr Marine doesnt get Sgt's stripes ( Bullsh*T) but they were boot Lt., one who couldnt even read a compass to save his life.

[Chumley]

Takes some cajones to blatently ask the Commandant for a promotion in front of the world. Guess that's why they say it "doesn't hurt to ask".

[tripledog]

Shoup was mine, but by god, I wish I could have had Ollie as one!

[1stSgt]

:flag:
Life as I know it started in Nov. 1967 at PISC with:

General Leonard F. Chapman

followed by:
General R.E. Cushman,
General L.H. Wilson,
General R.H. Barrow,
General P.X. Kelley,
General A.M. Gray

[DeJayP]

General Paul X. "PX" Kelley:flag:

[yellowwing]

Generals Barrow, PX Kelley, Fighting Al Gray!

"We got LTs worried about taking the right education courses so they can become Commandant. We are going to be the smartest bunch that ever got run off a hill!" - General Al Gray

Soon after MCT was instituted at the School Infantry to train all non Combat Arms Marines.

[BillJ]

Served 11/75-11/78
CMC Gen. Louis H Wilson . met CMC in June of 77 CLNC at HQ BN 2nd MAR Div. When they changed messhalls to dining facilities, did not make the food taste any beter!

[crate78]

Shepard, Pate and Shoup.

Don't remember much about Shepard.

In his book, "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep", without mentioning any names, Gregory "Pappy" Boyington goes on a rant about a particular Marine General who sat on his butt in DC playing politics to further his own career instead of taking part in WWII. No names mentioned, but when Pate became Commandant, the description sure fit. Pate also brought about the "Squad Drill" in place of the LPM for troop and stomp. Everyone hated it. It was mostly organized confusion.

Shoup's first official act as Commandant was to dump the Squad Drill and re-instate the LPM. He also effectively outlawed swagger sticks two weeks after I bought mine. Shoup also lost me when he put out a memo stating that in the Staff NCO ranks, married men would be selected for promotion over single men. I was reveling in bachlorhood at the time and wasn't about to cut my throat over the first barfly broad that came along just so the record would show I was married. My hitch ended, so I said to hell with it. I was working in a highly critical tertiary MOS at the time, and I've often wondered how many other highly trained, highly specialized, but unmarried Staff NCO's took the same route.

[Cricket]

General Charles C. Krulak 1995-1999

General Krulak visited Parris Island to observe Recruits on the Crucible at the same time my series was graduating. The General attended our graduation and I was honored to be one of the few new Marines who got to meet him personally and shake his hand. General Krulak congratulated me on completing Boot Camp and then my Dad for having a fine Marine daughter. It was one of the proudest and best moments of my life.

[CPLCLINK]

Gen Mundy And Gen Krulak-met Gen Krulak At Nco Symposium-impressive Man-never Seen Someone With That Kind Of Energy-he Was Like A Fireplug-all Over The Place Barking And Ooooraaaahhhing-dont See Many Officers Like That And Certainly Not General Officers

[Sgt Jim]

Gen.Chapman

[Old Marine]

Gen Lemuel Shepard Jr.
Gen Randolph Pate
Gen David Shoup
Gen Wallace Green Jr.
Gen Leonard Chapman Jr.
Gen Robert Cushman Jr.

[Old Marine]

Gen Mundy And Gen Krulak-met Gen Krulak At Nco Symposium-impressive Man-never Seen Someone With That Kind Of Energy-he Was Like A Fireplug-all Over The Place Barking And Ooooraaaahhhing-dont See Many Officers Like That And Certainly Not General Officers

If you think he was like a Fireplug, you should have seen his father.

Gen Victor Krulak used to be the CO at MCRD, San Diego and as a Drill Instructor you really had to be carefull when you went to the yellow footprints to pick up your new herd of Privates. He would have his utilities on and pull his cover down over his eyes and fall in with the herd and you better be damn careful of what you said to the pvts. All Drill Instructors satyed on their toes during those days.

[yellowwing]

What a General!

General Shoup, what a warrior.

[gys]

20Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr. 1952-1955
21Randolph M. Pate 1956-1959
22David M. Shoup 1960-1963
23Wallace M. Greene, Jr. 1964-1967
24Leonard F. Chapman, Jr. 1968-1971
25Robert E. Cushman, Jr. 1972-1975

[Camper51]

I served from Nov 68 to Feb 77

sooooo...


Leonard F. Chapman, Jr. 1968-1971
Robert E. Cushman, Jr. 1972-1975
Louis H. Wilson, Jr. 1975-1979

[MOUNTAINWILLIAM]

Pate & Shoup

[SgtHopperUSMC]

Gen Paul X. Kelly
Gen Alfred M. Gray
Gen Carl E. Mundy
Gen Charles Krulak

Gen Gray was my favorite. Only one in cammies in the portraits I believe. :evilgrin:

[Chumley]

General Gray has a custom suit made for him outta the digital camoflague material...classic! Saw it myself in one of them thar Marines magazines.

[wayne1991]

General David Shoup
General Wallace Greene

[DanBO]

26th Louis H. Wilson, Jr. 1 July 1975 30 June 1979
27th Robert H. Barrow 1 July 1979 30 June 1983

[lucien2]

General Wilson, I was in 78-84.

[Rowdy1948]

Greene,Chapman.

[SSgt Ramsey]

Wow, I had never thought of this before...

30 Carl E. Mundy, Jr. 1991-1995
31 Charles C. Krulak 1995-1999
32 James L. Jones, Jr. 1999--2003
33 Michael W. Hagee 2003--2006
34 James T. Conway 2006--

[Rocky C]

I Served 19 June 1977-19 June 1983

26th CMC Louis H. Wilson, Jr. 1 July 1975 30 June 1979
27th CMC Robert H. Barrow 1 July 1979 30 June 1983

[silverdollar]

Generals Shepherd, Pate and Shoup.

[txrona]

General David M. Shoup 1960-1963
General Wallace M Greene Jr.
Also I met Lt Gen Alfred Gray at a Battalion C.G. Inspection in Kaneohe Bay in 1964.
:thumbup:

[Pengy6531]

I served under:
31st Charles C. Krulak Dec 1996-Jun 1999
32nd James L. Jones Jul-1999-Jan 2003
33rd Michael W. Hagee Jan 2003-Oct 2005

SO far anyway

[GSEMarine94]

31. General Charles Krulak

[DocGreek]

QUICK-ONE....General Chas. Krulak, was my Company Commander...as a Captain...in 68', and 69'. LIMA, 3/3/3. He has attended a couple of Reunions of 3rd Marines...he's OK. TOUGH SOB!!.....DOC

[Quinbo]

There were two General Krulaks both infantry. Chuck and his dad were both generals. 2 star and 4 star. Hard to differentiate except the middle initial. Only one was commandant though.

If A.M. Gray was a Lt. General in 64 he must have been a 90 year old commandant.

[SSgt Ramsey]

There were two General Krulaks both infantry. Chuck and his dad were both generals. 2 star and 4 star.

Incorrect....

Victor H "Brute" Krulak was a Lt Gen which is 3-star General

Charles C Krulak is a full 4-star General

[SlingerDun]

General Gray has a custom suit made for him outta the digital camoflague material...classic!hehehehe yeah, his fashion consigliere (wifey) must have been away when he hired that tailor

[charm1110]

General Kelly
General Gray

[muck]

General Leonard F. Chapman~general Robert E. Cushman

[usmc923]

​Gen, Green was mine!

[joseywales]

old thread.

[oldtop]

Mine were:

23Wallace M. Greene, Jr. 1964-1967
24Leonard F. Chapman, Jr. 1968-1971
25Robert E. Cushman, Jr. 1972-1975
26Louis H. Wilson, Jr. 1975-1979
27Robert H. Barrow 1979-1983
28Paul X. "PX" Kelley 1983-1987
29Alfred M. Gray, Jr. 1987-1991
30Carl E. Mundy, Jr. 1991-1995
31Charles C. Krulak 1995-1999
32James L. Jones, Jr. 1999--2003
33 Michael W. Hagee 2003

[Kegler300]

26th Louis H. Wilson, Jr. 1 July 1975 30 June 1979
27th Robert H. Barrow 1 July 1979 30 June 1983
28th Paul X. Kelley 1 July 1983 30 June 1987
29th Alfred M. Gray, Jr. 1 July 1987 30 June 1991
30th Carl E. Mundy, Jr. 1 July 1991 30 June 1995
31st Charles C. Krulak 1 July 1995 30 June 1999
32nd James L. Jones 1 July 1999 January 12, 2003
33rd Michael W. Hagee January 13, 2003 November 13, 2006

[ameriken]

Mine were:

26Louis H. Wilson, Jr. 1975-1979
27Robert H. Barrow 1979-1983


Thanks for the help OT, I couldn't remember!

[silverdollar]

Generals Pate and Sheperd.

[Frostyjac]

Louis Wilson