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Authorized one grade of general, appointed from officers serving now or hereafter as commandant of the Marine Corps, until six months after the end of World War II (Alexander A. Vandegrift) [made permanent in 1946 (60 Stat. 59)]. Act of August 7, 1947 [Officer Personnel Act of 1947] 61 Stat. 874 61 Stat. 880
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:United States Marine Corps generals. It includes United States Marine Corps generals that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
Each entry lists the officer's name, date appointed major general, [9] date retired and advanced to lieutenant general, [10] and other biographical notes. A major general's date of rank, as listed in the Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps, often predated his actual date of appointment by several years.
All 45 achieved that rank while on active duty in the U.S. Marine Corps. Lieutenant generals entered the Marine Corps via several paths: 24 via Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) at a civilian university, 11 via Officer Candidate School (OCS), eight via the United States Naval Academy (USNA), and two via NROTC at a senior military ...
U.S. Marine Corps: Inspector General of the Marine Corps: Inspector General of the Marine Corps (IGMC) Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC) Major General Adam L. Chalkley [19] U.S. Marine Corps: U.S. Marine Corps Judge Advocate Division: Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps (SJA) Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC) Major General ...
Pages in category "United States Marine Corps generals" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 633 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The grade of lieutenant general (or three-star general) is the second-highest in the Marine Corps, ranking above major general (two-star general) and below general (four-star general). The active-duty rank of lieutenant general was first granted to the commandant of the Marine Corps in January 1942, shortly after the United States entered World ...
John Marston VI (August 3, 1884 – November 25, 1957) was a United States Marine Corps major general, who is most noted as being the commanding general of the 1st Provisional Marine Brigade during the Occupation of Iceland and commanding general of the 2nd Marine Division at Guadalcanal during World War II.