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The following is a list of people who served in the United States Marine Corps and have gained fame through previous or subsequent endeavors, infamy, or successes. Marines who became notable in the United States Marine Corps and are part of the Marine Corps history and lore are listed and posted in the list of historically notable United States Marines.
Alfred Cunningham, patron of Marine Corps aviation Chesty Puller, only Marine to receive 5 Navy Crosses JD Vance, who served as a military journalist, is the first Marine to become vice president of the United States
Hathcock dreamed of being a Marine throughout his childhood, and so on May 20, 1959, his 17th birthday, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. [2] Hathcock married Josephine "Jo" Bryan (née Broughton; 1930–2016) on the date of the Marine Corps birthday, November 10, 1962. [2] Jo gave birth to a son, whom they named Carlos Norman ...
Mawhinney, born оn February 23, 1949, in Lakeview, Oregon, [3] [4] was the son of a World War II Marine Corps veteran, and was an avid hunter in his youth. He graduated from high school in June 1967 and joined the U.S. Marine Corps later that year—after the deer season.
Major-General Smedley Darlington Butler (July 30, 1881 – June 21, 1940) was a United States Marine Corps officer and writer. During his 34-year military career, he fought in the Philippine–American War, the Boxer Rebellion, the Mexican Revolution, World War I, and the Banana Wars.
Marine Corps: Corporal: March 3, 1945: 1st Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division: The Erie Avenue Bridge in Lorain, Ohio was renamed in 1988 to the Charles Berry Bridge in honor of Cpl Berry, a native son of the city. William R. Caddy * Marine Corps Reserve: Private First Class: March 3, 1945
Marine Corps: Major: Fort Riviere, Haiti: November 17, 1915: 2nd Marines Second award – previously awarded a Medal of Honor for action in the Mexican Campaign. William R. Button: Marine Corps: Corporal: near Grande Riviere, Haiti: Oct 31, 1919 – Nov 1, 1919: 7th Marines: For the assassination of rebel leader Charlemagne Péralte and the ...
John Basilone (November 4, 1916 – February 19, 1945) was a United States Marine Corps gunnery sergeant who received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Battle for Henderson Field in the Guadalcanal campaign, and the Navy Cross posthumously for extraordinary heroism during the Battle of Iwo Jima.