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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.
United States Marine Corps World War II generals (90 P) Pages in category "United States Marine Corps generals" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 633 total.
Littleton Waller Tazewell Waller, Jr. (September 18, 1886 – April 14, 1967) was a highly decorated officer of the United States Marine Corps who attained the rank of major general while serving as Marine Corps Director of Personnel during World War II. He was the son of Marine Corps Major General Littleton "Tony" Waller. [1]
Marine Corps major generals retired at age 62 until the Officer Personnel Act was amended in 1950 to force retirement after 35 years of commissioned service and 5 years in grade, like the Army and Air Force, unless recommended by a retention board to continue on the active list, like the Navy except on a year-to-year basis.
Major General Marion Eugene Carl (November 1, 1915 – June 28, 1998) was an American military officer, World War II fighter ace, record-setting test pilot, and naval aviator. He was the United States Marine Corps ' first ace in World War II.
Wallace Martin Greene Jr. (December 27, 1907 – March 8, 2003) was a United States Marine Corps four-star general who served as the 23rd Commandant of the Marine Corps from January 1, 1964, to December 31, 1967.
John Harrison Miller (born April 16, 1925) is a highly decorated retired lieutenant general in the United States Marine Corps. A veteran of World War II, Korea and Vietnam, Miller completed his career as commanding general, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic. [1]