important individuals
Significance of Lt. Presley O'Bannon: Lead the charge against the Barbary Pirates fortress of Derna, Tripoli. Presented the first Mameluke Sword for his actions.
Significance of Dan Daly: The only enlisted Marine to receive two Medals of Honor on two separate occasions (First during the Boxer Rebellion, and second, during the Spanish American War)
Significance of Smedly Butler: The only Marine officer to receive two Medals of Honor on two separate occasions (His first for his actions in Vera Cruz, Mexico in 1914 and his second was for actions in Haiti in 1915)
Grand Old Man of the Marine Corps: Archibald Henderson who served the longest term as Commandant. 1820-1859
First Marine Aviator: Lt. Alfred A. Cunningham
First Female Marine: Opha M. Johnson, enlisted in 1918
First Marine Recruiter: Captain Robert Mullan
First Unofficial Commandant of The Marine Corps: Captain Samuel Nicholas
First Official Commandant of The Marine Corps: Lieutenant Colonel William Ward Burrows
Most Decorated Marine: Lieutenant General Lewis B. Puller (or "Chesty Puller") with five Navy Crosses
Significance of Dan Daly: The only enlisted Marine to receive two Medals of Honor on two separate occasions (First during the Boxer Rebellion, and second, during the Spanish American War)
Significance of Smedly Butler: The only Marine officer to receive two Medals of Honor on two separate occasions (His first for his actions in Vera Cruz, Mexico in 1914 and his second was for actions in Haiti in 1915)
Grand Old Man of the Marine Corps: Archibald Henderson who served the longest term as Commandant. 1820-1859
First Marine Aviator: Lt. Alfred A. Cunningham
First Female Marine: Opha M. Johnson, enlisted in 1918
First Marine Recruiter: Captain Robert Mullan
First Unofficial Commandant of The Marine Corps: Captain Samuel Nicholas
First Official Commandant of The Marine Corps: Lieutenant Colonel William Ward Burrows
Most Decorated Marine: Lieutenant General Lewis B. Puller (or "Chesty Puller") with five Navy Crosses