Author: gyrenes

Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 25th day of May in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1775, the first recorded mention of American Marines appears in an account describing eight Connecticut Marines escorting pay for troops to Albany, New York, for further shipment to Ticonderoga.           These Marines are often referred to as the “Original Eight.” In 1885, the last Marine forces depart Panama following the arrival […]

Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 24th day of May in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1846, Marines on board the sloop St. Mary’s participate in the shelling of Tampico, Mexico. In 1898, Lieutenant Colonel Robert Huntington’s 1st Marine Battalion goes ashore at Key West, Florida. In 1942, the headquarters of MAG-24 departs Efate for Santa Barbara, California. In 1945, as part of a larger kamikaze raid […]

Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 23rd day of May in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1837, Commandant Henderson and part of his staff depart for Washington, leaving Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Miller as the Senior Marine in the field in Florida. In 1899, at the request of Admiral Dewey, a Marine battalion of 15 officers and 260 enlisted men arrives at Cavite, Luzon, to protect the naval […]

Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 22nd day of May in the history of our beloved Corps: 1912, Lieutenant Alfred A. Cunningham reports for pilot training at the Navy’s flying school at Annapolis, Maryland.           This marks the birth of Marine aviation. In 1917, Congress authorizes expansion of the Marine Corps to 1,323 officers and 30,000 enlisted. In 1946, in one of the rare instances of fighting involving Marines […]

Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 21st day of May in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1836, President Jackson accepts Colonel Commandant Henderson’s offer of a Marine regiment to assist in the fighting in Florida. In 1847, the Secretary of the Navy directs the Corps to form a regiment for service with Scott’s army in Mexico. In 1855, the Powhatan puts her Marines ashore in Shanghai for […]

Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 20th day of May in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1919, Squadron C of the former 1st Marine Aviation Force arrives in Quantico for duty. In 1942, Cunningham Field is commissioned at Cherry Point, North Carolina.           It is capable of supporting a MAW. In 1944, VMS-3 is deactivated on the Virgin Islands. In 1946, the 8th Military Police Battalion (Provisional) […]