Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 29th and penultimate day of November in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1804, Lieutenant Presley O’Bannon and seven Marines landed in Alexandria, Egypt. In 1843, Commodore Matthew Perry lands with 75 Marines and sailors in Liberia, to root out the slave trade and piracy in the area. In 1911, the cruiser Saratoga (ACR-2) departs Shanghai for Taku to protect foreign missionaries. […]
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History of Our Corps – November 28
Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 28th day of November in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1775, Samuel Nicholas of Philadelphia is commissioned a captain of Marines by the Continental Congress. The senior Marine throughout the Revolutionary War, he is regarded as the first Commandant of the Marine Corps. Over the next several weeks, Marines aboard ships of Washington’s fleet help capture numerous British ships […]
History of Our Corps – November 27
Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 27th day of November in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1775, the Lee’s Marines play their part in capturing the sloop Polly off the New England coast. In 1941, the 4th Marine Regiment departed Shanghai, China to strengthen forces at Olongapo, Philippines. In 1944, the 81st Infantry Division reports the end of organized Japanese resistance in the Umurbrogol Pocket on Peleliu. […]
History of Our Corps – November 26
From the Pettengill household, Anne and I are wishing you and yours a harvest of blessings, good health and good times. Happy Thanksgiving Day! Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 26th day of November in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1899, Major Littleton W. T. Waller’s Third Marine Battalion to occupy Vigan on the northwest coast of Luzon, in support of an Army offensive. In 1901, Marines […]
History of Our Corps – November 25
Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 25th day of November in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1855, the Germantown’s Marine detachment goes ashore in Uruguay to guard the U.S. consulate during a revolution. The Marines spend a week there and prevent a massacre of insurgents who surrender to the Uruguayan army. In 1917, Marine detachments sail from Chesapeake Bay on board the battleships sent to reinforce […]
History of Our Corps – November 24
Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 24th day of November in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1775, Marines join in the raid by Hancock and Franklin on Canso Harbor, Nova Scotia. Marines in the Harrison participate in her fight with three British warships in Boston Bay. In 1798, the French frigates L’Insurgente and Volontaire force the outgunned Navy schooner Retaliation and her Marines to surrender. […]