Originally Posted December 19, 2024 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 19th day of December in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1913, Congress limits the term of the Commandant to four years, with provision for a reappointment for an additional four years. In 1944, MAG-12 Corsairs blew up Japanese supply dumps at Palompon, Leyte. In 1945, the last elements of the 5th Marine Division sail from Sasebo […]
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History of Our Corps – December 18
Originally Posted December 18, 2025 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 18th day of December in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1903, Marines escorted American diplomats to Addis Ababa, Abyssinia. In 1950, the 1st Marine Division is assigned to Eighth Army reserve. In 1957, RLT 3 and HMR(L)-162 deploy from Okinawa toward the waters off Indonesia for possible evacuation of U.S. citizens during continued unrest there. […]
History of Our Corps – December 17
Originally Posted December 17, 2024 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 17th day of December in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1914, Marines from the gunboat Machias (PG-5) escort the Haitian government’s gold stocks from Port-au-Prince onto the ship for transport to New York and safekeeping there. In 1919, the 8th Regiment is reactivated in the States and shipped to Haiti to reinforce the Brigade. In 1941, […]
History of Our Corps – December 16
Originally Posted December 16, 2024 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 16th day of December in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1824, Marines serve aboard Navy Lieutenant Thomas Catesby Jones’s small squadron of gunboats, which battle a larger British fleet of small craft and delay the enemy’s advance on New Orleans. In 1899, Major Littleton W. T. Waller’s Third Marine Battalion, with15 officers and 325 enlisted men, […]
History of Our Corps – December 15
Originally Posted December 15, 2024 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 15th day of December in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1824, Marines serve aboard Navy Lieutenant Thomas Catesby Jones’s small squadron of gunboats, which battle a larger British fleet of small craft and delay the enemy’s advance on New Orleans. In 1899, Major Littleton W. T. Waller’s Third Marine Battalion, with15 officers and 325 enlisted men, […]
History of Our Corps – December 14
Originally Posted December 14, 2024 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 14th day of December in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1843, following a dispute with slave traders, Perry’s Marines burn a town in the Ivory Coast. In 1941 Wake Island defenders were left with one aircraft surviving Japanese attacks. In 1944, MAG-12 attacks enemy airfields on Luzon and Masbate Islands to reduce Japanese aerial opposition to […]
History of Our Corps – December 13
Originally Posted December 13, 2024 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 13th day of December in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1847, a Marine night patrol surprises and defeats a Mexican force at Palos Prietos, outside Mazatlan. In 1918, the Marines occupy their portion of the bridgehead east of the Rhine, near Coblenz, Germany. In 1944, a kamikaze strikes the cruiser Nashville (CL-43) during the movement of […]
History of Our Corps – December 12
Originally Posted December 12, 2024 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 12th day of December in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1846, Lieutenant Jacob Zeilin and Marines and sailors of Stockton’s squadron march to the relief of Kearney. In 1914, the 4th Regiment headquarters and its 2nd Battalion move into a model camp at the Panama-California Exposition in Balboa Park in San Diego. In 1918, the Marine […]