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Section 101 - Navy and Marine Corps History, Customs, and Courtesies Fundamentals -
CORRECT ANSWERS
Marines' first to fight: provide context - CORRECT ANSWERS - forefront of every war
since American Revolution (1775)
- 300+ landings on foreign shores, have served everywhere
Origin of the nickname leatherneck: - CORRECT ANSWERS - 1775-1875 (first 100 years)
- high leather collar to protect against saber slashes
- kept head erect
Origin of the nickname Devil Dog: - CORRECT ANSWERS - Teufelshunde = devil dog in
German
- Battle of Belleau Wood
- designated US Marines as "Stormtrooper/Shock Troop" = Elite, highest quality troops
Define Espirit de Corps: - CORRECT ANSWERS - devotion and loyalty
- deep regard for corps history, traditions, and honor
- epitome of pride in a unit
- "The spirit of the unit"
"Uncommon valor was a common virtue" - who said, about who where and when - CORRECT
ANSWERS - Admiril Nimitz
- applied USMC fighting ability on Iwo Jima to entire corps' contribution during that war
- Iwo Jima was the largest All-Marine battle in history
Discuss the origin of the Marine Corps: date, place, by, constituted what, first "commandant" -
CORRECT ANSWERS date: 10 NOV 1775
place: Tun Tavern, Philadelphia
by: Continental Congress resolution
consisted of: 2 battalions of Marines
first "commandant:" CAPT (O3) Samuel Nickolas
1st LT Presley O'Bannon: war/date, which uniform item came from him/date: - CORRECT
ANSWERS - First Barbary War/1805
- given Sword by Ottoman prince (adopted to Mameluke uniform sword 1825) - STILL part of
USMC officer dress uniform
Who was the Grand Old Man of the Marine Corps: period of service, contributions - CORRECT
ANSWERS - Gen Archibald Henderson
- Commandant 39 years (1820-1959)
INTRODUCED:
- higher standards of personal appearance, training, & discipline
- USMC known as a professional military force (not just sea/guard duties)
SgtMaj John Quick: what he won, battle - CORRECT ANSWERS - Guantanamo Bay 14
JUN 1898 (Spanish-American War)—> signaled gunfire support vessel while under heavy fire
- Medal of Honor for above
1st LT Alfred Cunningham: significance, date - CORRECT ANSWERS - 1st marine corps
aviator
- initiated marine aviation -> May 22, 1912
Which two Marines earned the Medal of Honor twice? - CORRECT ANSWERS Dan Daily
,Smelly Butler
SgtMaj Dan Daily: both Medals of Honor, famous quote - CORRECT ANSWERS 1st MoH:
Boxer Rebellion in China (1900)
2nd MOH: Defending Haiti Government (1915) against Hatian insurgents
Battle of Belleau Wood: "Come on you sons of bitches, do you want to live forever?"
MajGen Smedly Butler: 2 major wars, two Medals of Honor - CORRECT ANSWERS
Wars: Banana Wars, WW2
1st MoH: Veracruz
2nd MOH: First Caco War in Haiti
LtGen John Lejeune: first to what, what # position, what did he institute - CORRECT ANSWERS
1. First Marine to command an Army Division (WW1)
2. 13th Commandant
3. Instituted USMC Birthday Message
LtGen "Chesty" Puller: known for, how many, served where, what was named after him -
CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Most decorated Marine in history
2. One of two US Servicemen to win 6 of nation's 2nd Highest Awards for Valor:
- 5 Navy Crosses
- 1 Army Distinguished Service Cross
3. Serviced in Nicaragua w/ force of 32 marines "Tiger of the Mountains"
4. USMC mascot named after him, Chesty the English Bulldog
Capt Joseph Foss: battle, award, title: - CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Pilot instrumental in
taking Japanese airfield at Guadalcanal
2. Medal of Honor
3. 2nd-ranking Marine Ace (26 kills) by end of WW2 (1942)
Maj "Pappy" Boyington: title - CORRECT ANSWERS - Marine Corp's top (1st) rankin
flying ace (28 kills) (1945)
, Cpl Ira Hayes: known for - CORRECT ANSWERS - Pima Indian
- famous Iwa Jima flag-raising photo on Mount Suribachi, Iwa Jima (after taking the Japanese
Stronghold) (1945)
Opha Mae Johnson: significance, date, component - CORRECT ANSWERS - First
enlisted female Marine
- 13 AUG 1918
- Marine Reserve - "Skirt Marines" or "Marinettes"
Geraldine M. Moran: significance - CORRECT ANSWERS - first female Marine to promote
to E-9 Master Gunnery Sergeant
CWO Annie Grimes: - CORRECT ANSWERS - 3rd black woman to become an active
duty marine AND?
BrigGen Margaret Brewer: 2 significant titles - CORRECT ANSWERS - last director of
Women Marines (1973-1978)
- first USMC female general officer on 11 May 1978 (Women Marines disbanded)
LtGen Carol Mutter: significance - CORRECT ANSWERS - first female 3-Star in the entire
US Armed Forces
Molly Marine: - CORRECT ANSWERS - first US monument of a woman in service uniform
- commissioned by recruiter in New Orleans 10 NOV 1943
- to help recruit women Marines during WW2
Bahamas (Raid of Nassau): what, who led, date - CORRECT ANSWERS - first USMC
amphib assault
- Capt Samuel Nicholas (1st "Comandant")
- 1776
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