First Marine to command a field army
General Geiger
First Marine aviator
Lt. A.A. Cunningham
First woman Marine
Opha M. Johnson 13 August 1918
First amphibious landing by Marines
New Providence, Bahamas
First time stars & stripes flown over foreign soil
Derne, Tripoli 1805
First amphibious landing of WWII
Guadalcanal
Nickname given to Marines and Belleau Woods
Devil Dogs
Nickname given to Marines at Prussian Perimeter
Fire Fighters
Marine unit that served in France in WWI
4th Marine Brigade
Most Marine casualties of WWII
Iwo Jima 5900 KIA
17000 WIA
Date Pearl Harbor was attacked
7 December 1941 (7:49 AM)
At the Chosin Resevoir, the 1st Marine Division was surrounded by
10 Chinese Divisions
Number of Marine divisions and airwings
3 active & 1 reserve
When leaving a vehicle, the first person to get out is
Senior man
Four basic human needs
Life, love, variety, & importance
Two types of courage
Physical & moral
Two types of leaders
Democratic & autocratic
Meaning of 7 loops on the trousers
Represents the 7 seas
Meaning of red stripe on the Blues trousers
Represents the blood shed by Marines at the battle of Chapaultepec
