MARINE CORPS KNOWLEDGE
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- WHEN WAS THE USMC CREATED?
- 10 NOVEMBER 1775
- WHO ESTABLISHED THE USMC?
- CAPT SAMUAL NICHOLAS
- WHERE WAS THE USMC ESTABLISHED?
- TUN TAVERN, PHILA
- WHO WAS THE PROPRIETOR OF TUN TAVERN?
- ROBERT MULLEN'S WIFE: PEG MULLEN
- WHO WAS THE FIRST MARINE CORPS RECRUITER?
- ROBERT MULLEN
- THE USMC (AS IT EXISTS TODAY) WAS FORMED WHEN?
- 11 JULY 1798
- WHAT IS THE SYMBOL OF THE USMC?
- THE EAGLE GLOBE AND ANCHOR
- WHAT DOES THE EAGLE SYMBOLIZE?
- IT RECOGNIZES OUR NATION
- WHAT DOES THE GLOBE SYMBOLIZE?
- IT RECOGNIZES OUR WORLDWIDE SERVICE
- WHAT DOES THE ANCHOR SYMBOLIZE?
- IT RECOGNIZES OUR NAVAL TRADITIONS
- WHEN WAS THE EGA ADOPTED?
- 1868
- WHO ADOPTED THE EGA?
- BRIG GEN JACOB ZEALIN, 7TH COMM
- THE TERM LEATHERNECK COMES FROM WHERE?
- FROM 1798-1880, WHEN MARINES WORE A LEATHER STRAP TO PROTECT THEIR NECK FROM ENEMY SWORDS
- WHAT IS THE MARINE CORPS MOTTO?
- "SEMPER FIDELIS" = ALWAYS FAITHFUL
- WHAT WAS THE MARINE CORPS MOTTO BEFORE "SEMPER FIDELIS"?
- "BY LAND, BY SEA"
- WHEN WAS THE MARINE CORPS MOTTO CHANGED TO "SEMPER FIDELIS"?
- 1880
- WHERE DOES THE TERM "DEVIL DOG" COME FROM?
- FROM THE BATTLE OF BELLEAU WOOD IN JUNE 1918
- WHO WAS THE 1ST MARINE CORPS AVAITOR?
- ALFRED A. CUNNINGHAM, IN 1912
- WHO WAS THE 1ST FEMALE MARINE?
- OPHA MAY JOHNSON, 13 AUGUST 1918
- WHO WAS THE 1ST MARINE HELO PILOT TO RECEIVE THE MEDAL OF HONOR?
- MAJOR STEPHEN PLESS
- WHO WAS THE 1ST MARINE PILOT TO SHOOT DOWN AN ENEMY PLANE?
- 1ST LT E.S. BREWER
- WHO WAS THE 1ST FEMALE MARINE WARRANT OFFICER?
- CWO RUTH L. WOOD
- WHO WAS THE 1ST MARINE OFFICER TO DIE IN BATTLE?
- CAPT JOHN FITZPATRICK
- WHICH MARINE SERVED THE LONGEST TERM AS COMMANDANT?
- ARCHIBALD HENDERSON
- HOW LONG DID ARCHIBALD HENDERSON SERVE AS COMMANDANT?
- 38 YEARS
- HOW MUCH TIME IS THERE TO DON AND CLEAR A GAS MASK?
- 15 SECONDS
- WHO INSTALLED THE OFFICE OF SGT MAJ OF THE MC?
- GEN PATE, 21ST COMM, IN 1957
- WHAT MARINE CORPS PILOT MANNED THE 1ST CAPSULE TO ORBIT THE EARTH?
- LT COL JOHN H GLENN, ON 20 FEBRUARY 1962
- WHEN WAS THE DRESS BLUE UNIFORM ADOPTED?
- 24 AUGUST 1797
- WHO ADOPTED THE DRESS BLUE UNIFORM?
- SEC OF WAR JAMES McHENRY
- THE MAMELUKE SWORD WAS PRESENTED TO WHOM?
- LT PRESLEY N O'BANNON
- WHO PRESENTED THE MAMELUKE SWORD TO LT PRESLEY O'BANNON?
- THE PASHA OF TRIPOLI
- HOW MANY MARINES WERE KILLED ON THE ISLAND OF IWO JIMA?
- APPROX. 5,931 MARINES
- HOW MANY MARINES DIES ON THE 1ST DAY AT IWO JIMA?
- APPROX. 2,500 MARINES
- OF THE 6 AMERICANS PICTURES RAISING THE FLAG OVER MT SURIBACHI, HOW MANY LEFT THE ISLAND ALIVE?
- THREE
- HOW MANY MARINES SUFFERED CASUALTIES AT IWO JIMA?
- 26,000 MARINES
- HOW MANY JAPANESE WOULD BECOME PRISONERS AT IWO JIMA?
- FEWER THAN 200, THE OTHER 26,000 FOUGHT TO THEIR DEATH
- WHO COINED THE PHRASE "UNCOMMON VALOR WAS A COMMON VIRTUE" ON IWO JIMA?
- FLEET ADMIRAL CHESTER W. NIMITZ
- WHO SAID "THE RAISING OF THAT FLAG ON MT SURIBACHI MEANS A MARINE CORPS FOR THE NEXT 500 YEARS"?
- SEC OF NAVY JAMES V. FORRESTAL
- WHO TOOK THE PICTURE OF THE FLAG RAISING ON MT SURIBACHI?
- JOE ROSENTHAL
- HOW MANY MARINES RECEIVED THE MEDAL OF HONOR DURING WWII?
- 81 MARINES
- HOW MANY MARINES RECEIVED THE MEDAL OF HONOR FOR THEIR HEROIC ACTS ON IWO JIMA?
- 22 MARINES
- WHERE WAS THE LAST OFFENSIVE BATTLE OF WWII?
- OKINAWA
- HOW MANY KAMIKAZE PLANES WERE SENT AGAINST OUR FLEET AT OKINAWA?
- APPROX 1,900
- THE B-29 "ENOLA GAY" RELEASED THE 1ST ATOMIC BOMB ON WHAT CITY?
- HIROSHIMA, ON 6 AUGUST 1945
- how many japanese people were killed from the Hiroshima A-bomb?
- Approx 70,000
- The 2nd atomic bomb was dropped on what city?
- Nagasaki, on August 9th, 1945
- How many japanese people were killed from the 2nd A-bomb?
- Approx 40,000
- Who said, " I have just returned from visiting the Marines at the front, & there is NOT a finer fighting organization in the world"?
- Gen Douglas MacArthur, WWII
- What battleship did the Japanese surrender on, ending WWII ?
- The USS Missouri
- Who said, "So they've got us surrounded, GooD! Now we can fire in any direction. The bastards won't get away this time"?
- Col Chesty Puller
- Why were replacement marines sent to Pickle Meadows, CA, before going into the Korean War?
- Cold Weather Training
- How many marines were taken prisoner during the Korean War?
- 227 Marines
- How many Americans were taken prisoner during the Korean War?
- 7,190 Americans
- Marines have carried out more than ___ landings on foreign shores.
- 300 landings
- "Semper Fidelis" is Latin for what?
- "Always Faithful"
- The USMC mascot, an Engish bulldog, is named after which Marine Corps officer?
- "Chesty" for Lewis B. Puller
- CPL Ira Hayes is remembered for the flag raising on...?
- Mt. Suribachi
- What was the name of the fort that was taken without a shot?
- Fort Montaque, New Providence, Bahamas
- How many Marines comprised the war party in Triploi?
- Seven
- After Pearl Harbor, what 2 islands were invaded by the Japanese?
- Guam & Wake Is.
- When did the Japanese officially surrender?
- 02 September 1945
- Why was it important to take Hills 881 North & South (In Vietnam)?
- To deny the N Vietnamese control of the Quang Tri province & khe Sanh
- What was the name of the operation that involved the protecting of rice crops from Guerrilas?
- Harvest Moon
- What 3 battles comprised the 3 crosses of war in WWI?
- Belleau Wood, Mont Blanc, Soissons
- What was the name of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima?
- Fat Boy
- name the conflicts that occurred since WWII?
- Korea, Vietnam, Dominican Rep, Iran, Lebanon, Grenada, SS Mayaguez
- What Marine was the only Marine to earn 5 Navy Crosses?
- Lt Gen Lewis "Chesty" Puller
- What was the 1st American outpost to fall to the Japanese?
- Guam
- How long were the hostages held in the American embassy in Tehran, Iran?
- 444 days
- Where was teh 1st amphibious assault after WWII?
- Inchon, Korea
- What landing craft vehicle is used to transport Marines on land & sea?
- LVTP-7
- Who said "Retreat? Hell, We just got here!!!"
- Capt Lloyd Williams replying to a French officer's desire to retreat.
- What was Lt Col Anthony Gale convicted of in his court martial in October 1820?
- Conduct unbecoming to an officer
- In what war were the most Marines killed and died of wounds?
- WWII - 19,733
- In what war were the most marines wounded in action?
- SE Asia - 88,591
- When was the war in SE Asia?
- 1961-1975
- In what war did the Marines have the most casualties, all causes?
- SE Asia - 103,255
- Who officially recognized Scarlet and Gold as the official Marine Corps colors?
- Gen John A Lejeune
- Who was the 1st Commandant of the Marine Corps to be appointed by the President?
- William Ward Burrows
- What was the name of the plane that dropped the 2nd atomic bomb?
- Boxcar
- How many bombing missions were flown in WWI ?
- 57
- What battle was the 1st seaborn assault against a coral Atoll?
- Tarawa
- Whose marines wore red uniforms that are commemorated by the red piping on the dress blue uniforms?
- John Paul Jones
- Who is the Grand Ol' Man of the Marine Corps?
- Brig Gen Archibald Hendorson
- What was the last amphibious operation of the Civil War?
- The capture of Ft Fisher, Virgina
- What units are authorized to wear the French Forregeare?
- 5th and 6th Marine Regiments and the 6th Machine Gun Battalion
- What standard NATO marker is red with yellor lettering?
- Chemical agents, but specifically Chemical Minefield
- Who were the 1st two black marines to enlist in the marine corps?
- Alfred Masters & George Thompson
- What was the purpose of Operation Starlight in Vietnam?
- To deny the N Vietnamese their sanctuaries along the coast.