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George Thorpe
George Thorpe was appointed a naval cadet at the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis in 1894 but resigned in November of 1896. At the outbreak…
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Carl Gamborg-Andresen
Carl Gamborg-Andresen was known as Charles G. Andresen throughout his early life until, in 1903 when he was 37 years old, the Secretary of the…
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William Powell
William Powell graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1893. He served in the Navy during the Spanish-American War, and was commissioned…
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James Mahoney
James Mahoney graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1881. In 1904 he commanded the Marine battalion that performed drills and other…
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Percival Pope
Percival Pope was the only Marine actually awarded the Brevet Medal for his actions during the Civil War. (James Forney was to have received the…
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John Myers
John Myers was the great-grandson of Revolutionary War hero General John Twiggs, and the son of Abraham Myers who had graduated from West Point who…
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William McKelvy
William McKelvy graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1891. He served in Cuba during the Spanish American War and in China…
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Littleton Waller
During the British Naval bombardment of Alexandria in the summer of 1882, Littleton Waller commanded U.S. Marines in the U.S. Naval landing force landed to…
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George Richards
George Richards graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1891. He was awarded the Brevet Medal for his heroism during the Boxer…
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Charles McCawley
From 1881 to 1897, Charles McCawley worked as Chief Clerk in the office of the Commandant of the Marine Corps, during the last two years…
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Charles Long
Charles Long graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1889, and served in the U.S. Navy for two years before transferring to…
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Paul Murphy
During the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois, in 1893, Captain Murphy commanded the Marine Detachment that was tasked with guarding exhibits loaned by the…
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