The United States Marine Corps in the World War

About this eBook

Author

McClellan, Edwin North, 1881-1971

Original Publication

United States: Government Printing Office, 1920.

Credits

Brian Coe, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

D501: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: World War I (1914-1918)

Subject

United States. Marine Corps -- History -- World War, 1914-1918

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 70782

Release Date

May 16, 2023

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.The United States Marine Corps in the World War
3. 3.EXPLANATORY NOTE.
4. 4.LETTER OF TRANSMISSION.
5. 5.TABLE OF CONTENTS.
6. 6.Chapter I. IN GENERAL.
7. 7.Chapter II. STATUTORY AND ACTUAL STRENGTH OF THE MARINE CORPS ON VARIOUS DATES. — STATUTORY STRENGTH. — ACTUAL STRENGTH OF THE MARINE CORPS AT THE BEGINNING AND END OF THE WAR.
8. 8.Chapter III. RECRUITING—APPLICANTS, REJECTIONS, ENLISTMENTS—ENLISTMENTS BY STATES. — ENLISTMENTS BY STATES.
9. 9.Chapter IV. GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION AND DISPOSITION OF MARINES DURING WAR. — MARINES SERVING ON BOARD NAVAL VESSELS. — GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION OF MARINES DURING THE WAR.
10. 10.Chapter V. HOW OFFICERS WERE OBTAINED AND TRAINED. — HOW OFFICERS WERE OBTAINED. — HOW OFFICERS WERE TRAINED. — MARINE SECTIONS, STUDENT ARMY TRAINING CORPS.
11. 11.Chapter VI. TRAINING OF ENLISTED MEN IN THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE. — IN UNITED STATES. — TRAINING IN FRANCE.
12. 12.Chapter VII. ORGANIZATIONS AND REPLACEMENTS SENT TO EUROPE—ORGANIZATION OF THE FOURTH AND FIFTH BRIGADES. — THE FOURTH BRIGADE OF MARINES. — FIFTH BRIGADE OF MARINES. — AVIATION UNITS. — MARINE DETACHMENTS FOR NAVAL BASES. — REPLACEMENTS FOR AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES. — NUMBER OF MARINES SAILING FROM THE UNITED STATES TO EUROPE
13. 13.Chapter VIII. OPERATIONS IN GENERAL.
14. 14.Chapter IX. UNITS COMPOSING, AND THE COMMANDING GENERALS OF, THE SECOND DIVISION—VERDUN OPERATIONS. — THE SECOND DIVISION OF REGULARS.
15. 15.Chapter X. AISNE DEFENSIVE, HILL 142, BOURESCHES, AND BOIS DE LA BRIGADE DE MARINE , IN THE CHATEAU-THIERRY SECTOR.
16. 16.Chapter XI. THE AISNE-MARNE OFFENSIVE (SOISSONS).
17. 17.Chapter XII. MARBACHE SECTOR, NEAR PONT-A-MOUSSON—ST. MIHIEL OFFENSIVE.
18. 18.Chapter XIII. THE CHAMPAGNE—BATTLE OF BLANC MONT RIDGE—CAPTURE OF ST. ETIENNE—MARCH TO LEFFINCOURT.
19. 19.Chapter XIV. THE MEUSE-ARGONNE OFFENSIVE—CROSSING THE MEUSE RIVER.
20. 20.Chapter XV. MARCH TO THE RHINE—ARMY OF OCCUPATION—SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS OF THE FOURTH BRIGADE. — MARCH TO THE RHINE. — WITH THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION. — SUMMARY OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE FOURTH BRIGADE. — SILVER BANDS FOR COLORS. — MAJOR OPERATIONS.
21. 21.Chapter XVI. WITH THE NAVY ON BOARD THE BATTLESHIPS AND CRUISERS. — WITH THE BRITISH GRAND FLEET. — SURRENDER OF THE GERMAN HIGH SEAS FLEET. — AT CASTLETOWN BEREHAVEN, BANTRY BAY, IRELAND. — ESCORTING THE PRESIDENT INTO BREST. — WELCOMED HOME BY NAVAL REVIEW. — THE ATLANTIC FLEET. — THE PACIFIC FLEET. — THE ASIATIC FLEET.
22. 22.Chapter XVII. THE ACTIVITIES OF THE FIFTH BRIGADE. — THE FIFTH BRIGADE.
23. 23.Chapter XVIII. CASUALTIES. — MARINE CORPS CASUALTIES. — AVIATION CASUALTIES. — TOTAL MARINE CORPS DEATHS. — CASUALTIES IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. — LOST ON THE CYCLOPS. — CASUALTIES OF NAVAL PERSONNEL.
24. 24.Chapter XIX. CITATIONS OF MARINE ORGANIZATIONS—DAYS IN FRANCE—ARTILLERY CAPTURED—PRISONERS CAPTURED—KILOMETERS ADVANCED—DECORATIONS AWARDED. — CITATIONS IN FRENCH ARMY ORDERS. — DAYS IN FRANCE. — ARTILLERY CAPTURED BY SECOND DIVISION. — PRISONERS CAPTURED. — KILOMETERS ADVANCED. — DECORATIONS AWARDED MARINES.
25. 25.Chapter XX. RIFLE PRACTICE—RIFLE AND PISTOL COMPETITIONS. — RIFLE PRACTICE. — RIFLE AND PISTOL COMPETITIONS.
26. 26.Chapter XXI. AVIATION. — STRENGTH AND DISTRIBUTION. — STRENGTH AT BEGINNING AND END OF WAR. — STATIONS. — PLANES OPERATED BY MARINES. — TRAINING OF OFFICERS AND ENLISTED MEN. — AVIATION STATISTICS. — RETURN OF MARINE AVIATORS FROM EUROPE.
27. 27.Chapter XXII. MARINE CORPS RESERVE. — STRENGTH ON NOVEMBER 11, 1918.
28. 28.Chapter XXIII. RETURN OF MARINES FROM EUROPE—PARADES IN THE UNITED STATES. — RETURN OF SECOND DIVISION AND FOURTH BRIGADE. — RETURN OF THE FIFTH BRIGADE. — COMPOSITE REGIMENT, THIRD ARMY. — SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN BATTALION. — RETURN OF AVIATION UNITS. — PARADES IN THE UNITED STATES.
29. 29.Chapter XXIV. DEMOBILIZATION. — MARINES ARE WELCOMED HOME BY THE NAVY. — THE SECRETARY OF WAR PRAISES THE FOURTH BRIGADE.
30. 30.Chapter XXV. OFFICE OF THE MAJOR GENERAL COMMANDANT—ADJUTANT AND INSPECTOR’S DEPARTMENT.
31. 31.Chapter XXVI. PAYMASTER’S DEPARTMENT. — STRENGTH AND DISTRIBUTION. — HOW WAR INCREASES WERE MET. — MONEY EXPENDED. — ADDITIONAL DUTIES DURING WAR. — NEW PAY ROLL. — OFFICE OF THE CHIEF PAYMASTER, U. S. MARINES, FRANCE.
32. 32.Chapter XXVII. QUARTERMASTER’S DEPARTMENT. — ADDITIONAL STOREHOUSES AND COOPERATION WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. — CANTONMENTS. — DEPOT OF SUPPLIES, PHILADELPHIA, PA. — DEPOT OF SUPPLIES, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. — DEPOT OF SUPPLIES, CHARLESTON, S. C. — EXPENDITURES.
33. 33.INDEX.
34. 34.Untitled

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