“United States Marine Corps History Division”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

The United States Marine Corps History Division is a branch of Headquarters Marine Corps tasked with researching, writing, and maintaining the History of the United States Marine Corps. It also provides reference and research assistance; preserves personal experiences and observations through oral history interviews; and deploys field historians to record history in the making. It is headquartered at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia.

History

The History Division was formed on 8 September 1919, by Order Number 53 of Commandant of the Marine Corps George Barnett as the Historical Section of the Department of the Adjutant and Inspector.^[3] After World War II, the organization was known as "Marine Corps History and Museums Division" until the splitting of the division in 2005 in order to create the National Museum of the Marine Corps.

Organization

The United States Marine Corps History Division is a staff organization with the primary task of researching and writing the Marine Corps’ official history. The unit is not a division-sized military formation.^[4] It is organized into four branches:^[5]

Directors

Rank

Name

Tenure began

Tenure ended

Major

Edwin N. McClellan

8 September 1919}}

31 May 1925}}

Major

Edward W. Sturdevant

1 June 1925}}

15 August 1928}}

Captain

Lucian W. Burnham

16 August 1928}}

31 July 1929}}

acting

Mr.

James C. Jenkins

1 August 1926}}

26 September 1929}}

Captain

Jonas H. Platt

27 September 1929}}

19 June 1930}}

Major

Edwin N. McClellan

20 June 1930}}

2 March 1933}}

Captain

Harry A. Ellsworth

3 March 1933}}

30 August 1934}}

Lieutenant colonel

Alphonse DeCarre

31 August 1934}}

5 February 1935}}

Lieutenant colonel

Clyde H. Metcalf

6 February 1935}}

31 December 1938}}

acting

Mr.

James C. Jenkins

1 January 1939}}

4 October 1942}}

Colonel

Clyde H. Metcalf

5 October 1942}}

15 April 1944}}

acting

Captain

Philips D. Carleton

16 April 1944}}

2 May 1944}}

Colonel

John Potts

3 May 1944}}

2 January 1946}}

Colonel

Howard N. Kenyon

3 January 1946}}

15 October 1946}}

Lieutenant colonel

Ellsworth N. Murray

16 October 1946}}

20 December 1946}}

Lieutenant colonel

Robert D. Heinl Jr.

21 December 1946}}

12 June 1949}}

Lieutenant colonel

Gordon D. Gayle

13 June 1949}}

13 August 1951}}

Lieutenant colonel

Francis O. Hough

14 August 1951}}

8 June 1952}}

Lieutenant colonel

Harry W. Edwards

9 June 1952}}

17 July 1955}}

Colonel

Charles W. Harrison

18 July 1955}}

24 July 1959}}

Major

Hubard D. Kuokka

25 July 1959}}

17 August 1959}}

Major

Gerald Fink

18 August 1959}}

7 January 1960}}

Colonel

William M. Miller

8 January 1960}}

31 July 1961}}

Colonel

Thomas G. Roe

1 August 1961}}

30 June 1962}}

acting

Major

John H. Johnstone

1 July 1962}}

8 November 1962}}

Colonel

Joseph F. Wagner Jr.

9 November 1962}}

31 August 1963}}

Lieutenant colonel

Richard J. Schening

1 September 1963}}

14 November 1963}}

Colonel

Frank C. Caldwell

15 November 1963}}

30 November 1970}}

Brigadier general

Edwin H. Simmons

1 December 1971}}

1 July 1978}}

Brigadier general (ret.)

Edwin H. Simmons

21 October 1978}}

3 January 1996}}

Colonel

Michael F. Monigan

4 January 1996}}

11 July 1999}}

Colonel (ret.)

John W. Ripley

12 July 1999}}

31 August 2005}}

acting

Mr.

Charles D. Melson

1 September 2005}}

8 January 2006}}

acting

Colonel (ret.)

Richard D. Camp Jr.

9 January 2006}}

10 December 2006}}

Dr.

Charles P. Neimeyer

11 December 2006}}

December 2017

Publications

The History Division maintains several publications, including the quarterly newsletter Fortitudine ({{ISBN|0-16-010404-1}}), which was a traditional motto of the Corps before semper fidelis was adapted in 1883. They also maintain an archive of all historical publications published since its founding.

See also

References

1. ^{{cite book|last=Smith|first=Charles Richard|author2=Charles H. Waterhouse |authorlink2=Charles Waterhouse (artist) |title=A Pictoral History: the Marines in the Revolution|publisher=United States Marine Corps Historical Division|year=1975|url=http://www.marines.mil/news/publications/Documents/A%20Pictorial%20History-The%20Marines%20in%20the%20Revolution%20PCN%2019000317900.pdf|format=PDF|accessdate=22 August 2008}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.mcu.usmc.mil/historydivision/Pages/Staff/Staff.aspx|title=Staff Directorate|publisher=Marine Corps History Division|accessdate=2 February 2010}}
3. ^¹{{cite journal|last=Amerman|first=Annette D.|date=4th quarter 2009|title=Celebrating 90 Years of Collecting, Preserving, and Promoting of Marine Corps History|journal=Fortitudine|publisher=United States Marine Corps Historical Program|location=Quantico, VA|volume= 34|issue= 4|page=1925|isbn=0-16-010404-1|url=http://bookstore.gpo.gov/actions/GetPublication.do?stocknumber=708-084-00000-0|accessdate=1 February 2010}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.mcu.usmc.mil/historydivision/Pages/Organization.aspx|title=Organization and Personnel – History Division|publisher=Marine Corps History Division|accessdate=2 February 2010}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.mcu.usmc.mil/historydivision/Pages/Mission.aspx|title=Mission Statement|publisher=Marine Corps History Division|accessdate=2 February 2010}}

History

Organization

Directors

Publications

See also

References

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