United States Marine Corps History Division Information
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 headquardered at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia.
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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 current name was instituted in the early 2000s.
Organization
The name is a misnomer; the unit is not a division-sized military formation.[4] It is organized into four branches:[5]
- The Historical Branch prepares a wide variety of official publications that tell the Marine Corps story as accurately and comprehensively as possible. Publications include: articles, monographs, occasional papers, and definitive histories. The Branch also includes the Oral History Program, which obtains, catalogs, transcribes, and preserves personal narrative, experiences and observations of historic value from active duty and retired Marines for use as reference source material.
- The Historical Reference Branch provides historical research and reference services and historical analysis. In addition, the Branch supports specific programs: Unit Lineage and Honors, Commemorative Naming, Marine Corps Flag Manual, and Marine Corps Chronology.
- The Field History Branch deploys Individual Mobilization Augmentee detachment historians to collect historically relevant material (oral history, written/electronic plans, operation orders, maps, overlays and artifacts) for use as reference material. The Branch also consists of a Mobilization Training Unit whose members support the History Division with specific projects.
- The Editing and Design branch designs and lays out manuscripts, maps and other graphic materials to support the History Division’s publications.
Directors
Since its inception, the following individuals have served as director:[3]
| # | Rank | Name | Tenure began | Tenure ended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Major | Edwin N. McClellan | 01919-09-088 September 1919 | 01925-05-3131 May 1925 |
| 2 | Major | Edward W. Sturdevant | 01925-06-011 June 1925 | 01928-08-1515 August 1928 |
| 3 | Captain | Lucian W. Burnham | 01928-08-1616 August 1928 | 01929-07-3131 July 1929 |
| acting | Mr. | James C. Jenkins | 01926-08-011 August 1926 | 01929-09-2626 September 1929 |
| 4 | Captain | Jonas H. Platt | 01929-09-2727 September 1929 | 01930-06-1919 June 1930 |
| 5 | Major | Edwin N. McClellan | 01930-06-2020 June 1930 | 01933-03-022 March 1933 |
| 6 | Captain | Harry A. Ellsworth | 01933-03-033 March 1933 | 01934-08-3030 August 1934 |
| 7 | Major | Alphonse DeCarre | 01934-08-3131 August 1934 | 01935-02-055 February 1935 |
| 8 | Lieutenant colonel | Clyde H. Metcalf | 01935-02-066 February 1935 | 01938-12-3131 December 1938 |
| acting | Mr. | James C. Jenkins | 01939-01-011 January 1939 | 01942-10-044 October 1942 |
| 8 | Colonel | Clyde H. Metcalf | 01942-10-055 October 1942 | 01944-04-1515 April 1944 |
| acting | Captain | Philips D. Carleton | 01944-04-1616 April 1944 | 01944-05-022 May 1944 |
| 9 | Colonel | John Potts | 01944-05-033 May 1944 | 01946-01-022 January 1946 |
| 10 | Colonel | Howard N. Kenyon | 01946-01-033 January 1946 | 01946-10-1515 October 1946 |
| 11 | Lieutenant colonel | Ellsworth N. Murray | 01946-10-1616 October 1946 | 01946-12-2020 December 1946 |
| 12 | Lieutenant colonel | Robert D. Heinl Jr. | 01946-12-2121 December 1946 | 01949-06-1212 June 1949 |
| 13 | Lieutenant colonel | Gordon D. Gayle | 01949-06-1313 June 1949 | 01951-08-1313 August 1951 |
| 14 | Lieutenant colonel | Francis O. Hough | 01951-08-1414 August 1951 | 01952-06-088 June 1952 |
| 15 | Lieutenant colonel | Harry W. Edwards | 01952-06-099 June 1952 | 01955-07-1717 July 1955 |
| 16 | Colonel | Charles W. Harrison | 01955-07-1818 July 1955 | 01959-07-2424 July 1959 |
| 17 | Major | Hubard D. Kuokka | 01959-07-2525 July 1959 | 01959-08-1717 August 1959 |
| 18 | Major | Gerald Fink | 01959-08-1818 August 1959 | 01960-01-077 January 1960 |
| 19 | Colonel | William M. Miller | 01960-01-088 January 1960 | 01961-07-3131 July 1961 |
| 20 | Colonel | Thomas G. Roe | 01961-08-011 August 1961 | 01962-06-3030 June 1962 |
| acting | Major | John H. Johnstone | 01962-07-011 July 1962 | 01962-11-088 November 1962 |
| 21 | Colonel | Joseph F. Wagner Jr. | 01962-11-099 November 1962 | 01963-08-3131 August 1963 |
| 22 | Lieutenant colonel | Richard J. Schening | 01963-09-011 September 1963 | 01963-11-1414 November 1963 |
| 23 | Colonel | Frank C. Caldwell | 01963-11-1515 November 1963 | 01970-11-3030 November 1970 |
| 24 | Brigadier general | Edwin H. Simmons | 01971-12-011 December 1971 | 01978-07-011 July 1978 |
| 24 | Brigadier general (ret.) | Edwin H. Simmons | 01978-10-2121 October 1978 | 01996-01-033 January 1996 |
| 25 | Colonel | Michael F. Monigan | 01996-01-044 January 1996 | 01999-07-1111 July 1999 |
| 26 | Colonel (ret.) | John W. Ripley | 01999-07-1212 July 1999 | 02005-08-3131 August 2005 |
| acting | Mr. | Charles D. Melson | 02005-09-011 September 2005 | 02006-01-088 January 2006 |
| acting | Colonel (ret.) | Richard D. Camp Jr. | 02006-01-099 January 2006 | 02006-12-1010 December 2006 |
| 27 | Dr. | Charles P. Neimeyer | 02006-12-1111 December 2006 | incumbent |
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
| United States Marine Corps portal |
- History of the United States Marine Corps
- Naval History & Heritage Command
- United States Army Center of Military History
- Department of Defense Historical Advisory Committee
- National Museum of the Marine Corps & Marine Corps Museum
- Marine Corps University
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Marine Corps.
- ^ Smith, Charles Richard; Charles H. Waterhouse (1975) (PDF). A Pictoral History: the Marines in the Revolution. United States Marine Corps Historical Division. http://www.marines.mil/news/publications/Documents/A%20Pictorial%20History-The%20Marines%20in%20the%20Revolution%20PCN%2019000317900.pdf. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
- ^ "Staff Directorate". Marine Corps History Division. http://www.tecom.usmc.mil/HD/Contents/Oganization/Staff.htm. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- ^ a b Amerman, Annette D. (4th quarter 2009). "Celebrating 90 Years of Collecting, Preserving, and Promoting of Marine Corps History". Fortitudine (Quantico, VA: United States Marine Corps Historical Program) 34 (4): pp. 1925. ISBN 0-16-010404-1. http://bookstore.gpo.gov/actions/GetPublication.do?stocknumber=708-084-00000-0. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- ^ "Organization and Personnel - History Division". Marine Corps History Division. http://www.tecom.usmc.mil/HD/Contents/Organization.htm. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- ^ "Mission Statement". Marine Corps History Division. http://www.tecom.usmc.mil/HD/Contents/Mission.htm. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
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