Word: commandants
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...proposal was made by Major General John Archer Lejeune, Commandant of the Marine Corps, in his annual report. He urged the Government to buy Quantico for the Marines because the dual civil and military control of the town has created conditions highly undesirable and adversely affecting the morale of his command. He also asked the Government to purchase for the Marines an aerodrome at Brownfield...
Until 1916 there was no higher officer in the Corps than colonel, excepting the Major General commanding. Indeed, the Corps had no regimental organization-provisional regiments of battalions having been formed in emergency. In that year, Congress ordered otherwise. Colonel Lejeune was made a Brigadier General and he helped to reorganize the corps along the lines of the U. S. Army. In 1917 he was made Commander at Quantico Training Camp. Not until May of 1918 was he ordered overseas. He commanded the 64th Infantry Brigade, the 4th Marine Brigade. He was named Major General. Late in July, he took...
...North (i.e. in Peking), Gen eral Feng Yu-hsiang, "Chinese Christion Soldier", relinquished his command "now that his military services are no longer needed." This left, controlling Peking, Marshals Chang Tso-lin and Tuan...
...came the Porfirio Diaz Revolution; Calles was among the first to join against Diaz. Came the fierce revolt against Francisco Madero; Calles rose from the ranks to a colonelcy. Came the Victoriana Huerta Rebellion; General Alvaro Obregon found Calles, made him a general in command of the Sonora army. From this moment, the beneficent shade of Señor Obregon hovered about him. Governor of Sonora he became, and then Cabinet Minister. And, when the snappy struggle against President Carranza began, the Sonora triumvirate? Obregon, Calles and Adolfo de la Huerta?was in being...
...construction of a branch of that institution "in which all of the beds are to be devoted to the care of persons of the middle class." It has been found that under present conditions in medicine the best medical attention is secured by the rich who are able to command the best type of service, and by the poor to whom such service is frequently given gratis...