Nicholson, the Adjutant and Inspector, served as Acting Commandant from 13 May - 9 June 1864.īy authority of the Act of 30 June 1834 (4 Stat. Thus, Zeilin retained his rank of brigadier general but his successor was slated to be a colonel.īetween the death of Harris and the appointment of Zeilin, Major Augustus S. 216) when the office of Commandant was returned to the rank of colonel when and if a vacancy occurred. 174) provided that "the commandant of the Marine corps shall have the rank and pay of a brigadier general of the army." This law was repealed by the Act of 6 June 1874 (18 Stat. This act, however, specifically provided that should a vacancy occur in the office "on the expiration of the service of the present incumbent, by retirement or otherwise, the commandant of the Marine Corps shall thereafter have the rank, pay, and allowances of a brigadier-general." Thus, Heywood's final rank must be considered to have been personal in character. 1368) accorded the Commandant the rank, pay, and allowances of a major general in the army. 413) the post of Commandant was again raised to that of brigadier general Heywood was promoted as of that date. 166) provided for the post of "major-general commandant, in lieu of the present brigadier-general commandant." Accordingly, on May 1908, Elliott was promoted to major general.īy the Act of 3 March 1899 (30 Stat. During Biddle's tenure, the term of Commandant was fixed for the first time at four years, "unless sooner relieved," by the Act of 19 December 1913 (38 Stat.3). Lejeune was the first Commandant reappointed after the expiration of a fixed term.įrom the time of Major General Elliott's retirement until his own appointment, Biddle served as Acting Commandant in his personal rank of colonel, 1 December 1910 - 2 February 1911. The same act provided that the office henceforth should be known as "Commandant of the Marine Corps." Holcomb was advanced to general on the retired list effective 1 January 1944-the first Marine ever to hold that rank. 10) provided the rank of lieutenant general for the Commandant, and Holcomb was accordingly promoted to rank from that date. 880), the rank of Commandant was permanently fixed as general. " Hostilities had not yet been officially terminated when, by the Act of 7 August 1947 (61 Stat. The Act of 21 March 1945 was restricted in effect to "six months after the termination of the war in which the United States is now engaged. When Vandegrift was promoted on 4 April 1945, to rank from 21 March of that year, he became the first Marine to serve in the rank of general. 29) permitted the President to appoint the Commandant to the rank of general. The President in 1955 appointed Lieutenant General Pate to a two-year term as Commandant in 1957, however, Pate's tenure was renewed for another two years. The Senate in confirming the nomination, however, invoked the four year provision of the 1913 law and fixed Shoup's tenure as 1960-1964. When Pate was due to be relieved, the President nominated Major General Shoup for a two-year term as he had done with General Pate. Period Served as CMC: 11 July 2019 - Present
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