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Thomas Holcomb

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Commandant of the Marine Corps (1879-1965)

United StatesLived 1879 to 1965 · aged 85
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General Thomas Holcomb was a United States Marine Corps officer who served as the seventeenth Commandant of the Marine Corps from 1936 to 1943. He was the first Marine to achieve the rank of general, and was a strong supporter of racial segregation in the Marine Corps. S.

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Grave at Arlington National CemeteryGrave at Arlington National CemeteryGeneral Holcomb congratulated by Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox after being awarded the Distinguished Service Medal in 1944. Looking on are Colonel Roosevelt and LtGen Vandegrift (right).General Holcomb congratulated by Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox after being awarded the Distinguished Service Medal in 1944. Looking on are Colonel Roosevelt and LtGen Vandegrift (right).

Awards 5

Purple Heart
Silver Star
Navy Cross
Navy Distinguished Service Medal
Legionnaire of Legion of Merit

Connected to Thomas 6

Paul X. KelleyAlso won Navy Distinguished Service MedalMax LeslieAlso won Navy CrossDavid C. JonesAlso won Navy Distinguished Service MedalOscar C. Badger IIAlso won Navy CrossHenry T. MayoAlso won Navy Distinguished Service MedalJoseph F. EnrightAlso won Navy Cross

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General Thomas Holcomb was a United States Marine Corps officer who served as the seventeenth Commandant of the Marine Corps from 1936 to 1943. He was the first Marine to achieve the rank of general, and was a strong supporter of racial segregation in the Marine Corps. After retiring from the Marine Corps, Holcomb served as the U.S. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to South Africa from 1944 to 1948. One of his ancestors was Joshua Barney, a naval hero of the War of 1812.

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Lived 1879 to 1965 · aged 85
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