UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS,
NOVEMBER 1, 1940
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HEADQUARTERS, UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
Major General Thomas Holcomb
Commandant
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FLEET MARINE FORCE
MGEN William P. Upshur
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FIRST BRIGADE, (HQ Guantanamo Bay)
BGEN Holland M. Smith
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FIFTH MARINE REGIMENT
Lt. Col. Alfred H. Noble
First Battalion
Lt. Col. Charles T. Brooks
Second Battalion
Maj. William J. Whaling
Third Battalion
Maj. George R. Rowan
ELEVENTH MARINE REGIMENT
No Commander Assigned
First Battalion
Lt. Col. Galen M. Sturgis
Second Battalion
not yet organized
FIRST MARINE AIRCRAFT GROUP
Lt. Col. Field Harris
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Base Air Detachment 1
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HQ & Service Squadron 1
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VMJ-1
Major A. D. Cooley
VMS-1
Major V. M. Guymon
VMF-1
Major T. J. Walker, jr.
VMB-1
Major John N. Smith
VMO-1
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SECOND BRIGADE, (HQ San Diego)
BGEN Clayton B. Vogel
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SIXTH MARINE REGIMENT
Col. Leo D. Hermle
First Battallion
Lt. Col. Oliver P. Smith
Second Battalion
Lt. Col. Lewis B. Reagan
Third Battalion
not yet organized
TENTH MARINE REGIMENT
No Commander Assigned
First Battalion
not yet organized
Second Battalion
Lt. Col. John B. Wilson
EIGHTH MARINE REGIMENT
Col. Henry A. Larson
First Battallion
Lt. Col. Franklin A. Hart
Second Battalion
Lt. Col. Elmer E. Hall
Third Battalion
not yet organized
SECOND MARINE AIRCRAFT GROUP
Lt. Col. Lewis C. Merritt
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Base Air Detachment 2
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HQ & Service Squadron 2
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VMJ-2
Lt. Colonel B. F. Johnson
VMS-2
Major S. E. Ridderhoff
VMF-2
Major C. L. Fike
VMB-2
Major Ira Kimes
FIRST DEFENSE BATTALION
Lt. Col. Bert A. Bone
SECOND DEFENSE BATTALION
Col. Thomas E. Bourke
SIXTH DEFENSE BATTALION
not yet organized
SEVENTH MARINE REGIMENT
not yet organized
MARINE AIRCRAFT WING
BGEN Ross E. Rowell
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MARINE BARRACKS, PARRIS ISLAND, SC
No Commander listed
Fourth Defense Battalion
Col. William H. Rupertus
Fifth Defense Battalion
Col. Lloyd L. Leech
MARINE BARRACKS, PEARL HARBOR, TH
No Commander listed
Third Defense Battalion
Col. Harry K. Pickett
NAVAL AIR STATION, DUTCH HARBOR, TA
No Commander listed
Advanced Detachment, Marine Defense Force
Maj. Augustus W. Cockrell
BASE AIR DETACHMENT, BOURNE FIELD, ST. THOMAS, VI
Lt. Col. Ford O. Rogers
VMS-3
Captain R. T. Carleson