General Wallace Martin Greene, Jr. (December 27, 1907 – March 8, 2003) was a four-star United States Marine Corps general who served as the 23rd Commandant of the Marine Corps from January 1, 1964 to December 31, 1967. At the end of his term as Commandant, he retired with 37 years of active service in the Marine Corps. Greene served in China in the 1930s, in the South Pacific in World War II, and was Commandant during the military buildup in Southeast Asia and when the first U.S.

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  • General Wallace Martin Greene, Jr. (December 27, 1907 – March 8, 2003) was a four-star United States Marine Corps general who served as the 23rd Commandant of the Marine Corps from January 1, 1964 to December 31, 1967. At the end of his term as Commandant, he retired with 37 years of active service in the Marine Corps. Greene served in China in the 1930s, in the South Pacific in World War II, and was Commandant during the military buildup in Southeast Asia and when the first U.S. troops entered South Vietnam. During General Greene's tenure, the Marine Corps grew from 178,000 active-duty personnel to nearly 300,000.
  • Wallace Martin Greene junior war ein General des US Marine Corps und diente auf dem pazifischen Schauplatz während des Zweiten Weltkrieges. Greene war an den Planungen der Invasionen der Marshall-Inseln, sowie von Tinian und Saipan beteiligt. In den 1950er war er stellvertretender Kommandierender General der 2. US-Marineinfanteriedivision, sowie Kommandeur des MCRD Parris Island und der MCB Camp Lejeune. Ab 1960 war er Chef des Stabes im Hauptquartier des Marine Corps, bevor er zum 23. Commandant of the Marine Corps (1964-1967) ernannt wurde. In seine Amtszeit fiel die Aufstockung von 178.000 auf ca. 300.000 aktive Soldaten und die „MarCor 85“-Studie.
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  • General Wallace Martin Greene, Jr. (December 27, 1907 – March 8, 2003) was a four-star United States Marine Corps general who served as the 23rd Commandant of the Marine Corps from January 1, 1964 to December 31, 1967. At the end of his term as Commandant, he retired with 37 years of active service in the Marine Corps. Greene served in China in the 1930s, in the South Pacific in World War II, and was Commandant during the military buildup in Southeast Asia and when the first U.S.
  • Wallace Martin Greene junior war ein General des US Marine Corps und diente auf dem pazifischen Schauplatz während des Zweiten Weltkrieges. Greene war an den Planungen der Invasionen der Marshall-Inseln, sowie von Tinian und Saipan beteiligt. In den 1950er war er stellvertretender Kommandierender General der 2. US-Marineinfanteriedivision, sowie Kommandeur des MCRD Parris Island und der MCB Camp Lejeune. Ab 1960 war er Chef des Stabes im Hauptquartier des Marine Corps, bevor er zum 23.
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