As Commanding Officer of detachments from the 5th, 13th, 23d Companies and the marine and sailor detachment from the U.S.S. Connecticut, Major Butler led the attack on Fort Riviere, Haiti, […]
Citations in Marines:
Smedley D Butler
For distinguished conduct in battle, engagement of Vera Cruz, 22 April 1914. Major Butler was eminent and conspicuous in command of his battalion. He exhibited courage and skill in leading […]
Hector A Cafferata Jr
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a Rifleman with Company F, Second Battalion, Seventh Marines, First […]
COL Frank C Caldwell
COLONEL FRANK C. CALDWELL, (then Captain) for extraordinary heroism as Commanding Officer of Company F, Second Battalion, Twenty-sixth Marines, Fifth Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces on Iwo […]
George Ham Cannon
For distinguished conduct in the line of his profession, extraordinary courage and disregard of his own condition during the bombardment of Sand Island, Midway Islands, by Japanese forces on 7 […]
Alphonse Carbone
ALPHONSE CARBONE accompanied ADM Byrd to the South Pole in 1933 as cheif cook on the historic Antarctic Expedition. He later served as a State House police officer on Beacon […]
D A Carson
D.A. CARSON, Private First Class, United States Marine Corps Reserve, for extraordinary heroism while serving in a Squad of Company D, Second Battalion, Twenty-eighth Marines, Fifth Marine Division, in action […]
Marshall N Carter
For extraordinary heroism while serving as Commanding Officer, Company “C”, First Battalion, First Marines during a heliborne raid against insurgent Viet Cong forces in Quang Nam Provice, Republic of Vietnam […]
MAJ Bradford W Chaffin Jr
MAJOR BRADFORD W. CHAFFIN, then First Lieutenant, United States Marine Corps Reserve. For extraordinary heroism as Commanding Officer of Company A, First Battalion, Twenty-ninth Marines (Reinforced), Fleet Marine Force, in […]
James J Chaisson
JAMES J. CHAISSON, then Private First Class, United States Marine Corps Reserve. For extraordinary heroism while serving with Company G, Second Battalion, Twenty-second Marines, Sixth Marine Division, in action against […]