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Commandant of the Marine Corps

The Commandant of the United States Marine Corps is the highest ranking officer of the United States Marine Corps, who is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and reports to the Secretary of the Navy but not to the Chief of Naval Operations. As with the other joint chiefs, the commandant is responsible for insuring the organization and readiness of his respective service branch and for advising the President. However, as with the other joint chiefs, the commandant has no operational command authority.

1. Samuel Nicholas   (28 Nov., 177527 Aug., 1783)
2. William W. Burrows (12 July, 17986 Mar., 1804)
3. Franklin Wharton (7 Mar., 18041 Sept., 1818)
4. Anthony Gale (3 Mar., 18198 Oct., 1820)
5. Archibald Henderson (17 Oct., 18206 Jan., 1859)
6. John Harris (7 Jan., 18591 May, 1864)
7. Jacob Zeilen (10 June, 186431 Oct., 1876)
8. Charles G. McCawley (1 Nov., 187629 Jan., 1891)
9. Charles Heywood (30 June, 18912 Oct., 1903)
10. George F. Elliott (3 Oct., 190330 Nov., 1910)
11. William P. Biddle (3 Feb., 191124 Feb., 1914)
12. George Barnett (25 Feb., 191430 June, 1920)
13. John A. Lejeune (1 July, 19204 Mar., 1929)
14. Wendall C. Neville (5 Mar., 19298 July, 1930)
15. Ben H. Fuller (9 July, 193028 Feb., 1934)
16. John H. Russell, Jr. (1 Mar., 193430 Nov., 1936)
17. Thomas Holcomb (1 Dec., 193631 Dec., 1943)
18. Alexander A. Vandegrift (1 Jan., 194431 Dec., 1947)
19. Clifton B. Gates (1 Jan., 194831 Dec., 1951)
20. Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr. (1 Jan., 195231 Dec., 1955)
21. Randolph M. Pate (1 Jan., 195631 Dec., 1959)
22. David M. Shoup (1 Jan., 196031 Dec., 1963)
23. Wallace M. Greene, Jr. (1 Jan., 196431 Dec., 1967)
24. Leonard F. Chapman, Jr. (1 Jan., 196831 Dec., 1971)
25. Robert E. Cushman, Jr. (1 Jan., 197230 June, 1975)
26. Louis H. Wilson, Jr (1 July, 197530 June, 1979)
27. Robert H. Barrow (1 July, 197930 June, 1983)
28. Paul X. Kelley (1 July, 198330 June, 1987)
29. Alfred M. Gray, Jr. (1 July, 198730 June, 1991)
30. Carl E. Mundy, Jr. (1 July, 199130 June, 1995)
31. Charles C. Krulak (1 July, 199530 June, 1999)
32. James L. Jones (1 July, 199912 Jan., 2003)
33. Michael W. Hagee (13 Jan., 2003present)
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