List of United States Marine Corps four-star generals
Tombstone generals
The Act of Congress of March 4, 1925, allowed officers in the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard to be promoted one grade upon retirement if they had been specially commended for performance of duty in actual combat.

List of United States Marine Corps four-star generals

Section Title: Tombstone generals
Table Section Text: The Act of Congress of March 4, 1925, allowed officers in the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard to be promoted one grade upon retirement if they had been specially commended for performance of duty in actual combat.

Name	Photo	Date of rank (LGEN)	Date retired	Commission	Notes

1	Thomas Holcomb	-	20 Jan 1942	Jan 1944	1900 (OCS)	(1879–1965) U.S. Minister to South Africa, 1944–1948.

2	Holland M. Smith	-	28 Feb 1944	May 1946	1905 (OCS)	(1882–1967)

3	Harry Schmidt	-	01 Mar 1946	Jul 1948	1909 (OCS)	(1886–1968)

4	Allen H. Turnage	-	04 Oct 1946	Jan 1948	1913 (OCS)	(1891–1971)

5	LeRoy P. Hunt	-	01 Jul 1949	Jul 1951	1917 (OCS)	(1892–1968)

6	Franklin A. Hart	-	22 Feb 1951	Aug 1952	1917 (OCS)	(1894–1967)

7	Graves B. Erskine	-	02 Jul 1951	Jul 1953	1917 (OCS)	(1897–1973) Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Special Operations, 1953–1961.

8	Gerald C. Thomas	-	08 Mar 1952	Jan 1956	1917 (OCS)	(1894–1984)

9	Oliver P. Smith	-	23 Jul 1953	Sep 1955	1917 (OCS)	(1893–1977)

10	William O. Brice	-	28 Aug 1953	1956	1921 (Citadel)	(1898–1972)

11	Christian F. Schilt	-	01 Aug 1955	Apr 1957	1919 (OCS)	(1895–1987) Awarded Medal of Honor, 1928.

12	Alfred H. Noble	-	01 Aug 1955	Nov 1956	1917 (OCS)	(1894–1983)

13	Vernon E. Megee	-	01 Jan 1956	Nov 1959	1922 (OCS)	(1900–1992)

14	Edwin A. Pollock	-	01 Jan 1956	Nov 1959	1921 (Citadel)	(1899–1982)

15	Merrill B. Twining	-	12 Sep 1956	Oct 1959	1923 (USNA)	(1902–1996) Brother of Air Force General Nathan F. Twining.

16	Ray A. Robinson	-	01 Nov 1956	Nov 1957	1917 (OCS)	(1896–1976)

17	Robert E. Hogaboom	-	01 Dec 1957	Oct 1959	1925 (USNA)	(1902–1993)

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