Department of the Pacific (USMC)
Commanding generals

Department of the Pacific (USMC)

Section Title: Commanding generals
Table Section Text: None

#	Photo	Name	Rank	Start of tenure	End of tenure	Retired rank	Notes	References

1	-	George Barnett	Major general	November 15, 1920	August 11, 1923	Major General	Served as the 12th Commandant of the United States Marine Corps between 1914 and 1920

2	-	Wendell C. Neville	Major general	August 12, 1923	May 15, 1927	Major General	Medal of Honor recipient and 14th Commandant of the Marine Corps between 1929 and 1930.

3	-	Eli K. Cole	Major general	July 2, 1927	July 4, 1929	Major General	Navy Cross recipient and 1st Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps between 1911 and 1915.

4	-	Logan Feland	Major general	July 19, 1929	February 25, 1933	Major General	Distinguished Service Cross recipient and veteran of World War I and Banana Wars.

5	-	John T. Myers	Major general	March 5, 1933	January 29, 1935	Lieutenant General	Marine Corps Brevet Medal recipient and veteran of Boxer Rebellion and Banana Wars.

6	-	James C. Breckinridge	Major general	January 30, 1935	May 23, 1937	Lieutenant General	Navy Cross recipient and veteran of World War I and Banana Wars.

7	-	Douglas C. McDougal	Brigadier general	May 24, 1937	June 30, 1937	Major General	Veteran of Banana Wars and 10th Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps between 1934 and 1935.

8	Charles H. Lyman	Major general	July 2, 1937	July 31, 1939	Major General	Veteran of Banana Wars, father of late Rear admiral Charles H. Lyman, III.

9	Richard P. Williams	Brigadier general	September 20, 1939	January 31, 1940	Brigadier General	Navy Distinguished Service Medal recipient and veteran of Banana Wars.

10	-	Charles F. B. Price	Brigadier general	February 15, 1941	November 1, 1941	Lieutenant General	Navy Distinguished Service Medal recipient and veteran of Banana Wars.

11	-	William P. Upshur	Major general	January 1, 1942	July 21, 1943	Major General	Medal of Honor recipient, died in Air Crash while in the Office.

12	-	John Marston	Major general	August 1, 1943	April 20, 1944	Brigadier General	Previously commanded the 1st Provisional Marine Brigade during the Occupation of Iceland and 2nd Marine Division at Guadalcanal.

13	Joseph C. Fegan	Major general	May 1, 1944	December 2, 1944	Major General	Veteran of Banana Wars and father of late Lieutenant general Joseph C. Fegan Jr.

14	-	Julian C. Smith	Major general	December 3, 1944	February 1, 1946	Lieutenant General	Navy Cross recipient and previously commanded 2nd Marine Division at Tarawa and Peleliu.

15	-	Earl C. Long	Major general	February 1, 1946	May 17, 1946	Major General	Veteran of Banana Wars, previously commanded the Service Command, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific.

16	-	Henry L. Larsen	Major general	May 18, 1946	September 1946	Lieutenant General	Two awards of Navy Cross, Veteran of World War I and Banana Wars, the second Military Governor of Guam.

17	-	Keller E. Rockey	Major general	September 1946	January 1, 1947	Lieutenant General	Distinguished Service Cross recipient and two awards of Navy Cross, Veteran of World War I and Banana Wars.

18	-	LeRoy P. Hunt	Major general	January 1947	July 1, 1949	Lieutenant General	Distinguished Service Cross and Navy Cross recipient, Veteran of World War I and Banana Wars.

19	-	Keller E. Rockey	Major general	July 1, 1949	September 1, 1950	Lieutenant General	Distinguished Service Cross recipient and two awards of Navy Cross, Veteran of World War I and Banana Wars.

20	-	Graves B. Erskine	Major general	December 1950	July 1951	Lieutenant General	Veteran of World War I and Banana Wars, later served with Department of Defense.

21	-	Alfred H. Noble	Major general	July 1951	August 1952	General	Distinguished Service Cross and Navy Cross recipient, Veteran of World War I and Banana Wars. Later commanded Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic.

22	-	Ray A. Robinson	Major general	August 1952	June 1953	General	Veteran of Yangtze Patrol and Banana Wars. Later commanded Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic.

23	-	Henry D. Linscott	Major general	June 1953	September 30, 1955	Lieutenant General	Veteran of World War I, Banana Wars and Pacific War. Later commanded Camp Lejeune.

24	-	Robert H. Pepper	Major general	September 30, 1955	May 1, 1957	Lieutenant General	Veteran of Guadalcanal Campaign. Later commanded Fleet Marine Force, Pacific.

25	-	George F. Good Jr.	Major general	May 1, 1957	July 1958	Lieutenant General	Veteran of Banana Wars and Pacific War. Two awards of Legion of Merit with Combat "V".

26	-	James P. Berkeley	Major general	July 1958	November 1959	Lieutenant General	Veteran of Banana Wars and Pacific War. Later commanded Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic.

27	-	Francis M. McAlister	Major general	January 1960	July 1, 1960	Major General	Veteran of Banana Wars, Pacific War and Korean War. Silver Star and three awards of Legion of Merit with Combat "V".

Sentence(s)

On November 15, 1920, Major general George Barnett was the Commandant of the Marine Corps in the Department of the Pacific.

final_sentence: On November 15, 1920, Major general George Barnett was the Commandant of the Marine Corps in the Department of the Pacific.