Marine Air, West Coast
Commanding Generals

Marine Air, West Coast

Section Title: Commanding Generals
Table Section Text: None

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

1	-	Lewie G. Merritt	Brigadier General	January 22, 1943	September 30, 1943	Major general	Later commanded the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing.

2	-	William J. Wallace	Brigadier General	September 30, 1943	May 14, 1944	Lieutenant General	Veteran of Guadalcanal Campaign, later served as Director of Marine Corps Aviation.

3	-	Francis P. Mulcahy	Major General	May 14, 1944	September 12, 1944	Lieutenant General	Veteran of Guadalcanal and Okinawa Campaigns, previously commanded 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing.

4	-	Lawson H. M. Sanderson	Brigadier General	September 12, 1944	March 20, 1945	Major General	Aviation Pioneer, veteran Guadalcanal Campaign, as Commanding officer of the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Sanderson accepted the Japanese surrender of Wake Island in 1945.

5	-	Claude A. Larkin	Major General	March 20, 1945	July 24, 1945	Lieutenant General	MAG-21 Commanding Officer at Ewa Field during Pearl Harbor attack.

6	Ivan W. Miller	Brigadier General	July 24, 1945	August 15, 1945	Brigadier General	Veteran of Banana Wars and Pacific War.

7	-	William J. Wallace	Major General	August 15, 1945	August, 1946	Lieutenant General	Veteran of Guadalcanal Campaign, later served as Director of Marine Corps Aviation.

8	-	Louis E. Woods	Major General	August, 1946	October 1, 1947	Lieutenant General	Veteran of Guadalcanal Campaign, later served as Director of Marine Corps Aviation between October 15, 1943 - July 17, 1944.

Sentence(s)

Marine Air, West Coast was activated on January 22, 1943 by Lewie G. Merritt with Brigadier General.

final_sentence: Marine Air, West Coast was activated on January 22, 1943 by Lewie G. Merritt with Brigadier General.