Military Secretary to the Commandant of the Marine Corps
List of military secretaries
Forty-three men have served as the Military Secretary to the Commandant of the Marine Corps. Two Marines have served as the Military Secretary and have later gone on to become the Commandant: General Alexander A.

Military Secretary to the Commandant of the Marine Corps

Section Title: List of military secretaries
Table Section Text: Forty-three men have served as the Military Secretary to the Commandant of the Marine Corps. Two Marines have served as the Military Secretary and have later gone on to become the Commandant: General Alexander A.

#	Photo	Name	Rank	Start of tenure	End of tenure	Retired rank	Commandant served under	References

1	-	Alexander A. Vandegrift	Colonel	1937	1940	General	Major General Thomas Holcomb

2	William C. James	Colonel	1940	1942	Brigadier General	Lieutenant General Thomas Holcomb

3	-	Harry Schmidt	Brigadier General	1942	1942	General	Lieutenant General Thomas Holcomb

4	Frederick C. McConnell	Colonel	1942	1944	Colonel	Lieutenant General Thomas Holcomb

5	-	Joseph C. Burger	Colonel	1944	1946	Lieutenant General	General Alexander A. Vandegrift

6	Donald C. Curtis	Colonel	1946	1948	Brigadier General	General Alexander A. Vandegrift until 1947 General Clifton B. Cates until 1948

7	-	Edwin A. Pollock	Colonel	1948	1949	General	General Clifton B. Cates

8	Joseph H. Berry	Colonel	1949	1951	Brigadier General	General Clifton B. Cates

9	-	Victor H. Krulak	Colonel	1952	1956	Lieutenant General	General Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr.

10	-	Ormond R. Simpson	Colonel	1956	1958	Lieutenant General	General Randolph M. Pate

11	Roy L. Kline	Brigadier General	1958	1960	Brigadier General	General Randolph M. Pate

12	John P. Coursey	Brigadier General	1960	1962	Brigadier General	General David M. Shoup

13	Oscar T. Jensen, Jr.	Colonel	1963	1963	General David M. Shoup

14	James O. Appleyard	Colonel	1964	1966	General Wallace M. Greene, Jr.

15	-	Foster LaHue	Brigadier General	1965	1967	Lieutenant General	General Wallace M. Greene, Jr.

16	-	Carl W. Hoffman	Colonel	1967	1967	Major General	General Wallace M. Greene, Jr.

17	-	Fred E. Haynes Jr.	Colonel	1968	1968	Major General	General Leonard F. Chapman, Jr.

18	Emmett O. Anglin, Jr.	Colonel	1968	1971	General Leonard F. Chapman, Jr.

19	Andrew E. O'Donnell	Colonel	1969	1971	General Leonard F. Chapman, Jr.

20	George R. Brier	Colonel	1971	1972	General Leonard F. Chapman, Jr. and General Robert E. Cushman, Jr.

21	Robert E. Howard, Jr.	Colonel	1972	1974	General Robert E. Cushman, Jr.

22	Ross L. Mulford	Colonel	1974	1976	General Robert E. Cushman, Jr. until 1975 and General Louis H. Wilson, Jr. until 1976

23	Robert C. Hagerty	Colonel	1976	1978	General Louis H. Wilson, Jr.

24	John B. Donovan, Jr.	Colonel	1978	1979	General Louis H. Wilson, Jr.

25	Darell U. Davidson	Colonel	1979	1980	Colonel	General Robert H. Barrow

26	Walter R. Ledbetter, Jr.	Colonel	1980	1981	General Robert H. Barrow

27	James H. R. Curd	Colonel	1981	1983	General Robert H. Barrow

28	Joseph H. Alexander	Colonel	1983	1985	General Paul X. Kelley

29	Edward M. Mockler	Colonel	1985	1986	General Paul X. Kelley

30	Terry J. Ebbert	Colonel	1986	1987	General Paul X. Kelley

31	-	Harvey C. Barnum, Jr.	Colonel	1987	1989	Colonel	General Alfred M. Gray, Jr.

32	-	James L. Jones, Jr.	Colonel	1989	1990	General	General Alfred M. Gray, Jr.

33	Richard A. Combs	Colonel	1990	1991	General Alfred M. Gray, Jr.

34	Peter T. Metzger	Colonel	1991	1992	General Carl E. Mundy, Jr.

35	James C. Flynn	Colonel	1992	1995	General Carl E. Mundy, Jr.

36	Russell E. Appleton	Colonel	1995	1998	General Charles C. Krulak

37	-	John R. Allen	Colonel	1998	1999	General	General Charles C. Krulak

38	-	Dennis J. Hejlik	Colonel	1999	2001	Lieutenant General	General James L. Jones, Jr.

39	George J. Flynn	Colonel	2001	2002	Lieutenant General	General James L. Jones, Jr.

40	-	Robert E. Schmidle Jr.	Colonel	2002	2003	Lieutenant General	General James L. Jones, Jr. until 2003 and General Michael W. Hagee until 2003

41	James C. Walker	Colonel	2003	2006	Brigadier General	General Michael W. Hagee

42	Lieutenant General Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr.JPG	Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr.	Brigadier General	2006	2007	Lieutenant General	General Michael W. Hagee and until 2006 and General James T. Conway until 2007

43	Photo of Colonel Milburn	George F. Milburn	Colonel	2007	2010	Colonel	General James T. Conway

44	Photo of Brigadier General Smith Jr.	George W. Smith Jr.	Brigadier General	2010	2011	Major General	General James F. Amos

45	James W. Bierman Jr.	Colonel	2011	2013	Brigadier General	General James F. Amos

46	Roger B. Turner Jr.	Colonel	2013	2014	Brigadier General	General James F. Amos

47	Michael Cederholm	Colonel	2014	2015	Brigadier General	General Joseph Dunford

48	[1]	Scott F. Benedict	Colonel	2015	July 2016	Brigadier General	General Robert Neller

49	Unknown	Colonel	July 2016	June 2017	General Robert Neller

50	Tom Gordon	Colonel	June 2017	Brigadier General	General Robert Neller

Sentence(s)

Colonel Alexander A. Vandegrift was the first Military Secretary under Major General Thomas Holcomb.

final_sentence: Colonel Alexander A. Vandegrift was the first Military Secretary under Major General Thomas Holcomb.