List of United States Naval Academy alumni
Table:
Name

Class year

Notability

References

F

George Barnett

1881

Major general; 12th Commandant of the Marine Corps (1914–20); served in Cuba, China, Philippines

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John A. Lejeune

1888

Lieutenant general; World War I Army Division commander; 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps (1920–29); Superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute (1929–37)

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Ben Hebard Fuller

1889

Major general; Commandant of the Marine Corps (1930–34); served in Cuba, China, Philippines; son Edward Fuller, Naval Academy Class of 1916, Marine Captain, killed at Belleau Wood in World War I

[e][12][210]

Wendell Cushing Neville

1890

Major general; recipient of the Medal of Honor for leadership during ground combat during the landings at United States occupation of Veracruz in April 1914; Commandant of the Marine Corps (1929–30)

[f][12][211][212]

John H. Russell, Jr.

1892

Major general; Commandant of the Marine Corps (1934–36); father John Henry Russell member of Naval Academy Class of 1848

[f][12][213]

Wallace M. Greene

1930

General; Commandant of the Marine Corps (1964–67) during the early Vietnam War; founding member of the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation

[f][12][214]

Robert E. Cushman, Jr.

1935

General; Commandant of the Marine Corps (1972–75) during the late Vietnam War; Navy Cross recipient for actions during Battle of Guam

[f][12][215]

Charles C. Krulak

1964

General; Commandant of the Marine Corps (1994–97); served two tours of duty in the Vietnam War

[f][12][216]

Michael W. Hagee

1968

General; Commandant of the Marine Corps (2003–06); served in the Vietnam War

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Taking into account the accompanying table as well as the supplementary paragraphs provided at the end.

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George Barnett ( December 9 , 1859 - April 27 , 1930 ) was the 12th Commandant of the United States Marine Corps . He was a pioneer of amphibious warfare and the U.S. Marine Commandant during American involvement in World War I .
The commandant of the Marine Corps ( CMC ) is normally the highest-ranking officer in the United States Marine Corps and is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff . The CMC reports directly to the United States secretary of the Navy and is responsible for ensuring the organization , policy , plans , and programs for the Marine Corps as well as advising the president , the secretary of defense , the National Security Council , the Homeland Security Council , and the secretary of the Navy on matters involving the Marine Corps . Under the authority of the secretary of the Navy , the CMC designates Marine personnel and resources to the commanders of Unified Combatant Commands . The commandant performs all other functions prescribed in Section 5043 in Title 10 of the United States Code or delegates those duties and responsibilities to other officers in his administration in his name . As with the other joint chiefs , the commandant is an administrative position and has no operational command authority over United States Marine Corps forces . The commandant is nominated by the president for a four-year term of office and must be confirmed by the Senate . By statute , the commandant is appointed as a four-star general while serving in office . The Commandant is directly responsible to the Secretary of the Navy for the total performance of the Marine Corps . This includes the administration , discipline , internal organization , training , requirements , efficiency , and readiness of the service . The Commandant is also responsible for the operation of the Marine Corps material support system . Since 1801 , the official residence of the commandant has been located in the Marine Barracks in Washington , D.C. , and his main offices are in Arlington County , Virginia .
The Philippines ( /ˈfɪləpiːnz/ ( listen ) ; Filipino : Pilipinas [ ˌpɪlɪˈpinɐs ] or Filipinas [ ˌfɪlɪˈpinɐs ] ) , officially the Republic of the Philippines ( Filipino : Republika ng Pilipinas ) , [ a ] is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia . Situated in the western Pacific Ocean , it consists of about 7,641 islands that are broadly categorized under three main geographical divisions from north to south : Luzon , Visayas and Mindanao . The capital city of the Philippines is Manila and the most populous city is Quezon City , both part of Metro Manila . Bounded by the South China Sea on the west , the Philippine Sea on the east and the Celebes Sea on the southwest , the Philippines shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north , Japan to the northeast , Vietnam to the west , Palau to the east , and Malaysia and Indonesia to the south . The Philippines ' location on the Pacific Ring of Fire and close to the equator makes the Philippines prone to earthquakes and typhoons , but also endows it with abundant natural resources and some of the world 's greatest biodiversity . The Philippines is the world 's 5th largest island country with an area of 300,000 km2 ( 120,000 sq mi ) . As of 2015 , it had a population of at least 100 million . As of January 2018 [ update ] , it is the eighth-most populated country in Asia and the 12th most populated country in the world . Approximately 10 million additional Filipinos lived overseas , comprising one of the world 's largest diasporas . Multiple ethnicities and cultures are found throughout the islands . In prehistoric times , Negritos were some of the archipelago 's earliest inhabitants . They were followed by successive waves of Austronesian peoples .
John Archer Lejeune ( /ləˈʒɜːrn/ ; January 10 , 1867 - November 20 , 1942 ) was a United States Marine Corps lieutenant general and the 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps . Lejeune had nearly 40 years service in the Marine Corps including commanding the U.S. Army 's 2nd Division during World War I . His service with the Marine Corps after he retired was as the 5th Superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute . Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina was named in his honor during World War II . Lejeune is often referred to in the present day as being the greatest of all Leathernecks and the Marine 's Marine .
Virginia Military Institute ( VMI ) is a public military college in Lexington , Virginia . It was founded in 1839 and is the first public Senior Military College in the United States . In keeping with its founding principles and unlike any other Senior Military College in the United States , VMI enrolls cadets ( uniformed members of the Corps of Cadets ) only and awards baccalaureate degrees exclusively . VMI offers its students , all of whom are cadets , strict military discipline combined with a physically and academically demanding environment . The Institute grants degrees in 14 disciplines in engineering , science , and the liberal arts , and all VMI students are required to participate in ROTC . While VMI has been called The West Point of the South , it differs from the federal military service academies . As of 2019 , VMI had a total enrollment of 1,722 cadets . All cadets must participate in the Reserve Officers ' Training Corps ( ROTC ) of the United States Armed Forces programs , but are afforded the flexibility of pursuing civilian endeavors or accepting an officer 's commission in any of the active or reserve components of any of the U.S. military branches upon graduation . VMI 's alumni include a Secretary of State , Secretary of Defense , the current Secretary of the Army , a Nobel Peace Prize winner , 7 Medal of Honor recipients , 13 Rhodes Scholars , Pulitzer Prize winners , an Academy Award winner , an Emmy Award and Golden Globe winner , a martyr recognized by the Episcopal Church , Senators and Representatives , Governors , including the current Governor of Virginia , Lieutenant Governors , a Supreme Court Justice , numerous college and university presidents , many business leaders ( presidents and CEOs ) and over 290 general and flag officers across all US service branches and several other countries .
Ben Hebard Fuller ( February 27 , 1870 - June 8 , 1937 ) was a major general in the United States Marine Corps and served as the 15th Commandant of the Marine Corps between 1930 and 1934 .
Edward Canfield Fuller ( September 4 , 1893 - June 12 , 1918 ) was an officer in the United States Marine Corps and the son of General Ben Hebard Fuller .
The Battle of Belleau Wood ( 1-26 June 1918 ) occurred during the German Spring Offensive in World War I , near the Marne River in France . The battle was fought between the U.S. 2nd ( under the command of Major General Omar Bundy ) and 3rd Divisions along with French and British forces against an assortment of German units including elements from the 237th , 10th , 197th , 87th , and 28th Divisions . The battle has become a key component of the lore of the United States Marine Corps .
Wendell Cushing Neville ( May 12 , 1870 - July 8 , 1930 ) was a major general of the United States Marine Corps . He was a Medal of Honor recipient and 14th Commandant of the Marine Corps between 1929 and 1930 .
The United States occupation of Veracruz began with the Battle of Veracruz and lasted for seven months , as a response to the Tampico Affair of April 9 , 1914 . The incident came in the midst of poor diplomatic relations between Mexico and the United States , and was related to the ongoing Mexican Revolution .
John Henry Russell Jr. ( November 14 , 1872 - March 6 , 1947 ) was a major general and 16th Commandant of the Marine Corps . His only child was Brooke Astor , a noted philanthropist , who lived to be 105 .
Rear Admiral John Henry Russell ( 4 July 1827 - 1 April 1897 ) was an officer of the United States Navy during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War .
Wallace Martin Greene , Jr. ( December 27 , 1907 - March 8 , 2003 ) was a United States Marine Corps general who served as the 23rd Commandant of the Marine Corps from January 1 , 1964 , to December 31 , 1967 . Greene served in China in the 1930s , in the South Pacific in World War II , and was commandant during the military buildup in Southeast Asia and when the first United States troops entered South Vietnam . During Greene 's tenure as commandant , the Marine Corps grew from 178,000 active-duty personnel to nearly 300,000 . He retired at the end of his term as commandant , having served 40 years in the Marine Corps .
Robert Everton Cushman Jr. ( December 24 , 1914 - January 2 , 1985 ) was a United States Marine Corps general who served as the 25th commandant of the Marine Corps from January 1 , 1972 , to June 30 , 1975 . He was honored for heroism during World War II at the battles of Guam ( Navy Cross ) , Bougainville ( Bronze Star Medal ) and Iwo Jima ( Legion of Merit ) . He also commanded all Marine forces in the Vietnam War from June to December 1967 , and served as deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency ( CIA ) from 1969 to 1971 .
The Second Battle of Guam ( 21 July - 10 August 1944 ) was the American recapture of the Japanese-held island of Guam , a U.S. territory in the Mariana Islands captured by the Japanese from the U.S. in the 1941 First Battle of Guam during the Pacific campaign of World War II .
Charles Chandler Krulak ( born March 4 , 1942 ) is a retired United States Marine Corps officer who served as the 31st Commandant of the Marine Corps from July 1 , 1995 to June 30 , 1999 . He is the son of Lieutenant General Victor H. Brute Krulak , who served in World War II , Korea , and Vietnam . He was the 13th President of Birmingham-Southern College after his stint as a non-executive director of English association football club Aston Villa .
Michael William Hagee ( born December 1 , 1944 ) is a retired United States Marine Corps general who served as the 33rd Commandant of the Marine Corps from 2003 to 2006 , succeeding General James L. Jones on January 13 , 2003 . He stepped down as Commandant two months before the end of his four-year term , and was succeeded by General James T. Conway on November 13 , 2006 . On that date , Hagee had his retirement ceremony just prior to the passage of command ceremony . Hagee retired from the Marine Corps on January 1 , 2007 .