page_title: Emile P. Moses
section_title: Interwar period
hierarchical_section_title: Emile P. Moses / Interwar period
caption_attribution_description: English: Emile Phillips Moses (May 27, 1880 - December 22, 1965) was a distinguished officer in the United States Marine Corps with the rank of Major General. A veteran of forty years of service and several expeditionary campaigns, Moses is most noted for his service as Commanding general, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island during World War II and for his efforts in the developing of Marine Corps Amphibious Warfare doctrine, especialy Landing Vehicle Tracked. Here shown as lieutenant colonel, USMC.
context_page_description: Emile Phillips Moses was a distinguished officer in the United States Marine Corps with the rank of major general. A veteran of forty years of service and several expeditionary campaigns, Moses is most noted for his service as commanding general, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island during World War II and for his efforts in the developing of Marine Corps Amphibious Warfare doctrine, especially Landing Vehicle Tracked.
context_section_description: Following the War, Moses was transferred to the Marine barracks at Naval Station Pearl Harbor in May 1919 and remained there until October 1921, when he was sent to the Marine Corps Base San Diego, California. While there, he joined the 5th Marine Brigade under his old superior from Nicaragua, Brigadier General Joseph H. Pendleton and served with that command until November 1923, when he was ordered back to Quantico.
  In September 1925, Moses was ordered for instruction at Army Field Artillery School at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Upon the graduation from the advanced course in July of the following year, he returned to Quantico and joined the 10th Marine Artillery Regiment as operations and training officer. Moses was ordered to Chicago in October of that year and assumed command of lst District, U. S. Mail Guard during a wave of robberies.
  He returned to Quantico in April 1927 and assumed command of 1st Battalion, 10th Marines. Following the activation of 3rd Marine Brigade under Brigadier General Smedley Butler at that time, Moses and his battalion joined the brigade and embarked for expeditionary duty in China. He was stationed at Shanghai International Settlement until September 7 of that year, when he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and attached to the American Legation Guard in Peking. While in the latter assignment, Moses served consecutively as executive officer, Officer-in-Charge of Operations and Training, and Post Intelligence Officer.
  He departed China in June 1929 and entered the Army War College in Washington, D.C., where he graduated in June of the following year. Moses was then sent to the Senior Course at Naval War College at Newport, Rhode Island, which he completed in June 1931.
  Moses then served at Marine Corps Base San Diego as commanding officer of the Recruit Depot and the Separate Infantry Battalion, before departed back to China for duty as executive officer, 4th Marine Regiment under Colonel Richard S. Hooker. He was stationed again at Shanghai International Settlement, where 4th Marines served as a defense force during a period of tensions between China and Japan. On December 23, 1932, Colonel Hooker suffered a heart attack and died following day. Moses assumed temporary command of the regiment and held it until arrival of new commanding officer, Colonel Fred D. Kilgore, on March 12, 1933.
  Unfortunately, Colonel Kilgore was also betrayed by his health and following a nervous breakdown on May 6, 1933, he was succeeded by Moses as regimental commander. He held command of Fourth Marines until the arrival of Colonel John C. Beaumont on July 11 of that year.
  Moses already proved his qualities during the periods of temporary regimental command and was promoted to colonel on March 20, 1934. He was then transferred to the Philippines and assumed command of the Marine Barracks and Naval Prison at Naval Base Cavite. Moses remained in that capacity until the end of August and embarked for the United States for deserved leave with his family. He reported for duty as commanding officer, Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C. at the beginning of October 1934 with additional duty as director, Marine Corps Institute.
  He was appointed chief of staff, Fleet Marine Force under Brigadier General Douglas C. McDougal in September 1935 and assumed additional duty as commanding officer, 2nd Marine Brigade in July 1936. Moses later received a letter of commendation by general McDougal for his contributions to the Fleet Marine Force, especially for successful training of the 2d Marine Brigade. In June 1938, Moses was sent again to the Naval War College and graduated from the Advanced course one year later. Moses was promoted to brigadier general on February 1, 1939.
caption: Moses as lieutenant colonel in August 1934.
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