Merritt B. Curtis

Merritt Barton Curtis
Merritt B. Curtis as Brigadier General, USMC
Born	(1892-08-31)August 31, 1892 San Bernardino, California
Died	May 16, 1966(1966-05-16) (aged 73) Washington, D.C.
Place of Burial	Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1917–1949
Rank	Brigadier General
Commands held	Paymaster, FMF Pacific
Battles/wars	World War I Haitian Campaign Yangtze Patrol World War II
Awards	Navy Commendation Medal

Merritt Barton Curtis, (August 31, 1892 - May 16, 1966) was a United States Marine Corps Officer with the rank of Brigadier General during World War II. He was also lawyer who in 1960 ran for President of the United States in Washington with B. N. Miller and vice-president in Texas with Charles L. Sullivan under the Constitution Party banner. Curtis also ran for vice-president in Michigan with Lars Daly under the Tax Cut banner.

Merritt Barton Curtis was born in 1892 at San Bernardino, California, son of Israel Hamilton Curtis and Eliza Allen Mee. He attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1916. Curtis subsequently entered the Marine Corps on August 10, 1917 and was commissioned Second lieutenant on that date. He also married Francis Claire Bracewell on Apr 23, 1917 at Riverside, California.

Curtis was assigned to the Marine Barracks Quantico, Virginia and served there during the whole duration of World War I. He was transferred to the 1st Provisional Brigade of Marine and sent for duties in Haiti on June 1, 1920. Curtis was transferred to Garde d'Haïti in January 1922 and served there until October 1923, when he returned back to the United States. He was assigned back to the Marine Barracks Quantico after his arrival, but at the beginning of April 1924, Curtis was transferred to the Naval Submarine Base New London, Connecticut, where he was appointed Commanding officer of the local Marine Detachment.