Wallace M. Greene
| Wallace Martin Greene, Jr. | |
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23rd Commandant of the Marine Corps (1964-1967)
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| Born |
December 27, 1907 Waterbury, Vermont |
| Died | March 8, 2003 (aged 95) Alexandria, Virginia |
| Place of burial | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |  United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1930-1967 |
| Rank |
 General
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| Unit | HQMC |
| Commands held |
Recruit Training Command, Parris Island MCRD Parris Island Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Commandant of the Marine Corps |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards |
Navy Distinguished Service Medal (2) Legion of Merit (2) |
General Wallace Martin Greene, Jr. (December 27, 1907 – March 8, 2003) was a four-star United States Marine Corps general who served as the 23rd Commandant of the Marine Corps from January 1, 1964 to December 31, 1967. At the end of his term as Commandant, he retired with 37 years of active service in the Marine Corps.
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 U.S. troops entered South Vietnam. During General Greene's tenure, the Marine Corps grew from 178,000 active-duty personnel to nearly 300,000.
Wallace Martin Greene, Jr. was born on December 27, 1907 in Waterbury, Vermont. In 1925, he graduated from high school in Burlington, Vermont, then attended the University of Vermont for a year before entering the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.
Upon graduation from the Naval Academy on June 5, 1930, he was commissioned a U.S. Marine Corps second lieutenant and ordered to Marine Officers’ Basic School at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. After completing Basic School in June 1931, Greene served for a year at the Marine Barracks, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine. During July 1932, he completed the Sea School at San Diego, California, and joined the Marine Detachment aboard the USS Tennessee. Returning from sea duty in March 1934, he served briefly at Pensacola, Florida, and Quantico, Virginia, before reporting to the Marine Barracks, Naval Air Station Lakehurst, New Jersey, that November. He was promoted to first lieutenant the same month.
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