Military historian and former Marine George B. Clark is the author of The Second Infantry Division in World War I (2007), The Six Marine Divisions in the Pacific (2006), and Hiram Iddings Bearss, .

Military historian and former Marine George B. He lives in Pike, New Hampshire.

The 4th Marine Brigade, especially, earned a reputation as a steadfast unit of superb fighting men.

Murray was subsequently appointed executive officer of the 4th Marine Regiment under Colonel Charles F. B. Price and sailed for . "Decorated Marines of the Fourth Brigade in World War I". George B. Clark. Retrieved 2017-09-26. "Three More Named To Gen. Price and sailed for China, where he participated in the guard duty at Shanghai International Settlement. During his time in China, he also had the privilege to command the 4th Marines, when he was appointed temporary commanding officer at the beginning of December 1939 World War I.

The 4th Marine Brigade, especially, earned a reputation as a steadfast unit of superb fighting men. This riveting volume follows those Marines through their service in France in 1917 and 1918, during the post-war occupation of Germany, and their arrival in New York City in August, 1919.

The US Marines fighting their first major battle at Belleau Wood during World War I resigned themselves to waiting .

The US Marines fighting their first major battle at Belleau Wood during World War I resigned themselves to waiting for hot food, but they desperately wanted hot coffee in those early days. It is these kinds of specifics that help illuminate the Fourth Brigade’s experience in a way that makes George B. Clark’s The Fourth Marine Brigade in World War I: Battalion Histories Based on Official Documents so useful.

World War I found American soldiers overseas participating in unprecedented acts of bravery and valor. Faced with the need to recognize these outstanding deeds by soldiers of all ranks and creeds, the United States established the Silver Star citation, consisting of a small star which was placed on a Victory Medal Ribbon by the honored soldier.

Leonard Earl Rea (March 14, 1897 – May 12, 1972) was a highly decorated officer of the United States Marine Corps with the rank of major general, who served as quartermaster of I Marine Amphibious Corps during World War II. He later served as chief . . He later served as chief of the supply branch at Headquarters Marine Corps. Leonard E. Rea was born on March 14, 1897, in Auburn in New York, and, after graduation from high school, decided to enlist in the United States Marine Corps on April 19, 1917

During World War I, . Marines fought in an Army division under a Marine commanding general. The 5th was used as guards and military police, though many of the 5th Brigade men joined the 4th Brigade as replacements.

During World War I, . The Marines had hoped to field a division, but Pershing assigned the 4th Brigade to the Army’s 2nd Infantry Division. It was truly a composite unit–Marine officers commanded . Army units and vice versa, and the division commander was Marine Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune. The 4th Marine Brigade was first blooded in the Verdun sector but saw its first major action at Belleau Wood.

288 pages, photographs, maps.