Marine Corps Boot Camp Knowledge Questions 2024.Who was the first Marine to be awarded the Medal of Honor? - ANSWER Corporal John Mackie In what year was Cpl. John Mackie awarded the Medal of Honor? - ANSWER 1863 Brigadier General Jacob Zeilin was the [ ] Commandant of the Marine Corps. - ANSWER 7th In what year was the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor symbol adopted by Commandant Jacob Zeilin? - ANSWER 1868 In what year did the Pasha of Tripoli, Prince Hamet, present the Mamaluke Sword to Lt.Presley O'Bannon? - ANSWER 1805 Who was the first SgtMaj OF the Marine Corps? - ANSWER SgtMaj. Wilbur Bestwick Who was the first Marine to be promoted to the rank of SgtMaj? - ANSWER SgtMaj Archibald Sommers In what year was the rank of SgtMaj established? - ANSWER 1798 Who is considered the first Marine Corps recruiter? - ANSWER Robert Mullen Who is considered the Father of Marine Corps Aviation? - ANSWER 1st LT Alfred A Cunningham (1912) Who is considered the Grand Ol Man of the Marine Corps? - ANSWER Col. Archibald Henderson How many years did Col. Archibald Henderson serve as Commandant of the Marine Corps? - ANSWER 39 Col. Archibald Henderson served as the [ ] Commandant of the Marine Corps? - ANSWER 5th What are the names of the only two Marines to have been awarded the Medal of Honor twice? - ANSWER SgtMaj Dan Daly and MajGen Smedley Butler When and where did SgtMaj Dan Daly receive his MOH's? - ANSWER 1) 1900, Boxer Rebellion 2) 1915, Haiti Occupation
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