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General Thomas Holcomb (August 5, 1879 – May 24, 1965) was a United States Marine Corps officer who served as the seventeenth Commandant of the Marine Corps from 1936 to 1943. He was the first Marine to achieve the rank of general, and was a strong supporter of racial segregation in the Marine Corps.
4 de jul. de 2022 · He says the Commandant of the Marine Corps at the time, Major General Thomas Holcomb, made his feelings clear.
21 de sept. de 2022 · Even then Commandant, Major General Thomas Holcomb, rejected the possibility of Black recruits: “If it were a question of having a Marine Corps of 5,000 whites or 250,000 Negroes, I would...
General Thomas Holcomb, 17th Commandant of the Marine Corps, was born on 5 August 1879 in New Castle, Delaware. He attended private schools there until 1893 when his family moved to Washington, D.C.
Thomas "Tom" Holcomb served in Vietnam from 1971-72 as a Dustoff Pilot. Tom served with the 571st Medical Detachment and flew a medical evacuation helicopte...
25 de may. de 2020 · Thomas Holcomb, the commandant of the Marine Corps, opposed the integration of black men in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He argued that black men were not fit for officer positions and that the Navy should focus on efficiency rather than equality.
Thomas Holcomb was the FIRST Marine to achieve the rank of a General Officer. From December 1, 1936 to December 31, 1943, he served as the 17th Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps.
