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The Commandant of the United States Marine Corps is the highest ranking officer of the United States Marine Corps and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, reporting to the Secretary of the Navy but not to the Chief of Naval Operations. As with the other joint chiefs, the commandant is responsible for ensuring the organization and readiness of his respective service branch and for advising the President. However, as with the other joint chiefs, the commandant has no operational command authority.
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| 1. | Samuel Nicholas | November 28, 1775 | August 27, 1783
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| 2. | William W. Burrows | 12 July, 1798 | 6 March, 1804
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| 3. | Franklin Wharton | 7 March, 1804 | September 1, 1818
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| | Archibald Henderson (acting) | September 16, 1818 | March 2, 1819
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| 4. | Anthony Gale | 3 March, 1819 | 8 October, 1820
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| 5. | Archibald Henderson | October 17, 1820 | January 6, 1859
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| 6. | John Harris | January 7, 1859 | 1 May, 1864
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| 7. | Jacob Zeilin | 10 June, 1864 | October 31, 1876
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| 8. | Charles G. McCawley | November 1, 1876 | January 29, 1891
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| 9. | Charles Heywood | 30 June, 1891 | October 2, 1903
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| 10. | George F. Elliott | October 3, 1903 | November 30, 1910
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| 11. | William P. Biddle | February 3, 1911 | February 24, 1914
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| 12. | George Barnett | February 25, 1914 | 30 June, 1920
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| 13. | John A. Lejeune | 1 July, 1920 | 4 March, 1929
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| 14. | Wendall C. Neville | 5 March, 1929 | 8 July, 1930
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| 15. | Ben H. Fuller | 9 July, 1930 | February 28, 1934
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| 16. | John H. Russell, Jr. | 1 March, 1934 | November 30, 1936
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| 17. | Thomas Holcomb | December 1, 1936 | December 31, 1943
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| 18. | Alexander A. Vandegrift | January 1, 1944 | December 31, 1947
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| 19. | Clifton B. Cates | January 1, 1948 | December 31, 1951
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| 20. | Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr. | January 1, 1952 | December 31, 1955
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| 21. | Randolph M. Pate | January 1, 1956 | December 31, 1959
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| 22. | David M. Shoup | January 1, 1960 | December 31, 1963
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| 23. | Wallace M. Greene, Jr. | January 1, 1964 | December 31, 1967
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| 24. | Leonard F. Chapman, Jr. | January 1, 1968 | December 31, 1971
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| 25. | Robert Everton Cushman, Jr. | January 1, 1972 | 30 June, 1975
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| 26. | Louis H. Wilson, Jr. | 1 July, 1975 | 30 June, 1979
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| 27. | Robert H. Barrow | 1 July, 1979 | 30 June, 1983
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| 28. | Paul X. Kelley | 1 July, 1983 | 30 June, 1987
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| 29. | Alfred M. Gray, Jr. | 1 July, 1987 | 30 June, 1991
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| 30. | Carl E. Mundy, Jr. | 1 July, 1991 | 30 June, 1995
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| 31. | Charles C. Krulak | 1 July, 1995 | 30 June, 1999
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| 32. | James L. Jones | 1 July, 1999 | January 12, 2003
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| 33. | Michael W. Hagee | January 13, 2003 | November 13, 2006
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| 34. | James T. Conway | November 14, 2006 | Incumbent
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