History Slideshow PPT 3x4 Format
History Slideshow PPT 3x4 Format
History Slideshow PPT 3x4 Format
As U.S. involvement in World War I appeared likely, increased manpower requirements necessitated a
Reserve Force to augment the Regulars (Active Duty). On August 29th, 1916, President Woodrow
Wilson signed the Naval Appropriations Act into law, creating the Marine Corps Reserve, which added
more than 7,000 Marines to the fight.
Reserve Marines seamlessly integrated into ground and aviation units, fighting side-
by-side with the Regular Marines during decisive battles such as Belleau Wood,
Soissons, St. Michel, and Meusse-Argonne.
Captain Allen M. Sumner was the
Early Years
first officer to join the Marine Corps
Reserve on March 22nd, 1917.
Although the fighting ended in November 1918, Reserve Marines continued to serve with the
American occupation forces. All Reserve Marines were demobilized or discharged by 1922.
Between the World Wars
Between the World Wars
Between the World Wars
In 1925 the Marine Corps Reserve began annual two-week training periods, called “Summer Camps.”
Today, these events are referred to as “Annual Training.”
World War II
Reserve Marines constituted more than 70 percent of the fighting force during World War II.
World War II
Colonel Ruth Cheney
Streeter, the first Director
of the U.S. Marine Corps
Women’s Reserve. She
earned the Legion of
Merit for “outstanding
services” during World
War II. The Women’s
Reserve was activated on
13 February 1943.
90% of Marine
Corps flying Aces
were Reservists.
[109 of 121 flyers]
World War II