FMF CORE EAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Marines landed in South Vietnam in what year? - Answer-1965 In what battle did Marines earn the name "Teufehunden" or "Devil Dogs"? - Answer-Belleu wood What battle took place during the 1968 vetnamese holiday of Tet? - Answer-Hue City What was the largest all-Marine battle in History? - Answer-Iwo Jima On 7 August 1942 the Marines landed on the beaches of Guadalcanal. What island chain was this? - Answer-Solomon Who held the Marine Corps Commandant position for 39 years? - Answer-Archibaid Henderson Who is remembered for his performance at Cuzco Well (Guantanamo Bay, Cuba)? - Answer-John Quick Who earned the Medal of Honor for semaphoring for an emergency lift of the naval bombardment while under Spanish and American Shellfire? - Answer-Johns Quick Who is recognized for earning two Medals of Honor: (1) Chinese Boxer Rebellion and (2) First Caco War in Haiti? - Answer-Dan Daly Who served in Nicaragua through several periods of political unrest and rebellious activity? - Answer-Louis B. "chesty" Puller Who became known as the "Tiger of the Mountains" in 1930? - Answer-Louis B. Puller Who is recognized for Marine Prowess in aerial dogfights? - Answer-Gregory Boyington What Marine is immortalized in the now famous photograph taken of the second flag raising on Iwo Jima? - Answer-Ira H. Hayes Who was the first enlisted woman in the Marine Corps? - Answer-Private Johnson Who was the first female general officer in the Marine Corps? - Answer-Brewer What date was the U.S. Marine Corps was established? - Answer-10 November 1775 The first Marine Corps Amphibious landing took place in what year? - Answer-1776 The first Marine Corps Amphibious landing took place in what location? - Answer-New Provide