During the period of the war Marines served ashore and afloat all over the world. The following tables show where they were located at the outbreak of war and on the date the armistice became operative; also the naval vessels on which Marines were serving on both of these dates; and the geographical location of Marines during the war.
Location of Marines on April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918.
| Location. | Apr. 6, 1917. | Nov. 11, 1918. | ||||
| Officers. | Men. | Total. | Officers. | Men. | Total. | |
| American Expeditionary Forces | .. | .. | .. | [3]857 | 23,698 | 24,555 |
| Azores | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 188 | 199 |
| China | 8 | 268 | 276 | 11 | 271 | 282 |
| Cuba | 16 | 580 | 596 | 99 | 2,310 | 2,409 |
| England (A. E. F.). See American Expeditionary Forces. |
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| England (not A. E. F.) | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 69 | 71 |
| France (A. E. F.). See American Expeditionary Forces. |
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| France (not A. E. F.) | .. | .. | .. | 146 | 1,030 | 1,176 |
| Germany (A. E. F.) See American Expeditionary Forces. |
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| Guam | 9 | 383 | 392 | 14 | 366 | 380 |
| Haiti | 62 | 622 | 684 | 60 | 825 | 885 |
| Hawaiian Islands | 3 | 137 | 140 | 10 | 466 | 476 |
| Holland (The Hague) | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 111 | 114 | 5 | 118 | 123 |
| Philippine Islands | 7 | 272 | 279 | 12 | 582 | 594 |
| Porto Rico (San Juan) | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 77 | 78 |
| Samoa | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Santo Domingo | 69 | 1,856 | 1,925 | 84 | 1,879 | 1,963 |
| Sea duty | 49 | 2,187 | 2,236 | 64 | 2,009 | 2,073 |
| Spain (Madrid) | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| United States | 183 | 6,481 | 6,664 | 1,029 | 36,004 | 37,043 |
| Virgin Islands | 10 | 317 | 327 | 25 | 583 | 608 |
| Total | 419 | 13,214 | 13,633 | 2,431 | 70,489 | 72,920 |
[3] Including enlisted men commissioned in Europe.
Marine detachments served on board all the overseas battleships and on the battleships of Battleship Force Two throughout the war. The Marines of Battleship Force One of which the Minnesota was flagship were temporarily withdrawn in April, 1918.
Marines were also on board a great many of the cruisers which acted as escorts for the vessels transporting Army troops to Europe.
The following table shows in detail those vessels which carried Marine detachments at the beginning of the war and on Armistice Day:
| Ship. | Apr. 6, 1917. | Nov. 11, 1918. | ||
| Officers. | Men. | Officers. | Men. | |
| Atlantic Fleet | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Pacific Fleet | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Asiatic Fleet | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Battleship Force 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Battleship Force | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Cruiser Force | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Division 6 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Division 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Division 8 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Division 9 (Sixth Battle Squadron) | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Alabama | 1 | 40 | .. | .. |
| Arizona | 2 | 83 | 2 | 88 |
| Arkansas | 1 | 76 | 2 | 86 |
| Brooklyn | 2 | 69 | 2 | 98 |
| Castine | .. | 20 | .. | .. |
| Charleston | .. | .. | 2 | 62 |
| Cincinnati | 1 | 40 | 1 | 41 |
| Columbia | .. | 19 | .. | .. |
| Connecticut | 3 | 65 | .. | .. |
| Constellation | .. | 6 | .. | 7 |
| Delaware | 1 | 65 | 2 | 70 |
| Denver | 1 | 40 | .. | .. |
| Des Moines | .. | 38 | .. | .. |
| Dolphin | .. | 15 | .. | 20 |
| Florida | 1 | 66 | 2 | 63 |
| Frederick | .. | .. | 2 | 64 |
| Galveston | 1 | 39 | 1 | 40 |
| George Washington | .. | .. | 2 | 97 |
| Helena | 1 | 30 | 1 | 25 |
| Huntington | .. | .. | 2 | 61 |
| Idaho | .. | .. | 2 | 19 |
| Louisiana | 1 | 64 | .. | .. |
| Machias | .. | 20 | .. | .. |
| Mayflower | .. | 15 | .. | 5 |
| Michigan | 2 | 62 | .. | .. |
| Minnesota | 2 | 68 | .. | .. |
| Mississippi | .. | .. | 2 | 78 |
| Montana | 1 | 62 | 2 | 72 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 68 | .. | .. |
| Nevada | 1 | 77 | 2 | 79 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 67 | .. | .. |
| New Jersey | 1 | 6 | .. | .. |
| New Mexico | .. | .. | 2 | 68 |
| New York | 1 | 77 | 2 | 20 |
| North Carolina | .. | .. | 2 | 65 |
| North Dakota | 1 | 64 | 2 | 65 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 77 | 2 | 80 |
| Olympia | 1 | 40 | .. | .. |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 94 | 3 | 133 |
| Pittsburgh | 2 | 75 | 2 | 105 |
| Prairie | .. | 19 | .. | .. |
| Pueblo | 1 | 69 | 2 | 15 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 64 | .. | .. |
| Seattle | 1 | 61 | .. | .. |
| South Carolina | 2 | 65 | .. | .. |
| South Dakota | .. | .. | 2 | 59 |
| St. Louis | .. | .. | 2 | 62 |
| Texas | 1 | 72 | 2 | 78 |
| Utah | 2 | 62 | 2 | 72 |
| Wilmington | 1 | 30 | 1 | 30 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 78 | 2 | 82 |
| Yorktown | .. | 20 | .. | .. |
| Total | 49 | 2,187 | 64 | 2,009 |
In addition to the above-named vessels, Marines served on the Leviathan, Albany, New Orleans, Georgia, Kansas, Vermont, San Diego, and Virginia.
During the period of the war Marines were stationed at the following posts:
UNITED STATES.
Navy yards and stations.—Portsmouth, N. H.; Boston; New York; Philadelphia; Annapolis; Washington, D. C.; Norfolk, Va.; Charleston, S. C.; Key West, Fla.; Pensacola, Fla.; New Orleans; Mare Island, Calif.; Puget Sound, Wash.; and North Island, Calif.
Naval magazines.—Hingham, Mass.; Fort Lafayette; Iona Island, N. Y.; Lake Denmark, N. J.; Fort Mifflin, Pa.; St. Juliens Creek, Va.; and Mare Island, Calif.
Naval ammunition depots.—Dover, N. J., and New London, Conn.
Torpedo stations.—Puget Sound, Wash., and Newport, R. I.
Radio stations, etc.—Greenbury, Md.; Point Isabel, Tex.; Radio, Va.; Key West, Fla.; Chatham, Mass.; Portland, Me.; Rye Beach, Me.; Otter Cliffs, Me.; naval radio station, Wellfleet, Mass.; French Cable Co., Orleans, Mass.; Postal Telegraph and Cable Co., Rockport, Mass.; Commercial Telegraph & Cable Co., Boston; Marconi Wireless Co., Boston; Western Union Co., Boston; Cape Cod, Mass.; Sayville, N. Y.; New Brunswick, N. J.; Belmar, N. J.; Tuckerton, N. J.; Beaufort, S. C.; Charleston, S. C.; Annapolis, Md.; Washington, D. C.; San Diego, Calif.; Chollas Heights, Calif.; Point Arguello, Calif.; Inglewood, Calif.; East San Pedro, Calif.; Eureka, Calif.; Bolinas, Calif.; Marshall, Calif.; Farallones Islands, Calif.; Marshfield, Oreg.; Astoria, Oreg.; Lents, Oreg.; Tatoosh, Wash.; North Head, Wash.
Naval prisons.—Portsmouth, N. H.; Parris Island, S. C.; and Mare Island, Calif.
Naval hospitals.—Boston; New York; Washington, D. C.; Norfolk, Va.; Key West, Fla.; and Fort Lyons, Col.
Coaling stations.—La Playa, Calif., and Tiburon, Calif.
Receiving ship.—Boston.
Other places.—Headquarters, Washington, D. C.; Office of the Judge Advocate General; assistant paymasters’ offices at New York, Atlanta, Ga., and San Francisco, Calif.; depots of supplies at Philadelphia, Pa., San Francisco, Calif., and Charleston, S. C.; naval experimental station, New London, Conn.; naval district base, New London, Conn.; advanced base force, Philadelphia, Pa.; mobilization bureau, New York City; third naval district base, New York; New Navy Building guard, Washington, D. C.; naval mine station, Yorktown, Va.; naval base, Hampton Roads, Va.; Navy rifle range, Wakefield, Mass.; rifle range, Winthrop, Md.; naval proving grounds, Indian Head, Md.; Wissahickon Barracks, N. J.; Navy fuel depot, Curtis, Md.; Navy ordnance plant, Charleston, W. Va.; camp of instruction, bayonet team, Lansdowne, Pa.; signal battalion, Paoli, Pa.; staff office, San Francisco, Calif.; Marine barracks, Quantico, Va.; Fort Crockett, Galveston, Tex.; Gerstner Field, Lake Charles, La.; naval air station, Cape May, N. J.; naval air station, San Diego, Calif.; naval school for mechanics, Great Lakes, Ill.; naval air station, Pensacola, Fla.; Army training field, Mineola, Long Island, N. Y.; Marine Corps School of Machine Gun Instruction at Utica, N. Y.; and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, Mass.
BEYOND CONTINENTAL LIMITS OF UNITED STATES.
American Expeditionary Forces.—In France, England, and Germany.
With naval service in Europe.—Paris, France; Pauillac, France; London, England; Marine aerodromes between Calais and Dunkirk, France; Croix d’Hins, Gironde, France; naval base, Ponta Delgada, Azores Islands; Cardiff, Wales.
Naval stations.—Cavite, P. I.; Olongapo, P. I.; Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; Virgin Islands; Guam.
Occupation forces.—Santo Domingo, Haiti.
Legation guards.—Peking, China; and Managua, Nicaragua.
Couriers.—Madrid, Spain; The Hague, Holland; Luxembourg; Jassy, Roumania; Stockholm, Sweden; Copenhagen, Denmark; Christiania, Norway; Petrograd, Archangel, Murman Coast, Russia; Paris, France; London, England; Athens, Greece; and Rome, Italy.
Constabularies.—Guardia Nacional Dominicana and Haitian gendarmerie.
Radio stations.-Cavite, P. I.; San Juan, Porto Rico; El Cayay, Porto Rico; Haiti; Croix d’Hins, Gironde, France.
Naval ammunition depot.—Olongapo, P. I.
Naval magazine.—Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Depot of supplies.—Cavite, P. I.
Attachés.—Paris, France; London, England; Yokohama, Japan; Petrograd, Russia; Stockholm, Sweden; Copenhagen, Denmark; and Christiania, Norway.