| UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS November 1, 1940 (partial) |
| HEADQUARTERS, UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS Major General Thomas Holcomb Commandant |
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| FLEET MARINE FORCE Major General William P. Upshur |
| SECOND MARINE BRIGADE, (HQ San Diego) Brigadier General Clayton B. Vogel |
| SIXTH MARINE REGIMENT Col. Leo D. Hermle First Battallion Lt. Col. Oliver P. Smith Second Battalion Lt. Col. Lewis B. Reagan Third Battalion not yet organized |
| TENTH MARINE REGIMENT ????? First Battalion not yet organized Second Battalion Lt. Col. John B. Wilson |
| SECOND MARINE AIRCRAFT GROUP Lt. Col. Lewis C. Merritt |
| Base Air Detachment 2 ????? HQ & Service Squadron 2 ????? VMJ-2 ????? VMS-2 ????? VMF-2 ????? VMB-2 ????? |
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| FIRST MARINE BRIGADE, (HQ Guantanamo Bay) Brigadier General Holland M. Smith |
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| FIFTH MARINE REGIMENT Lt. Col. Alfred H. Noble First Battalion Lt. Col. Charles T. Brooks Second Battalion Maj. William J. Whaling Third Battalion Maj. George R. Rowan |
| ELEVENTH MARINE REGIMENT ????? First Battalion Lt. Col. Galen M. Sturgis Second Battalion not yet organized |
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| FIRST MARINE AIRCRAFT GROUP Lieutenant. Colonel Field Harris |
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| FIRST DEFENSE BATTALION Lt. Col. Bert A. Bone |
| SECOND DEFENSE BATTALION Col. Thomas E. Bourke |
| SIXTH DEFENSE BATTALION not yet organized |
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| EIGHTH MARINE REGIMENT Col. Henry A. Larson First Battallion Lt. Col. Franklin A. Hart Second Battalion Lt. Col. Elmer E. Hall Third Battalion not yet organized |
| MARINE AIRCRAFT WING Brigadier General Ross E. Rowell |
| SEVENTH MARINE REGIMENT not yet organized |
| Base Air Detachment 1 ????? HQ & Service Squadron 1 ????? VMJ-1 ????? VMS-1 ????? VMF-1 ????? VMB-1 ????? VMO-1 ????? |
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| BASE AIR DETACHMENT, BOURNE FIELD, ST. THOMAS, VI Lt. Col. Ford O. Rogers VMS-3 ????? |
| MARINE BARRACKS, PARRIS ISLAND, SC ????? Fourth Defense Battalion Col. William H. Rupertus Fifth Defense Battalion Col. Lloyd L. Leech |
| MARINE BARRACKS, PEARL HARBOR, TH ????? Third Defense Battalion Col. Harry K. Pickett |
| NAVAL AIR STATION, DUTCH HARBOR, TA ????? Advanced Detachment, Marine Defense Force Maj. Augustus W. Cockrell |
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