24 February 1914 A.D. MGEN George Barnett Fleets Up as 12th Commandant of the United States Marine Corps—USNA Graduate; Varied Sea Commands; Spanish-American Conflict; WW1 Commandant; Died 27 Apr 1930 & Interred at Arlington
24 February 1914 A.D. MGEN George Barnett Fleets Up as 12 th Commandant of the United States Marine Corps—USNA Graduate; Varied Sea Commands; Spanish-American Conflict; WW1 Commandant; Died 27 Apr 1930 & Interred at Arlington George Barnett From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia George Barnett 12th Commandant of the Marine Corps of the United States Marine Corps (1914–1920) Born ( 1859-12-09 ) December 9, 1859 Lancaster , Wisconsin , U.S. Died April 27, 1930 ( 1930-04-27 ) (aged 70) Washington, D.C. , U.S. Buried at Arlington National Cemetery Allegiance United States of America Service/branch United States Marine Corps Years of service 1881-1883 (U.S. Navy) 1883-1923 (U.S. Marine ...