# Picture Name Rank Start End Notability Ref 1 Smith Holland Smith O-04 Major general February 1, 1941 June 13, 1941 "Father" of modern U.S. amphibious warfare ; Navy Distinguished Service Medal with four 5 ⁄16 gold stars ; commanding general of Fleet Marine Force, Pacific and also served as Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps [1] 2 Torrey Philip H. Torrey O-04 Major general June 14, 1941 March 22, 1942 Director of Marine Corps Reserve and later Commanding general of the Marine Corps Base Quantico during World War II [2] 3 Vandergrift Alexander Vandegrift O-04 Major general March 23, 1942 July 7, 1943 Commander of I Marine Amphibious Corps and later served as 18th Commandant of the Marine Corps , first U.S. Marine to hold the rank of four-star general while on active duty. ; Medal of Honor , Navy Cross , Navy Distinguished Service Medal [3] 4 Rupertus William H. Rupertus O-04 Major general July 8, 1943 November 1, 1944 Commander of 4th Marine Regiment and he is the author of the Rifleman's Creed . ; Navy Cross , Navy Distinguished Service Medal , Army Distinguished Service Medal 5 del Valle Pedro del Valle O-04 Major general November 2, 1944 August 8, 1945 Veteran of Guadalcanal and Okinawa Campaigns . Del Valle became the first Hispanic to reach the rank of Lieutenant general . ; Navy Distinguished Service Medal , two Legion of Merit and Navy and Marine Corps Medal 6 Peck Dewitt Peck O-04 Major general August 9, 1945 June 9, 1946 Served as Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps , commanding officer of 4th Marine Regiment in Shanghai, China; Legion of Merit with Gold star 7 Rockey Keller E. Rockey O-04 Major general June 10, 1946 September 17, 1946 Served as Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps , commanding general of Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic , 5th Marine Division , III Amphibious Corps ; Navy Cross with Gold star , Distinguished Service Cross , Navy Distinguished Service Medal and Army Distinguished Service Medal 8 Howard Samuel L. Howard O-04 Major general September 18, 1946 June 17, 1947 Captured by the Japanese at Corregidor and held as a POW until 1945. Later served as Inspector General of the Marine Corps ; Navy Cross 9 Lasswell Alva B. Lasswell (Acting)O-04 Colonel June 18, 1947 July 6, 1947 Served with the Naval Communications during World War II ; Legion of Merit 10 Erskine Graves B. Erskine O-04 Major general July 7, 1947 July 25, 1950 Veteran of the Pacific War , commanded 3rd Marine Division , Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic or Camp Pendleton ; Navy Distinguished Service Medal , Silver Star , two awards of Legion of Merit (2) with Combat "V" 11 Smith Oliver P. Smith O-04 Major general July 26, 1950 February 23, 1951 Veteran of Battles at Guadalcanal , Peleliu , Cape Gloucester and Okinawa and Korean War . Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps , commander of the Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic or Camp Pendleton ; Distinguished Service Cross , Navy Distinguished Service Medal and Army Distinguished Service Medal 12 Puller Chesty Puller (Acting)O-04 Brigadier general February 24, 1951 March 4, 1951 Veteran of the Pacific War and Korean War , commander of the 1st Marine Regiment and 2nd Marine Division ; Five awards of Navy Cross , Distinguished Service Cross 13 Smith Oliver P. Smith O-04 Major general March 5, 1951 April 26, 1951 Veteran of Battles at Guadalcanal , Peleliu , Cape Gloucester and Okinawa and Korean War . Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps , commander of the Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic or Camp Pendleton ; Distinguished Service Cross , Navy Distinguished Service Medal and Army Distinguished Service Medal 14 Thomas Gerald C. Thomas O-04 Major general April 27, 1951 January 10, 1952 Veteran of World War I , World War II and Korean War . Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps ; Distinguished Service Cross , Navy Distinguished Service Medal and Army Distinguished Service Medal 15 Selden John T. Selden O-04 Major general January 11, 1952 August 28, 1952 Veteran of World War I , World War II and Korean War , commanding general of Camp Pendleton ; Army Distinguished Service Medal , two awards of Legion of Merit 16 Pollock Edwin A. Pollock O-04 Major general August 29, 1952 June 15, 1953 Veteran of the Pacific War and Korean War . Commanded Fleet Marine Force, Pacific and Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic ; Navy Cross , Army Distinguished Service Medal 17 Pate Randolph M. Pate O-04 Major general June 16, 1953 May 11, 1954 Veteran of the Pacific War and Korean War . Commandant of the Marine Corps from 1956 to 1959. ; Navy Distinguished Service Medal , Army Distinguished Service Medal 18 Pepper Robert H. Pepper O-04 Major general May 12, 1954 July 23, 1954 Veteran of World War I , World War II and Korean War . Commanded 3rd Marine Division and Fleet Marine Force, Pacific ; Legion of Merit with Combat "V" 19 Hogaboom Robert E. Hogaboom O-04 Major general July 24, 1954 January 18, 1955 Veteran of the Pacific War and Korean War . Assistant Division Commander of the 2nd Marine Division ; Three awards of Legion of Merit with Combat "V" 20 Twining Merrill B. Twining O-04 Major general January 19, 1955 August 17, 1956 Veteran of World War II and Korean War . Commanded 3rd Marine Division ; Two awards of Legion of Merit with Combat "V" 21 Bare Robert O. Bare O-04 Major general August 18, 1956 June 30, 1957 Veteran of World War II and Korean War ; Navy Distinguished Service Medal , Two awards of Legion of Merit with Combat "V" 22 Shoup David M. Shoup O-04 Major general July 1, 1957 January 2, 1958 Veteran of World War II and Korean War , Commandant of the Marine Corps ; Medal of Honor , Navy Distinguished Service Medal , Two awards of Legion of Merit with Combat "V" 23 Tschirgi Harvey C. Tschirgi (Acting)O-04 Brigadier general January 3, 1958 February 4, 1958 Veteran of World War II and Korean War , chief of staff of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island ; Two awards of Legion of Merit with Combat "V" and Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V" 24 Shoup Edward W. Snedeker O-04 Major general February 5, 1958 October 7, 1959 Veteran of World War II and Korean War ; commanded 7th Marine Regiment during Okinawa Campaign ; Navy Cross , Silver Star , Three awards of Legion of Merit with Combat "V"; Later served as Commandant of the Marine Corps Schools, Quantico in 1959–1963. [4] [5] 25 Shoup Thomas F. Riley (Acting)O-04 Brigadier general October 8, 1959 November 13, 1959 Veteran of World War II and Korean War , VMI alumni; Legion of Merit with Combat "V", Bronze Star Medal ; Later served as Orange County Supervisor 1974-1994. [6] 26 Shoup Henry R. Paige O-04 Major general November 14, 1959 June 6, 1961 Veteran of World War II and Korean War ; two awards of Legion of Merit with Combat "V", Army Commendation Medal [7] [8] 27 Shoup Frederick E. LeekO-04 Brigadier general June 7, 1961 July 30, 1961 Veteran of World War II ; Legion of Merit with Combat "V", Distinguished Flying Cross 28 Shoup James M. Masters, Sr. O-04 Major general July 31, 1961 June 14, 1962 Veteran of the Pacific War ; United States Naval Academy alumnus; Navy Cross , Navy Distinguished Service Medal , Legion of Merit with Combat "V", Bronze Star Medal 29 Shoup Herman Nickerson Jr. O-04 Major general June 15, 1962 April 9, 1963 Veteran of World War II , Korean War and Vietnam War ; Distinguished Service Cross , two awards of Navy Distinguished Service Medal , Silver Star , three awards of Legion of Merit with Combat "V", Bronze Star Medal [9] 30 Shoup William T. Fairbourn O-04 Major general April 10, 1963 July 9, 1965 Veteran of World War II and Vietnam War ; Legion of Merit with Combat "V", later Nuclear arms race activist [10] 31 Shoup Edward H. Hurst (acting)O-04 Brigadier general July 10, 1965 August 10, 1965 Veteran of Battle of Okinawa and Battle of Peleliu ; Navy Cross , Silver Star , Legion of Merit , Purple Heart , Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V" [11] 32 Shoup Lewis J. Fields O-04 Major general August 11, 1965 September 30, 1966 Veteran of World War II and Vietnam War ; two awards of Navy Distinguished Service Medal , Legion of Merit with Combat "V" 33 Shoup Herman Nickerson Jr. O-04 Major general October 1, 1966 May 31, 1967 Veteran of World War II , Korean War and Vietnam War ; Distinguished Service Cross , two awards of Navy Distinguished Service Medal , Silver Star , three awards of Legion of Merit with Combat "V", Bronze Star Medal [9] 34 Shoup Donn J. Robertson O-04 Major general June 1, 1967 June 26, 1968 Veteran of World War II and Vietnam War ; Navy Cross , two awards of Navy Distinguished Service Medal , Legion of Merit with Combat "V" 35 Shoup Carl A. Youngdale O-04 Major general June 27, 1968 December 20, 1968 Veteran of Battles at Roi Namur , Saipan , Tinian , Iwo Jima , Korean War and Vietnam War ; two awards of Navy Distinguished Service Medal , Silver Star , six awards of Legion of Merit with Combat "V" [12] 36 Shoup Ormond R. Simpson O-04 Major general December 21, 1968 December 14, 1969 Veteran of World War II , Korean War and Vietnam War ; Navy Distinguished Service Medal , four awards of Legion of Merit with Combat "V", Bronze Star Medal [13] 37 Shoup Edwin B. Wheeler O-04 Major general December 15, 1969 April 26, 1970 Marine Raider , veteran of World War II , Korea and Vietnam War ; Navy Distinguished Service Medal , Silver Star , five awards of Legion of Merit with Combat "V",[14] 38 Shoup Charles F. Widdecke O-04 Major general April 27, 1970 April 29, 1971 Veteran of Battle of Guam , Battle of Eniwetok and Vietnam War ; Navy Cross , Navy Distinguished Service Medal , Silver Star , two awards of Legion of Merit with Combat "V", [15] 39 Shoup Ross T. Dwyer O-04 Major general April 30, 1971 August 10, 1972 Veteran of World War II and Vietnam War ; Navy Distinguished Service Medal , three awards of Legion of Merit , Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V", [16] 40 Shoup Adolph G. Schwenk O-04 Major general August 11, 1972 April 30, 1973 Veteran of World War II , Korean War and Vietnam War ; Navy Distinguished Service Medal , two awards of Legion of Merit with Combat "V", 41 Shoup Kenneth J. Houghton O-04 Major general May 1, 1973 August 12, 1974 Veteran of World War II , Korean War and Vietnam War ; Navy Cross , two awards of Silver Star , three awards of Legion of Merit with Combat "V", 42 Shoup William L. McCullochO-04 Brigadier general August 13, 1974 June 1, 1975 Veteran of World War II , Korean War and Vietnam War ; three awards of Legion of Merit with Combat "V", Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V" 43 Shoup Charles D. Mize O-04 Major general June 2, 1975 July 29, 1976 Veteran of World War II , Korean War and Vietnam War ; Navy Cross , Legion of Merit , two awards of Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V", two awards of Purple Heart [17] 44 Shoup Edward A. WilcoxO-04 Major general July 30, 1976 July 5, 1977 Veteran of World War II 45 Shoup Marc A. Moore (acting)O-04 Brigadier general July 6, 1977 August 7, 1977 Veteran of Korean War and Vietnam War ; Legion of Merit 46 Shoup Charles G. CooperO-04 Major general August 8, 1977 August 8, 1979 Veteran of Korean War and Vietnam War ; United States Naval Academy alumni; Navy Distinguished Service Medal , Silver Star , two awards of Legion of Merit 47 Shoup Francis X. QuinnO-04 Major general August 9, 1979 July 31, 1980 Veteran of World War II , Korean War and Vietnam War ; two awards of Silver Star , Legion of Merit with Combat "V", two awards of Purple Heart 48 Shoup James L. Day O-04 Major general August 1, 1980 August 12, 1982 Medal of Honor recipient; veteran of World War II , Korean War and Vietnam War ; Navy Distinguished Service Medal two awards of Silver Star , Legion of Merit with Combat "V", Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V", six awards of Purple Heart 49 Shoup Ernest C. Cheatham Jr. O-04 Major general August 13, 1982 June 13, 1985 Veteran of Korean War and Vietnam War ; Navy Cross , Navy Distinguished Service Medal , Defense Superior Service Medal , Legion of Merit with Combat "V" 50 Shoup Clyde D. Dean O-04 Major general June 14, 1985 April 23, 1986 Veteran of Vietnam War ; Defense Distinguished Service Medal , Legion of Merit with Combat "V" 51 Shoup Matthew T. Cooper O-04 Brigadier general April 24, 1986 August 13, 1986 52 Shoup James J. McMonagle O-04 Major general August 14, 1986 July 19, 1988 Veteran of Vietnam War ; Legion of Merit with Combat "V" 53 Shoup John P. Monahan O-04 Major general July 20, 1988 August 7, 1990 Veteran of Vietnam War ; United States Naval Academy alumni; Defense Distinguished Service Medal 54 Shoup James M. Myatt O-04 Major general August 8, 1990 July 8, 1992 Veteran of Vietnam War ; Silver Star 55 Shoup Charles E. Wilhelm O-04 Major general July 9, 1992 December 8, 1992 Veteran of Vietnam War , Gulf War and Somali Civil War ; Defense Distinguished Service Medal , Navy Distinguished Service Medal , Silver Star , two awards of Defense Superior Service Medal , Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V" 56 Shoup Jerry C. McAbee (acting)O-04 Brigadier general December 9, 1992 March 23, 1993 Veteran of Gulf War ; Navy Distinguished Service Medal , Defense Superior Service Medal , four awards of Legion of Merit with Combat "V" 57 Shoup Charles E. Wilhelm O-04 Major general March 24, 1993 June 22, 1994 Veteran of Vietnam War , Gulf War and Somali Civil War ; Defense Distinguished Service Medal , Navy Distinguished Service Medal , Silver Star , two awards of Defense Superior Service Medal , Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V" 58 Shoup Frank Libutti O-04 Major general June 23, 1994 June 6, 1996 Veteran of Vietnam War and Somali Civil War ; Defense Distinguished Service Medal , Navy Distinguished Service Medal , Silver Star , three awards of Defense Superior Service Medal , two awards of Legion of Merit and three awards of Purple Heart 59 Shoup John H. Admire O-04 Major general June 7, 1996 July 24, 1998 Defense Distinguished Service Medal , two awards of Legion of Merit 60 Shoup Michael Hagee O-04 Major general July 25, 1998 July 24, 1999 Veteran of Vietnam War , Gulf War ; three awards of Defense Distinguished Service Medal , three awards of Legion of Merit , Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V" 61 Shoup Gregory S. Newbold O-04 Major general July 24, 1999 July 11, 2000 Veteran of Gulf War ; two awards of Legion of Merit ; Openly critical of Donald Rumsfeld 's plans for the invasion of Iraq 62 Shoup James T. Conway O-04 Major general July 11, 2000 August 8, 2002 Served as the 34th Commandant of the Marine Corps ; veteran of Gulf War and Iraq War ; three awards of Defense Distinguished Service Medal , Navy Distinguished Service Medal , Legion of Merit 63 Shoup James Mattis O-04 Major general August 9, 2002 August 1, 2004 the 26th United States Secretary of Defense ; veteran of Gulf War , Iraq War and War in Afghanistan ; two awards of Defense Distinguished Service Medal , Navy Distinguished Service Medal , Legion of Merit and Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V" 64 Shoup Richard F. Natonski O-04 Major general August 2, 2004 June 1, 2006 Veteran of Vietnam War , Gulf War and Iraq War ; Navy Distinguished Service Medal , Legion of Merit 65 Shoup John M. Paxton Jr. O-04 Major general June 2, 2006 May 22, 2007 the 33rd Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps ; veteran of Vietnam War , Gulf War and Iraq War ; Defense Distinguished Service Medal , Navy Distinguished Service Medal , two awards of Legion of Merit , Bronze Star Medal 66 Shoup Richard P. Mills O-04 Brigadier general May 22, 2007 September 1, 2007 Later commanded Marine Corps Reserve ; veteran of Iraq War ; Defense Superior Service Medal , Legion of Merit and Bronze Star Medal 67 Shoup Thomas D. Waldhauser O-04 Major general September 1, 2007 July 1, 2009 Later commanded the United States Africa Command ; veteran of Gulf War and Iraq War ; two awards of Defense Distinguished Service Medal , two awards of Defense Superior Service Medal , Legion of Merit with Combat "V", Bronze Star Medal 68 Shoup Richard P. Mills O-04 Major general July 1, 2009 August 1, 2010 Later commanded Marine Corps Reserve ; veteran of Iraq War ; Defense Superior Service Medal , Legion of Merit and Bronze Star Medal 69 Shoup Michael R. RegnerO-04 Major general August 1, 2010 June 30, 2011 Later served as staff director for Headquarters Marine Corps ; veteran of Gulf War , Iraq War and War in Afghanistan ; two awards of Defense Superior Service Medal , three awards of Legion of Merit and Bronze Star Medal 70 Shoup Ronald L. Bailey O-04 Major general June 30, 2011 June 10, 2013 Later served as deputy commandant plans, policies, and operations; two awards of Defense Superior Service Medal , two awards of Legion of Merit 71 Shoup Lawrence D. Nicholson O-04 Major general June 10, 2013 July 30, 2015 Later commanded III Marine Expeditionary Force ; veteran of Iraq War and War in Afghanistan ; two awards of Defense Superior Service Medal , Legion of Merit with Combat "V" and Purple Heart 72 Shoup Daniel D. Yoo O-04 Brigadier general July 30, 2015 September 10, 2015 Later commanded Special Operations Command Pacific ; veteran of War in Afghanistan ; Legion of Merit and two awards of Bronze Star Medal 73 Shoup Daniel J. O'Donohue O-04 Major general September 10, 2015 June 23, 2017 Veteran of Iraq War and War in Afghanistan ; two awards of Defense Superior Service Medal , Legion of Merit with Combat "V" and Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V" 74 Shoup Eric M. Smith O-04 Major general June 23, 2017 July 6, 2018 Veteran of Gulf War , Iraq War and War in Afghanistan ; Defense Distinguished Service Medal , Legion of Merit , two awards of Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V" and Purple Heart 75 Shoup Robert F. Castellvi O-04 Major general July 6, 2018 September 22, 2020 Veteran of War in Afghanistan ; Defense Superior Service Medal , two awards of Legion of Merit , Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V" 76 Turner Roger B. Turner Jr. O-04 Major general September 22, 2020 July 8, 2022 Veteran of Iraq War and War in Afghanistan ; Defense Superior Service Medal with “C,” two awards of Legion of Merit , two awards of the Bronze Star with Combat Distinguishing Device 77 Watson Benjamin T. Watson O-04 Major general July 8, 2022 Incumbent Veteran of Iraq War and War in Afghanistan ; Defense Superior Service Medal with “C,” Legion of Merit , Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V" 
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