A 100 years ago in the Battle of Belleau Wood in 1918 during
World War I the legacy of U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Merwin
H. Silverthorn began ... and respectfully referred to as "A
Marine's Marine".
Merwin Silverthorn was assigned to
the newly created 5th Marine Regiment. Silverthorn after
basic training in 1917 and sailed to France as a member of
16th Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines. He was promoted to
Sergeant and transferred to the 45th Company of the same
Battalion and participated in the Battle of Belleau Wood ...
where he distinguished himself, receiving a Battlefield
Commission as a second lieutenant on June 9, 1918 and being
decorated with Silver Star for gallantry in action.
Silverthorn also performed heroically in other World War I
battles earning a second Silver Star, the Distinguished
Service Cross and the Navy Cross along with being decorated
with the French Croix de guerre 1914–1918 with Gilt Star.
He served in World War I World War II; became Assistant
Commandant of the Marine Corps in 1950; appointed commanding
general of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island in
1952, and, retired from his distinguished Marine Corps
career in 1954.
U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt.
Cedric Haller - May 2018 Edit by USA Patriotism!
