Original Items: Only One Collection Available. The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through combined arms, implementing its own infantry, armor, artillery, aerial and special operations forces. The U.S. Marine Corps is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States.

The Marine Corps has been part of the U.S. Department of the Navy since 30 June 1834 with its sister service, the United States Navy. The USMC operates installations on land and aboard sea-going amphibious warfare ships around the world. Additionally, several of the Marines' tactical aviation squadrons, primarily Marine Fighter Attack squadrons, are also embedded in Navy carrier air wings and operate from the aircraft carriers.

The history of the Marine Corps began when two battalions of Continental Marines were formed on 10 November 1775 in Philadelphia as a service branch of infantry troops capable of fighting both at sea and on shore. In the Pacific theater of World War II the Corps took the lead in a massive campaign of amphibious warfare, advancing from island to island. As of 2017, the USMC has around 182,000 active duty members and some 38,500 personnel in Reserve.

The Portraits Featured In This Collections
- Lieutenant General Alexander A. Vandegrift, Medal of Honor Recipient 21 x 26
- Lieutenant Colonel William Ward Burrows, Second USMC Commandant 16 x 13
- General Wallace M. Greene Jr., 23rd Commandant: Signed picture 16 x 13
- General Clifton B. Cates, 19th Commandant, Belleau Wood & Iwo Jima Veteran: Signed picture 16 x 13
- Unidentified General: 16 ½ x 14 ½
- Unidentified Brigadier General: 16 ½ x 14 ½
- General Alexander Vandegriff: Signed 16 ½ x 14 ½. General Alexander Archer Vandegrift, USMC (March 13, 1887 – May 8, 1973) was a United States Marine Corps four-star general. During World War II, he commanded the 1st Marine Division to victory in its first ground offensive of the war, the Battle of Guadalcanal. For his actions on August 7 to December 9, 1942, in the Solomon Islands campaign, he received the Medal of Honor. Vandegrift later served as the 18th Commandant of the Marine Corps. He was the first four-star general on active duty in the Marine Corps.
- General Randolph M. Pate, 21st Commandant: 22 x 12 ½ portrait featuring a personalized letter with an official letterhead.
- Unidentified Pre War 1st Lieutenant: 16 x 13
- General Clifton B. Cates, 19th Commandant, Belleau Wood & Iwo Jima Veteran: Signed picture 16 x 13
- Unidentified Brigadier General: 16 x 13 This portrait is personalized and signed only as “Brigadier General USMC”

All of these portraits are incredible pieces of history and all came from the same personal collection. All are ready to be hung, displayed and further researched! Semper Fidelis!

Please note that the sizes of the portraits vary. We include a group image of all portraits but the size ratio between the portraits is not equal, even though it appears as it is in the group photo. We note all measurements in the description.