The United States Marine Corps in the World WarUnited States. Marine Corps
History
The United States Marine Corps in the World War
United States. Marine Corps
United States. Marine Corps -- History -- World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918 -- United States
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[1] Rejections by commanding officer include minors whose parents
refused consent, married men whose wives refused consent, and men
with criminal records or who were otherwise undesirable.
[2] Rejections by medical officer include all rejections at
recruiting office as well as those rejected by the medical officer at
the recruit depot to which they were transferred.
ENLISTMENTS BY STATES.
The following table shows the number of men enlisted in the Marine
Corps, not including reserves enrolled but including inductees,
between April 1, 1917, and November 11, 1918. These figures do not
include the 13,214 enlisted men already in the Marine Corps on April
6, 1917:
Alabama 313
Arizona 210
Arkansas 290
California 2,527
Colorado 1,262
Connecticut 240
Delaware 72
District of Columbia 451
Florida 110
Georgia 674
Illinois 4,959
Idaho 508
Indiana 1,182
Iowa 607
Kansas 673
Kentucky 592
Louisiana 832
Maine 24
Massachusetts 1,957
Maryland 867
Michigan 2,115
Minnesota 2,581
Missouri 3,721
Mississippi 297
Montana 1,205
Nebraska 461
Nevada 86
New Jersey 1,251
New Hampshire 67
New Mexico 25
New York 6,782
North Carolina 488
North Dakota 225
Ohio 4,968
Oklahoma 384
Oregon 1,006
Pennsylvania 4,365
Rhode Island 64
South Carolina 66
South Dakota 145
Tennessee 1,418
Texas 2,205
Utah 898
Vermont 21
Virginia 617
Washington 1,767
West Virginia 598
Wisconsin 876
Wyoming 92
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Total 57,144
Statistics that will show the exact number of officers and enlisted
men from each State are being prepared.
Chapter IV.
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION AND DISPOSITION OF MARINES DURING WAR.
During the period of the war Marines served ashore and afloat all
over the world. The following tables show where they were located at
the outbreak of war and on the date the armistice became operative;
also the naval vessels on which Marines were serving on both of these
dates; and the geographical location of Marines during the war.
_Location of Marines on April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918._
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