Maj. Ernest A. Perkins commanded the Fifth Brigade Machine Gun Battalion from the date of its organization until November 4, 1918; Capt. Franklin A. Hart from that date until November 12, 1918; and from November 12, 1918, to date of demobilization Maj. Allen H. Turnage was the commanding officer. This battalion performed duty at Camp Pontanezen during its entire stay in France. Chapter XVIII. CASUALTIES. During the period of the World War the Marine Corps personnel suffered casualties in actual battle in France with the American Expeditionary Forces (Second Division and Aviation); in Aviation while operating as part of the naval service in France; and in the West Indies in operations against the bandits of Santo Domingo. MARINE CORPS CASUALTIES. Marine Corps deaths in the American Expeditionary Forces, as obtained from Marine Corps records on January 14, 1920, are divided as follows: ----------------------------------+---------+--------+------ Character. |Officers.|Enlisted|Total. | | men. | ----------------------------------+---------+--------+------ Killed in action | 45 | 1,420 | 1,465 Died of wounds received in action | 30 | 961 | 991 Died of accident | 3 | 24 | 27 Died of disease | 14 | 255 | 269 Other causes | 1 | 11 | 12 +---------+--------+------ Total | 93 | 2,671 | 2,764 ----------------------------------+---------+--------+------ The following is a summary of the casualties sustained by the Fourth Brigade of Marines from March 15 to November 11, 1918, as published in General Orders, No. 66, Second Division, American Expeditionary Forces, dated July 2, 1919: _Fourth Brigade casualties._