Marine Corps Brevet Medal
Name Rank brevetted to Date of action Place of action Notes
Philip M. Bannon O-02 First Lieutenant June 13 , 1898 Guantánamo Bay , Cuba For distinguished conduct during the Spanish-American War
Smedley D. Butler O-03 Captain July 13 , 1900 Tientsin , China For distinguished conduct and public service in the presence of the enemy July 13 , 1900 , during the Boxer Rebellion . One of three to receive both the Brevet Medal and the Medal of Honor . One of nineteen to receive the Medal of Honor twice
Carl Gamborg-Andresen O-03 Captain July 13 , 1900 Tientsin , China For distinguished conduct and public service in the presence of the enemy during the Boxer Rebellion
Newt H. Hall O-04 Major August 14 , 1900 Peking , China For distinguished conduct in the presence of the enemy during the Boxer Rebellion
Allan C. Kelton O-04 Major July 3 , 1898 Guantánamo Bay , Cuba For distinguished conduct and public service in the presence of the enemy during the Spanish-American War
Charles G. Long O-03 Captain June 11 , 1898 Guantánamo Bay , Cuba For distinguished conduct and public service in the presence of the enemy during the Spanish-American War
Lewis C. Lucas O-03 Captain June 13 , 1898 Guantánamo Bay , Cuba For conspicuous conduct in battle during the Spanish-American War
James E. Mahoney O-03 Captain June 11 , 1898 Guantánamo Bay , Cuba For distinguished conduct and public service in the presence of the enemy during the Spanish-American War
Charles L. McCawley O-04 Major June 11 , 1898 Guantánamo Bay , Cuba For distinguished conduct and public service in the presence of the enemy during the Spanish-American War
William N. McKelvy Sr O-03 Captain June 11 , 1898 Guantánamo Bay , Cuba For distinguished conduct and public service in the presence of the enemy during the Spanish-American War
Paul St. Clair Murphy O-04 Major July 3 , 1898 Santiago , Cuba For gallant service in the naval battle of Santiago , Cuba during the Spanish-American War
John Twiggs Myers O-04 Major July 20 , 1900 Peking , China For distinguished conduct in the presence of the enemy at the defense of the legations during the Boxer Rebellion
Wendell C. Neville O-03 Captain June 13 , 1898 Guantánamo Bay , Cuba For conspicuous conduct in battle during the Spanish-American War . One of three to receive both the Brevet Medal and the Medal of Honor
Percival C. Pope O-03 Captain September 8 , 1863 Fort Sumter For gallant and meritorious service in the night attack upon Ft. Sumter during the Civil War
David D. Porter O-03 Captain October 8 , 1899 Novaleta , Philippine Islands For distinguished conduct and public service in the presence of the enemy during the Philippine Insurrection . One of three to both receive the Brevet Medal and the Medal of Honor
William G. Powell O-03 Captain June 21 , 1900 Tientsin , China For distinguished conduct and public service in the presence of the enemy during the Boxer Rebellion
George Richards O-05 Lieutenant Colonel July 13 , 1900 Tientsin , China For distinguished conduct in the presence of the enemy during the Boxer Rebellion
Melville J. Shaw O-02 First Lieutenant June 11 , 1898 Guantánamo Bay , Cuba For distinguished conduct and public service in the presence of the enemy during the Spanish-American War
George C. Thorpe O-03 Captain October 8 , 1899 Novaleta , Philippine Islands For distinguished conduct and public service in the presence of the enemy during the Philippine Insurrection
Littleton W.T . Waller O-05 Lieutenant Colonel July 13 , 1900 Tientsin , China For distinguished conduct and public service in the presence of the enemy during the Boxer Rebellion He is the only Marine to have been awarded both the Brevet Medal and the Navy Specially Meritorious Service Medal
Recipients
The Marine Corps Brevet Medal, also known as the Brevet Medal, was a military decoration of the United States Marine Corps; it was created in 1921 as a result of Marine Corps Order Number 26. The decoration was a one-time issuance and retroactively recognized living Marine Corps officers who had received a brevet rank. The similar practice of frocking continues in all five branches of the U.S. Armed Forces. Brevet promotions were used by the United States military in some capacity from 1775 until they were discontinued in 1900. The Army was the only branch authorized to grant brevets until 1814, when the Marine Corps was granted the same privilege. For the 86 years, the Marine Corps awarded 121 brevet promotions to 100 Marine Corps officers. Captain Anthony Gale was the first to receive a brevet promotion in 1814 and John Twiggs Myers, who died in 1952, was the last surviving recipient. In 1921 Commandant John A. Lejeune requested that a Marine Corps Brevet Medal be authorized; after it was approved and created, the decoration was given to the last 20 living Marine Corps officers who received brevet promotions.