Rare! Ww1 Us Marine Corps Maj. E. R. Beadle Autographed Marine Barracks Pass 1917
WW1 US MARINE CORPS MAJ. BEADLE AUTOGRAPHED MARINE BARRACKS PASS 1917. THIS MARINE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR TRAINING ALL THE MARINES TRAINED AT PARIS (PARRIS) ISLAND BEFORE THERE MILITARY DEPLOYMENT TO FRANCE DURING WW1.
BEADLE AUTOGRAPHED MARINE BARRACKS NUMBERED (00068) PASS APRIL 9, 1917. 1946 (FIRST COMMANDER OF RECRUIT TRAINING, PARRIS ISLAND) Among those prominently associated with the island and the Marine Corps is Capt.
Beadle, the first commander of the recruit depot at Parris Island. Beadle enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1899. After 4 years of enlisted service, he was discharged to accept an appointment as a 2nd lieutenant. In June 1911, he was ordered to Parris Island to join an incipient recruit training program. He took over Company B, one of three companies training enlisted recruits.The program only lasted a few months, and in August 1911, Beadle and the training section were transferred to the Navy Yard at Charleston, S. Where the training of the recruits was completed. Beadle remained with the training section when it was moved from Charleston to the Navy Yard at Norfolk, Va. Beadle became the executive officer at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Norfolk. When the section was transferred back to Parris Island in October 1915, the 37-year-old Beadle became the new depot's commanding officer, a position he held until February 1917 when he was succeeded by Col.
Beadle, promoted to major, remained and served as the depot's executive officer until 1921 and was responsible for the training of tens of thousands of Marines for World War I. By the time he left the depot, he was recognized as the Marine Corps' top expert of recruit training.
After duty in Haiti, he was assigned as the executive officer, Adjutant and Inspector's Department, Headquarters Marine Corps. From here, he was sent to Nicaragua where he formed, trained and commanded the Guardia Nacional and oversaw the elections of 1928. He received high praise for his work in Nicaragua and received the Navy Cross for his services.
Beadle retired from the Marines as a lieutenant colonel in March 1930. Paris (Parris) Island, South Carolina. 00068 April 9, 19 17. ORIGINAL AUTOGRAPHED SIGNATURE OF USMC US MARINE CORPS MAJOR E. TAN COLOR COVER WEIGHT PAPER. DIMENSIONS: 2 11/16" X 4". THIS IS NOT A COPY OR A REPRODUCTION.