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Lecture and Book Signing: Preparing for Victory: Thomas Holcomb and the Making of the Modern Marine Corps, 1936-1943

National World War II Museum 956 Magazine St, New Orleans

A lecture with David J. Ulbrich, Ph.D. During the Great Depression, the U.S. Marine Corps fell to less than 18,000 men and its budgets slipped to $20 million in 1936. At this low point, Thomas Holcomb became Marine Corps Commandant. Over the next seven years, he directed the Corps’ incredible growth to 385,000 Marines with

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