New York Detachment No. 1
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| Established | December 11, 1922 |
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| Founded at | New York City |
| Type | 501(c)(4) – U.S. Marines Corps veterans organization |
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| Legal status | 36 U.S.C. 1401 – U.S. chartered corporation |
| Headquarters | Manhattan, New York |
| Coordinates | 40°42′46″N 74°00′22″W / 40.7128°N 74.0060°W ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ |
Region served | New York City |
Membership (2018) | c. 50 |
| Ferdinand Rodriguez | |
| Curt Bergeest | |
| James Rauscher | |
| Lawrence Carney | |
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Key people | Chairman Board of Trustees
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Main organ | Detachment Meetings |
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| Affiliations | Boy Scouts |
| Website | newyorkmarines |
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On November 10, 1922, the Marine Corps Veterans Association was formed during the Marine Corps Veterans Conference of 1922. After the Conference, units began to organize across the country.
New York Detachment No. 1 is the first and oldest Detachment in the Marine Corps League. It was the first unit organized in December 1922 as the first New York Post, later renamed as New York Detachment, of the Marine Corps Veterans Association.
On June 3 to June 6, 1923, the Marine Corps Veterans Association held it's first National Convention, known as the All-Marine Caucus, at the Hotel Pennsylvania, New York City, New York. During the Convention, New York Detachment would be the first detachment to receive it's charter as New York Detachment No. 1.
At the end of the Caucus, the Marine Corps Veterans Association would change it's name after a bitter battle on the floor, to the Marine Corps League.[1] In the years to follow New York Detachment No. 1 held prominence within the League. Known as the "mother detachment",[2] it is the cradle of the League.[3]
History[edit]
New York Detachment No. 1 has a long and established history within the Marine Corps League. It is the oldest detachment in the Marine Corps League, first organized under the Marine Corps Veterans Association in 1922. Along with the McLemore Marine Detachment, they are the only remaining continuously active detachments dating back to the Marine Corps Veterans' Association.
New York Post[edit]
On November 10, 1922, Major Sidney W. Brewster (retired), along with others, organized the Marine Corps Veterans Association in New York City. They began to organize posts throughout the country. Colonel George C. Reid was elected Commandant of the first New York Post on Monday night (December 11, 1922).[4] Soon after that, the New York Post would be renamed New York Detachment.
Colonel George C. Reid was in command of the Marines at the New York Navy Yard at the time. Other detachment officers include Mae Bennett Garner, the only woman still enrolled in the Marine Corps Reserves; Miss Celia Champagne, paymaster and Miss Anna Ryan, member of the executive committee,-all Lady Leathernecks.[5]
"Doc" Clifford, beloved chaplain of the Fifth Marines, who served with that brave outfit overseas during the war, was unanimously elected chaplain of the detachment.[5]
The next meeting of the New York Detachment, to which all Marines were invited, would be held at the Pennsylvania Hotel, New York City, on Thursday evening, January 4, 1923, which was attended by the veterans of Belleau Wood, U.S. Marines in a body.[5]
— Leatherneck (December 23, 1922)[4]
New York Detachment No. 1[edit]
New York Detachment would be the first detachment to receive its charter under the national organizations new name, the Marine Corps League. The Detachment would now be known as New York Detachment Number 1 and would receive it's new charter during the All-Marine Caucus of 1923, making it the oldest, continuous detachment of the Marine Corps League.[6] Colonel George C. Reid continued as the detachment Commandant. New York Detachment No. 1 was influential in the early years of the League. As an example, a movement was started in Washington, under the guise of the economy, to abolish the Marine Corps. This was frustrated when New York Detachment No. 1 sprang into action. A newspaper campaign of protest was followed by contact with every senator and congressman in the National Capital by letter and personal visits. The actions of New York Detachment No. 1 inspired other detachments in the League to conduct similar campaigns throughout the country. Thus the movement was smothered.[7]
Many notables of the era of the Corps who were on hand when the Marine Corps League was first founded were detachment members. Marines such as Major Sidney W. Brewster USMC, who was elected the first Commandant of the organization at the November 10, 1922 meeting. Reverend John (Doc) H. Clifford, USN, was appointed National Chaplain as well as the Detachment Chaplain (in perpetuity). Major J. C. Fegan, USMC was in attendance as well as other notables.
By 1955, many of the men who attended that first meeting on November 10, 1922 were still active in the Marine Corps League, especially in the New York City area. The first National Judge Advocate of the League, former Private Milton Solomon, of the AEF, was serving as City Magistrate in New York City. At the time, he held the position of National Chairman, Supreme Judicial Commission, Marine Corps League. In a July 1955 Leatherneck Magazine, it stated, "Judge Solomon is still an active member of the New York Detachment Number One, the first Marine Corps League unit organized."[8]
Greater New York Detachment No. 1[edit]
On November 13, 1957, the Detachment changed it's name to the "Greater New York Detachment Number 1". In a December 1966 Leatherneck Magazine, "Greater New York Detachment Number One was the first to be chartered by the League and today New York has more members than any other state. The detachment is still quite active and has some colorful Marine members. Former sergeant, Albert Ireland, holder of nine Purple Hearts earned in World War II and Korea, is a member of the detachment. He was named "Commandant of the Year" by the League at the National Convention for his leadership in New York during 1966.
MajGen Melvin Krulewitch, USMCR (Ret'd), known affectionately as "Sgt Mel" because of his rank in World War I and his close association with enlisted men, also belongs to the group. General Krulewitch, former head of the New York Boxing Commission, is active in League affairs. Along with fellow New Yorker Sam Donnenfeld, and General Churchill, he is a member of a committee to build a permanent endowment fund for the support of the League."[9]
Greater New York No. 1 Detachment 226[edit]
The detachment was designated as Greater New York No. 1 Detachment 226 as a result of a nationwide realignment of all detachments of the Marine Corps League. The reorganization of the League was necessary to facilitate the administration of the national organization as it continued to grow.
The Detachment Today[edit]
The Detachment has been in continuous operation since December 1922. In 2019, the detachment changed back to it's original name, New York Detachment No. 1.
Publication[edit]
The official publication of the detachment is the Scuttlebutt Newsletter.
Notable Members[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Lambert, Frank (June 1931). "New York Detachment No. 1 to Observe Anniversary with Old Timers". The Leatherneck Magazine. Marine Corps Association & Foundation. 14 (6): 31 – via The Leatherneck Magazine.
- ↑ Cincotta, Angelo (July 1935). "NEW YORK DETACHMENT NO. 1". The Leatherneck Magazine. Marine Corps Association & Foundation. 18 (7): 43 – via The Leatherneck Magazine.
- ↑ Lambert, Frank (September 1931). "New York Gets Busy". The Leatherneck Magazine. Marine Corps Association & Foundation. 14 (9): 43 – via The Leatherneck Magazine.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Ex-Marines Are Rapidly Organizing". The Leatherneck Magazine. Marine Corps Association & Foundation. 5 (62): 5. December 23, 1922.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Marines Get Together: Former Leathernecks Throughout Nation Form Own Veterans' Association". The Wilkes-Barre Record. Wilkes- Barre, Pennsylvania: The Wilkes-Barre Record: 19. December 15, 1922 – via newspapers.com.
- ↑ Howard, Paul (January 1935). "New York Detachment No. 1". The Leatherneck Magazine. Vol. 18 no. 1. Marine Corps Association & Foundation. p. 47.[dead link]
- ↑ "Greater New York Detachment Marine Corps League 168th Anniversary United States Marine Corps 1775-1943 Program Book". Greater New York Detachment Marine Corps League 168th Anniversary United States Marine Corps 1775-1943 Program Book. New York City: 40. November 1943.
- ↑ Barnum, Edward (July 1955). "The Marine Corps League". The Leatherneck Magazine. Vol. 38 no. 7. Marine Corps Association & Foundation. pp. 52–53.[dead link]
- ↑ Ward, Wes (December 1966). Ben Nereck. "Marine Corps League". The Leatherneck Magazine. Marine Corps Association & Foundation. 49 (12): 40 – via The Leatherneck Magazine.
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