Anthony Gale

Anthony Gale
Anthony Gale Memorial, Lincoln County Courthouse, Stanford, Kentucky
BornIreland
Died(1843-12-12)December 12, 1843
Stanford, Kentucky, U.S.
Allegiance United States
Service / branch United States Marine Corps
Years of service1798–1820 (Dismissed from Service)
RankLieutenant Colonel
CommandsCommandant of the Marine Corps
Battles / warsQuasi-War of 1798–1800
First Barbary War of 1801–1805
War of 1812

Anthony Gale was an Irish–American military officer who served as the fourth Commandant of the United States Marine Corps and is known as being the only one ever fired. Fewer records survive concerning him than any other commandant.[1] He is the only commandant for whom the Marines neither know his burial location nor have a portrait or likeness.

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