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‘1, General (four-star). ou - e _ iad 7 me ea - Th ee ood “ Doge . ee * oF “s -_ ws oo ; ot *. r E “Fas ~ onR a etn Me, t “ a ee 5 a ae - pe ., rr, - In connection with the Director's attendance at the Gridiron Club on © fa.th 2 5, the Director is to be seated between General Wallace Martin Giecne, Jr., } arine Corps Commandant, and Roy Wilkins, Executive Director of che Netional Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). There fcllows detailed information regarding General Greene and Roy Wilkins. WALLACE MARTIN GREENE, JR. Biographical Data: | | General Greene, the 23rd Commandant of the U.S, Marine Corps, ies been a Marine officer since 1930. He assumed his present duties and was pror to his current rank on 1-1-64. Greene was born 12-27-07 at Waterbury, Vermont, attended public schools in Burlington, Vermont, and spent a year at the University Vermont before entering the United States Naval Academy where he graduated 6-5-. and received a commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Marines. His assignments h been many and varied, having served aboard ship and in foreign countries, as well 2s in the United States. | He was commended for performance of duties during the Sino-Japane hostilities during 1937 and 1938. For his outstanding service as Assistant Chief of £-aff, G-3 Tactical Group, during the planning and effecting of the Marshall Islands ‘svasion, Greene, then a Lieutenant Colonel, was awarded the First Legion of Mer: with Combat 'V." For his outstanding services prior to and during the combat on S:inan and Tinian, he earned a second Legion of Merit. He was promoted rapidly through the ranks and graduated from the National War College in Washington in June, 1953, the following month becoming Staff Special Assistant to the Joint Chiefs of Staff for National Security Council Affairs. He became a Brigadier General on 9-1-55. In June, 1957, he became Commanding General of the Marine Corps Base _ - at Camp Lejeune. While serving as Assistant Chief of Staff at Headquarters Marin Corps in 1958, he was promoted to Major General, subsequently, becoming Deputy _ Chiof of Staff (Plans), On 1-1-60 he was designated Chief of Staff of the Marine C with the rank of Lieutenant General. TT @ +e. bts © OSES WR ae Se ees Gwe = . “ea! a . The late President Kennedy nominated General Greene, on 9-24-63, <6 be the 23rd Commandant of the Marine Corps for a four-year term, which was coafirmed; and, when he assumed that command, 1-1-64, he was promoted to a ful : _— re eee ee ek es! 0 dl