Chapter IV.
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION AND DISPOSITION OF MARINES DURING WAR.
During the period of the war Marines served ashore and afloat all over the world. The following tables show where they were located at the outbreak of war and on the date the armistice became operative; also the naval vessels on which Marines were serving on both of these dates; and the geographical location of Marines during the war.
Location of Marines on April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918.
| Location. | Apr. 6, 1917. | Nov. 11, 1918. | ||||
| Officers. | Men. | Total. | Officers. | Men. | Total. | |
| American Expeditionary Forces | .. | .. | .. | [3]857 | 23,698 | 24,555 |
| Azores | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 188 | 199 |
| China | 8 | 268 | 276 | 11 | 271 | 282 |
| Cuba | 16 | 580 | 596 | 99 | 2,310 | 2,409 |
| England (A. E. F.). See American Expeditionary Forces. | ||||||
| England (not A. E. F.) | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 69 | 71 |
| France (A. E. F.). See American Expeditionary Forces. | ||||||
| France (not A. E. F.) | .. | .. | .. | 146 | 1,030 | 1,176 |
| Germany (A. E. F.) See American Expeditionary Forces. | ||||||
| Guam | 9 | 383 | 392 | 14 | 366 | 380 |
| Haiti | 62 | 622 | 684 | 60 | 825 | 885 |
| Hawaiian Islands | 3 | 137 | 140 | 10 | 466 | 476 |
| Holland (The Hague) | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 111 | 114 | 5 | 118 | 123 |
| Philippine Islands | 7 | 272 | 279 | 12 | 582 | 594 |
| Porto Rico (San Juan) | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 77 | 78 |
| Samoa | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Santo Domingo | 69 | 1,856 | 1,925 | 84 | 1,879 | 1,963 |
| Sea duty | 49 | 2,187 | 2,236 | 64 | 2,009 | 2,073 |
| Spain (Madrid) | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| United States | 183 | 6,481 | 6,664 | 1,029 | 36,004 | 37,043 |
| Virgin Islands | 10 | 317 | 327 | 25 | 583 | 608 |
| Total | 419 | 13,214 | 13,633 | 2,431 | 70,489 | 72,920 |
[3] Including enlisted men commissioned in Europe.
MARINES SERVING ON BOARD NAVAL VESSELS.
Marine detachments served on board all the overseas battleships and on the battleships of Battleship Force Two throughout the war. The Marines of Battleship Force One of which the Minnesota was flagship were temporarily withdrawn in April, 1918.
Marines were also on board a great many of the cruisers which acted as escorts for the vessels transporting Army troops to Europe.