US Marine Corps Base - Yearbook (Quantico, VA)

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I SllMllEl. . HHRRINGTUN Gilead! Commandant, Marine Corps Schools Brigadier General Samuel M. Harrington was born at Annapolis, Mary- land, on November I3, l882. He is a graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy, and has a B.A. degree from Yale University. He is also a graduate of the Marine Officers' School, in l909, of the United States Infantry School, Advanced Course, in l927, and of the Naval War College, Senior Course, in l935. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant, United States Marine Corps, January 22, l909, and served at sea 'l909-l9ll, being commissioned a First Lieutenant May 23, l9ll. ln l9ll-l9l3 he was Post Quartermaster at Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Norfolk, Virginia. From l9l3 to l9l6 he served with the American Legation Guard, Peking, China. In June, l9l6, he participated with the Fourth Regiment of Marines in the occupation of Santo Domingo, and took part in engagements at Las Trincheras, Dona Antonia, Guay- acanes, LaCeiba and Pimentel. He was commissioned Captain, August 29, l9l6, and Maior ltemporaryl July I, l9lB. He was commissioned Maior lpermanentl June 4, P7205 Lieutenant Colonel, May 29, l934g Colonel, June 30, l935, and Brigadier General, January I, l940. ln l920 he served on the staff of the Marine Corps Schools and again, in l926-27. From l922 to l925 he served in the Gendarmerle D'Haltl as Department Commander, E311 Central Department, Department of the North and Department ot the South. ln l925-l927 he was a student at the Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia, and an instructor in the Department of Tactics at the Marine Corps Schools, Quantico, Virginia. In l927-28 he was Chief of Staff of the Guardia Nacional de Nicaragua. From l929 to I934 he served at Headquarters, Marine Corps, as Inspector of Target Practice in the Division of Operations and Training. In I934-35 he attended the Naval War College, and in l935- l936 he served as Force Marine Officer, Battle Force, United States Fleet. In l936-37 he was in command of Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts, and in I937-38 he commanded the Fifth Marines. In the following year he was Executive Officer of the First Brigade, United States Marines, and in l939 was Chief of Staff, Marine Barracks, Quantico, Vir- ginia. ln l940-l94l he was President of the Naval Examining Board and Director of the Marine Corps Reserve, and on July 2, l94l, was appointed Commandant, Marine Corps Schools. Brigadier General Harrington holds the Expeditionar Medal with two bronze bars for duty in China, the Dominican Republic and Haiti, the Dominican Campaign Medal, the Victory Medal with West Indies clasp, the Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal, the Nicaraguan Ribbon and the Distinguished Service Medal and Riibbon lHaitiant.

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WILLIAM A. WO RTON Colonel Assislani' Commandanl WILLIAM F. LANTZ Maier Adiulanf-Secrelary Marine Corps Schools l32l