Marine Corps League history

By 1928, detachments reached to the west coast.

LeJeune remained as national commandant until 1929, when Maj.

LeJeune then appointed Neville as the National Commandant of the Marine Corps League for the duration of his term until the next national convention in St Louis, MO in 1930.

The League prospered and expanded under the leadership of Lations, who was national commandant until 1931, when the ninth national convention in Buffalo, New York elected Carlton A. Fisher of the Niagara-Frontier detachment to succeed Lations.

In 1932, a movement was started in Washington under the guise of economy to abolish the Marine Corps.

John F. Manning of Methuen, Massachusetts succeeded Fisher as national commandant at the convention in Denver, Colorado in 1934.

Florence E. O'Leary of Cincinnati, Ohio succeeded Illch as national commandant at the national convention in Washington, DC in 1938.

In turn, Detachment 14 received its national charter on 15 April 1944.

James L. Hammons, MCL Detachment #939, Aiken, South Carolina was formed in 1996 to fulfill the mission within the context of service to our community.

In 2013, the Detachment held the first Hike to raise funds for Captain Greg Galeazzi, who suffered severe injuries from an IED attack in Iraq.

In 2014, the Detachment had more than doubled in size and the annual event raised money to support the Semper Fi fund. $12,000 was raised to support the Semper Fi fund.

In 2015, the Detachment continued to grow and again raised funds to support the Semper Fi fund. $10,000 was raised to support the Semper Fi fund.

The efforts of the 2016 Hike were to raise funds and awareness for the alarming statistic of 22 Veterans per day who lose their lives to suicide.