Chapter XXII · MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
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On April 6, 1917, the strength of the Marine Corps Reserve, all classes, was 36; the enlisted strength of the Naval Militia, Marine Corps Branch, of the various States, was 928.
On April 1, 1917, the Naval Militia, Marine Corps Branch, attained its highest strength, 1,046. There was no recruiting for the Naval Militia, Marine Corps Branch, after April 1, 1917, and in consequence, the enlisted personnel of that branch showed a steady decrease subsequent to that date, owing to discharges and rejections.
On July 1, 1918, the Naval Militia, Marine Corps Branch, then the National Naval Volunteers, Marine Corps Branch, consolidated with the Marine Corps Reserve in pursuance with the provisions of an act of Congress, approved July 1, 1918, and in consequence thereof became members of class 2, Marine Corps Reserve.
On November 16, 1918, the Marine Corps Reserve attained its highest strength, 6,773.
STRENGTH ON NOVEMBER 11, 1918.
The following table shows strength of Marine Corps Reserve on active duty on November 11, 1918:
Majors 7
Captains 33
First lieutenants 63
Second lieutenants 360
Total commissioned officers 463
Marine gunners 27
Quartermaster clerks 2
Pay clerks 4
Total warrant officers 33
Enlisted men 6,483
Female reservists 277
Total enlisted personnel 6,760
Strength of the Marine Corps Reserve.
Total men, all active. Total men, inactive. Women, active. Women, inactive. Total.
1917.
Apr. 1 35 .. .. .. 35
May 1 424 .. .. .. 424
June 1 885 .. .. .. 885
July 1 1,096 .. .. .. 1,096
Aug. 1 1,167 .. .. .. 1,167
Sept. 1 1,186 .. .. .. 1,186
Oct. 1 1,210 .. .. .. 1,210
Nov. 1 1,202 .. .. .. 1,202
Dec. 1 1,341 .. .. .. 1,341
1918.
Jan. 1 1,531 .. .. .. 1,531
Feb. 1 2,514 .. .. .. 2,514
Mar. 1 4,106 .. .. .. 4,106
Apr. 1 4,745 .. .. .. 4,745
May 1 4,780 .. .. .. 4,780
June 1 4,950 .. .. .. 4,950
July 1 5,211 .. .. .. 5,211
Aug. 1 6,378 .. .. .. 6,378
Sept. 1 6,453 .. 31 .. 6,484
Oct. 1 6,402 .. 145 .. 6,547
Nov. 1 6,467 .. 240 .. 6,707
Dec. 1 6,440 42 269 .. 6,751
1919.
Jan. 1 5,820 588 260 .. 6,668
Feb. 1 5,022 1,301 255 .. 6,578
Mar. 1 4,392 1,910 246 .. 6,548
Apr. 1 3,555 2,684 234 .. 6,473
May 1 3,064 3,041 229 .. 6,334
June 1 2,871 3,179 238 .. 6,288
July 1 2,410 3,502 226 .. 6,138
Aug. 1 2,186 3,694 .. 201 6,081