James Phillips Berkeley was an officer of the United States Marine Corps who attained the rank of lieutenant general. He is most noted as Signal Officer of 5th Marine Division during the Battle of Iwo Jima and later as commanding general of Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic. He was the son of Medal of Honor recipient, Major General Randolph C. Berkeley.
Lieutenant General James P. Berkeley
James P. Berkeley as second lieutenant in April 1931
20th Anniversary of 2nd Marine Division at Camp Lejeune, 1961; Commanding general MG James P. Berkeley giving a speech. Former divisional commander, MG Clayton B. Vogel ret. next to him, GEN Edwin A. Pollock ret., LTG Lewis B. Puller ret. and LTG Joseph C. Burger in the background.
20th Anniversary of 2nd Marine Division at Camp Lejeune, 1961; Commanding general MG James P. Berkeley in conversation with LTG Lewis B. Puller ret. and LTG Julian C. Smith ret.
Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic
The Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic (FMFLANT) is an American maritime landing force that is spread across the Atlantic Ocean. It is headquartered at Naval Station Norfolk and directs and commands all the subordinate elements of the Navy Expeditionary Strike Force and Marine Air-Ground Task Force components that follow under the 2nd, 4th, and 6th Fleet and the Marine Forces Command (MarForCom). The Commanding General of Marine Forces Command is dual-posted as the Commanding General of the Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic. FMFLANT is under operational control of the Commander-in-Chief, United States Fleet Forces Command, when deployed.
Image: IIMEF Logo
Image: IIMEF Logo
Image: IIMEF Logo
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