John M. Gamble

US Marine Corps officer (1791–1936) Date Of Birth : 1791-01-01T00:00:00Z Date Of Death : 1836-09-11T00:00:00Z

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel John Marshall Gamble (1791 – 11 September 1836) was an officer in the United States Marine Corps during the early 19th century. He was the first, and remains the only known, U.S. Marine to command a U.S. Navy ship, commanding the prize ships Greenwich and Sir Andrew Hammond during naval actions in the Pacific during the War of 1812.

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