Invasion and Occupation of Haiti
The first United States occupation of Haiti began on July 28, 1915 and ended in mid-August 1934.
| Image | Name | Service | Rank | Place of action | Date of action | Unit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler, SmedleySmedley Butler | Marine Corps | O-04 !Major | Fort Riviere, Haiti | 01915-11-17November 17, 1915 | 2nd Marines | Second award – previously awarded a Medal of Honor for action in the Mexican Campaign. | |
| Button, William R.William R. Button | Marine Corps | E-4 !Corporal | Grande Riviere, Haiti !near Grande Riviere, Haiti | 01919-10-31Oct 31, 1919 – 01919-11-01Nov 1, 1919 | USS Antares (AG-10) 7th Marines | For the assassination of rebel leader Charlemagne Péralte and the routing of his followers | |
| Daly, DanielDaniel Daly | Marine Corps | E-7 !Gunnery Sergeant | Fort Liberte, Haiti !near Fort-Liberté, Haiti | 01915-10-24October 24, 1915 | 15th Company, 2nd Marines | Second award – previously awarded a Medal of Honor for action in the Boxer Rebellion | |
| Hanneken, Herman H.Herman H. Hanneken | Marine Corps | E-5 !Sergeant | Grande Riviere, Haiti !near Grande Riviere, Haiti | 01919-10-31Oct 31, 1919 – 01919-11-01Nov 1, 1919 | USS Antares (AG-10) 7th Marines | For the assassination of rebel leader Charlemagne Péralte and the routing of his followers | |
| Iams, Ross L.Ross L. Iams | Marine Corps | E-5 !Sergeant | Fort Riviere, Haiti | 01915-11-17November 17, 1915 | 5th Company, 2nd Marines | Approaching a breach in the wall which was the only entrance to the fort, Sergeant Iams unhesitatingly jumped through the breach despite constant fire from the Cacos and engaged the enemy in a desperate hand-to-hand combat until the bastion was captured and Caco resistance neutralized. | |
| — | Marguiles, SamuelSamuel Marguiles | Marine Corps | E-1 !Private | Fort Riviere, Haiti | 01915-11-17November 17, 1915 | 23rd Company, 2nd Marines | Served under the name Samuel Gross. |
| Ostermann, Edward A.Edward A. Ostermann | Marine Corps | O-02 !First Lieutenant | Fort Liberte, Haiti !near Fort-Liberté, Haiti | 01915-10-24October 24, 1915 | 15th Company, 2nd Marines | In command of one of the three squads which advanced in three different directions, led his men forward, surprising and scattering the Cacos, and aiding in the capture of Fort Dipitie. | |
| Upshur, William P.William P. Upshur | Marine Corps | O-03 !Captain | Fort Liberte, Haiti !near Fort-Liberté, Haiti | 01915-10-24October 24, 1915 | 15th Company, 2nd Marines | In command of the three squads which advanced in three different directions, led his men forward, surprising and scattering the Cacos, and aiding the capture of Fort Dipitie. |
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“We should have an army so organized and so officered as to be capable in time of emergency, in cooperation with the National Militia, and under the provision of a proper national volunteer law, rapidly to expand into a force sufficient to resist all probable invasion from abroad and to furnish a respectable expeditionary force if necessary in the maintenance of our traditional American policy which bears the name of President Monroe.”
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