Kentucky Marine: Major General Logan Feland and the Making of the Modern USMC

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Praise for Kentucky Marine: Major General Logan Feland and the Making of the Modern USMC “Major General Logan Feland is not a household name; David J. Bettez’s work is a significant step toward rectifying that problem. Bettez has given new life to General Feland and his many accomplishments, most of which are still visible in today’s modern Marine Corps. Bettez’s research and writing pull together the scattered pieces of Feland’s life and career at a crucial time in the Corps’s history—the one-hundredth anniversary of World War I, and the downsizing of the Corps after a major war. These events still resonate , and Feland’s efforts are as relevant today as they were one hundred years ago. Kentucky Marine is a must-read for any Marine Corps historian or enthusiast.”—Annette Amerman, senior reference historian, Marine Corps History Division “In Kentucky Marine, David J. Bettez opens a window on a crucial period in U.S. Marine Corps history—the first three decades of the twentieth century . Holding an architecture degree from MIT, Logan Feland was better educated than most Marine officers of his day, but proved he possessed a warrior’s heart at Belleau Wood and other bloody battlefields of World War I. Bettez also shows how Feland oversaw the development of the small wars techniques in Nicaragua, which became the Marines’ trademark during the interwar period and encouraged the budding amphibious warfare doctrine that permitted his Corps to come into its own during World War II.”— Gregory J. W. Urwin, professor of history, Temple University “Kentucky Marine follows the changes in the Marine Corps from its role as colonial infantry to amphibious assault force. David J. Bettez uses the career of Major General Logan Feland to chart this institutional change, which took Feland and the Marines to the battlefields of France. This book takes its objective.”—Allan R. Millett, author of Semper Fidelis: The History of the United States Marine Corps “Logan Feland is a virtually unknown Kentuckian whose story needs to be told. Kentucky Marine offers a wealth of research from a variety of sources to piece together the life of an important individual.”—William E. Ellis, author of A History of Education in Kentucky KentucKy Marine KentucKy Marine Major General Logan Feland and the Making of the Modern uSMc David J. Bettez Copyright © 2014 by The University Press of Kentucky Scholarly publisher for the Commonwealth, serving Bellarmine University, Berea College, Centre College of Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky University, The Filson Historical Society, Georgetown College, Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky State University, Morehead State University, Murray State University, Northern Kentucky University, Transylvania University, University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, and Western Kentucky University. All rights reserved. Editorial and Sales Offices: The University Press of Kentucky 663 South Limestone Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40508-4008 www.kentuckypress.com Unless otherwise noted, photographs are courtesy of the U.S. Marine Corps. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bettez, David J., 1952Kentucky Marine : Major General Logan Feland and the making of the modern USMC / David J. Bettez. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8131-4457-3 (hardcover : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-8131-4482-5 (pdf)— ISBN 978-0-8131-4481-8 (epub) 1. Feland, Logan, 1869-1936. 2. United States. Marine Corps—Officers— Biography. 3. Generals—United States—Biography. 4. United States. Marine Corps—History—20th century. 5. Belleau Wood, Battle of, France, 1918. 6. Americans—Nicaragua—Biography. 7. Nicaragua—History—1909-1937. I. Title. II. Title: Major General Logan Feland and the making of the modern USMC. VE25.F39 2014 359.9’6092--dc23 [B] 2013045015 This book is printed on acid-free paper meeting the requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence in Paper for Printed Library Materials. Manufactured in the United States of America. Member of the Association of American University Presses Due to variations in the technical specifications of different electronic reading devices, some elements of this ebook may not appear as they do in the print edition. Readers are encouraged to experiment with user settings for optimum results. For my parents ...