Presley O'Bannon

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United States of America
Service/branchUnited States Marine Corps
Years of service1801-1807[1]
RankFirst lieutenant
Battles/wars
Presley O'Bannon, from Naval Documents[2]
Presley O'Bannon's grave monument in Frankfort Cemetery

Presley O'Bannon (1776 – September 12, 1850) was a

Mameluke Sword, adopted in 1825 for Marine Corps officers, which is part of the formal uniform today.[3]

Biography

Presley Neville O'Bannon was born in

Marquis de Lafayette.[4]

O'Bannon entered the Marine Corps on January 18, 1801. As a

Cairo, but it had not been in a time of war. According to Marine Corps legend, Hamet Karamanli was so impressed with O'Bannon's bravery that he gave him a Mameluke sword
as a gesture of respect.

O'Bannon resigned from the Marine Corps on March 6, 1807. He moved to Logan County, Kentucky, making his home in Russellville. He served in the Kentucky State Legislature in 1812, 1817, and 1820–21, and in the Kentucky State Senate from 1824 to 1826.

Some time before 1826, he married Matilda Heard, daughter of Major James Heard and Nancy Morgan, a daughter of American Revolutionary War general Daniel Morgan, commander at the Battle of Cowpens in South Carolina in 1781.[4]

O'Bannon died in 1850 at age 74 in Pleasureville, Kentucky, where his daughter and nephew lived. In 1919, his remains were moved to the Frankfort Cemetery in Kentucky's state capital.

Mameluke sword

Because of O'Bannon's distinguished record during the Derna campaign, Marine Corps Commandant Archibald Henderson in 1825 adopted the Mameluke sword for wear by all Marine Corps commissioned officers. Since the initial distribution in 1826, the Mameluke sword has been worn except for the years 1859–1875, when regulations temporarily required Marine officers to wear the model U.S. Army M1850 foot officers' sword. Mameluke swords are worn by Marine Corps officers as prescribed with all uniforms except the evening dress and utility uniform.[6]

Namesakes

Three Navy ships have been named USS O'Bannon in his honor:

O'Bannon Hall, at the Basic School in Quantico, Virginia is named in honor of Presley O'Bannon.[10]

See also

  • List of Historically Important U.S. Marines

Notes

  1. ^ a b "First Lieutenant Presley Neville O'Bannon", Who's Who in Marine Corps History.
  2. OCLC 1014224873
    .
  3. ^ "Noteworthy Marines". Tun-Tavern.com. Retrieved 2007-02-10.
  4. ^ a b Union County, Past and Present, Writers' Program (U.S.). Kentucky. Schuhmann Printing, 1941 - Union County (Ky.)
  5. ^ "O'Bannon House Historical Marker". Kentucky Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2008-04-14. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
  6. ^ "MARINE CORPS UNIFORM REGULATIONS §3032. SWORD AND ACCESSORIES, OFFICERS" (PDF). MARINE CORPS ORDER P1020.34G W/CH 1-5. Marines.mil. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
  7. ^ "O'Bannon (I)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
  8. ^ "O'Bannon (II)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
  9. ^ "O'Bannon (DD 987)". Naval Vessel Register. NAVSEA Shipbuilding Support Office, United States Navy. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
  10. ^ "O'Bannon House". USMCFSA. Archived from the original on 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2008-03-01.

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