a month, which was later increased to $25 and continued until his death. Although some sources identify he died on December 12, 1842, most sources, including the April 1844 pension petition filed by his widow, report his death to be on December 12, 1843. Over the years, several efforts have been undertaken by the Marines in an attempt to locate Commandant Gale's final resting place. All have proven unsuccessful. In lieu of a monument at his gravesite, on March 6, 2010, various detachments of the Marine Corps League of Kentucky dedicated a monument to Commandant Anthony Gale at the Lincoln County Courthouse in Stanford, Kentucky, near where he died and is likely buried. The Marine Corps League, Department of Kentucky, has taken, as an annual project, the traditional laying of the Commandant's wreath at this memorial on each November 10, the birthday of the Marines, in accordance with Chapter 6 of Marine Corps Order 3040.4. See also Commandant of the Marine Corps Ashfield Gales References Bibliography Year of birth missing 1843 deaths United States Marine Corps personnel of the War of 1812 Irish emigrants to the United States (before 1923) United States Marine Corps Commandants United States Marine Corps officers United States Marine Corps personnel who were court-martialed American duellists