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    Lemuel Cornick Shepherd Jr. (February 10, 1896 – August 6, 1990) was a General in the United States Marine Corps, 20th Commandant of the Marine Corps,...
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  • Leland C. Shepard Jr. (1923–2009), U.S. Air Force brigadier general Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr. (1896–1990), U.S. Marine Corps four-star general William Shepard...
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  • state senator Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr. (1896–1990), United States Marine Corps four-star general and 20th Commandant of the Marine Corps Lemuel Smith (born...
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    Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. (/ˈsaɪmən ˈbɒlɪvər ˈbʌknər/ SY-mən BOL-i-vər BUK-nər; July 18, 1886 – June 18, 1945) was a lieutenant general in the United States...
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    Southern landing area: 1st Provisional Marine Brigade Brig. Gen. Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr., USMC Reserve: 77th Infantry ("Statue of Liberty") Division Maj...
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    Division had two commanders during its short existence: Major General Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., 7 September 1944 – 24 December 1945 Major General Archie F. Howard...
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  • Two Marine Corps Commandants, Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr. and Randolph M. Pate, and Chiefs of Staff of the Army, George C. Marshall and the Air Force, John...
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    commandant" was Eli K. Cole (Allen H. Turnage being the last), while Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr. was the first to hold it as the "assistant commandant". Before...
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    matters concerning the Corps, but was not a regular member; General Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., Commandant in 1952–55, was the first to sit as an occasional member...
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    C. Roberts (three awards) Ford O. Rogers James Roosevelt William H. Rupertus John H. Russell Jr. Al Schmid Harry Schmidt Harold G. Schrier Lemuel C....
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    dedication ceremony was then Commandant of the Marine Corps, General Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr., who had fought and was twice wounded at Belleau Wood, and later...
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    building activity, the 9th Marine Regiment, under then Colonel Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr., marched from Camp Elliott in San Diego to Camp Pendleton to be...
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    The celebrations were formalized and standardized by Commandant Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr. in 1952, outlining the cake cutting ceremony, which would enter...
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    gold colored continents. In 1954, the USMC Commandant, General Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., requested the design of an official seal for the corps. The new...
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    Washington 1982 – General Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., USMC, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia 1985 – William G. Leftwich, Jr., Lieutenant Colonel...
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    He married Virginia Cartwright Shepherd, the daughter of General Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., a Commandant of the Marine Corps. Haskew 2014, pp. 34–35. Cullum...
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    own life to protect his men. His parents were notified by General Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr., Commandant of the Marine Corps, that their son was the 25th Marine...
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    general, USMC. Commanded the 3rd Battalion during World War I. Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr., general, USMC. Served with 55th Company, 2nd Battalion during...
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    weeks after landing, division commanding general Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr. relieved the regiment's C.O., Colonel Victor F. Bleasdale, a well-decorated...
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  • Weldon at the request, and with the assistance, of the Commandant Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr. The seal consists of the traditional Marine Corps Eagle, Globe...
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  • Dillinger Dean Rusk (Sigma) – former US Secretary of State Gen Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr. (Beta) – former Commandant of the United States Marine Corps Ellison...
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    initially built around the 9th Marine Regiment, commanded by Colonel Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr. who later became the 20th Commandant of the Marine Corps. Major...
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    Gen. Roy S. Geiger) Left beaches: 6th Marine Division (Maj. Gen. Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr.) Right beaches: 1st Marine Division (Maj. Gen. Pedro A. del Valle)...
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    Corps 10 U.S.C. § 151 Joint Chiefs of Staff: composition; functions. 10 U.S.C. § 165 Combatant commands: administration and support 10 U.S.C. § 5043 Commandant...
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    Service Sumner Shapiro U. S. Grant Sharp Jr. (2 awards) Harold E. Shear (2 awards) Alan Shepard Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr. Forrest P. Sherman Eric Shinseki David...
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    dedication ceremony was then Commandant of the Marine Corps, General Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr., who had fought and was wounded at Belleau Wood 37 years earlier...
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    FMF, Pacific, his eventual successor as commandant General Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr. Shepherd and Cates would revive the amphibious assault at Inchon. Upon...
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  • Marine Corps History Division. Retrieved 1 October 2023. General Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr. Marine Corps University. Retrieved 1 October 2023. General Franklin...
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  • Arlington National Cemetery. The name was personally ordered by Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr., the 20th Commandant of the Marine Corps. Franklin D. Roosevelt...
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    (24,356 officers and enlisted) Division Commander: Major General Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., USMC Asst. Division Commander: Brigadier General William T. Clement...
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