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David Monroe Shoup ( December 30, 1904 – January, 13 1983) was a general of the United States Marine Corps who was awarded the Medal of Honor in World War II, served as the 22nd Commandant of the Marine Corps, and, after retiring, became one of the most prominent critics of the Vietnam War.
1 de mar. de 2021 · David Monroe Shoup was a highly decorated Marine general who risked his career to stop a war he believed was unjust and unwinnable.
David Monroe Shoup. For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as commanding officer of all Marine Corps troops in action against enemy Japanese forces on Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Islands from 20-22 November 1943.
16 de ene. de 1983 · Gen. David M. Shoup, a retired Commandant of the Marine Corps, a World War II hero and an early, outspoken critic of United States involvement in the Vietnam War, died Thursday of a heart ailment...
Future Marine Corps Commandant David M. Shoup was not supposed to be heading toward the north shore of Betio Island on 20 November 1943. Until a mere ten days earlier, he had been serving as a lieutenant colonel and operations and training officer (D-3) of the 2d Marine Division.
In January 1960, Shoup was promoted to General and became the Twenty-Second Commandant of the Marine Corps, serving on the Joint Chiefs of Staff until his retirement in 1963. David M. Shoup...
David Monroe Shoup (30 December 1904 – 13 January 1983) was a decorated general of the United States Marine Corps who was awarded the Medal of Honor in World War II, became the 22nd Commandant of the Marine Corps, and, after retiring, became one of the most prominent critics of the Vietnam War.
