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Wendell Cushing Neville (May 12, 1870 – July 8, 1930) was a major general of the Marine Corps as well as a Medal of Honor recipient and the 14th Commandant of the Marine Corps between 1929 and 1930.
Major General Wendell Cushing Neville, 14th Commandant of the Marine Corps and Medal of Honor recipient, was born in Portsmouth, Virginia, on 12 May 1870. He entered the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, in 1886 chiefly because no one else in his district desired an appointment to Annapolis that year.
U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel Wendell Cushing Neville was presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during the Mexican Campaign (Vera Cruz).
20 de mar. de 2017 · Class of 1890. Commandant of the Marine Corps, 1929-1930. Medal of Honor Recipient. Profile. Wendell C. Neville was born at Portsmouth, Virginia, on 12 May 1870. He graduated from the Naval Academy in the class of 1890 and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps in 1892.
WENDELL CUSHING NEVILLE. Class of 1890. Lieutenant Colonel. 2d Marine Regiment. U.S. Marine Corps. April 21-22, 1914. Vera Cruz, Mexico. For distinguished conduct in battle engagements of Vera Cruz 21 and 22 April 1914.
Major General Wendell Cushing Neville was a U.S. Marine Corps officer who received the U.S. military's highest award for valor, the Medal of Honor, for his heroic actions during the Occupation of Veracruz.
1st Lieutenant Wendell Cushing Neville was leader of first platoon, Company D, commanded by Captain William F. Spicer, First Marine Battalion (Reinforced), North Atlantic Squadron. The company was in continuous action against Spanish infantry and irregulars at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 11 through 14 June 1898..
