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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, Navy Cross recipient, veteran of World War I, World War II, and the Korean War.
General Lemuel Cornick Shepherd, Jr., 20th Commandant of the Marine Corps, was born on 10 February 1896 in Norfolk, Virginia. He graduated from the Virginia Military Institute. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps on 11 April 1917 and reported for active duty at the Marine Barracks, Port Royal, South Carolina, on May 19th.
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Lemuel “Lem” Cornick Shepherd Jr., Class of 1917, grew up in Norfolk, Virginia, and was the grandson of a Confederate veteran. Named for a great-uncle killed at Chancellorsville, Shepherd played football and ran track at VMI. He was busted from his rank of corporal as a 3rd Class cadet and remained a 1st Class private at VMI.
8 de ago. de 1990 · WAS MARINE GENERAL. By J.Y. Smith. August 7, 1990 at 8:00 p.m. EDT. Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr., 94, a retired Marine Corps general who served as a company officer in World War I, as a division...
8 de ago. de 1990 · Gen. Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr., a former Commandant of the Marine Corps and a decorated veteran of both World Wars and the Korean War, died Monday at his home in San Diego. He was 94 years...
Maj. Gen. Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., commanding general of the 6th Marine Division, studies a map in April 1945 during the Battle of Okinawa. (U.S. Marine Corps)
7 de ago. de 1990 · Former Marine Corps Commandant Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr., who fought in three wars during his 42 years of service, died Monday in San Diego at the age of 92. Shepherd served as commandant, the...
