Shepherd, Lemuel C. (Lemuel Cornick), 1896-1990

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Lemuel Cornick Shepherd, Jr. (b. Feb. 10, 1896, Norfolk, Va.-d. Aug. 6, 1990), received his commission from the Virginia Military Institute in 1917. He reached the rank of brigadier general in July 1943, then major general in September 1944. He was commanding general of Fleet Marine Force Pacific from June 1950 to December 1951, then commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps from January 1952 until his retirement in January 1956.

From the description of Shepherd, Lemuel C. (Lemuel Cornick), 1896-1990 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10597345

Marine Corps officers.

From the description of Reminiscences of Lemuel Cornick Shepherd, Jr. : oral history, 1967. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122440782
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referencedIn General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. JOINT CHIEFS-OF-STAFF GROUP PHOTOS National Archives at College Park
referencedIn General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. PRESIDENT EISENHOWER AND THE ARMED FORCES STAFF National Archives at College Park
referencedIn General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. 6TH MARINES IN ACTION ON OKINAWA National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. AIRLIFT AND DEPLOYMENT ACTIVITIES FROM BEIRUT, LEBANON TO FURSTENFELDBRUCK, GERMANY, 18 - 23 OCTOBER 1958 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF, MARINES AND DEPUTIES, PENTAGON, WASHINGTON, D.C National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. CONFERENCE OF DEFENSE LEADERS, QUANTICO, VIRGINIA National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Shepherd, Lemuel C. (Lemuel Cornick), 1896-1990. Reminiscences of Lemuel Cornick Shepherd, Jr. : oral history, 1967. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Robert B. Anderson Papers. 1933 - 1989. Photographs Dwight D. Eisenhower Library
referencedIn New York Times Company records. Arthur Hays Sulzberger papers, 1823-1999 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Hart, Franklin A., General (Franklin Augustus). Papers, 1916-1954. Auburn University.

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Birth 1896-02-10

Death 1990-08-06

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