Shoup, David M. (David Monroe), 1904-1983

Variant names

Dates:

Birth 1904-12-30

Death 1983-01-13

Gender:

Male

Language: English

Biographical notes:

General, United States Marine Corps; commander of Marine forces at Tarawa, 1943; chief of staff, 2d Marine Division, 1944; commandant of the Marine Corps, 1960-1963.

From the description of David M. Shoup papers, 1927-1971. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754870712

Marine Corps officer.

From the description of Reminiscences of David Monroe Shoup : oral history, 1972. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122361984

Biographical Note

1904 Born, Battle Ground, Indiana 1926 Graduate of DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana 20 Jul Commissioned a second lieutenant in the US Marine Corps 1926 1941 Various postings within the Marine Corps including an atypical post with the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933-1934; promoted through ranks to Major 1942 Arrived in New Zealand; Served as G-3, Operations and Training Officer of the 2nd Marine Division 1943 Promoted to Colonel, placed in command of the 2nd Marines, the spearhead of the assault on Tarawa. There he earned the Medal of Honor and a Purple Heart 1944 Served as Chief of staff, 2nd Marine Division 1944 1947 Returned to the U.S; served as Logistics Officer, Division of Plans and Policies, Headquarters Marine Corps 1947 Served as Commanding Officer, Service Command, Fleet Marine Force (FMF), Pacific 1949 Served as Division Chief of Staff, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, California 1950 1952 Commanding Officer of the Basic School, Quantico, Virginia 1953 1955 Served as Fiscal Director of the Marine Corps 1956 1957 Promoted to Major General, served as Inspector General for Recruit Training 1957 1958 Served as Commanding General of the 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, California, and 3rd Marine Division, Okinawa 1959 Commanding General of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina 12 Aug Nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to be the 22nd Commandant of the Marine Corps 1960 1963 Served as 22nd Commandant of the Marine Corps, promoted to four-star general rank, served on the Joint Chiefs of Staff 1963 Retired to Arlington, Virginia. Became an outspoken critic of the war in Vietnam 1983 Died, buried in Arlington National Cemetery

From the guide to the David Monroe Shoup Papers, 1904-1983, (Hoover Institution Archives)