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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- Korean War, 1950-1953
- Military education
- Veterans
- World War, 1914-1918
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