Brigadier General John A. Lejeune

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Brigadier_General_John_A._Lejeune
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Army_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkb:Legion_of_Honour_(France)
gptkb:Croix_de_Guerre_(France)
gptkbp:birthDate 1867-01-10
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Pointe_Coupee_Parish,_Louisiana,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Eugenia_Lejeune
gptkb:John_A._Lejeune_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Marine_Barracks,_Quantico
gptkb:Marine_Corps_Base_Quantico
2nd Division (United States) in World War I
gptkbp:deathDate 1942-11-20
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Baltimore,_Maryland,_United_States
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:John_Archer_Lejeune
gptkbp:legacy Marine Corps Birthday Message tradition
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:namesakeOf gptkb:Camp_Lejeune
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableFor service in World War I
influence on Marine Corps traditions
leadership of U.S. Marine Corps
gptkbp:position gptkb:13th_Commandant_of_the_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Reminiscences_of_a_Marine
gptkbp:rank Brigadier General
Lieutenant General
Major General
gptkbp:serviceYears 1888–1929
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ellie_Harrison_Murdaugh
gptkbp:termEnd 1929
gptkbp:termStart 1920
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:6th_Marine_Brigade
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Brigadier General John A. Lejeune