Brigadier General Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr.

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Brigadier_General_Lemuel_C._Shepherd_Jr.
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_States_of_America
gptkbp:award gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Cross
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Navy_Cross
gptkb:Purple_Heart
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkbp:birthDate 1896-02-10
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Norfolk,_Virginia,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:deathDate 1990-08-06
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:La_Jolla,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:Virginia_Military_Institute
gptkbp:fullName Lemuel Cornick Shepherd Jr.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Brigadier General Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr.
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:General
Brigadier General
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:6th_Marine_Division
gptkb:1st_Marine_Division
gptkb:Fleet_Marine_Force,_Pacific
gptkbp:position gptkb:Commandant_of_the_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Clifton_B._Cates
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Randolph_M._Pate
gptkbp:termEnd 1956
gptkbp:termStart 1952
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1st_Provisional_Marine_Brigade
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7